An 'education' in style

Whatever your memories of your school days, good or bad, there is definitely something quite cool about vintage school furniture, equipment and materials. It has a very utilitarian feel and is also very easy to get hold of from the likes of ebay and car boot sales....

I love these 'Canteen Utility' chairs from Very Good & Proper which were featured in the January edition of Elle Decoration....




Other great school furniture can be found at Pedlars, these great little 1960's American school desks are so cute!

H is for Home also have this traditional table with a lifting tabletop.... but it is also worth a look on ebay as there is always a few similar to this on there...

Check out The Old Cinema and Pedlars for great school style storage solutions.... old lockers and filing cabinets....



Ebay is such a great resource for some vintage educational posters such as these.... I think these would look great grouped together in frames.....


The Peanut Vendor has some great educational charts and maps..... a huge map of the world can look great on a large wall space.


Or perhaps add a few small touches with items such as science measuring cylinders or apothecary jars to the bathroom, blackboards in the kitchen for lists & notes, or a vintage abacus displayed anywhere....

search ebay for similar measuring jars, car boots sales & markets, or Anthropolgie also had some recently....

this globe is from Pedlars, but again easy to pick up anywhere...

handheld blackboard from Labour & Wait.

freestanding blackboard from H is for Home.

Vintage abacus's also from H is for Home.

I especially love these images from Factory 20 - of their collection of old chemistry bottles....




obviously the key to this trend is not to overdo it! You don't want your front room to look like a school house! but one or two items will subtely give a sense of this style....
is there any other items from school you could see working well in your home? let me know!

xxx