Vintage Decor For The Kitchen

When it comes to redecorating, the kitchen is asome vintage tablecloths or dish towels and make
favorite by far. Many consider the kitchen to be thecurtains out of them.
heart of the home and is certainly the room where weDecorative items are key to pulling your vintage
spend most of our time so it makes sense to give it adécor look together. Even if you can't replace
cool decorator style.any other items - you can get a new look by changing
One decorating style that is becoming very popular isthe decorative accessories! Concentrate on getting
a retro or vintage style and adding vintage decor totablecloths, dishware and canister, in colors and
your kitchen can be a fun way to get a new look aspatterns that match your particular vintage decor style.
well as acquire some neat collectible that you canStainless steel canisters and breadboxes are quite
show off to your guests.popular as are metal canister sets in patterns such as
When decorating, one should consider wall color,cherries, plain pink and powder blue. Make sure to
flooring, window treatments, furniture and, of course,incorporate lots of vintage yard sale finds along with
accessories. To accentuate your vintage decor, youold interesting items as well as vintage plates,
might want to consider using vintage tile on the walls ortablecloths and dish towels.
painting in vintage colors. Some popular colorUse wall space to really show off your vintage finds.
combinations for vintage kitchens include cream andYou can display collectibles and odd items on shelves
green, red and white, pink and blue. These days evenor hang them right on the wall in groupings. Remember
the 1970's retro styles are popular so you might evenwhen displaying items it is better to group them in odd
consider going with a harvest gold or avocado greennumbers and vary the height to add interest. When
and orange color scheme.hanging items on the wall, place them in a geometric
Your window treatments can have a big affect on thepattern which you can try out by placing them
look of your vintage décor. One of my favoritetogether on the floor first to see how it will look.
ways to accent a vintage kitchen is to use vintageIt doesn't have to take a lot of skill or money to get a
curtains. You can still find nice curtains from every eragreat vintage look in the kitchen. Smart shopping and a
without paying an arm and leg for them and if yougood eye for vintage accessories is all it takes to
can't find something suitable, you can always cut uphave great vintage decor you'll enjoy every day.