Retro Réveille

Retro Réveille Small start-up upcycling business run by a couple of antiques and vintage fanatics

With soo much going on so far this year we haven't had any spare time, but our little home is getting there. Our new lit...
06/05/2022

With soo much going on so far this year we haven't had any spare time, but our little home is getting there. Our new little reading nook is perfect for a cosy night in in front of the fire 💚

🏚️ Our latest project is really keeping our hands full!We're sorry we've been so quiet lately - who knew that renovating...
05/12/2021

🏚️ Our latest project is really keeping our hands full!

We're sorry we've been so quiet lately - who knew that renovating a 100 year old house and planning a wedding alongside our full time jobs could be so time consuming!

When we first viewed our house, the shed at the end of the garden was one of the features which really appealed to us, with its solid concrete base and an armoured electrical cable running to it from the house.

The perfect summer house/office space is in here somewhere! And, having pulled off all the ivy and torn down any parts of the structure which were rotten, the transformation is well under way.

The next steps are to find some vintage reclaimed doors/windows to fit, insulate and damp proof the space, fit some flooring (reclaimed floorboards would be nice), and then go nuts decorating 😁

This is going to be a long project, so we'll be posting updates when we can!

⚖️ So, after over three months in our new home, we finally had time to visit the antiques shop five minutes up the road ...
13/11/2021

⚖️ So, after over three months in our new home, we finally had time to visit the antiques shop five minutes up the road from us!

was recently featured on an episode of , which we basically binge watch 😅 we saw some beautiful pieces in there, but sadly nothing we were after for the house!

We're still waiting for a carpet to be fitted in our second bedroom (three months and counting!!!), but hope to be able to pick up some vintage pieces to furnish the room when it has been done.

🎃🍂 Anyone else still clinging onto autumn? It's acceptable to still have pumpkins around the house right.... ...
13/11/2021

🎃🍂 Anyone else still clinging onto autumn? It's acceptable to still have pumpkins around the house right....

Dinner date last night for the birthday boy 💙🎂🎉
04/11/2021

Dinner date last night for the birthday boy 💙🎂🎉

🦚 We cannot help ourselves...Just when we thought our living room was pretty much finished, we've decided to turn the cu...
28/10/2021

🦚 We cannot help ourselves...

Just when we thought our living room was pretty much finished, we've decided to turn the currently blank back wall into a feature wall, with the help of some striking wallpaper.

We were split between these two prints, both from , but eventually one of us managed to convince the other that the first option is better! 😂

With an upcycle half-finished, a bedroom yet to be carpeted and furnished, a dryer currently sitting in our dining room with no place to go, the garden an absolute mess, plus wedding prep, a handful of birthdays and the run up to Christmas, we're busier than ever! 🥵

💀 Halloween is just around the corner...Despite having a lot on the house to do list, a wedding to prep for and a load o...
23/10/2021

💀 Halloween is just around the corner...

Despite having a lot on the house to do list, a wedding to prep for and a load of birthdays coming up, we've somehow found the time to make the house look a little festive!

We picked up the blue ceramic pumpkin vase at car boot sale loooong before we started looking for a house - we'd never seen anything like it, and haven't since! The real pumpkins to the left are from Lidl - including the cute tiny ones! 🤩

We hope you're all having a lovely weekend 😊

🍁 After almost three months of hard work, room by room our house is finally starting to come together!This is probably o...
21/10/2021

🍁 After almost three months of hard work, room by room our house is finally starting to come together!

This is probably one of our favourite corners of the house at the moment. We've combined the top half of a Welsh dresser (£25 off Facebook marketplace), a length of scaffold board from a back garden (cleaned and sanded down), a set of vintage copper pans from Ebay (£80), a hanging rack that came with the house and a splash of Vert de Terre Green to create our own little slice of a country kitchen.

All that's left to do is seal the top and paint the cupboards cream... and make the rest of the kitchen match! 😂

🐻 Our lovely children's desk has now sold!We really enjoyed working on this one and were delighted with the way it came ...
17/10/2021

🐻 Our lovely children's desk has now sold!

We really enjoyed working on this one and were delighted with the way it came out - we managed to get rid of all the paint splats, scratches and dings. It's a children's desk though, so it probably won't stay that way forever 😂

☀️ And just like that, our Summer mirror has sold! We'll be whisking her off to her new owner very shortly.Now that we'r...
16/10/2021

☀️ And just like that, our Summer mirror has sold! We'll be whisking her off to her new owner very shortly.

Now that we're down to just Autumn, we've realised just how lovely these mirrors are, and decided to hold onto her in particular for a little while 😄

We do plan on restocking our Etsy page over the next few weeks, which will include our drinks trolley upcycle.

And once our new carpets have been laid, we will be cracking on with our second bedroom refresh - we've decided on a vintage world traveller theme, full of antique and vintage pieces 🤩

Lots of photos to follow!

🐪 Happy hump day everyone!Our jobs have kept us verrry busy this week, but we're still plugging away at house stuff and ...
13/10/2021

🐪 Happy hump day everyone!

Our jobs have kept us verrry busy this week, but we're still plugging away at house stuff and upcycling whenever we can, even if that means just making plans! 😄

We're waiting for some supplies for our art deco trolley project, and have also decided to paint/woodstain the otherwise lovely bamboo armchair in this pic, which we picked up from FB marketplace and upholstered ourselves😊

We reckon the bamboo could do with being a few shades darker. Let us know if you think otherwise! 🤔

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Redbourn, Street Albans
Redbourn
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