Vintage-Inspired Living

Loving all things vintage, it comes as an obvious fact that I'm highly fascinated by vintage furnishings and decorations. Having lived all my life in a house full of antique furnishings and vintage inspired rooms, it became somehow ingrained into me... I guess, with my grandma's incessant brainwashing on the value of such furnishings, I too, became a convert. It was not always the case, as a younger girl I preferred the modern houses, with their simplicity and plain decorations. I used to daydream about having a bare and minimalistic house, filled with modern appliances and equipment. Nowadays however, I have realised the homely environment vintage houses can create. Don't get me wrong, I do NOT like big gold statues, or highly complicated ornaments, or grotesque angels looking murderously at anyone crossing the front porch. One has to find the right way to make a house look vintage, and yet not shabby or too crowded with trinkets. In other words, it has to be artistically decorated.

As an example of the kind of vintage-inspired rooms I would like to one day decorate, I have copy/pasted a couple of photos from a tv series I'm in love with, called Pretty Little Liars. One of the characters, Aria, has a vintage-inspired house which I drool over, every time I catch a glimpse of. And I'm  especially in love with her Victorian room, and have made a vow to myself to make a replica of it, once I grow up (...) and have my own house:

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I especially LOVE all the books strategically strewn about.

    Utterly love the curtains and windows, which give a sort of tree-house feeling.

    PRETTY butterflies...

Of course, this is just one example. Had I to copy/paste every 'vintage-inspired room' photo I have fallen in love with, this post would be never-ending. A simple google search can give great ideas for vintage-inspired rooms and decorations. However, had one to discuss the common elements- I would probably sum it up like this: Old books, darkwood furnishings, lots of pillows and rugs with ruffles, and accessories to set the vintage mood; Victorian-style chandeliers, candles, mirrors, lamps... And ultimately, any old artefacts (easily bought from antique shops) such as typewriters, old cameras, and possibly...a gramophone.

Voila, vintage heaven.