| When it comes to redecorating, the kitchen is a | | | | some vintage tablecloths or dish towels and make |
| favorite by far. Many consider the kitchen to be the | | | | curtains out of them. |
| heart of the home and is certainly the room where we | | | | Decorative items are key to pulling your vintage |
| spend most of our time so it makes sense to give it a | | | | décor 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 is | | | | the decorative accessories! Concentrate on getting |
| a retro or vintage style and adding vintage decor to | | | | tablecloths, dishware and canister, in colors and |
| your kitchen can be a fun way to get a new look as | | | | patterns that match your particular vintage decor style. |
| well as acquire some neat collectible that you can | | | | Stainless 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, you | | | | old interesting items as well as vintage plates, |
| might want to consider using vintage tile on the walls or | | | | tablecloths and dish towels. |
| painting in vintage colors. Some popular color | | | | Use wall space to really show off your vintage finds. |
| combinations for vintage kitchens include cream and | | | | You can display collectibles and odd items on shelves |
| green, red and white, pink and blue. These days even | | | | or hang them right on the wall in groupings. Remember |
| the 1970's retro styles are popular so you might even | | | | when displaying items it is better to group them in odd |
| consider going with a harvest gold or avocado green | | | | numbers 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 the | | | | pattern which you can try out by placing them |
| look of your vintage décor. One of my favorite | | | | together on the floor first to see how it will look. |
| ways to accent a vintage kitchen is to use vintage | | | | It doesn't have to take a lot of skill or money to get a |
| curtains. You can still find nice curtains from every era | | | | great vintage look in the kitchen. Smart shopping and a |
| without paying an arm and leg for them and if you | | | | good eye for vintage accessories is all it takes to |
| can't find something suitable, you can always cut up | | | | have great vintage decor you'll enjoy every day. |