‘Scaramanga Vintage and Retro Interiors and Fashion

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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