How To Create Unique Interior With Vintage Furniture, Home Decor And Accessories

Despite the broad variety of contemporary options, vintage interiors are becoming increasingly popular these days. Surely, vintage style is quite interior demanding, but you no longer have to stick to a certain epoch and create an exact copy of an old-fashioned home – a combination of vintage elements with contempоrary ones may well do the trick. Vintage furniture, home décor and properly chosen details will create the sweet nostalgic mood we treasure most in vintage settings. And, if you want to create a unique vintage environment in your living room, dining room or bedroom here are few things to consider:

Stick to reserved colour scheme and floral ornaments

Vintage interiors usually feature pastel colours and light shades of blue, yellow, beige or pink. All in all, the colour scheme of such interiors is low-key and reserved. As for patterns, vintage style interiors presuppose wallpaper and upholstery with floral ornaments — or, in some cases, stripes or oriental motifs.

Pay special attention to walls, ceiling and flooring surfaces

If you want your vintage interior to look genuine, you will have to paint your ceiling in an old-fashioned way. Decorating your ceiling with mouldings is a great idea – vintage furniture, home décor and accessories will look very appropriate in such setting. Any cracks on the paint will only contribute to the vintage feel of your space. The walls will have to be decorated with old-fashioned wallpaper. As for the floor, the most widespread vintage flooring surfaces are parquet and ceramic tiles.

Choose a focal point

As you start furnishing your vintage room, approach the choice of a focal point wisely. The main characteristic feature of a furniture unit your design picture will focus on will be its aged, old-fashioned look. Make sure the unit in question, be at a sideboard, a wardrobe, or a coffee table, doesn’t look too old and battered, thought. You may go for genuine vintage furniture, or opt for modern ‘shabby-chic’ furniture widely offered by many furniture stores. Note, that most vintage furniture, home décor and accessories are actually contemporary, artificially aged products, which doesn’t mean they aren’t suitable for creating the unique nostalgic atmosphere you want. Plus, you can even learn how to give your furniture a vintage look yourself, if you want to.

Accessorise wisely

As mentioned above, there is a whole industry of décor elements and accessories based on a vintage theme. Old-fashioned statuettes, lampshades, embroidered napkins, vintage pillows and flower arrangements, mirrors, books and stationery – anything will do, as long as it integrates well into the overall design picture. Don’t be in a hurry, thought, to create a complete interior picture at once – vintage furniture, home décor and accessories are often collectable items and you may enjoy putting your interior together gradually, element by element.

Surprisingly enough, a lot of ‘shabby-chic’ furniture can be found at big local furniture stores – moreover, shopping at established and reputable e-commerce platforms, such as Furniture in Fashion will help you buy vintage furniture on a budget. On top of that, big local stores will most likely deliver your order in 3-10 business days, plus, they usually have showrooms, where you can personally check out the unit you want to purchase.