Alongside the re-opening of other ‘non-essential’ shops this week was one of Reading’s Sleeping Beauties . Fanny’s Antiques awoke from its lockdown state to the new normal and an appreciative audience of interior designers, stylists and general hunter-gatherer-types who couldn’t wait for it to open its doors again.
Propping
Fanny’s Antiques has been a great resource for several of my projects over the years from propping for Marie Claire to Homes & Gardens magazines as well as for commercial photographic shoots and private clients.
Brocante and homely antiques
If you are local to Reading, you may know of its reputation as an affordable and ever evolving treasure trove of homely brocante and antique finds. You can find everything from a painted chest of drawers for a nursery to a vintage sledge to handsome brown furniture.
Vintage pressed flowers, baskets from £18, Fanny’s Antiques
Fanny’s antiques stall holders
Started in 1992 by Julia Lyons, Fanny’s Antiques today has around 25 stall holders.
Shop til you drop
Here’s what else I spotted this week (Fanny’s Antiques, 1 Lynmouth Road, Reading, RG1 8DE, Tel: 0118 950 8261, open 10.30 – 4 pm Mon to Sat, 12 – 4 pm Sundays) but get there fast, before it all goes!
Modernist bookends, £22, Fanny’s AntiuqesVintage toddler sports cars, £35 each, Fanny’s AntiquesVintage carved bureau, £88, Fanny’s AntiquesPainted bow fronted chest of drawers, £145, Fanny’s AntiquesVintage suitcases and trunk from £40, Fanny’s AntiquesPretty styling with vintage pressed wildflowers and dried herbs at Fanny’s AntiquesFramed vintage/Antique? French wallpaper design, £65, Fanny’s AntiquesMoroccan bowl circa 1920, £30, Fanny’s AntiquesSelection of vintage wooden rolling pins from £6.50, Fanny’s AntiquesMid Century children’s chairs, Fanny’s AntiquesVintage bamboo table with drawers, £45 – crying out to be painted or lacquered! – Fanny’s AntiquesGeorgian mahogany chests of drawers, £425, Fanny’s AntiquesPlanted vintage garden urn, £55, Fanny’s AntiquesSelection of vintage kitchenalia and French children’s school blackboards, Fanny’s Antiques20th Century oak Gentleman’s valet, £50, Fanny’s Antiques
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Charis White, Interior stylist/writer. Photo: Fiona McLean
So pleased you enjoyed it Hilary. I hope many more people will feel able to get out and support antique shops as they are to my mind one of the most rewarding retail experiences there are! Cx
Charis White Interiors 
Lovely blog, Charis. Thank you for supporting the antiques trade. Also… ‘Kitsch-en-Synch’ is an excellent pun! All good wishes, Hilary x
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So pleased you enjoyed it Hilary. I hope many more people will feel able to get out and support antique shops as they are to my mind one of the most rewarding retail experiences there are! Cx
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So any lovely items on here, so beautifully displayed too! Thank you for sharing this Charis x
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My pleasure Natalie x
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Why have I never heard of Fanny’s Antiques?? Wonderful introduction Charis. Thank you!
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