Antiques are not just old furniture and accessories, they are an invitation to the past. A room is considerably enhanced when antique artifacts are incorporated to dispel bland uniformity and a boring interior design scheme. Dress up your next room by decorating it with antique pieces that have history, purpose and aesthetic value. Arrange your room to create focal points on the antiques you love to make it easy for viewers to identify with them. Does this Spark an idea?
Weathered Furniture
To give a room or home a lived-in feel, opt for antique pieces that have a weathered look. Worn wood, rubbed or chipped-off paint or rusted metal provides a relaxing feel to the decor. Use weathered furniture when you want to introduce a comfortable feel to a traditional-styled home. If your antique piece looks fine structurally, but needs a bit of touch up before using it as a decor piece, consider sanding and repainting or staining it to give it a fresh look. Crackled paint techniques or a rubbed whitewash can make an antique piece look weathered while having a neat appearance.
Historical Time Period
If you love the Victorian time period or get a kick out of 70s flower power decor, make a theme out of a specific time period. Find pieces that fall within that time frame to create a balanced and harmonized look. For instance, Victorian-styled furniture with elaborate carvings pairs well with an antique tea set or a set of old velvet drapes. Embellish your carved furniture with antique doilies for a delicate, feminine touch. Use furniture and accessories of the time period you have in mind to make the theme look natural in a room.
Modern and Antique Mixup
Revive the look of a boring room by mixing antique pieces with modern decor. Combining a few items such as an extravagant chair or opulent chandelier with a molded contemporary sofa or a modern geometric carpet makes a room look fresh and engaging. Pair the new with the old for an inspired room, placing each piece in an area where it can distribute its visual weight evenly. When using highly textured pieces, go with a neutral color scheme to avoid a cacophony of multiple patterns, textures and colors.
Make Old Items Into Attractive Decor
Don't toss that age-old toolbox or mismatched collection of glassware; give it a new life as accents for your home. Consider making the toolbox a home for potpourri or turn the glassware into votives for floating candles. Some antique "junk" can be turned into treasure by incorporating it with another piece of furniture. A piece of an iron grate when topped with glass can make an attractive coffee table; a section of antique cloth can work to cover up a blank wall. Look at your old items and think of ways to give them another purpose.
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