1. It’s affordable
Those of us who can’t afford wrought iron furniture need not despair – this style doesn’t need a huge budget.
Mixing old and new is the way to achieve the perfect vintage home. You can salvage old furniture and spruce the room up with some elegant decorations in a vintage style.
I recently saw a kitchen where odd chairs and an old dining table had been painted to match each other; a white coat and a bit of blue detail, and the shabby dining furniture was entirely renewed. You can even go a step further and do the same to cupboards and kitchen counters.
2. It’s got that personal touch
Another reason to love the vintage style is that it can be truly personalised. Beautiful items collected from your life can be complemented by decorative accessories.
No two vintage homes will ever be quite the same, which menas that you can suit it to your exact taste.
3. A chance to get creative
Creative tricks – such as using remnant fabrics to re-cover chair seats, complimenting bright vases with dried flowers and repainting old wicker furniture – can be used alongside vintage home accessories, such as picture frames and kitchen items, to create a lovely eclectic room.
4. It’s beautiful AND functional
Unlike some modern styles, retro often includes vintage home accessories that are not only beautiful, but functional. Because the whole look harks back to a time when household items were built to last and be decorative as well as useful, kitchen accessories and items such as racks and hooks are at the core of vintage beauty.
Written by DebbieWright
Owner of VintageStyleGifts.co.uk – an online boutique selling all things vintage and retro
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