life is like a box of chocolates

I went to my favorite thrift store yesterday as they were having a 50% sale off everything for Presidents Day. I should have known better; on holidays like this, the store was very crowded and a mess, a bunch of kids running in every direction, no available cart in sight and most of all, everything left is junk at 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon, what was I thinking?!. I found a couple of odds and ends, and as I was heading to pay, I decided to go to the linen section one more time just in case I missed something. Then I saw this red large size chocolate box all taped up on the sides, it was kind of hidden under some plastic hangers and some grungy napkins. I thought, no one had been curious to open it? I opened it and lo and behold found this rainbow of colours, stack of lovely spools of vintage thread. I was very delighted to say the least especially when I paid only half of $3.99.

mixed fruit kitchen décor

Do you love fruit décor? Strawberry, apple an pears? Well I do, there’s something so charming and cheerful about decorating with fruits especially with apples. I heart apple décor. I’ve collected and sold many apple decor in my shop and some I regretted selling, like these set of apple tin canister.

You can turn any dull country kitchen into a charming, and very inviting place by simply adding some colourful apple canisters or a strawberry jar, a dish towel, bowl, trivet or salt and pepper shaker with fruit patterns on them. And Etsy is a great place to buy those unique, one-of-a-kind vintage fruit décor (ahem, like my shop) .

If you want the total effect of country style decorating in your kitchen, add some curtain with gingham check pattern in red or yellow. Of course what is a country style room without some wicker baskets, rustic throws, handmade quilts and pretty decorative plates to add charm and colour.

Whether you are going for a country, cottage, shabby chic, French country look or simply a modern contemporary look, you can’t go wrong with adding a few colourful apple or fruit décor for a lovely finishing touch.

Please look for these items at Modish Vintage soon!!

orange: love it or hate it?

I always have this love and hate relationship with the orange color. Although I never owned and never wear any apparel in the shade of orange, ok I do own a pair of shoes that was bought on a whim when a big shoe store was closing in our local mall and everything was 90% off, so I thought why not, new pair for $5, can’t beat that, well it’s still in a box in my closet for almost a year now. I guess I’m just too conservative and would rather prefer red or brown over orange when it comes to clothing attire.

BUT. I love collecting home décor and fabrics in bold, intense, bright, eye-popping, traffic-stopping shade of orange. Nothing gives me a jolt of excitement and pure adrenaline rush than finding that perfectly working orange mid-century lamp in the corner of my favorite thrift store, undiscovered waiting just for me.

Or the seven plus yards of super cute floral fabric in bright orange! This actually made my heart skipped a beat, seriously.
Or the giant juice or coffee carafe of some type that looked like a genie’s bottle.

And all the small little orange stuff I found last week.



What about you? do you love or hate orange?

P.S. please look for some of these orange goodness in my shop soon...

vintage tin galore

Looking at pretty vintage tin containers give me so much joy. They’re so adorable, charming and has so much character. I love to collect them, so much so that they're taking over a whole section of my storage room. Every time I go thrifting, I always managed to spot a tin or two and buy it. It’s an obsession much like my fabrics.


I mainly used the ones I decide to keep for decoration, but of course they could served many uses like storage for buttons, stamps, coins, etc. or re-use them to store homemade cookies, candies and cakes for gift giving. Some people have ingenious idea of turning them to switch plates and outlet covers. Very creative but I don't think I can do that to my precious tins, just like my fabric collection, they’re meant to be looked at and adored, not to be cut.
I haven’t sewn anything in ages, this thrifting business is keeping me from my sewing machine lately. So for now I just gaze at my fabrics which sat perfectly next to my tin cans.


Look out for some of these tins soon to be listed in the shop!

some of my great finds from today

Set of vintage light blue and white Bopp Decker Juice/coffee Pitcher with four cups.

A pair of graceful solid brass swan.

A group of pretty carving antelopes. (I already have the one with the baby listed in the shop, but just found three (3!) more of these with perfectly unbroken antlers. Today is a lucky day! Please look for them in the shop soon!