Tin fever

We visited a couple of flea markets today and I am happy to report that we found a lot of beautiful things. Here is a selected few: old cardboard boxes and metal tins:

Just before

We did a big job rearranging the shop museum a couple of weeks ago. And just as everything was in place we found "new" shelves. Now we have three meter wide (and almost as high) shelving and have to move everything once again.

Well, here is how the museum looked before the re-rearrangement:

Not a sweatshop any more

I am a big fan of our new fan :) We found a 60's Durch fan that is in a perfect working order and looks great. I am sure the shopkeeper had just one like it in our shop during the 60's!

Too old for the museum

Our shop museum is dedicated to things from the 50's and 60's and maybe even some things from the 70's. Every now and then we find irresistible things that are older than that. As these cannot be stored in the museum, we have to find a place for them in the house. Last weekend I bought a beautiful biscuit tin from the 30's. The oranges and blue-greens of the tin are exactly the same as in our Korento tableware! So it was easy enough to find a place for it in our kitchen.

Good ol' times

A make-believe country shop or a real one from around the 60's?

Pin it, baby

We found the Batman pin years ago. Then we started to buy old and new pins from here and there. Now we have a start of a collection. Fun old and new pins are welcome, if you happen to find some (cheap) ones, let me know!

Not quite in season

I love mushrooms and the 50's so of course I just had to buy these paper borders. I don't know yet where to put them but they are pretty as they are, even on a table (or on the floor as they are in the photo).