As we drift into autumn and the days get noticeably shorter, evenings chillier and the leaves on the trees change colour, the spaces we use may change to reflect the changes in our mood and what we see outside. Scaramanga shares its vintage autumn interior design tips using vintage furniture and interiors and show our top 5 new autumn arrivals. Autumn colours are rich golden browns, ochres, deep faded yellows and deep reds. So we've selected furniture and interiors that reflect these colours, tones and textures.
Our autumn vintage furniture and interior arrivals start with sets of vintage gym lockers salvaged from a local golf club in Dundee. We've left them in their original condition, but added shelves so they could be more efficiently used for storage. We have sets available in set of 2 doors, 3 doors and 6 doors lockers.
You can never have enough storage and this vintage engineer's wooden tool storage chest allows small items to be stored and organised. The shallow drawers once used to display and store small precision tools and accessories for an engineer could be left open displaying your favourite vintage or antique curios and collections. There are 2 smaller drawers over 3 wider drawers. There's a front cover that protects the drawers.
This grand leather and camphorwood travel trunk is one of the oldest pieces we have available at the moment. A striking large early Georgian camphorwood campaign chest dated from 1810-1830. The painted vellum covers the camphorwood frame and has been beautifully studded and brass bound. We can only imagine where it travelled during the 1800s and early twentieth century. A trunk like this would have been used by a very affluent family / gentleman in Asia North America or travelling on a grand tour of Europe. We have acquired many Georgian chests before and many military camphorwood chests, but never as decorative as this one. Camphorwood chests are rare to find. This is only the 18th we have sold out of the 2,000+ unique chests and boxes we have sold in the last 18 years. It could be used as a coffee table or blanket box at the end of a grand bed.
A simple two-door vintage teak storage cupboard is a very vertsatile piece of furniture. At around 100 wide and 80cm tall and with a slim profile there's almost no room it could not be used in. Everywhere from bedrooms for folded clothes, a home office for files, hallway for shoes and even a free standing cupboard in a vintage-style kitchen.
Old and vintage metal trunks are an ideal way to create additional storage on top of cupboards, wardrobes and under beds. This vintage black trunk adds contrast to the warm chestnut coloured teak vintage lockers.
This grand red temple is resting on a simple solid teak vintage side table also known as bajot table in India. It was originally used as a small table for crossed-legged merchants to use to write receipts and store documents in the small compartment. Sadly, the temple has sold, but the table is available.
Different red tones are created by mixing an old enamel office sign, with a wooden Indian temple display, an old cow money box and a very well used vintage soda coolbox. The red textures are different but work well together with the warm tone of golden teak and the more neutral colour of the jute woven floor rug. We have decorated the temple and the top of the coolbox with unusual vintage padlocks, a stone Ganesh and tiny terracotta pots. 
Add handstitched and woven textiles throws and bedspreads with bold geometric patterns and shapes to give your interiors a warmer softer look and a Global Bohemian feel. Go even further and layer them for a real hippy chic feel. Add old travel trunks, vintage suitcases, maps and globes to give your interior a vintage travel vibe. In the image above we have placed an antique black trunk on top of an old teak cupboard.
Potted plants soften the black iron and brown wood. A stack of suitcases can be used as a side table, while also storing smaller items like games and toys. Their well-used and worn surfaces will give any interior a less formal and more relaxed and lived-in feel. 
We have stacked 2 small vintage suitcases and used them to display an old deer skull. The lower suitcase acts as a plinth and the colourful books lift it up from the suitcase. We love leaving our old trunks as we discover them. So luggage tags, stickers and scuffs are left on. We just used a leather balsam to condition the leather and bring the leather back to life. The suitcases and trunks have retained their well-travelled look with travel labels and scuffed edge and marked top. No artificial distressing!
An antique travel trunk
Use old wooden boxes and chests to show off your collections whether they are silk scarves, vintage jewellery or old toys. Do not hide your collections in drawers and shoe boxes. Get them out and show them off. 
An extra-large vintage shop display cabinet makes the perfect 'window' for your curio collection. It could easily be a focal point for a living room. Curate your collection changing its contents to make it even more interesting. The best collections are those that show different items. So, like us, you could group into styles and varieties. 
We repurposed an old ladder into hanging rails for clothes or towels in a bedroom or bathroom. 
Of course, we're big fans of eclectic styling. The first rule of eclectic style: is that there are no rules. Just don't let any one style or era dominate. Mix and match tones, colours, size, texture. Mix old and new, industrial with kitsch 70s, classic British design with tribal Indian. The good thing is that if it does not work try something else until you feel it works, or try it somewhere else. However, just don't try too hard - an eclectic interior should look harmonious and not contrived. Old wooden mirrors are good for small wall spaces. They can be mixed with framed prints and artwork to create a gallery wall. They can be used in bedrooms, hallways, bathrooms and living rooms. 
Old brass gives a space a brightness, without looking too shiny. An old brass chapati tin can be used for storing some of those little things that get lost if left lying around: keys, coins. Add an small brass lock for mystery and intrigue. Vintage brass chapati tin, £85: https://www.scaramangashop.co.uk/item/971/152/Tableware/Traditional-Brass-Chapati-Pot.html 
Scaramanga stock a wide range of authentic vintage furniture and interiors. We have new stock arriving every week. See more of our original stock on our website or visit our store in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.
