Once upon a time, I was content with stockpiling the same mass-produced home decor items as everyone else — after all, a vase is a vase. Who cares if you've seen it in at least 10 other homes? But one day, as I was browsing through Instagram, my Discover feed led me to a page selling vintage homeware from places...
Once upon a time, I was content with stockpiling the same mass-produced home decor items as everyone else — after all, a vase is a vase. Who cares if you've seen it in at least 10 other homes?
First I bought a globe-shaped desk bar from Milan. Then I bought a lacquered catchall from Grenoble. One candlestick holder, a chinoiserie-patterned trinket dish, and a tea set later, my living room is well on its way to looking like that of a well-travelled European grandma's . This account may be the closest thing we have to accessing a European flea market or estate sale here in Singapore. The seller sources for a wide variety of items — from Greek busts, to kitschy decorative teapots, to embossed platters. .
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