The CSH edit - February 2020 - Where to buy secondhand furniture

The CSH edit – February 2020 – Where to buy secondhand furniture

Each month I share a curated edit of my favourite simple homeware and minimalist designs. For February’s edition I thought I’d focus solely on vintage objects and secondhand furniture from my favourite online retailers and independent antique sellers.

I love mixing old and new in my own home – I find that those more unusual finds, that no one else might have, make for a more characterful home. I want the objects I surround myself with to tell a story, so I can instantly bring to mind that special moment when I discovered that favourite, much-loved piece in a flea market or on my travels. I think there’s a misconception that secondhand furniture and vintage items are for more eclectic, bohemian-style homes, but I think there’s a place for them in simple, minimalist interiors too. It’s just about choosing well and having a few key items that set the scene – like my mid-century armchair, below, a bargain eBay find from several years ago.

Buying preloved, secondhand furniture is also one of the more sustainable options (obviously not buying anything and cherishing what you already have is even better, but sometimes you might need a certain piece, if you’re redecorating or looking to replace something). There’s so many chairs in the world and plenty that have already been designed well with high quality materials. Mid-century designs are known for their quality craftsmanship and an antique find is likely to hold (or even increase) its value, unlike a high street buy.

I’ve already written ‘6 of the best places to buy secondhand furniture online’ and to that I’d add these independent vintage stores:

Push//Pull
Kinship + Kind
Early Bird London
Owl and the Elephant
Retro Living
Home Barn
Tat London
Design Vintage
Modern ID

The CSH edit - February 2020 - Where to buy secondhand furniture

Here I’ve rounded up over 30 pieces of secondhand furniture and homewares from across the internet, from vintage medical cabinets and 1950s armchairs to antique botanical prints and vintage linen cushions. Simply click on the ‘buy now’ button to be taken through to each seller’s buying page.

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Retro round Saarinen style dining table

Retro white Tulip table, £285, Vinterior

Retro round Saarinen style dining table
Small mid century magazine rack is dating back to the 1960s

Mid-century magazine rack, £165, Vinterior

Small mid century magazine rack is dating back to the 1960s
cleaned and refreshed with Farrow and Balls 'Lime White'

Vintage medical cabinet, £645, Owl and the Elephant

Vintage medical cabinet, sourced from Bulgaria, and cleaned and refreshed with Farrow and Balls 'Lime White' paint
large black French enamel pendant lights by Mazda

Black French enamel pendant, £65, Owl and the Elephant

Large black French enamel pendant lights by Mazda
a lovely grey vintage French industrial desk lamp

Grey French industrial lamp, £85, Owl and the Elephant

A lovely grey vintage French industrial desk lamp
1960s Large Durlston Designs Ltd round vanity table mirror with a white metal frame

1960s vanity table mirror, £225, Retro Living

1960s Large Durlston Designs Ltd round vanity table mirror with a white metal frame
An original 1960's DAX chair by Ray and Charles Eames produced by the French devision of Herman miller 'Interform Herman Miller'.

Vintage Eames chair, £350, Punch the Clock

An original 1960's DAX chair by Ray and Charles Eames produced by the French devision of Herman Miller
Minimal occasional chair and side table designed in Holland in 1955 by industrial designer Rudolf Wolf and produced by Elsrijk

1950s chair and side table, £595, Punch the Clock

Minimal occasional chair and side table designed in Holland in 1955 by industrial designer Rudolf Wolf and produced by Elsrijk
Dutch Tomado Hanging Wall Shelves, Designed In the 1950s by A. Dekker

Dutch 1950s shelves, £400, Modern ID

Dutch Tomado Hanging Wall Shelves, Designed In the 1950s by A. Dekker
A Carl Jacobs & Frank Guille designed 'Jason' Chair for Kandya, 1950s

1950s Jason chair, £550, Modern-ID

A Carl Jacobs & Frank Guille designed 'Jason' Chair for Kandya, 1950s

Double armed barley twist candlestick, £42, Tat London

Double armed candlestick
Antique pot, originally used as a Marmalade pot

Antique stoneware pot, £24.28, Etsy *aff

Antique pot, originally used as a Marmalade pot. Perfect for kitchen utensils
Authentic Antique Linen Pillows from Europe. Finest crafted heavyweight linen from France

Antique linen pillows, £39.95, Etsy *aff

Authentic antique linen pillows from Europe, made with heavyweight linen from France
antique French pressed botanicals

Antique herbarium, £30, Etsy *aff

Antique French pressed botanicals
tiny french snail stoneware pots

Vintage French snail cups, £30, Etsy *aff

Tiny french snail stoneware pots, would make lovely pinch pots
French storage pot

Vintage confit storage pot, £42, Etsy *aff

French vintage confit pot or stoneware jar
mid century sideboard

Mid-century 1960s sideboard, £959, Selency

Mid-century sideboard, designed by Jiri Jiroutek for Interier Praha in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960s
String shelf

String shelf, £159, Selency

A classic String shelf with wooden shelves

Adult rattan armchair, £125, Selency

Vintage rattan chair from the 1960s/70s

Series of 6 cups, £27, Selency

Series of 6 sandstone cups

Gold metal mirror, £150, Selency

Golden metal sun mirror, 1950s

Rattan bench, £291, Selency

Rattan bench dating from the 1960s

Pressed botanical artwork, £200, Home Barn

Hand-pressed botanical artworks on textured grey paper, framed between two sheets of glass

Large white vessel, £35, Dig Haüshizzle

A large white vessel with handles, perfect for flowers

Rustic wicker coffee table, £135, Dig Haüshizzle

A circular wicker coffee table with glass top

Vintage elm round stool, £150, Design Vintage

Beautiful vintage elm wooden stools by Danish curators Snowdrops Copenhagen

Vintage elm bench, £195, Design Vintage

A skinny vintage bench, perfect for narrow hallways

Vintage textile cushion cover, £48.96, Etsy *aff

Oeko-Tex certified linen cushion with vintage, handwoven hemp textile from a Thai tribe

Old Victorian marmalade jars, £11, Etsy *aff

Victorian chippy English marmalade or preserve pots, perfect as pen pots or for kitchen utensils

Old shop letter ‘t’, £12, Etsy *aff

Large old polished steel letter 't'
vintage linen cushions

Anatolian vintage linen cushion, £52.49, Trouva *aff

Made from vintage handwoven anatolian fabric, 100% linen
vintage porcelain vase

Vintage porcelain vase, £17.49, Trouva *aff

German, white vintage porcelain vase by Wallendorfer
retro danish loung chair

Vintage Danish easy chair, £595, Vinterior

Solid teak lounge chair with new, high quality fabric upholstery
mid century g plan coffee table

Vintage mid-century G-Plan teak coffee table, £380, Vinterior

Sculptural glass top coffee table by G Plan
Ercol loveseat

Vintage Ercol love seat, £1,095, Tea and Kate

Beautiful Ercol 1960s loveseat with solid beech legs and solid elm seat
vintage candlesticks

Pair of wooden barley twist candlesticks, £48, Tat London

A pair of wooden 'Barley Twist' French candle sticks

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