The Curious Twin

24/03/2026

Capturing a bit of history, Rare finds and antiques at The Curious Twin on Etsy and Ebay.

21/03/2026

countryhome

09/03/2026

Welcoming Spring and getting ready for Easter Whimsy at The Curious Twin. Blooms of blossom and tulips, eggs, garden birds and pops of happy colour. Coming this week on my Vinted shop. #
springvintage

23/02/2026

Easter will be fast approaching and another welcome occasion to style and curate your home with seasonal loveliness. Brass candlesticks can be repurposed to display Easter eggs as highlighted in this photo curtesy of Pinterest.
We have candlesticks for sale in our ‘CuriousTwin’ shop on both Etsy, EBay & Vinted check them out.

31/01/2026

Look at this lovely reel which just popped up on my page. Beautifully curated displays and interiors and so ‘Cottage Core’! Check out the Curious Twin shop to start your journey to pre-loved styling.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/864823456433691/?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&fs=e&fs=e

31/12/2025

Keep reading for photo’s of my vintage and cottage core inspired dining & living room festooned for Christmas. But first, here are some edited highlights from an article featured in today’s ‘Homes and Gardens’ online

‘Why Vintage Is Changing the Way We Decorate in 2026’

In a design culture saturated with algorithm-driven inspiration and replicated aesthetics, decorating with vintage has emerged as a corrective: a way of restoring individuality, craftsmanship, and emotional depth to the home. Vintage has never been more on trend, and here designers delve into how it's totally changed our approach to interior design.

Head of Brand at Vinterior suggests this is a reaction to sameness. ‘There’s a growing fatigue with homes that feel overly curated or predictable,’ she explains. Vintage, by its very nature, introduces irregularity – proportions that don’t quite align.

For Brittney Darcy of Moore House Design, vintage also changes the tempo of decorating. ‘It frees people from the idea that everything must match, belong to the same era, or arrive all at once,’ she says. ‘You’re not just assembling a look; you’re building a collection.’ A home, in this sense, is never finished – it’s edited, added to, and refined over time.

Molly Kidd echoes this sense of fatigue. she says. ‘Algorithm-led decor tends to flatten individuality. What we’re seeing instead is a return to discernment – homes shaped by memory and personal emotion.

Danu Kennedy reflects on objects made to endure rather than be replaced. ‘They were meant to age, acquire patina, and remain relevant across generations.’ In choosing them, homeowners are opting out of disposable design culture and into something slower, richer, and more personal.

Happy New Year to all my Curious Twins customers and followers.
Looking forward to further postings in 2026.
Do come and browse my Etsy shop:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheCuriousTwin

09/11/2025

At last a word which describes our obsession with collecting, not clutter but carefully curated treasures.

There's a surprising amount of strategy involved.

31/10/2025

Well now you've all been scared on All Hallows Eve, time to relax with some mid century and Art Deco glamour. Framed pictures now listed on Etsy with more to come this weekend. I think the art deco oriental bag is rather special ( and in amazing vintage condition), lots of pretty items to pour over, and in time for Xmas to bag a unique gift.

17/10/2025

And with Winter around the corner, we welcome the start of more muted vintage homewares and decor but with a touch of shine thrown in. Coming soon to Etsy.. www.etsy.com/shop/thecurioustwin.

17/10/2025

Glorious Autumn, have you seen how golden and crisp it is out there? New autumnal stock making its' way to Etsy.. www.etsy.com/shop/the curioustwin

15/10/2025

Vintage art and handmade sits nicely alongside collectable kitchenalia in our thoughtfully curated homes, as does a collection of antique inkwells and liquid pourers. You can never have too many of these in October for your collected seedheads and found feathers. New stock now available to buy : www.etsy.com/shop/thecurioustwin