Gorenje vintage-style fridge freezer

With the ongoing trend for all things retro and vintage-style and the massive popularity of the Smeg fridge, I’ve always been surprised that there weren’t many similar products around on the market. I remember looking online for a 50s-style fridge-freezer a couple of years ago when I popped the inside of mine (never hack at the ice in a defrosting freezer kids!) but nothing much came up except Smegs and other allegedly retro-style ones which just didn’t appeal.

Googling around tonight, though, (a big and very boring clean-up at home has got me thinking about housey things), I spotted the Gorenje retro fridge-freezer range. I think the fridge-freezers are very stylish and have a genuine retro feel.

I like the cream one best but the product also comes in a range of colours such as green, pink, orange, red and black. Even better, the Gorenje fridge-freezers cost around £700, making them quite a bit more affordable than the Smeg

Gorenje freestanding fridge-freezer RF60309OC-L

IKEA Hemnes writing bureau

I’d love my house to be more vintage-inspired and I do have a few pieces that I love but I’m just not that confident with vintage furniture shopping. Dresses and trinkets, I know where I am – I have a better idea of what is worth what, how it would look on and whether it’s in good nick/fixable. And, apart from anything else, I often just can’t afford vintage furniture pieces.

Shoot me down if you like, but I’ll hold my hands up – I love IKEA and I often find they have some lovely vintage-style pieces.

I am currently coveting this bureau for my office, which I spend a significant amount of time in these days!

IKEA Hemnes bureau: £199

It comes in black-brown and grey-brown too but I think the white has the most vintagey, shabby-chic look.

I also really like this linen cabinet, but it’s too big for my little house (things in IKEA always seem to be much bigger in real life than they look on the site/in the catalogue.

IKEA Hemnes Linen Cabinet: £209