Here’s a post dedicated to all the random snapshots I’ve taken with my phone of things that have caught my eye over the last little while. Continue reading »
Posts tagged vintage
| Apr 15 |
Random SnapsPosted by: ryan @ 8:04 pm in travel, vintage finds |
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antiques, bicycle, canon, handbags, vintage
| Apr 02 |
New summer time fixup – Mole Richardson lightPosted by: ryan @ 7:06 pm in diy refinishing, vintage finds |
The dreary weather we’ve been getting these past few weeks has been preventing us from doing any restoration on some of the outstanding projects on our plates. Not to be deterred, I pulled out something I bought last fall, a vintage Mole Richardson Fresnel light during one of the rare clear days last week.
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1950s, antiques, furniture, lighting, vintage
| Feb 16 |
The bike in peicesPosted by: ryan @ 11:49 pm in diy refinishing, moving things |
I finally got a chance to pull the old CCM Rambler apart. After wiping it down, it’s in better shape then I first thought. The first thing that I did was pull the wheels off to see what I could salvage. Continue reading »
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1930's, bicycle, brooks, CCM, restoration, vintage
| Feb 05 |
Antiques at the Croatian Cultural CentrePosted by: naomi @ 5:24 pm in events, thrifting |
There’s a local company called 21c Promotions that puts on antique fairs/flea markets and retro design events once a month at rotating locations. Last month’s event was an antique fair at the Croatian Cultural Centre on Commercial Drive.
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antique fair, antiques, camera, ephemera, flea market, shopping, thrifting, vancouver, vintage, vintage lenses
| Jan 13 |
Traveling Exhibit: Custom BrooksPosted by: naomi @ 2:09 pm in people, vintage finds |
Great to see Kara is doing so well with her custome Brooks saddles. Read our original post on her here and then check out the traveling exhibit press release below.
North Central Cyclery is proud to announce an exhibit of the exquisite work of artist Kara Ginther opening February 6th, 2010. The exhibition will include an array of custom carved leather Brooks bicycle saddles and a few other rare Brooks Saddles owned by North Central Cyclery.
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exhibit, graphic design, leather, printmaking, textiles, vintage, wisconsin
| Jan 07 |
Stumbling upon antique movie theatre seatsPosted by: ryan @ 1:13 am in thrifting, vintage finds |
Two nights ago I headed out to South Burnaby to have a look at an old bicycle that someone was selling off Craigslist. Little did I know, I’d also bring back some very old theater seats.
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antiques, restoration, reupholster, vancouver, vintage
| Jan 02 |
Union Wood CompanyPosted by: naomi @ 1:05 pm in featured shops, home decor |
I’m not sure how I didn’t come across Vancouver based Union Wood Company sooner, but I’m so glad I did. The owner, Craig Pearce, founded Union Wood Company in the summer of 2009 and combines vintage and industrial objects to create beautiful custom furnishings.
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antiques, furniture, gastown, lighting, living room, loft, vancouver, vintage
| Dec 07 |
Vintage Dutch Locomotief city bikePosted by: naomi @ 12:31 am in moving things, vintage finds |
I am so excited to blog about this. On Saturday we went down to Seattle to do some Christmas shopping and look at a bike. I know it’s the winter, but it’s also the best time to buy bikes because people either sell them or store them until next year. After scouring Craigslist for a vintage Dutch bike, Ryan came across this one – it’s a Locomotief from the 1960s and ain’t she a looker!
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1960s, bicycle, craigslist, seattle, vintage
| Nov 16 |
Las Vegas Toy Camera snapsPosted by: ryan @ 12:13 am in cameras & lenses, travel |
I was in Las Vegas for four days this past weekend. Before I left, the back panel on my Canon 5D went completely dead on me. While it was getting fixed, I had no other means of taking photos other than with my iPhone. It wasn’t ideal but I made do with what I had. Here are a few of those photos using Takayuki Fukatsu’s Toy Camera App.
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art deco, entertainment, iPhone, las vegas, vintage
| Nov 10 |
Giddyup: Red Barn AntiquesPosted by: naomi @ 12:01 am in featured shops, thrifting |
A few weekends ago after Ryan and I visited the Cloverdale Flea Market, we decided to explore Cloverdale further and came across the MOTHERLOAD of all antique stores. This place is badass – like badass to the extreme. On the outside, it looks like a cutesy place with typical vintage wares. Inside, it’s heaven within four walls and I walked around with my mouth open wide enough that I would give any venus fly trap a run for their money.
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advertising, antiques, cloverdale, ephemera, flea market, furniture, vintage
| Nov 04 |
Vintage button push pins on EtsyPosted by: naomi @ 8:52 pm in featured shops, people |
The lovely Farrah Maliavsky wrote to us about her vintage button pins on Etsy. If you’re like me, you have a million pieces of paper and quickly scribbled notes floating around or little photos and odds and ends that you’re constantly losing. These pins are made from an assortment of vintage buttons and would be a great way (along with a cork board) to keep your life organized with style.
| Oct 28 |
Rathenow Theastar opera glassesPosted by: ryan @ 12:59 am in cameras & lenses, vintage finds |
I came across a pair of interesting opera glasses on ebay that I thought Naomi might like. I bought it for $9.99 along with an old Russian camera lens that was shipped all the way from Belarus.
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1950s, antiques, eBay, germany, vintage, vintage lenses
| Oct 25 |
New Westminster’s Front StreetPosted by: ryan @ 12:11 am in featured shops, thrifting |
Last weekend we decided to venture out to New Westminster, a city about 25 minutes outside of Vancouver. One street we wanted to visit in particular is home to Antiques Alley – Front Street. Back in the late 1800s, it started as a market and dockside street which was home to one of the earliest established Chinatowns in Canada. Many films have been shot here because the area feels like you’re in the backstreets of New York. Today, it’s home to some of the best antique stores this city has to offer. Continue reading »
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antiques, new westminster, shopping, vancouver, vintage
| Oct 18 |
Vintage Kenneth Jay Lane koi fish braceletPosted by: naomi @ 7:07 pm in clothing & accessories, vintage finds |
I was going through my jewelry box the other day and came across this gorgeous doubled headed koi fish bracelets by Kenneth Jay Lane. It was one of the first things I bought on eBay way back when and to date it’s still one of my favorite pieces
| Oct 15 |
iPhone App Review: Toy CameraPosted by: ryan @ 1:36 am in cameras & lenses, reviews |
Recently, I picked up an iPhone and was thrilled at the quality of the photos it could take. Its picture taking abilities might not be up to par with DSLRs but its small size makes it discreet to use. On our blog you may have noticed we tint and tone our photos for a vintage look. When I found out the Toy Camera application for the iPhone could do this, I was excited and purchased it to see what it could do.
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camera, film, holga, iPhone, japan, vintage
