analysis: How To Integrate New Furniture With Old?

Decide on the feeling for the room

Notes:

• Marrying vintage with modern can be done in various ways and evoke various emotions. Do you want it to feel elegant, relaxed, classic, unique or fresh? Once you’ve decided which is best for you, then it can make determining the scheme for the room a lot easier.

It helps to provide a starting point to what could be a very confusing project.

• Some ideas from the photo above: [ scroll back up ]
  • you can create a brick wall using faux brick or peel n’ still wallpaper
  • note the varying vintage decor items: ratio, camera, cabinet – all nicely blended in
  • don’t forget to add an industrial wall lamp for reading

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Use neutral backdrops

Notes:

• With a lot of individual, interesting elements going on through furniture and accessories, there isn’t such a need for a dramatic colour to your walls. A blank canvas can help pieces that you love stand out.
• A neutral backdrop can also include your flooring, as it has a high cost to make any changes to your flooring, consider how your furniture can work around this.
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  • tans and greys are perfect neutral colors for wall – with an ombre texture
  • look how they used wall wire frames displaying some vintage looking pieces
  • the electrical socket coming down the wall adds the old-touch to modern looking furniture

• wire box frameside storage cabinetmetal side table

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Cohesive mix

Notes:

• Find a way to make your eye travel across the room. The key to creating a cohesive and calm room is to make no single feature of the room. Cleverly combining the pieces will mean you will take the time to appreciate the design of each item.
• Combining or grouping pieces together allows you to acknowledge each one’s style and beauty. When doing this, it is better to go for a complete contrast rather than something that is only slightly different.
• Some ideas to consider from the photo above: [ scroll back up ]
  • what style do you see above: industrial – vintage – with some modern elements
  • perfect styling for an urban home or apartment
  • note the arrangments for the wall prints
  • view how all of the colors within the room coordinate

• wood pallet bed framehanging LED lightswood distressed desk

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Explore all era’s to decide which one you prefer

Notes:

• Each era has its own design movement. Around the 1920’s it was art deco, the mid-century had a modern movement, the 70’s started to see a pop culture and space age design movement.
• Depending on your personal preference, each one could be the best or worst style of design for your home. You can look for original pieces in thrift shops, or look to buy replica furniture from trusted online stores.
• Some ideas to consider from the photo above: [ scroll back up ]
  • keeping that minimal look with big furniture pieces and minimal decor
  • note the two decor pieces: floor lantern and trumpet-like table lamp
  • use two matching potted houseplants to add some color

• wood armoirevelvet club chairsnake plant

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Evenly distribute the styles

Notes:

• You don’t want one piece to be different, if you have just inherited a vintage piece of furniture, go out and look for accessories or textiles that could tie the piece in to the rest of the room. You want it to make a statement, while looking like it is meant to be there.
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  • the chest and table come together
  • metal picture complements the stylish look of the furniture
  • do you like the distressed wall style – easy composition using two paint colors with plaster

• rustic drawer chestfarmhouse chairrustic pitcher

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Use textures and layers

Notes:

• Worn and aged pieces can be a lovely addition to your home, but too many can start to make your home look like a junk shop rather than an elegant or homely space.
• To achieve the right mix, use layers and smoother textures and unblemished surfaces to create the perfect balance. Clean materials like mirror, glass or metal pieces can work wonders next to a distressed armchair or coffee table.

• FINAL REMARKS

  It is important to love all the pieces in your home, this will help you to reach the desired interior outcome you are setting out to achieve.

• oval mirrorwood end tablemid-century cabinet storage

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