Posts tagged: swank
How To Host a Mod Christmas Party.
By ChrisjobLove the sound of the jingle bells and the vibraphone playing bossa nova Christmas carols? Love swanky retro decor in colors other than red and green? Perhaps a tiki mug full of a candy cane martini?
Then, my friend, you're primed to host a mod Christmas party.
Vinatge Swank Grand Re-Opening
By VintageSwankThe Renovated Facade of Vintage Swank
By VintageSwankAfter over a year of renovation, we have finished the front and rear facade. We wanted to share the outcome of alot of work, inspiration and tribulation. We are going to work on a gallaery of the entire project from the original horse hair plaster walls to the completed space.
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Check out our New Brand
By VintageSwankFor those of you who are frequent online shoppers or frequent store visitors you may have noticed our new logo. Vintage Swank now has a new logo; keep on the look out for it on our web site with our upcoming redesign. We are constantly adding new features so check with us offten.
Check out our Facebook Group
By VintageSwankWanna get all the info on Vintage Swank? Join our new store page on Facebook and see when we make updates, see our vidoes, read about what happening and what's next for Vintage Swank.
http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Front-Royal-VA/Vintage-Swank/35440232058?ref=ts
We are about to open our second floor and stay tuned for all he great information on grad re-openings of the largest vintage department store around! over 6,ooo sq feet of showroom.
» READ MOREComing Soon!
By VintageSwankThe moment you've lal been waiting for. We are closing in on the finaly of our rennovations and hope to reopen early srping 2008. All our issues with the town have been overcome to our advantage and we are in the process of finishing all the details to make our new double sized showroom spectacular. We look forward to everyone being able to come in and shop once again and we will also be gearing up for some major enhancements to the web site once » READ MORE
Show some support for Vintage Swank : Our re-opening is at stake
By VintageSwank As many of you know we have been undergoing a huge renovation of our building to include a new second floor showroom. As part of this project we refaced our mid-century building with a facade we felt emphasized the 20th century feel. This was approved by the architecture review board for the town of Front Royal. The architecture review board has recently decided that the already approved facade on our building wasn't what they thought it was goin » READ MORE
Do you think Towns should be able to dictate architecture?
Vote now!
It's Worth The Hype - And the Price
By VintageSwank
So I'm sure you all have seen the Dyson. The modern styled vacuum that is not your mother’s canister vacuum.
Well of course everyone says, it's a vacuum how much better can it be than ever other vacuum out there....well I was skeptical too, until I got one. I had no idea how dirty I was and now I cannot stop vacuuming. They come in a variety of styles and options. I got the animal which is meant for people who own pets. It does work!! » READ MORE
Featured Living Room
By VintageSwankOur Living Room was featured in the latest issue of Grapevine magazine. You got to Get the Look!!
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Open Forum
By VintageSwankWe at Vintage Swank wanted to open the floor to anyone who may have questiosn specifically around the care and use of vintage items in their home. We are well versed in how to care for everything from chrome to plastic and would love to share our wisdom. We are currently in the process of creating more tutorials to add to our site in the upcoming year and we would also entertain ideas for those as well.
Happy decorating
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Vintage Swank in the News
By VintageSwankDecember has been filled with plenty of buzz around Vintage Swank. There are some great new news articles featuring Vintage Swank. Most recently a front page feature in AntiqueWeek. Check out all the latest news and buzz by viewing our newsreel - http://www.vintageswank.com/newsreel.html
Enjoy the articles and feel free to pass us on to anyone you know.
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Welcome Inside Our Home
By VintageSwankWe just wanted to share some of our room design with everyone. Our home is a great mixture of eras and styles that flow together gracefully. We paint in mostly primary and secondary colors, using tertiary colors to accent or balance (except the babys room, we just went for a vibrant cool combination). All the hallways and display walls are a nice battleship grey which is a trick art galleries use to make anything on the wall pop. You can see the » READ MORE
Don't Toss Those Vintage Kitchen Cabinets
By VintageSwank The first place most people start renovating in their homes is the kitchen. More often than not the old kitchen cabinets are tossed aside for more modern ones. In our own home we utilized a small section of vintage metal 50s cabinets as furniture in our modern baby room. Baby’s need style too!
We took the overhead cabinet and mounted it to the wall to server as a storage unit for sheets and all the things baby needs, since they seem to need » READ MORE
Retro Awakening
By VintageSwankIt's always hard to pick one place in your home that makes you happy, but if we had to choose it would be our living area. This open nook is a great place to sit and talk and relax. The textured glass and chrome ceiling lamp gives the walls the effect of being underwater when it's on. All the furniture is vintage and even the painting is a vintage original Lee Reynolds.
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Plastic Cleaner and Restorer
By VintageSwankEver wondered how to clean and restore that great vintage plastic orb lamp or telephone you found, maybe even your storm door or CDs? Ever wonder how can I maintain new plastic items I buy so they always look new as the day I bought them, even my kids toys?
One of the most common problems one encounters with vintage plastic products and the upkeep of new plastic products is how to properly clean and restored their items. If you've ever found a g » READ MORE
Cigarette Machines - An art revival
By VintageSwankAfter acquiring a great piece of mid-century modern machinery, the quest began to decide what to do with it. This great vintage cigarette machine is probably passé in the eyes of many, but the pure art of it was something that couldn't be passed up.
In our search to see what the best option for this piece would be we stumbled upon this great project. It’s called Art-o-Mat. Art-o-mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have » READ MORE
Build A Modern Bed
By VintageSwankIn responce to a question posted on Curbly, here is how to build an inexpensive but still very modern bed.
You can achieve a nice low bed with a very simple design. You could simply build a square frame that rests on the floor at the desired height by using 8x8. This would give you a nice 8 inch rise off the floor you could even go with 8x6 or 8x4 if you want real low. Cut the length to be a bit smaller than the mattress so you can create a ni » READ MORE
It Just Takes One Great Piece
By VintageSwankThe biggest dilemma anyone encounters when confronted with designing a room is where to start. Do I pick the wall colors first? Do I pick the drapes? Do I pick the furniture? Do I pick the art?
Well it’s always a good idea to start with a focal piece that is your pride and joy and go from there. This piece could be a piece of art, a great chair or even some amazing fabric.
This 1960s Danish Modern teak credenza became the focal point of our » READ MORE
Exterior Wall Art
By VintageSwankWhat's big and beautiful and full of inspiration?
Well a two story vintage pinup painting of Marilyn Monore of course. This great piece of exterior wall art was photographed on the side of a building in LA. What better form of inspiration do you need?
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Best Vintage and resale in Washington DC
By VintageSwank
Vintage Swank has been recognized by Washington’s CBS affiliate, W*USA 9, in the first annual "A-List" competition as the "Best Vintage and Resale in Washington DC."
“We were ecstatic to see the great comments our customers wrote about their experiences with Vintage Swank. The strong show of support they demonstrated helped confirm that you don’t have to be in a trendy neighborhood to offer the best quality and selection to your customers,” » READ MORE
