The Etsy Shop is known to have incredibly fascinating upcycled products that literally light up the night. West Vintage Trading Company is known for its illuminaries. The items range from custom letters, signs, and light fixtures. The fixtures are a from vintage or repurposed materials that make the wonderfully crafted designs. You can add some stimulating imagery with another industrial design; the Edison bulb.
Will Leather Goods is based out of Eugene, Or with their first flagship retail store in Venice, Ca. The brand focuses on leather and canvas goods are of quality issue. The style reflects a fun, youthful approach that keeps rugged and american. They create totes, backpacks, keyfobs, and belts for men and women of all ages. Check them out on their website Will Leather Goods.
Each kitchen should have its own form of flavor, color or feel. With vintage cutting boards the feel and texture of a charred and chipped wood board brings out the flavor of a kitchens past. The weathered appearance can do much more than just bring the illusionary texture of a kitchens past to life it can also bring subtle food flavoring variations to what you might put on it, like cheeses or meats. Cutting boards have been a culinary tradition to have in homes, dating to prehistory as a preparation place for cutting or chopping animal hide that would not cut easily, these were usually makeshift work surfaces from logs, tree stumps, or large stones. Modern times made them popularized in french cooking as decorative olive wood, oak or teak. Japanese culture developed marble, metal, or even bamboo as their base for cutting surfaces. Being older, most vintage wood cutting boards are recommended to be used solely as decoration, though with cleaning and using a sealant you will be able to continue using the item as you would a newer version.
Apotheke Co. is a candle and soap distillery created from 100% pure soy wax, essential oils and fragrance. The essential oils are derived from coconut, olive and palm oil. Based in Brooklyn the company has been creating organic based incendiaries and soap that smell wonderfully and clean fresh. The candles are made with bees wax and do not create black smoke or soot. They can be found on a few distributors websites; Apotheke, Brooklyn Dry Goods, West Elm, and Room Service.
