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