Where have you been and where are you going?
We started Pratts Patch when we discovered that our home just could not take any more vintage lovelies.
We have collected for many years and both of our children have inherited the collecting bug. See my daughters blog
http://teaandblush.blogspot.co.uk/
The feeling of finding a hidden treasure and the wish to share it with other lovers of old is exhilarating, each new find excites. We are also so taken with the quality and beauty of items made in times gone by. Not only so useful but enchanting to look at and built to last which is sadly not always the case today in our 'throw away-replace' times now.
I often see modern day reproductions of items we have in our shop, they don't reproduce the history or quality just the look - and cost so much too!
The recycling nature of our shop is so important to us- hence where have you been and where are you going?!
We obtain our lovely finds at auctions far and wide, flea markets, car boot sales and thrift stores and our pricing reflects our ethos of sharing these lovely treasures - we enjoy it and it enables us to be surrounded by things we love and also to let them go when it is time!