Vintage Style Guide

“Out with the old and in with the new,” some people say. Some people don’t think old things have much to offer. However, like a wise old sage, there is plenty to be gotten from old things. Old furniture in particular has decorated households for years – not because nobody wanted it, but because it gives a house that extra little something.

Vintage furniture

has no real definition except to allude to the year it was made. For example, if you buy a chair from the 1950s, it is a vintage 1950 chair. Many of the pieces of years gone by have remained in our homes, some of them being rather valuable aesthetically and in actual monetary value.There is a twist to this vintage style of furnishing that many others can appreciate and that is the modern vintage. This is more of a mix of old and new that is pleasing to the eye and to the outlook of your home. Adding a vintage vase to a modern glass coffee table for example or adding a vintage couch to your parlor could be one of the ways of achieving this.

Whatever room you choose to decorate, whether bedroom, dining room, bathroom or kitchen, decide whether you want vintage with a touch of modern or modern with a touch of vintage. Either way, you get the perfect blend of modern vintage. Many pieces of vintage furniture are available on websites and in antique shops, but knowing exactly what you want is very important. Since it is rather valuable, see if your pieces can be restored professionally if need be.

Maintaining vintage furniture is not difficult if you know what you do and in many cases, you can have it restored and set it up in your home in no time at all. There are many very beautiful pieces out there that can grace your home and bring back those happy little reminders of days gone by.