Vintage Decoration 101: Learn The Key Elements

Vintage decoration has spread in recent years, is a style that has also reached other areas such as fashion. Betting on an elegant style, with a romantic air, and in the decoration, we can define it as that furniture and element that has a certain time of life but still can not be cataloged as antique.

If you want to achieve a vintage-modern decoration you need to have a balanced mix of the pieces, with this I mean that you need to know how to choose the furniture you want to stand out and you must combine them with avant-garde and modern accessories. In this way, you can get the style without saturation and most importantly, without aging the space.

1. Bathroom

If it is a small bathroom, the use of mirrors can help you enlarge it. The decoration is a little more complicated than if it were large as it is sufficient to place 3 objects, but you know how to distribute the space of the bathroom will not have any problems. The lighting is key to the decoration of vintage bathrooms you can choose to put the tub next to a window and will be relaxing, although only possible in the case of living in a house outside where no one can see you or put a sliding curtain would be a good option.

If it is a small bathroom, the use of mirrors can help you enlarge it.
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2. Kitchen

The great thing is that you can reuse the dishes, furniture, and accessories. In the kitchen nothing is useless, everything can have a second use if something stops working you can even use it as decoration, but be careful! try not to saturate too much and be very selective. It looks better a kitchen free to work in it than one where you can not place even a plate, remember that less is more. Plants are always the best option to decorate any room and it could not be less in the kitchen, you can choose to place aromatic plants, dried flowers, or artificial flowers inside old vases, your kitchen will look amazing!

 Plants are always the best option to decorate any room and it could not be less in the kitchen.
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3. Room

One of the materials that are very present in these bedrooms is wrought iron, this can become the element that defines a headboard, the one that supports the structure of the bed or the bench at the foot of the bed. One of the great advantages of creating a vintage-style bedroom is that you can reuse old furniture to create something completely new. In terms of lighting, the ideal would be warm light bulbs rather than cold ones. Do not forget to place a dresser, is essential for any bedroom especially if you want this style. You can also choose to place old lamps that are an excellent option.

In terms of lighting, the ideal would be warm light bulbs rather than cold ones.
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4. Dining room

It is very common to see that vintage and rustic styles intermingle in these areas of the home, creating shabby chic spaces; which is a kind of country style but adorable. You won’t need much space to build a vintage dining room in a simple way, you can use any table and some antique-looking chairs, you just have to paint them and that’s it! Your dining room will be a spectacular space, as it is the most eye-catching thing in your home for any visitor, everyone will fall in love with it!

 Your dining room will be a spectacular space, as it is the most eye-catching thing in your home for any visitor, everyone will fall in love with it!
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Also read: Make Your Apartment Chic With The Industrial Style

It is one of the trends that have acquired more popularity in recent years, despite not being new furniture is fashionable for its attractive designs. In vintage decoration, you will see a great variety of colors but pastel and neutral tones are the best options, it will also give you a very fresh and youthful look. A restored sofa, chair, or furniture can be able to convert a normal house into a beautiful one with an antique look.

Translated and adapted by Noobuzz staff.

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