Chapter 8: What the Catalogue Doesn't Show
One new listing could never tell the story of this week. Between grey skies, an unexpected order, a long-awaited delivery to an animal rehabilitati...
Read moreThe Vault Journal
Newsletter 8: The Green Room 💚
The Green Room 💚 — green glass in every mood, from bottle green and emerald to soft lime and blue-green ombré.
Read more
Chapter 7: The Currency of Trust and Self-Belief
An Esias Bosch vase finds the right buyer through my own shop, while a market full of unexpected treasures and a difficult week remind me that trus...
Read more
Newsletter 7: A Study in White 🤍
A Study in White 🤍 — white ironstone, painted porcelain, carved birds and reclaimed wood gathered for a home with room to breathe.
Read more
Chapter 6: The Work Behind the Work: Sourcing in the Stillness
An unlearned gut process, market psychology, and the absolute muscle of trusting the quiet weeks. Opening scene It is midnight and raining outside....
Read more
Newsletter 6: The Collector's Study
Happy Thursday! Here is your exclusive first look at this week's Curator's Vault. This is an edit for shelves, desks, and rooms with a point of vie...
Read more
Chapter 5: Showing Up for Myself, Choosing Curation Over Algorithms
When I launched Shift 2 Thrift Vintage on July 18th, I chose a different path from the corporate norm. Read this week's chapter on standing ground ...
Read more
Newsletter 5: Spring is in the Air 🌸
Spring is in the air, with bags, jewellery, boudoir treasures, antiques, loyalty points, and a few collector stories.
Read more
Chapter 4: What I'd Tell Anyone Starting Their Vintage Journey
What you believe, you receive. This is what I'd tell anyone starting their vintage selling journey — and what I wish someone had told me long befor...
Read more
Newsletter 4: Earth & Clay 🏺
Earth, clay, proudly South African pottery, and the story behind a sold pair of pink onion bud vases.
Read more
Chapter 3: Fear of the Find
The pink onion bud vases sold in under two hours. Then came three days of searching 75 crates. This is the part of vintage selling nobody talks about.
Read more
Newsletter 3: The Dark & The Handmade 🖤
Dark patina, raw timber, handmade pieces, and the first direct sales from the Curator's Vault.
Read more