‘Scaramanga Vintage and Retro Interiors and Fashion

Vintage Travel Trunk £175

As someone who lives in a flat where square footage is at a minimum, I’m always on the look out for ways to increase storage without decreasing the amount of space I have to move around in.  There’s always one condition though: said storage must look GOOD.  Otherwise there’s simply no point.  Something I’ve had my eye on for quite some time is one of Scaramanga’s beautiful vintage travel trunks.  Gorgeous and practical, these classic chests are the perfect solution for someone who seeks to make their home as unique as they are. Old travel trunks are a great way to bring a nostalgic feel to a room or living area. Read the rest of this entry »

An art deco vintage cupboard - used here as a linen cupboard

If you’re anything like me, an extra cupboard in your house would never go amiss, and even better a vintage cupboard so that it brings style as well as space. The vintage look is in, and whether you have an entirely vintage styled home or you have a more modern style and are just looking to add something a bit different to your home interior, a classic vintage cabinet can provide the look as well as providing a versatile space to store almost anything.

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Pirates of the Caribbean's Captain Jack Sparrow

Here in the office we are always surrounded by a wide variety of antique wooden chests, old treasure chests, trunks, vintage boxes, coffers and kists in all different shapes and sizes, and this week we’ve been asking: what makes the perfect pirate’s chest?

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A Scaramanga Vintage Travel Trunk

VINTAGE TRAVEL trunks - sometimes called steamer trunks, cabin trunks or wardrobe trunks - are wonderful throwbacks to the halcyon days of travel. People travelled on ‘grand tours’ of Europe, the USA and adventured to the wilds of Africa and Asia for long periods of time. They journeyed by steam train and luxurious steamliner cruise ships and had ‘help’ to pack (and unpack) their clothes, and most definitely to carry their luggage!

Today travel trunks are no longer used as pieces of luggage, but they have evolved into stylish functional furniture pieces for bedrooms, living rooms, hallways and even home-offices.

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One of Scaramanga's Many Old Wooden Chests

Each old wooden chest here at Scaramanga is unique, and this one in particular is no exception. With lots of hidden compartments, carved patterns and brass detailing, this beautiful antique Indian chest is full of character and is guaranteed to bring a distinctive charm to any home.

More than just looking good in the home, though, a vintage wooden chest is also a practical storage solution and one of the many attractions to wooden chests and boxes is their versatility. The possibilities for what you might use one for are endless, and again, this one in particular is no exception…

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Captain Jack Sparrow - The Famous Pirate of Today!

Here at Scaramanga we take particular interest in one of the more obscure and unusual holidays that you won’t find listed in your average pocket diary… International Talk Like A Pirate Day!

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The Vintage Interior Style of Herve's Home

  In my last interview I set out to unveil some of the mystery surrounding online shopping from the viewpoint of the customer. This time, I thought I’d look at things from the other side: from our view here at the Scaramanga office. In the same way customers receive orders from apparently out of the blue, we spend our days in the office packing up chests, furniture and bags and sending them out into the world with no idea where or who they go to.

  An old wooden chest can become a number of different things. It can be an addition to an extensive vintage collection, a one-off quirky piece in an otherwise modern home, or even a memory box which will be fondly filled with one’s most precious possessions.  And a bag, well that can become the life-saver bag which makes carrying stuff around uni easy, the perfect fashion accessory you’ve been looking for that compliments every outfit, or the bag which goes travelling with you over summer and comes back with the well-worn look to prove it. But we never get to see any of this; we never get to see what each piece becomes to an individual and how it comes to be fitted it in with their personal style.

  To this end, I set out to find an example of how a customer has taken our pieces and used them in their home. So we invited Herve Moreaux to tell us about what he’s bought from us, what he did with the furniture and to share some of his thoughts on interior design and style…

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Teak Trees

OK, OK, so we’ve got a bit of a thing about teak…

What will soon become apparent is our love of  teak.  A  huge amount of our antique, vintage and retro furniture pieces have been hand crafted from teak. There are two reasons for this.

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My Vintage Furnished 'Study Corner'

  As I sit here in my newly furnished ’study corner’ in my living room, I think I can safely say my first Auction Room experience has been a great success. It has also given me a new, fully affordable addiction - because after you’ve been once, you will definitely go back.

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Vintage Travel Trunks

The key to finding vintage and retro pieces is simply to search. Antique shops, bric-a-brac shops, interiors stores, flea markets, car boot sales, and auction rooms – you might find a vintage gem anywhere, even in the most unexpected of places. Read the rest of this entry »