Article: GRANNY'S ATTIC; Mix faded florals, vintage crockery and kitsch treasures for a look that revives the past.(Features)

Byline: LARA SARGENT

DIG OUT the stepladder and raid the attic! As the vintage look has moved on, it's become more recessionfriendly, closer to home -- and easier to pull off.

Forget expensive French antiques and can'ttouch-me heirlooms, this season the Granny's Attic vibe is where it's at.

Think rusty old tins, battered trunks and mismatched cushions run up from old scarves and scraps of fabric, teamed with a retro lampshade, wallpaper with an old-fashioned look, embroidered linens and anything handmade. 'You can make a hip statement with fabulously floral fabrics and furnishings your granny would have loved,' says Annie Deakin, of online ...

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