10 of the best Vintage Shops

Note the title of this is 10 "of the best" not the 10 best as these things change all the time and these suggestions will only qualify as good if you find the thing you are looking for. That said, I have tried to include a mix of periods and styles and while some of you will know some of them I'm gambling on the fact that all of you won't know all of them.

vintage ebay chairs at madaboutthehouse.com

This is a post that is evergreen in that new shops selling old stuff will come and go all the time but I was prompted to write it as (shameless plug) I will be appearing on BBC Radio 4 You and Yours tomorrow - for about three minutes between midday and 1pm - to talk about sustainable shopping in interior design which chimes perfectly with my Do Less Harm campaign not to mention a subject that is currently the hot topic in interiors.

So you will see here from the images - all of which have a link if you want to see more - some of the best places I have found to shop vintage. I realised the ot…