The vintage style in the interior leaves the same pleasant and lasting aftertaste as expensive vintage French wine. Not without reason, this style direction and a drink made from grapes have a lot in common. From French, the word "vintage" is translated as "old wine". But if the owner of vineyards in France takes out drinks of long-term exposure from the cellars, then fans of the vintage style in the interiors are looking for old things inherited from grandmothers in the attics.
Interior design in vintage style does not accept remake. Exceptionally natural materials, noble patina, antique or artificially aged furniture, bookshelves like in a second-hand shop and an abundance of cute trinkets with history - all these typical vintage elements make you feel like a resident of the 20th century. The vintage style interiors are very cozy. They usually impress girls, so often this style direction can be found in the design projects of bedrooms and offices designed for young ladies.
If you intend to give your interior a touching charm with a touch of antiquity, then it will not hurt you to master the basic rules for creating an interior in vintage style. In our today's publication, we bring to your attention modern ideas for decorating vintage spaces.
Wallpaper and wall decoration in vintage style interiors
Describing the interior decoration in vintage style, it is important to say that here preference is given to natural materials. Plastic, an abundance of glass, cold nickel-plated steel - all these are characteristic of modern design projects elements in a vintage space can easily break the harmony of the composition. When choosing finishing materials for a vintage style interior, it is important to decide what you want to focus on: furniture, decor, textiles or walls. With bright furniture, a monochromatic finish looks better. And, on the contrary, if you choose wallpaper with an expressive pattern, then it is better to exercise restraint in furnishing and decor. Otherwise, there is a risk of overloading the space with details. In the interior of an apartment and a house in vintage style, wallpapers with patterns borrowed from Art Nouveau are very common. Here you can also find floral ornaments and images of birds.
1. Wallpaper with a large pattern in the spirit of Art Nouveau
In the picture: Wallpaper with a large pattern in the interior of a children's bedroom
The interior of the bedroom in vintage style is complemented by wallpaper with a large pattern borrowed from Art Nouveau. With this pattern, the ornament of Roman curtains of a blurry green hue “echoes” well. Often in vintage-style interiors, such wallpapers are very contrasting in color. They like to be combined with a striped pattern.
2. Wallpaper with a floral pattern in the interior of an apartment in vintage style
In the picture: Wallpaper with a floral pattern in the interior of the bedroom
In the interior in vintage style, wallpaper with a floral pattern is often found. This finish is a guarantee of a light spring mood. In the vintage bedroom design sketch above, the tree branches with orange flowers and blue birds in the wallpaper pattern are the main focus. With such a bright painting, the decor of the room should be as simplified as possible. Therefore, the room is furnished with a very laconic bed, an armchair with a "carriage" coupler and an elegant console made of dark wood.
3. Panels in wall decoration in a vintage interior
In the picture: Interior of a bedroom with wood paneling in the finish
The interior in vintage style is characterized by a very classic finish. Therefore, in addition to wallpaper, wooden panels are also often found here, which usually decorate the lower half of the wall. With light panels in the interior of a vintage bedroom, a tall wardrobe is perfectly combined, which can be either antique or artificially aged. The ceiling solution is also concise. Wide white cornices, complemented by stucco, help to visually increase the height of the room. In this interior, the designers of the Olga Kondratova Studio made the main emphasis on decor. bedside area with a royally elegant headboard, cascading silver lamps and a bright poster.
4. Vintage style interior with wood trim
In the picture: Wood trim in the interior of the office
As we mentioned above, natural wood is one of the most common materials in vintage interiors. That's why wooden walls are very common here. This is especially true for the interiors of houses. In the design of the cabinet in the sketch above, a work area with a strict classic table and a seating area are organized. The wood tones and beige and coffee palette that serve as the backdrop are diluted with green accents in the form of checkered curtains and sofa cushions. Textiles add cosiness to the interior composition.
5. Fine pattern wallpaper and wood paneling
In the picture: Wallpaper with a small pattern in the interior
The combination of white wood paneling and light, finely patterned wallpaper creates a neutral yet striking backdrop. This decoration in the interior of the bedroom in vintage style emphasizes the classicism and sophisticated luxury inherent in the composition. As accents, designers in this case use purple textiles in the form of bedspreads and pillows. Since the wallpaper already has small pattern, in other design elements it was important to adhere to monochrome solutions. Otherwise, the space would be overly congested. Therefore, in addition to the walls, we see a small pattern in this design project only on the curtains on the tiebacks.
6. Floral wallpaper and wood paneling
Pictured: Vintage bedroom design with floral wallpaper
Who said that the bathroom must be tiled without fail? In 2016, bathrooms are often decorated no worse living spaces. If taking a bath is a real ritual for you, then why not arrange an elegant boudoir instead of a bathroom? Vintage style with its attention to detail will help to brilliantly cope with this task. A vintage clawfoot bath, which you probably saw in European films about the 1940s and 1960s, a sink cabinet equipped with numerous drawers for storing small items, a mirror in a golden baguette - and now the interior of the boudoir is almost ready. For a greater resemblance to the interiors of the middle of the last century, the floor can be covered with tiles, in the layout of which black and white polyhedrons alternate. The walls are decorated with white wood paneling and floral wallpaper. This design brings the bathroom as close as possible to living rooms. A lush, bright bouquet in a vase “supports” the floral motifs set by the cappuccino-colored wallpaper.
Color scheme in vintage design
Vintage style in the interior is most often characterized by pastel colors. The colors here seem to have faded over time, a little muted. In this regard, vintage is very close to Provence. As a background range, as a rule, beige shades and tones are used here. natural wood. Bedrooms are often decorated in peach, soft pink, blurry turquoise or pistachio colors. Vintage living rooms, thanks to the abundance of cute "doll" decor, as well as the active use of white and pink colors, often look like cakes decorated with bright oily flowers. However, in the vintage style in the interior of the apartment you can often see more saturated shades of young wine, deep eggplant tones and even juicy greens.
7. Purple and green shades in a vintage interior
Pictured: Dining room design with purple and green accents
Dining room interior with bookcases Chesterfield chairs and classic upholstered chairs add nobility. A slight "touch" of vintage style is found in the antique beige chest of drawers. Wooden floor, without which it is difficult to imagine a real vintage interior, the walls of the shade of coffee with milk form a neutral coloristic base. The beige background emphasizes the depth of purple, close to the shade "Dark Byzantium", accents. Dark green chairs also serve as color accents, helping to define dining area with a massive round table.
8. Wine shades in a vintage interior
In the picture: Bathroom design in wine shades
Did we tell you that vintage style and wine have a lot in common? And this similarity lies not only in the etymology of the word "vintage". The so-called "wine shades" in last years conquer not only fashion catwalks, but also interior showrooms. Beaujolais tones, young wine, pinot noir - all these concepts are familiar to both winemakers and interior designers.
Of course, not all wine shades are suitable for a vintage-style interior. In order not to make a mistake, it is best to focus on the tones of an old or mature wine. The interior of the bathroom, shown in the sketch above, is an example of the successful inclusion of an active wine shade in a vintage composition.
9. Vintage interior with eggplant accents
Pictured: Vintage loft design with aubergine accents
Another color that easily "gets along" with aged furniture and decor covered with noble patina. In the attic living room interior shown in the sketch, eggplant shades of upholstered furniture are used as coloristic accents, diluting the beige-brown range.
vintage decor
As you know, vintage style in the interior involves the use of a large number of accessories. Vintage postcards, black and white photographs in small frames slightly faded with time, flowers in vases, potbelly stoves, lamps in cute lampshades with lace and ruffles - one vintage room can accommodate all these elements. If you have preserved furniture from your grandmother, then it can be restored, giving it the aged look required by the vintage. Gramophones, gramophone records, old books will also come in handy when decorating a vintage interior. The main thing in this matter is to observe moderation and remember that vintage items include items whose age varies from 30 to 60 years.
10. Textiles with a floral pattern in a vintage interior
In the picture: Light kitchen design with floral textiles
Floral patterns in a vintage interior can be used not only in wallpaper, but also in textiles. Flowers always add comfort and femininity to a room. Therefore, the design of the kitchen-dining room with a corner set, thanks to the Roman blind with a floral pattern, as well as white pillows with ornaments, acquires a special charm and charm.
11. Shelf with decor at the head of the bed
In the picture: Interior of a vintage bedroom with a shelf with decor in the headboard
The decor shelf is convenient in that it practically does not take up space, and therefore it can be easily placed even in small room. If in modern and classic interiors it is enough to purchase a couple of candelabra or vases as decorative accents, then in the case of vintage you are free to decorate the house with what is sweet and dear to your heart. On a decorative shelf, you can place vases, paintings, fresh flowers, and many photographs at the same time. This is exactly what the designers of the Olga Kondratova Studio did when creating the presented bedroom interior in vintage style.
12. Aged furniture in a vintage style interior
Pictured: Vintage style kitchen design with antique furniture
A vintage interior is inconceivable without furniture, with which the paint has peeled off in places, with small chips, scuffs and scratches. In this case, the more items in the house that seem to have been brought from the attic of the Soviet grandfather's dacha in the Moscow region, the better. The interior of the kitchen-dining room shown in the sketch with blue accents is furnished with an antique wooden sideboard, a chest of drawers, which has diagonal cells for bottles of wine, built-in open shelving for books and decor. Such furniture, combined with classic chairs with armrests, brings the house closer to the interiors of the apartments of the wealthy Soviet intelligentsia. Concrete and wine-colored brickwork, which inevitably refer to the industrial loft, do not bring any dissonance to the vintage composition. After all, having originated in the middle of the last century, the loft direction quite organically fits into the concept of "vintage".
13. Forged elements in a vintage interior
In the picture: Bedroom design with artistic forging
The forging technique is used today not only in modern interiors, where it is extremely important to provide stair railings, parapets and balustrades with elegant intricate lines, but also in vintage style design projects. So, the design of a bedroom with a cradle for a newborn, thanks to the wrought iron headboards, acquires a special artistic expressiveness. It is forging in this case that gives the bed a vintage look.
14. Books in a vintage interior
In the picture: Living room design with a library
It's hard to imagine a vintage house without books. After all, the vintage style draws inspiration from the interiors of the last century, and then no one was fond of portable electronic gadgets. In almost every apartment, if not separate libraries, then at least shelving or bookcases with books were organized. Embedded bookshelves do not take up much space in your home, they can be placed behind the sofa and even in the hallway. In this example, the designers of Olga Kondratova's Studio equipped a high rack in the living room adjacent to the bedroom, separated from the common space by a transparent partition. The impressive dimensions of this design with open shelves allow you to place a very large collection of books.
15. Designer lamps in the interior in vintage style
Pictured: Vintage living room design with designer chandelier
If you decide to decorate the interior in vintage style, then this does not mean at all that all elements of the decor should have a rich history. In vintage spaces, laconic modern looks quite harmoniously. cushioned furniture neutral gray, beige or protective shades. A fashionable designer chandelier will not violate the nobility of the vintage composition. So, the golden ceiling lamp in the sketch above looks very contrasting against the muted beige and coffee background.
16. Sketch collage
Pictured: Attic design with sepia collage
The interior of the attic in vintage style is complemented by a collage of pencil sketches. The vertical mirror inserts on either side of the minibar entrance enhance the effect of this décor by reflecting the way an architect or draftsman works. Please note that in the proposed sketch collage there are no bright colors. The palette of this decor is monochrome. The sepia tones of the sketches are quite consistent with the vintage "mood" that prevails in the interior of the attic.
Antiques in the interior in vintage style
Vintage, as we said above, is considered a thing older than 30 years. Designers set the upper "age" limit for vintage items at the level of 50-60 years. Thus, furniture and accessories, whose age exceeds half a century, are already considered antiques. Is it possible to use antique items in an interior designed in vintage style? Of course. After all, it is often difficult to determine which specific era an item belongs to. Therefore, even if your chest of drawers moved from the “vintage” category to the category of antiques 10 years ago, this does not mean that it will certainly break the harmony of the vintage space.
17. Antique chair in the interior of the bathroom
Pictured: Bathroom design with antique chair
The interior of the vintage-style bathroom in the photo above, thanks to the active use of textiles, looks not so much like a bathroom, but more like a living space. An antique chair adds coziness and charm to this space. A bathroom furnished in this way is quite capable of replacing a boudoir.
18. Interior of a vintage kitchen-dining room with antiques
In the picture: Design of a vintage kitchen-dining room with antiques
Dinners and lunches in such an environment will definitely make you forget about the existence of a TV in the house. The fireplace is conducive to long gatherings, and round table with soft beige armchairs - for easy communication and friendly tea parties. An antique sideboard that can store silverware and collectible china, a pair of classic chests of drawers placed on either side of the fireplace enrich neoclassical interior vintage motifs.
19. Interior of a vintage bedroom with a secretary
In the picture: Vintage style bedroom design with a secretary
In the interior of the beige-green bedroom with large-patterned vintage wallpaper, a small study area is organized. Only instead of the usual desktop, the designers decided to use a classic wooden secretary. An antique armchair with armrests is the best complement to antique furniture, referring to the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
20. Antiques in the design of a vintage kitchen-living room with a fireplace
In the picture: Kitchen-living room design with antiques
Vintage style in the interior of the kitchen-living room without antiques would hardly look so organic. Untreated brick walls, an old sideboard and a suite with antique facades, a domed hood in the style of a hearth - almost every element of the decor of this house can "boast" of a rich history.
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Vintage style in the interior - ideas for a vintage interior with your own hands.
Browsing through style history, different times that influenced interior design in general, furniture design and other interior details in particular, it is easy to trace one trend that occurs at the peak of the change in stylistic and interior preferences of a particular society (in different countries- differently).
This tendency to change opposites, when not just one stylistic direction, transforming and developing, grows into something new - but changes significantly or, in general, exactly the opposite.
For example, the serious and canonical Classicism style, when everything was in accordance with the law and nothing superfluous, was replaced by lush and bright Baroque with its gold, curls, crystal brilliance and softness of velvet.
Baroque, having calmed down a little in Rococo, in which gold was practically abandoned and bright Blue colour soft pastel tones, picked up militancy in the Empire style, and returned to Classicism, only in its simpler and "poorer" version with the prefix Neo-.
Strict geometric forms and ornaments of solid Art Deco were replaced by sinuous contours and floral drawings lighter and freer Art Nouveau.
And then completely, the violent "bourgeois" spirit of the interiors, where leather and fur, natural dark wood, bronze and marble, gets tired of all these signs of wealth and dissolves in the desire for a quiet and clean Minimalism, in which there is only the necessary and does not smell of luxury...
Today in interior fashion there is both gold and gloss, as well as patina and "shabby", monochrome and a riot of colors, high-tech and ethno, a palace and a factory, plastic and wood, a fresco and a mirror, West and East ...
And indeed it is!
It all depends on the preferences of certain people or social group, depends on who and what has already managed to "get enough" and what to get tired of.
A few years ago, the popular glossy and lacquered surfaces of floors and walls, today have been replaced by their "grandfathers", exhausted like wrinkles with cracks and bumps, matte and washed out, as if they had seen everything in their long life.
And if the golden gloss of the "past days" remained, then also, in its "aged" version - muffled, scratched and with a touch of patina, like a nugget - without shine and with a wormhole, but no less valuable for that.
So, one of the recent interior trends is the love for "traditions of the deep antiquity."
VINTAGE is in fashion! Vintage style in the interior!
Surfaces, textures and coatings, interior objects and details should seem to be similar to those inherited from our great-grandmother noblewoman (or merchant's wife, at worst): aged and cracked, brushed and worn, patinated and scratched, etc.
The explanation for this, most likely, lies in the desire to join a certain history, to return and preserve family traditions, and for most of us - to create this history from scratch, with our own hands, adding to it at least a fraction of "pedigreed" aristocracy and "ancestral spirit".
And let it just be a remake "antique", and not the "old" itself and antique values. Although vintage interior items and antique furniture can be bought inexpensively from hand or even found in a landfill. If you restore and decorate vintage furniture with your own hands, it will serve for many more years for its intended purpose, and not just as an interior decor.
Do-it-yourself vintage style in the interior- how and from what it is possible to create something new, but already with a touch of antiquity, which in the course of life over the years will acquire its own good history and the halo of a real vintage value?
It must be remembered that, like a person, not every object or material is capable of aging beautifully and at the same time becoming more attractive and valuable, being relevant and in demand.
This is given only to those in whom the "breed" is present.
Applicable to the interior, materials and details, their components and forms, must be traditional (in the sense of historical traditions) and kind of timeless: solid and durable, made from natural, and not newly invented, materials using traditional (or old) technology, only with the use of manual labor (down with conveyor punching!), carrying some kind of creative idea or legend laid down by the master.
In four words - Quality, Traditions, Handmade!
If the tree is natural and solid, and not veneer, and even more so there are all kinds of laminates, chipboard, fiberboard and others like them. And, preferably, hand-crafted wood ...
If it is plaster, then it is made from natural ingredients and applied by hand in the traditional "antique" technique, not in a newfangled way ... And drywall? - the horror of our days!)
If a fresco, then hand-painted on plaster, and not printed on non-woven ...
Use wallpaper for wall decoration in slightly muted tones, as if a little faded and certainly traditional designs and only paper
Slightly exaggerating: better metal and stone - not plastic, wool and linen - not viscose. Checkered, flowers, damask and "cucumbers" as traditional patterns on fabrics.
And remember! Built-in wardrobe, albeit with a very artfully "aged" surface or a spotlight, or suspended ceiling, will not be able to give a mysterious vintage charm to the interior.)
As a decor, use old and antique interior items and household utensils - decorative cages, old mirrors, vintage bottles, openwork lampshades, antique wooden, clay or porcelain dishes, lace and textiles with embroidery or cloth, big clock semi-antique, old mannequins and suitcases, decoupage decor and decorative accessories in shabby chic style.
So that the house does not turn into a repository of unused and unnecessary antique or "antique" things, and the "cracked" or "rusted", "cracked" or "crumbled" interior did not let its owner feel like a ghost, a museum keeper or a native Cuban - Everything needs to be balanced.
Let it be like a subtle and slightly perceptible aroma of expensive perfumes - and vintage interior items, vintage decor, vintage furniture will give your interior the charm of antiquity and elegant charm.
I wish you to approach the embodiment of vintage style in your interior with soul and inspiration!
For your inspiration in creating an interior in VINTAGE style with your own hands, I made this great collection of ideas! Your Elena Crassula.
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Vintage style in the interior - 60+ ideas for a vintage interior with your own hands:
vintage interiors become more and more popular every year. This is due to the fact that antiques become more valuable and exclusive.
Is vintage popular today and who prefers it?
Some people don't gravitate towards a modern environment driven by exposure. high technology, but to a dwelling filled with objects associated with a bygone era and evoking a feeling of unobtrusive nostalgia.
Vintage in the interior of the house is often decorated by history buffs, the older generation, collectors and those who appreciate antique items.
To properly arrange such an environment, it is best to take the help of a designer and an antiques expert.
Firstly, it is important not to overdo it with the design, and secondly, you need to be able to distinguish antiques depending on their era.
History of occurrence
The word "vintage" (fr. vintage) came into use from the vocabulary of producers of expensive and high-quality French wines. After a while, this term began to denote exclusive, expensive and antique things.
As a style, vintage in the interior emerged at the end of the last century. It was born thanks to the architect from the USA Patrick Willis. With ambition and talent, he decided to present the house in the shape of an ellipse.
But shortly before the presentation, it turned out that he did not have enough Money complete the project. Therefore, the architect decided to compensate for the missing elements with things from a flea market. The idea turned out to be more than successful and got the name - vintage style in the interior.
Key style ideas
- Vintage in the interior of an apartment is, first of all, an unobtrusive addition to the modern interior base with antiques, most often of the last and the century before last.
- It is close to the classics, but provides solutions in the form of modern finishing materials and some designs.
- Antiques correspond to a certain period. Properly designed furnishings embody a certain era and evoke a feeling of slight nostalgia.
- The principle of minimalism is not used. Décor and vintage items are often put on public display, embodying the chosen era.
- An abundance of antiques is also not welcome. Otherwise, the vintage style in the interior of the apartment will not be expressive, and the room will be overloaded with objects.
- Aged or artificially aged things look neat and attractive. Items that are very dilapidated due to their prescription are not used. Therefore, it is important to see a clear line between antiques with small traces that time has left on them, and objects that are about to collapse due to dilapidation.
Components of vintage
- Antique items or things (furniture, lampshades, paintings, figurines, porcelain, antique toys).
They not only give the room a cozy and nostalgic mood, but also serve as an indicator of elegance and taste.
- Artificial aging of interior elements.
For example, objects made of copper or bronze with intentionally worn areas, picture frames with gilding artificially darkened with age.
- Antique finishes on walls, floors and ceilings.
There are many finishing materials imitating bygone eras - wallpaper with a characteristic print, plastering walls with giving them a certain texture.
- Natural colors of moderate saturation:
- light pink,
- light lilac,
- white,
- green,
- golden,
- copper,
- light blue,
- brown.
Burnt colors are also used. - Natural textiles characteristic of the chosen era:
- cotton,
- wool,
- linen,
- silk. - Natural materials: brass, copper, forging, ceramics, porcelain, wood, plaster from natural components.
- Stucco is used, often supplemented with silver, gilding or patina.
- Modern vintage in the interior may include dried flowers and applications with them.
- Lighting is chosen soft, of moderate brightness, for example, floor lamps with lampshades that gently scatter light.
- Retro
Despite the fact that both directions have a lot in common, there are differences. The main one is different periods of time.
Pre-war items are considered vintage. Retro, respectively, are called items characteristic of the 50s - 80s of the 20th century.
Vintage means classic, while retro can include modern and art deco. There is also a difference in colors - retro is characterized by a wider color palette, rather than muted, natural colors.
- Classic
Classic, like vintage, never goes out of style. Both directions create a special charm, elegance and comfort.
But if for a classic setting you can pick up characteristic furniture with the smell of factory paint that has not yet faded, then the direction in question includes elements of aging or things that show that they are more than a dozen years old.
- Shabby chic
The genre arose in the 80s of the 20th century, it demonstrated the rejection by the British of ostentatious wealth, which gravitated towards old, but high-quality things. As an interior style, vintage originated a little later.
Shabby chic means slightly shabby luxury, sophisticated and elegant. The setting is dominated light colors. Vintage style in the interior is based on the use of antique items or giving them such appearance. Light shades are not a priority.
- Provence
Provence appeared in the 18th - 19th century in small French cities under the influence of the charm of rural nature, cheeses and lavender fields. He still embodies comfort and tranquility. country life, the beauty of natural colors and good things. But Provence, unlike vintage, does not provide for the mandatory presence of antique items.
A term that comes from winemaking and denotes good aging, today it is often used to describe an interior that has an antique setting. This design does not lose its relevance: at all times there were people who sought to equip their lives in the same way as their ancestors. Antiquities, antiques were used in the room, which were always in price, because they convey the mood, traditions from generation to generation, symbolize the connection of centuries. However, the design of such products is also impressive, because for our time these are completely unusual shapes, lines, decor.
Due to the fact that vintage items look different from what we are used to seeing modern furniture products, decoration in this style is considered extraordinary. Fashionable at one time products today tell about the tastes and preferences of the time when they were made. Their shapes and character make it possible to draw conclusions about the culture, art and fashion trends of past centuries.
But the reason for the popularity of the vintage style is not only the non-standard furniture used. This design is devoid of the fuss in which a modern person is used to living. The atmosphere in the room with antique objects is measured and calm. This is exactly what people who decorate their houses and apartments with the help of antiques strive for. Even the presence of several objects in the usual modern premises will give the interior a completely different character. But the design sustained in a single composition will be more harmonious and balanced.
Vintage interior color palette
The interior in vintage style is usually used interesting combinations and color solutions. Natural wood scale is widely used here. At the same time, it is usually quite saturated, since only expensive types of wood have always been used in the production of such furniture. And their shade is usually bright and warm.
In decoration and other details, such a palette is appropriate:
- Despite the cold spectrum, gray-blue colors are one of the most harmonious solutions for decoration in vintage style. Such shades often look as if worn from long-term use of furniture. Combined with natural wear, gray-blue tones will really look vintage. Most often, a similar range is used in a style with its pastel burnt shades, in which vintage interior items are also appropriate.
- In shades of gray and green, a vintage room will also look a little shabby from time to time. Of course, you shouldn’t get carried away with such a range, because gray shades can visually make green dirty, which will give the interior not a vintage charm, but a dusty coating.
- Light shades of beige are appropriate in the widest range: from cream to coffee with milk and mocha. it elegant colors, which are usually used not in a shabby form, but in the shapes and lines of a vintage design. They can be complemented with gold, as in classicism, or with bronze, patina, pearl plating.
- Pastel pink will also be harmonious for vintage style. But it is usually chosen for arranging the bedroom of young ladies, young ladies and couples, but in this case, pink is complemented by dark - stronger shades, such as black, dark gray, chocolate. Then the room will be organically perceived by both a woman and a man.
General characteristics of the style
Vintage is difficult to single out in the direction of design, in which everything is always unambiguous and clear. This is not minimalism, in which there is no place for decor, and not technological hi-tech with its independent dynamism and submission to equipment and comfort. Vintage is far from the traditional classics, in which everything is geometric and correct. You can’t put it in the framework of rustic styles, such as Provence,.
You can find in it features of modern and baroque, a little gothic and. Shabby chic, on the other hand, borrows vintage items from vintage styles, because the design itself was invented by one person, and not by an era and the development of culture. Of course, vintage does not have a philosophy behind it, like modern or classic, but it allows you to connect the past and the present, and does this by using beautiful and sophisticated interior items.
The main feature of vintage style can be called increased comfort. As a rule, old things evoke nostalgia, pleasant memories, sometimes sadness in people. Therefore, in such an interior, no one will remain indifferent. Of course, if the space is cluttered with furniture, then you can forget about comfort, but with proper arrangement of the premises, it will always be pleasant to be here.
The center of the composition often becomes one single thing. It can be a bed in the bedroom, a chest of drawers or an antique armchair in the living room, a dining table in the dining room or kitchen.
The furniture should be shabby, or its shape should speak about the “ancient” origin. Of course, elegant interior items can also be worn, but it all depends on the general mood in the interior. If you are trying to recreate a luxurious royal boudoir, then you should not use frankly shabby items.
In this style, it is impossible to define time limits: it can be an interior of the 16th-18th centuries, or maybe the beginning of the 20th century. Everything determines your taste and possibilities.
Vintage can be thematic - in the style of jazz, hippie, rock and roll. Each of these areas of music had its own era and peak of popularity. Therefore, the interior should be furnished in the traditions of that time. Of course, this all refers to the 20th century, but in general the design will be recognizable, because then completely different interior items, shades and shapes were used. For example, in the kitchen of that time you can see a pale blue or red refrigerator. It will be small but streamlined.
The room can be completely decorated in the same style, or it can simply be decorated with a few vintage items.
A characteristic feature of antiques is the signature of the authors. It can be a factory stamp, a barely readable inscription on the countertop, on the end of the cupboard, etc.
Finishing of the main surfaces
If you decorate the room completely in vintage style, then it is important to take into account the features of the finish, because a hundred years ago there were no LEDs and stretch ceilings, laminate and linoleum. Everything was simple and natural, which should be followed when arranging the interior in vintage style.
Ceiling
The ceiling, as a rule, is simply painted usually in White color. There's no place here stretch fabrics and spotlights. However, you can "outwit" the composition with matte materials, corresponding to the design of the lamps. But stucco still remains more appropriate.
Floor
Traditionally, the floor is laid with wooden boards in a simpler interior, parquet in noble rooms, tiles in the kitchen, bathrooms, and hallways. Modern parquet can look quite different, but it always looks expensive. But you need to choose boards that are worn.
Walls
Walls can vary. Most often they are covered with wallpaper. But if in the aristocratic version of the vintage style these will be textile materials, then in a simpler interior, ordinary paper strips are used. The pattern of such imitates brickwork, whitewash, texture of stone or wood. You can choose a small floral pattern or a large classic ornament.
The walls can be painted and paneled at the bottom, and left with wallpaper or paint on top. It all depends on the nature and mood of the situation.
The choice of color and pattern depends on many factors. For example, in the style of Provence, the wallpaper will be exclusively pastel in color and in a small flower. The interior is closer to the classical and baroque can use a large floral or ornate ornament, as well as a strip. The design of the middle of the 20th century will “prefer” graphic contrasting solutions - black and white tiles, or rather its imitation, a geometric pattern. Industrial can also be vintage, then brick walls will remain here. But most often vintage is wallpaper with flowers or stripes.
What materials to prefer
In general, the decoration of the main surfaces determined the use of natural wood, paper or textile wallpaper, and paint. But this is not all the materials used in vintage style. In addition to the above and ceramic tiles, interior items, like decoration, can be created using forged parts, copper and bronze elements, natural stone, precious metals.
Furniture
Despite the fact that the furniture should be worn out visually, its shape, materials, decor can be vintage. This does not necessarily have to be peeling paint or worn surfaces. This is necessary for simple rustic rooms, but in luxurious interiors it is better to refuse such "aging".
In almost every vintage style room, there is an original shape and finish of a chest of drawers or a chest, a bureau, a sideboard or a dressing table. It is these items that most often retain a touch of antiquity, because in modern catalogs furniture factories they are simply missing.
It will be harmonious leather sofa or a chair with curved legs. But this is not the soft corner that testifies to the prosperity of its owners, but wooden furniture, only part of which is upholstered in leather.
Most often, antique items have rounded shapes. This is not only curved legs, but the entire body. For example, a chest of drawers or a chest may appear "inflated" due to the curved shape of the frame walls. At the same time, wooden objects almost always have carved and applied decorative details. All the lower parts of the furniture are also decorated with graceful cutouts. Usually they go symmetrically from the middle to the corners. This decor can be seen in wooden products, and in the decoration of bathroom bathing bowls, in stone masterpieces of the past, in the frames of mirrors and paintings.
Wooden pieces of furniture, as a rule, are varnished or painted. In vintage style, they rarely remain simply polished. Moreover, craquelure would be appropriate here - a mesh of cracked paint through which another layer peeps through. Decoupage on vintage furniture will look beautiful.
You can make one with your own hands. turn normal old table in the old one is also quite simple: it is enough to put a ceramic tile broken into the wrong fragments directly on the countertop. It looks like a cracked ceramic surface. All this can be covered with twine or trimmed with lace around the perimeter. You can do the same with a number of decorative details.
Decor
The decor is primarily furniture with its curved shapes, overlays, carvings. But, of course, other details will be mandatory in a vintage-style interior:
- Crockery is often used here as decoration. It is exhibited in cupboards, on open shelves. Plates can be decorated with decoupage or painted. Dishes can also be antique - thin and elegant, or vice versa, quite rough ceramic.
- Vases, figurines, table and floor clocks, paintings - a standard set of quite familiar things can look in the spirit of antiquity. These elements can also be worn, aged, covered with paint using the craquelure technique.
- Live and dry flowers will always be appropriate in any room in vintage style, even in the bathroom.
- Textiles must be used in every room. It is not only the traditional form. Here you need napkins, tablecloths, curtains on furniture, lace instead of glass in the sideboard - you can find a lot of options for using needlework or purchased fabrics.
- Decorate the room if possible and. It is decorated with an exquisite portal, which can be quite massive in a spacious room.
- Heavy metal candlesticks, bronze lamps, wrought iron chandeliers are another direction in decorating a vintage interior.
- A samovar, ivory items, an iron, a spinning wheel, etc. will not be superfluous.
- Old yellowed photographs of grandmothers and great-grandmothers will decorate the room and create the right atmosphere.
- Curtains here deserve special attention. It can be heavy curtains, as in classicism, or light linen or chintz curtains, as in Provence or country. If we talk about classic models, then they should be decorated with lambrequins, tassels, ruffles. Ruffles are also applicable to light natural curtains.
Realization of style in separate rooms
Vintage style kitchen
The kitchen is most often decorated in a vintage style, because by default it is the most comfortable room in which every person likes to spend a lot of time, not to mention the housewives who cook here for their beloved family, talk with girlfriends, sit up for a cup of coffee and a book. and sometimes they work. It is not surprising that every housewife wants the kitchen to be especially cozy. The aroma of dishes and the heat from the hob will make it so, but still a few details in vintage style are the best solution for harmonious interior. But there is one difficulty: there is usually a lot of modern technology here, which is not so easily combined with antique furniture.
Furniture
Cope with the introduction latest technology in an old setting can be quite simple: by embedding it and placing it inside the cabinets. In addition, you can find refrigerators and stoves stylized as products from the middle of the 20th century.
The features of a vintage kitchen can be identified quite easily:
The palette of such a room will always be bright enough. This is not classic restraint, cheerful shades are more appropriate here: delicate and glamorous pink, noble and calm blue, appetizing green or orange. Colors should be rich and saturated. No need to choose solemn furniture in exquisite colors, it is better to prefer active and positive shades.
There is always a lot of decor here. These are carved overlays on the facades of the headset, and an elegant shape dining table, and curtains, and napkins, and paintings. You can also use a portal around the hood and stove, which, by the way, will allow you to hide modern technology. If there is a place for an antique sideboard, you should definitely put decorative dishes in it.
Finishing the main surfaces in the kitchen can be completely different. Floors should be easy to clean, so they are covered with anti-slip ceramic tiles so that you can move around safely. The floors are ordinary white - painted or bleached. The first option is preferable, since whitewashing under conditions high humidity and constant fluctuations in temperature will quickly crack.
Walls
The main wall decoration is usually done in sufficient bright colors. It can be monochromatic. bright surface, but it is desirable to place overly acidic shades in one area - in the dining area, on the apron, in the corner behind the dinette. Wallpaper you can choose juicy, with a fairly clear pattern - stripes, rhombus, checkered or striped, flowered or polka dot. By the way, it is the peas that will look the most harmonious in a vintage kitchen.
You can support the ornament on the wallpaper with the help of the appropriate decor - a teapot, plates and other utensils with polka dots, flowers, stripes.
It will be funny to look at the finish with the image of products - a typical kitchen theme. It can be sweets, dragees, lollipops, cakes, fruits.
The apron of the work surface is usually covered with ceramic tiles. In the spirit of antiquity, a small mosaic will look like, medium-sized piece material in black and white contrast, in a blue and white palette, in bright colors.
Bedroom
In the bedroom, vintage will also be harmonious and interesting. A room for sleeping and relaxing can be quite romantic, gentle, peaceful. Here it is already necessary to abandon the bright colors in favor of a balanced, restrained palette. Walls can be painted or wallpapered. In the bedroom, neutral tones are appropriate for the walls with the inclusion of an unobtrusive pattern. But you can also choose dark enough. Blue and natural wood are considered optimal. The first relaxes, and the second creates a favorable atmosphere conducive to peace and quality rest. The use of natural solid wood will create a healthy microclimate in the room, especially if you choose conifers that release phytoncides into the air.
The interior of this room should be soft enough, even if a couple lives in it, and not just a woman. This is essential for comfort and quality of sleep. To give dynamism and masculine notes, you can use graphic details: darker picture frames, a modern flat-screen TV set in a regular rectangular niche.
In the bedroom, vintad is often similar to the shabby chic style, which is distinguished by openwork and abundance. small decor. In the bedroom, you can devote a whole rack to trifles. It can be both decorative and functional gizmos.
Bed
Of course, the center of any room is the bed, and a vintage room is no exception. The sleeping bed should be carved, with bent legs, with a carved back. It is optimal to choose a fairly massive and large bed, otherwise the interior will be simple. The canopy looks beautiful, made in the same palette as the entire finish. Drapery is a traditional decoration of ancient furnishings, so it is appropriate here as well. It is not necessary to close the canopy, but it gives the room intimacy and comfort.
It is necessary to supplement the bed with a bench at the feet. Entire sets can be made in the same style - a dressing table, a cosmetic table, a bureau, a floor hanger. Such furniture is made of natural solid wood, but can be painted in pastel or neutral colors. For finishing in this case, copper, bronze, gilding are used.
Headboard - Separate decorative element bedroom. Here there may be carved patterns, and stucco, and just curly details with upholstered. In general, in the bedroom you can give free rein to your imagination, because it is not customary to let guests into this room, so it is in this room that you can put any furniture, choose any decor exclusively to your taste.
Bedroom Decor
It would be appropriate to use a lot of small pillows, frills, openwork lace. They can even be placed on furniture to give it a special mood. A mirror is a detail that is usually present in the bedroom so that the hostess can try on outfits right here. Antique frames are usually a separate interior decoration. These are carved, gilded baguettes, massive or elegant. At the same time, the mirror itself has interesting overflows, because the early manufacturing technologies for such products differ from modern ones.
There must be caskets and perfumes on the table. It is better to put the cosmetics themselves in the drawers of a dressing table or bureau, and beautiful items for storing jewelry and bijouterie, as well as bottles of eau de toilette, are so diverse and original that they will become a real decoration of the interior. As a decor here you can use photos in beautiful frames.
Living room
This place is intended for receiving guests, and therefore the most expensive, beautiful pieces of furniture that deserve everyone's attention are usually used here. One object becomes the center of such a room. It can be a large antique table, a leather sofa or an exclusive chest of drawers. Of course, it is necessary to maintain the composition of the style, but the background details can be simpler than the main accent. There are other patterns in the design of the living room.
Choose shades that are comfortable enough for perception - muted colors of any palette. Of course, there may be bright accents and details, but the base should be a nice looking shade. It can be creamy, cream, beige, light brown, blue-gray, pink or green in pastel colors. Appropriate in the living room and shades of orange, purple, yellow. Dark tones can be used in detail to give clarity, graphic, restraint.
Wallpaper should be chosen with the image of a small flower, birds, butterflies. Coatings with large flowers are also applicable.
The floor is best covered with parquet or sanded board. Vintage in line with the style of the mid-20th century can be decorated with black and white vinyl tiles on the floor. You can, of course, use a stone if you want to realize vintage interior aristocratic palace. As a rule, lightweight artificial materials are used today with the organization of floor heating, since stone is quite cold version for residential premises.
An interesting solution for the living room would be the arrangement of the fireplace. It can be left brick in a simpler interior or finished facing stone antique in more luxurious design. The vintage character of the situation is also emphasized by stoves that used to be fired with wood, but today they are often connected to the gas supply system. Such stoves were located in every room. They were made of refractory glass blocks, each of which was a decorated element. As a result, the stove turned out to be quite openwork, because, in addition to the pattern on the glass, the blocks were of different shades. In old houses of the 17th-19th centuries, you can still see the original stoves of that time. Today they become an exquisite detail of vintage interiors.
The living room must have a sideboard or sideboard with dishes for receiving guests. In such an environment, it is advisable to use sets with obsolete tureens, gravy boats, and decorated dishes. You can find antique utensils just for dinner parties.
Bathroom
The interior of the bathroom can also be decorated in vintage style. This is another room for relaxation and intimate procedures, so it is important to pay attention to the little things that will be to your liking. But first, it is important to determine the materials for finishing.
The floor and walls are usually covered with ceramic tiles - this is the most practical and durable solution. The tile is resistant to moisture and high temperatures. Color palette the bathroom can be any - like any other room. The floor can be made dark - black, chocolate, gray.
Bathroom walls can also be dark or patterned against a neutral background. It is important then to choose rugs to match the ornament. It will be interesting to look bright tiles in separate places- near the sink, the bathroom bowl itself, in its decoration.
For harmonious composition selection of suitable mixers. They can be made of copper, brass, bronze. But even more important is their shape. These are completely unusual curved spouts and antique valves.
Characteristic furniture is also appropriate here, if the area allows. For the bathroom, you can pick up a chest of drawers for towels, hygiene items, underwear. A bureau would also be appropriate here - for creams, shampoos, toothbrushes. You can find beautiful hangers, hooks, organizers, etc.
But the center of the bathroom, in addition to the bowl, becomes a mirror. It should be dressed in a luxurious frame - carved wood or plaster with stucco.
Directly bathroom bathing capacity can be any, but rectangular shapes are inappropriate here. It is better to choose an oval or even a round bowl; you can prefer an imitation of a steel font. It is optimal to put it in the center or on the podium. A luxurious solution would be to arrange a bowl in the form of a pool - with a recess below the floor level with a mosaic finish.
An additional decor can be handrails, which are made from the same metals as the faucets. It can also be forged elements.
Hallway
The hallway in vintage style will make you give up comfortable and spacious wardrobes. A wooden or forged hanger would be more appropriate here. These can be decorative details with carved decor or ornate forged jewelry. Instead of the usual pantry or compartment, you can put a cabinet with glass inserts in the facades. But do not choose doors with mirrors. They can be placed separately - in beautiful characteristic frames.
In the hallway, as in any other room, there must be decor. Usually it is placed on open shelves, where small things are folded - keys, combs, etc. Here you can put a beautiful figurine, lay a crocheted napkin. Flowers in a pot will also be appropriate.
An important component of the hallway interior is lighting, because there are usually no windows here. In vintage style, the most harmonious different sconces corresponding design.
Finally
Vintage can be quite balanced or bright, peaceful and extravagant. It all depends on the nature of the furniture used, its design and time of manufacture. Vintage style is multifaceted and varied, so there is always room for experimentation and individualism. Such interiors can be simple or luxurious, elegant or kitsch. It is important to remember about the sense of proportion, and then the design in vintage style will always be harmonious and comfortable.
Today, old things are at the peak of fashion. Of course, not spoiled, torn and unusable, but those that are well preserved are still of high quality and stylish. Vintage is a word translated from French meaning "old wine stored for a long time in the cellar." So they began to call the style in the design of clothing and interior design. Vintage style in the interior is extremely popular today. Vintage things that have been preserved since the time of our grandmothers, like wine, the taste of which only improves with time, acquire great value, you begin to treat them with great respect and even with some trepidation, and the room decorated with them is so original that it arouses the admiration of many people.
Do not mix antiques and vintage. In the first case, these are original antique items, and in the second, things can be created.
By choosing a vintage-style interior for your apartment, you will add coziness, comfort, and warmth to it. In such a dwelling, you will not want to break dishes and scream, it will be filled with a special pacifying energy. After all, as you know, the interior affects our consciousness, behavior.
The main features of the vintage style
Vintage items are furniture and interior items that are over 20 years old. But most of all, the interior in vintage style loves things of the 20-30s of the XX century, then materials such as plastic and synthetics were not yet common.
Vintage style in the interior is emphasized antiquity and unique things.
Advice: do not use modern finishing materials and structures (laminate, linoleum, stretch ceiling) to create a vintage room, they can spoil all the charm of such an interior; allowed to use modern materials provided that they are artificially aged.
The following features of vintage style are distinguished:
- use of shabby furniture (chests, whatnots, cupboards);
- saturation of the interior with various decorative objects of the past (vases, candlesticks, caskets), they must be intact;
- color palette - delicate pastel shades, floral prints;
- natural materials in the decoration of walls, ceilings, floors; do not use synthetics and plastic;
- deliberate negligence in the interior (a blanket thrown on the back of a chair, photographs in aged frames, high floor and small table vases - all this is arranged haphazardly, without any principle, but does not create chaos, such an “order” looks natural).
Wallpaper
Color is the basis of any interior. Vintage gravitates towards pastel colors, but there are interiors of rich color, which is achieved through the use of a special type of wallpaper.
Vintage-style wallpapers are characterized by patterned ornaments (flowers, intertwining branches). The vintage wallpaper looks like it has faded a bit from time to time. There are three types of wall coverings:
- wallpapers with a contrasting art nouveau pattern are used in addition to them;
- wallpaper with bright Japanese motifs, such material has a rich color background, and it depicts birds or flowers;
- wallpaper with a small or large discreet pattern, designed in pastel colors.
In a room decorated in vintage style, it is customary to paste over all the walls with wallpaper, but, first of all, the furnishings, and not the wallpaper, should catch the eye.
Ceiling
Vintage ceilings are painted, whitewashed or wallpapered. Cracks and light irregularities on the surface give a special charm to the interior. Stucco is often used in vintage style.
Floor
Parquet is used as flooring in living rooms or a simple plank floor is left.
The bathroom or kitchen can be decorated with antique-style floor tiles.
Vintage room furniture
All furniture should be made of natural materials (wood, wrought iron, copper, brass) combined with unusual fabrics. These should be items "with history". Small scratches, chips, scuffs will only add zest to the vintage interior.
Furniture in a vintage room should be arranged symmetrically. Place two chairs, place a sofa between them, near the chairs - two identical bedside tables with identical lamps or two floor lamps, long coffee table- near the sofa, such an environment will visually lengthen the room, pastel colors will increase the area of \u200b\u200bthe room.
vintage loves a large number of accessories (framed photographs, ceramic figurines, candlesticks, mirrors, shelves).
Advice: choose solid colors light wallpaper if you plan to decorate the room large quantity accessories, against the background of bright contrasting walls, the decor will simply be lost.
Vintage style color palette
Vintage is light and airy. He does not like dark and bright colors. The color scheme is ashen, pearl, lavender, beige tones, the colors of young greens or ashy roses, as well as their shades.
Decorate the walls pink wallpaper, and as upholstery for furniture or cabinet fronts, use materials in the color of young grass, sky blue or ash rose; such a spring interior will fill the room with fresh energy.
Vintage textile
All vintage style textiles should be made from natural materials (cotton, silk, chintz, calico, linen) in pleasant pastel shades.
Advice: so that the room does not merge into a single spot, play on the contrast, decorate the walls with light or small-flowered wallpaper, and choose textiles with a large pattern of brighter colors, and, conversely, combine wallpapers with large bright flowers with plain textiles.
Vintage is a romantic, warm and cozy style. The room does not have to be completely vintage, you can simply place individual accents. But vintage style is not combined with high-tech, minimalism and oriental styles.
