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

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 white Tulip table, £285, Vinterior

Mid-century magazine rack, £165, Vinterior

Vintage medical cabinet, £645, Owl and the Elephant

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

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

1960s vanity table mirror, £225, Retro Living

Vintage Eames chair, £350, Punch the Clock

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

Dutch 1950s shelves, £400, Modern ID

1950s Jason chair, £550, Modern-ID

Double armed barley twist candlestick, £42, Tat London

Antique stoneware pot, £24.28, Etsy *aff

Antique linen pillows, £39.95, Etsy *aff

Antique herbarium, £30, Etsy *aff

Vintage French snail cups, £30, Etsy *aff

Vintage confit storage pot, £42, Etsy *aff

Mid-century 1960s sideboard, £959, Selency

String shelf, £159, Selency

Adult rattan armchair, £125, Selency

Series of 6 cups, £27, Selency

Gold metal mirror, £150, Selency

Rattan bench, £291, Selency

Pressed botanical artwork, £200, Home Barn

Large white vessel, £35, Dig Haüshizzle

Rustic wicker coffee table, £135, Dig Haüshizzle

Vintage elm round stool, £150, Design Vintage

Vintage elm bench, £195, Design Vintage

Vintage textile cushion cover, £48.96, Etsy *aff

Old Victorian marmalade jars, £11, Etsy *aff

Old shop letter ‘t’, £12, Etsy *aff

Anatolian vintage linen cushion, £52.49, Trouva *aff

Vintage porcelain vase, £17.49, Trouva *aff

Vintage Danish easy chair, £595, Vinterior

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

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

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

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