Trainspotters

I’ve had this website bookmarked for well over a year now and I can’t figure out why I’ve never posted about it. Well that’s changing today. Trainspotters not only has a good story behind it but even more important the products that they offer have wow-factor. Vintage and Antique (salvaged) lighting, furniture and more. It’s not your typical antiques so don’t be fooled by it’s categorization. The only downfall? They are located in the UK. Damn.

Today I discovered that they have a link to their Commercial Projects which is where the photos above were located. Itss good to see how the salvaged lighting is being put to use in modern day locations. They look amazing!

And (yes, there’s more) they have a blog, although not very fancy it has some great information about Trainspotters including how they got started and some great tips on redecorating such as How to Achieve a Modern Rustic Kitchen. For some reason all of these items are listed in the comments rather than their own posts, but hey … it’s all good information.

When Southern Networks decommissioned their old slam-door trains and broke them up for scrap, Jesse Carrington (ex-director of Lassco) spent the next three days tracking down and buying 2,000 luggage racks and Trainspotters was born.

However, it was a phone call from a contact in the demolition trade that set the direction that Trainspotters would go on to take.

“Since then the business has expanded hugely but I’ve stuck with the name because people remember it.”