We’ve all heard the saying that home is where the heart is. And while we don’t believe that every room needs to be a shrine to your interior design, it does need to feel like you’ve decorated it yourself. The ceiling lights are a great way to make a...
Retro lighting is a great way to add some personality to your home, indoors or out. The retro look can be incorporated into any room in your house, including kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, and even outdoor areas. Retro lights are super easy to install—all you need is...
Lighting is often the last thing people think about when decorating a room, but the right lighting fixture can really make or break your space. Decorating with vintage lighting can bring character and personality to your home unlike any other. Whether you’re...
In coming posts we’ll be highlighting collectible lights that have recently arrived at Any Old Lights. Check them out and you’ll soon be lighting in style! First up, this stunning tripod vintage floor lamp. Our engineer, Clive, has custom-mounted a...
Our Guide to Vintage Cornwall Vintage Emporia in Cornwall Ace Vintage Cornwall A small family-run business, dealing in a quirky variety of antiques, collectables, vintage and retro. Their workshop and showroom is at High Street village near St Austell – and a trading...
Our favourite week of the year is almost upon us when Fowey Regatta makes a very welcome return. It’s a condensed version for 2021- and some events are in new locations – but we’re still so happy to see Fowey locals and visitors alike enjoying this much...
Lockdown just won’t go away, so keeping stock levels up has been tricky for the past year. So very happy to announce that we’ve just received a shipment of Revivals retro lighting – designs inspired by classic nautical and industrial lighting,...
Over on our Instagram page of late, we’ve been highlighting our tripod lights. They’re very popular with our customers online and in the shop. What you may not realise is that many of our tripod floor lamp range are exclusive to us. We source top-quality...
We’ve been unable to restock our vintage nautical lights all year, due to the global lockdown. Finally things have started moving again and we have a large shipment of vintage lights and vintage maritime curios due at Any Old Lights mid-December. Here is just a...
The COVID pandemic has had myriad consequences, some more obvious than others. One of the toughest repercussions for Any Old Lights has been the closure of the ports and airports – we haven’t been able to restock. We only show items in stock on this...
We had a lovely visitor named Jay to Any Old Lights in Fowey recently. He made this impromptu video which we’re delighted and grateful to share. Jay chats to the fabulous Anita, who staffs our shop every Saturday, and tours the racks of vintage lighting. We get...
Hello! It’s been, well… months. (I’m going to try to get through this without using the word unprecedented.) So much – and so little – has happened since lockdown back in March. The family became addicted to SAS: Who Dares Wins, Hunted...
What to do with a gorgeous and unusual vintage ship’s cargo light that doesn’t quite suit tripod-mounting? We used picture wire and fixings to create a unique pendant light, which would look amazing in any contemporary, industrial or nautical interior...
Spring is almost upon us and we’ve already started our Spring cleaning here at Any Old Lights. Our Mad March Sale has discounts on dozens of items – ranging from 10% to 60% – many of them, popular designs. We’re clearing out some old designs as...
Strand Patt 23 baby spotlights are among our favourite vintage lights. They’re so… perfect. And, like every other vintage light, they’re becoming scarcer. Which is why we’ve been buying Strand theatre lights over the past couple of years, as...
Vintage ship’s masthead light manufactured by the highly respected Miletich company of Italy, customised as a table lamp. Circa 60 years old, these brass lamps feature the original 360 degree glass fresnel lens, which softens the light. Our initial plan was to...
Vintage nautical lights don’t come much more classically designed than this beauty. We offer a retro Revivals version, in both aluminium and aluminium with brass-plate cage, as a budget option – but this is the real deal. Cast in solid brass, this...
Here’s a hardy perennial – I do believe we’ve had these pretty (not a word often associated with nautical lighting!) little brass vintage ceiling lights in stock, on and off, since we first opened our doors. The brass shades are all custom-made to...
Visiting Cornwall for half term? January feels like it’s gone on for 40 days and nights, so we’re really looking forward to half term and welcoming people into Fowey. February can be very unpredictable in Cornwall, and so far we’ve been battered by Storm Ciara and...
Our budget own-brand lighting range – Revivals – features exclusive designs we’ve created that are based on the design of vintage nautical lights that have disappeared from circulation. For many of these lights, given their hard-wearing nature and...
There are all sorts of gorgeous mid-century theatrical lights tucked away in cupboards and storage rooms around the country. They are generally in a tangle of grotty old wire and covered in tatty black paint. It is only when you put them in the hands of a skilled...
Vintage ship clocks are a popular part of our stock. They’re salvaged from the same decommissioned cargo ships that yield our vintage lighting, so fit perfectly into the scheme of things. Most of our vintage ships’ clocks are 25-35 years old. The vast...
These stunning steel and brass vintage nautical lights have been reclaimed from scrapped cargo vessels. They’re BIG! A photograph can’t really do their size justice. They come in two sizes: Large and Extra Large (or Giant, as we call it). These would have...
Planning to come and see our vintage lighting shop in Fowey? If you’re a foodie, a great time to visit would be March, to enjoy Fowey Food Week 2020. The first Food Week last year was great fun – the theme being ‘Eat your way around the world without leaving...
These vintage ship’s inspection lamps came in with our last delivery of salvaged nautical treasures. We’ve stocked the aluminium version for some time but these heavy solid brass versions really blew us away. With a smooth, time-worn handle, we have converted them...
This vintage nautical light is on sale at the moment, as we had a decent number in – so grab one quick! What I love about this is the design. The ribbing has a real Art Deco feel to it, with lovely smooth curves. It’s a vintage light you feel you could...
Bronze and brass ships’ bells are beautiful items, packed with history – and always popular. We’re constantly on the lookout for them. What I like about them in particular, is that a named and dated bell can be be researched on the internet, and the...
I’m not going to lie: 2019 has been a tough year. Not just for Any Old Lights, but for all retailers. Political uncertainty, the state of the economy, the fall of the pound – they all add (deduct) up. Here are just some of the vast – you’d have...
Fowey Christmas Market is almost up on us! One of Cornwall’s most well-loved Christmas events, over 200 traders are carefully chosen so you can look forward to finding a unique collection of handmade locally produced gifts, arts and craft as well as some of the...
Not only have we lately restocked many of our popular vintage ships’ clock patterns, but we’ve also chanced upon a couple of small runs of the really rare versions that have been out of stock for over a year. As with everything genuine vintage – and...
We have recently reserved three giant Suez Canal searchlights, mounted on custom-made aluminium pillar bases. To call them statement lighting is an understatement! We will be selling them for circa £2500 inc VAT – if you’re interested in advance of arrival...
By the end of October we’re expecting to receive a major restock of vintage nautical lighting. Among the crates are returning old favourites, as well as some stunning vintage lights we’ve not stocked before. Bear in mind that all genuine vintage lighting,...
