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Picture this .. you\u2019re stood in the very long queue of your local Ikea and you look at all the other long queue\u2019s of people and realise that at least half a dozen of them are dragging trollies full of the same stuff you\u2019re also buying! The same white flat pack chest or drawers or tv unit maybe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How does it make you feel? Knowing that in a few years time, it\u2019ll end up in land fill somewhere, as too many screws have fallen out to hold it together any longer .. Now flat pack has its place, don\u2019t get me wrong- especially for kiddies bedrooms because it\u2019s cheap and cheerful but it won\u2019t ever stand the test of longevity, and it\u2019ll never make your home look unique, or individual. On that we can agree?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you buy vintage and antique items, you are guaranteed that you\u2019ll rarely, if ever go to somebody\u2019s house and say .. \u201cI\u2019ve got that too!\u201d Nope, you will secure yourself the \u2018WOW\u2019 factor with lovingly chosen pieces of long lasting furniture, that will give years of use and pleasure and individuality in what ever style, or era you so choose, be it mid century modern, or art deco, the list is endless \u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re also saving on the waste that is so easily discarded around the planet. You\u2019re upping your green credentials - give that person a Blue Peter badge!! Saving the planet isn\u2019t all about eating Mung beans, wearing pleather and saving the whale you know! No! Modern ways include recycling somebody else\u2019s no longer needed but beloved items, and taking them into the bosom of your heart to cherish in the future .. One man\u2019s tat really is another man\u2019s, or woman\u2019s treasure! Trust me on that\u2026 Oh, and the lovely green paperweight used in the blog post for illustration purposes, is for sale in my store .. it\u2019s huge and green and gorgeous, take a look. And whilst your at it, take a look at my Ebay store! Link here .. I\u2019m adding stuff as quickly as my little hands can type honest! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[44,42,82,41,83,45],"class_list":["post-360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-antiques","tag-ebay","tag-furniture","tag-peacock","tag-treasure","tag-vintage"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/img_0278-e1686854839143.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=360"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":545,"href":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360\/revisions\/545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepeacockemporium.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}