Vintage in the interior

To create a retro-atmosphere, you can use like real vintage furniture and accessories, and items in the vintage style. What is the difference? The age of these vintage interior items has more than a dozen years. Connoisseurs of vintage style find them on flea markets, in antique shops, you can stumble upon an unusual accessory and in the attic of an old grandmother's dacha ... And vintage-style objects are made in our time and made artificially with the use of special techniques and techniques.

Creating a vintage interior, you can combine real antiquities with artificially aged. The main thing at the same time - try not to go forframework of a certain time period, so that the interior does not look too "messy." Also observe the "geographical homogeneity": it is clear that the European vintage is different from, say, Soviet, so they should not be confused.

It is important to understand that the style of vintage in the interiorborders on many other styles: a vintage interior can be designed in the style of country or Provence, cheby chic or modern. This style covers different epochs and countries, which is why it is very important to remember what we said earlier: select one country and time period, do not mindlessly mix in the interior of any old and old things.

Vintage in the interior is characterized by a restrained color scheme. Usually the retro interior is decorated in light colorstones (white, beige, pale pink, pale lilac, light shades of gray-blue and gray-green colors). From dark colors you can use brown, gray.

Contrasting color combinations are not very welcome: usually for the design of the interior one dominant color is selected, and several close shades are chosen for it. At all, The more accessories you use in the design of the room, the less you need to use colors.

If you decide to decorate the interior in the style of vintage, pay special attention to decoration materials. They should be either natural (tiles,wood, plaster, natural textiles), or as accurately as possible imitate natural materials. It is inadmissible to use materials and trimming techniques that literally "scream" about the modernity of the interior: drywall, stretch ceilings, etc.

The walls in the vintage interior are often covered with wallpaper. there is Three types of wallpaper that are typical for the interior in the vintage style:

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  wallpaper of pastel flowers with soft pictures (flowers, birds, butterflies);
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  wallpaper with large and contrast patterns in the Art Nouveau style;
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  Light wallpaper with a classic elegant pattern.

Using old or aged furniture and the same accessories can give the interior some chaos. So that the room looked like a living room, not an old storage room, The chaotic nature of vintage furniture needs to be balanced by its symmetrical arrangement.

It is not necessary to design the whole interior of the room in the style of vintage. Can use one vintage item (for example, an old alarm clock, a fan or a radio), making it the semantic center of the interior, and the rest of the decor of the room to withstand in a neutral style. But all the same, you should avoid using too modern materials: too much contrast to anything.

Vintage in the interior is calm and cozy. However, it is not necessary to make out in this style allapartment, otherwise it will create the impression that you have fallen into the past and are stuck there. It is best to design in a vintage style one room - bedroom, living room or kitchen - to make it an island of comfort in your home.