This Christmas...

... Bring Christmas Past to your Christmas 2013

Come and see what our Attic Emporium holds for you. Pick up those last minute decorations for your Christmas Tree, from our large range of retro and vintage tree decorations. Struggling to finish your Christmas shopping, why not buy a unique gift for those you don't know what to buy. We will be more than happy to show you all the wonderful retro and vintage games, toys and accessories that fill our Attic Emporium. 

We Need You

We need you to think of us when you are emptying out your attics... 
We would really like to fill our wonderful Attic Emporium up but we are struggling to get donations of quirky, vintage, retro and antique items.

What you may see as odds and ends another person may see as a treasure. So make someones day by donating your bric a brac, clothes, books, household items, toys and games to us and help raise money for a wonderful charity.  

Welcome Freshers

We are back! 

Welcome Freshers! Come along to our wonderful charity shop at the top of Lincoln High Street. Find some great bargains on designer labels, wonderful new goods great for those who love shabby chic and stumble into the past by discovering our Attic Emporium. Whether you wish to decorate your room unique to you or find an outfit that no one else may have take a little time to visit our fabulous charity shop, see what you can find! 

Anything you like in the window displays just ask in store for prices and if you would like to reserve anything.

The Attic Emporium

Our Attic has relocated! The newly re-decorated Attic Emporium is now open! Come see the amazing new areas and see what fabulous items you can find!

Our war time area is filled with wicker baskets, pictures, mens hats and jackets, 1940's fashion for the ladies and many more little trinkets. 

The fabulous retro area is bright and bold with amazing key fashion items and accessories.

Please come and see what you can find! We have so much more space that has been filled with so many more beautiful items!

You Diva

For all you divas out there enjoying the summer and partying with your friends, we thought we would use some of these inspirational vintage pieces to be bright and bold for you! These stormy showers won't make us gloomy! Lets move our parties inside and stay bright!

White & Pink Polka Dot Dress (Size 14) £25, Royal Blue Dress (Size 14) £25, 

Pink Summer Jacket (Size 12) £8.99, Statement Necklace £3.50, Glitter Belt £4.50, 

Pink Umbrella £10, Navy Hat £6.99, Navy Belt £3.99, Vintage Cream Gloves with Gold Clasp £6, 

White Bag £6, Stool £20, Record Singles 50p each, Yellow Office Sandal (Size 8) £4.99, 

Madonna LP £15, Paul Young LP £2, Denim Shoe (Size 6) £9.99, Sonia LP £4

If you would like an item from our display please contact us on 

(01522) 589885 or email us at sbhlincolnhigh@gmail.com or just pop by the store

Sherlock

With series two of the hit BBC Drama Sherlock returning to our screen this Friday we thought we'd embrace our inner detective with a Sherlock inspired window, put together by our talented apprentice. Look out for the clues to some of Sherlock's famous cases! 

Vintage Bowler Hat £40, Paraffin Lamp £5, Mozart Bust £6, Holmes Board Game £3.50, 2 Piece Vintage Suit £40 (Size 38), Blue Broach £5, Sherlock Holmes book £2.50, Basket £15, Suit case £35, Walking Stick £6, Cup & Saucer £3, Vintage brown hat £15, Black Leather gloves £3, Dog Ornament £2.50, Silver box £4, Vintage Shoes £7, Candle fixture £5, Horn £6, Vintage tea diffuser £5, Botany book £3

If you are interested in an item in the display and would like us to contact you when we change the window, please email us at sbhlincolnhigh@gmail.com or pop by the shop! 

New To You

Happy Friday everyone! 

What a scorcher this weekend promises to be, and with that in mind we've worked really hard to bring you some fantastic new ladies fashion in wonderful, bright summery colours. We're open all weekend so don't forget to pop by and grab a bargain as we have all your favourite high street brands including H&M, Zara, Jeager and even Michael Korrs (to name just a few)! 

We've also totally revamped Menswear to keep our dapper gents looking. well.. dapper! There's many a pair of designer jeans and shirts to be found, along side some fab accessories and some perfect gift ideas.

This last week saw a huge run on our fantastic selection of furniture, so yesterday we received six new pieces of quality vintage/retro pieces. We particulary love the vintage Laura Ashley Chesterfield.

Have a fantastic weekend and enjoy the sunshine! 

Bright & Beautiful

As the sun is shining and people enjoy the Lincolnshire Show this week, we thought we'd keep things bright and beautiful with our window. It is always such a pleasure to hear the wonderul positive feedback we get about our quirky, eye-catching windows. The displays reflect the fantastic high quality donations we have so generously donated to us, including ladies fashion and vintage/retro lifestyle accessories in our Attic. 

If you missed it, here's a pic of our last window display as we embraced the release of The Great Gatsby with a touch of  Liberace, Behind the Candlebra!

 

Which has been your favourite of our window displays? 

Father's Day

 

Treat Dad to something different this Father's Day with many of the quirky gift ideas we have to offer in The Attic. From vintage cameras and binoculars, to games that will remind him of his childhood, pop by to find your perfect gift for him this Sunday.

Feeling Peachy

Despite the stubbornly cold weather, we're adamant that Spring is on its way, with evenings becoming lighter and sunshine beginning to pour through the window when we wake. As ever, we're trying lift everyone's spirits with bright hues in The Attic, and we particularly love the peachy colour of this retro suit. Equally, if you're trying for the retro look but don't want to go full out vintage, why not invest in one of these turbans? In bright colours they're on trend for Spring/Summer 2013 and create a vintage look without going OTT. 

You will also find scattered around the shop and in The Attic our new promotional flyers and invites for our Vintage Shopping Event on March 14th. If you'd like to attend, please RSVP to sbhlincolnhigh@gmail.com and we'll put your name on the Guest List! 

FYI Our flyers and invites were produced by the lovely chaps at APS Printers in Lincoln. We'd highly recommend them for great value, high quality, fast turn-around printing! 

Spring Colours

Despite the mixed weather we've had lately, we're getting really excited about Spring being round the corner and have injected some lovely fresh colours into The Attic to brighten up these bitterly cold days. Not to mention that love is in the air with Valentines Day in less than two weeks. 

If you hadn't already noticed, we like to have fresh flowers in the shop and try our best to get as much life out of them as possible. This extends to once the flowers have dropped as we make confetti using the dried petals. It's really easy to dry petals if you haven't done before. Simple carefully remove the head of the flower from the steam, and gently pull the petals away. Lay the petals out on a try (or similar large surface) being careful not overlap the petals, and leave in a warm dry place. Voila - you're own homemade confetti. 

Coloured glass and dinner services made from oddments are super fashionable, ever-so practical  and most importantly, mega affordable. We have a wonderful selection of vintage glasses om all shapes, sizes and colours which all look stunning together and make a great talking point when entertaining. 

Finally, we have some fab new items of clothing in our Attic wardrobe - but hurry as they're already flying out!

Attic Accent Pieces

Sometimes it takes a token item to transform a room, giving it that je ne sais quoi!

* Vintage maps look beautiful framed, and create a great talking point! 

* Why not transform your office, which can be a utilitarian space, with a vintage / retro typewriter? Better still, most the machines we sell are in mint condition and only need a new ribbon.

* A vintage set of Children's Encyclopedias not only make a beautiful educational tool for your child, but also look great on a bookshelf with ornate and detailed spines.

* Hand embroidered pictures make a lovely thoughtful gift and this cross stitch E is bang on trend as monogrammed products flood fashion & lifestyle shops across the High Street. 

* We love these vintage handmade cushion covers and foot stool, perfect if you're creating a unique space on a limited budget - such as a den in the garden, snug in the cellar, beach house on the coast.

* Stair baskets not only look great, but are a practical solution to gathering all your bits and bobs throughout the day to be taken upstairs!

* Looking for some bedside cabinets but bored of the endless MDF and Pine ones featured in high street stores? We have two fab retro cabinets that are not only practical, but stylish too. 

A few of our favourite things

Our primary source of inspiration when it comes to dressing the shop is usually dependent on what treasures we've had kindly donated to us. However, we also love getting visual ideas from the many magazines we stack up between us. 

We got a particular flurry of excitement when flicking through the February 2013 issue of Real Home magazine, as infamous yellow walloper we have in The Attic made a grand appearance! Pick up a copy of the magazine to find out where it's from! 

It's no secret that we absolutely love The Simple Things magazine. Both Carol (Shop Leader) and Rachael (Deputy Shop Leader) are subscribed to the magazine, and the minute it drops through their letter boxes their phones are buzzing with excited messages to each other. We particularly liked this piece on 'Junk Shop Finds'. As a rule, we really don't like to think ourselves as a Junk Shop (!), however this feature gives great ideas on up-cycling, reclamation, and how to style & source quirky and unusual finds. 

It's also not the first time The Simple Things have featured vintage style mirrors as part of their styling. We still have a lovely selection of these types of mirrors starting at as little as £10 - a great cheap, light reflecting, and beautiful lift to your home this January! 

Coming soon - your guide to buying and styling from The Attic! 

Mad Hatters Tea party

Just incase you haven't seen our fabulous tea cups in the window we thought we would share a few photos. We have got some beautiful cups and saucers in, at just £2 pounds a cup or £2.50 with a saucer, they would make perfect gifts or would look brilliant at a tea party.

Quirky mis matched crockery is all the rage, it can give a great twist to traditional afternoon tea. Or see our previous teacup post for creative inspiration with ideas like creating candles and birdfeeders!