Breathing new life into unwanted farm goods with shabby chic revolution
With the rise in popularity of ’shabby chic’ furniture, Farmers Guardian visited Silverwoods Auctioneers in Lancashire to see which old farm artefacts are in demand.
Alex Black
Most farms will have unwanted items hanging around that now serve no purpose.
If the farm has been in the same family for a long time and the size of the infrastructure has increased, old buildings often become dumping grounds for artefacts from the past.
But the rise in ’shabby chic’ decor in recent years means these implements are being given a new lease of life as decorative items for homes, gardens and also gastropubs across the country.
Farmers Guardian went along to a recent ’rural bygones’ sale at Silverwoods Auctioneers, Lancashire, and found an array of items suitable for those with a keen eye for design and which could make buyer and seller very happy.
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Flat irons
With some love and care, these flat irons could look nice on the Aga or as bookends.
Sold for £3
Double drinking bowls
Resprayed, these could be used as quirky key holders.
Sold for £25
Drinking bowls
With some depth about them, these could be bolted to outside walls and used as planters. Or dog drinking bowls.
Sold for £28
Fiddle drill
If the house is big enough, this would make a colourful addition to a hallway and talking point.
Sold for £65
Stone troughs
Ideal outdoor recepticals for bedding plants.
They average about £80
Royal typewriter
Sold for £2, but restored they are shifting for more than £50 online
Gascone milking cluster
Dual purpose, the bucket can be used as a stick stand.
The cluster could be converted into a lighting attachment.
Sold for £20
Horse drawn plough
A must for any large garden.
Sold for £30
Hand tools
Quirky decorative items for the home.
Sold for £70
Brass horse hames
A real talking point, these could hang on the wall.
They trotted to a price of £110
Golden plovers
From a less PC time, these golden plovers could look well in a large window.
£90
Horse shoe welly stand
Useful from a practical and ornamental standpoint.
A bargain at £18
Metal weights
Handy for around the home.
£18
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