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Industrial Style Furniture: Top 10 Buys
The Desk
Scrubbed metal tables, traditional old wooden children's school desks with lift-up lids or inkwells - all these can make excellent home office or homework desks, especially when matched with a retro style table lamp. This one costs £795.
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The Ceiling Lights
Over-sized pendants in metal play with proportion and look fabulous hung over kitchen worktops or low over a dining table. Soften them by contrasting their hard, shiny materials with rubbed back wood surfaces. These cost £320 each.
The Display Cabinet
Store and show off glassware, china, towels or even clothes in a glass-fronted cabinet. Part dresser, part plain old shelving unit with doors, these pieces suit just about any room in the house. This one costs £1,295.
The Storage Unit
Enormous former draughtsmen's drawer units or trolleys on wheels will store anything from saucepans to shoes. Don't be afraid of buying something less than perfect - dents, chips and scratches add to their appeal. This one costs £270.
The Floor Lamp
Think photographer's lamps, old street lights, even lights from disused train stations, and put them in a home office or behind a chair you do crafts or reading in to create extra ambient or tasking lighting. This one costs £450.
The Gym Locker
Remember these at school? Gym lockers are a great buy for families - put a line of them in a hallway and assign one to each member of the family for their coats, shoes and bags. This unit costs £850.
The Lettering
No self-regarding trendsetter's home will be without at least one giant letter or sign - perhaps taken from signage over a factory gate. These sit happily on shelves or screwed on to kitchen walls in singles. This one costs £9.
The Dining Table
Scratched metal tables from industrial kitchens; scrubbed wooden tables from dairies, even old school desks can be turned into kitchen tables. Combine them with unmatching vintage dining chairs and benches for best effect. This one costs £999.
The Dining Chairs
Taking inspiration from works' canteens, schoolrooms and (dare we say it), the civil service, wood and metal or plastic chairs have made a big comeback. You can buy vintage ones or new but retro style from the high street. This Tolix T4 chair costs £210.
The Map
Vintage maps (often from 1950s classrooms) are now all the rage. Use them to paper your walls, frame them or just hang them from hooks - but don't rely on them for up to date navigation... This one costs £30.
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