Vintage Decor – A Home Like No Other

Home Decor Inspired by the 2023 Pantone Color of the Year

January 6, 2023

Forget soft pastels and unassuming neutrals… the Pantone Color of the Year for 2023 is bold, vibrant, and beautiful! Viva Magenta is a stunning reddish-pink hue that is ready to stand out in any decor. How will you bring this gorgeous shade into your home this year? For romantics, a floral wall art set with pretty petals is a great place to start. If you favor vintage styles, an old-fashioned hurricane lamp or a rose-rimmed oval wall mirror might be just the accent you need.

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The radiant Blooming Rose Triptych Wall Art features three canvases that together form an unfurling rose in orchid pink. The Rose Melody Oval Wall Mirror brings garden inspiration to your home with blossoming flower vines in deep rose and sage green.

The Beatrice Hurricane Table Lamp looks like it was plucked out of yesteryear with its handpainted rose bouquet designs, clear glass chimney, and scalloped top globe. Unlike real flowers, the blooms on the Rosa Impressions Canvas Wall Art are here to stay! Large roses in fuchsia and scarlet with handpainted gel embellishments will be a showstopper in your home decor.

Nostalgic Yet Trendy! Charm Your Space with Grandmillennial Home Decor

August 19, 2022

If you love to embrace the latest decorating trend, but you still crave the warm nostalgia of vintage decor, the grandmillennial style is for you! Also dubbed “granny chic,” grandmillennial home decor is a fresh take on all your fond memories of grandma’s house. The secret to keeping this style looking modern is to blend heirloom-style pieces with solid colors and transitional decor. Even the bold appearance of contemporary furnishings can be softened with grandmillennial accessories.

Some hallmarks of the grandmillennial style include classic patterns like floral, toile, and plaid. Floral wallpaper is a staple of this decorating trend, but if you’re not ready to make that leap, you can still make a statement with toile curtains, a petal-dappled area rug, or bouquet-patterned bedding. Among all the lovely flowers abundant in this style, you’ll also find wicker furniture, throw pillows with needlepoint or tassels, Asian-inspired influences, elaborate chandeliers, and pleated-shade lamps.

Now is the time to find your own quirky take on grandmillennial home decor! Take a look at the room we’ve decorated in this fun style. Click on the image to shop the look on the Touch of Class® site.

Grandmillennial Victoria Park Sitting Room

Hot Air Balloon Outdoor Hanging Solar LED Lantern

June 16, 2022

Set your summer aglow with the Hot Air Balloon Solar Lantern. Glowing like a small-scale hot air balloon, this outdoor decoration features flickering LED solar lights that mimic flame. From Regal Art, this lantern is made with powder-coated metal and beautifully handpainted glass. Blending vintage inspiration with imaginative design, this accent will automatically light up at night. Enliven your outdoor space with the 15”H small lantern in blue, pink, and bronze; or the 23.5”H large lantern in purple, orange, and bronze. The battery and hanging hook are included for each.

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Hot Air Balloon Outdoor Hanging Solar Lanterns

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Vintage-Style Romantic Home Decor

January 17, 2020

Vintage inspiration—it’s a sweet “new” take on romantic decor! Deep red may be the ultimate valentine color, but there’s no reason you can’t take a softer approach: think old-fashioned postcards with faded sentiments, nib-tipped ink pens, or dangling lockets encasing sepia photographs. Opt for off-white and ivory over stark white; then add highlights with soft pink and purple or antique gold. Decorate with vintage home decor featuring rose clusters, scrolling ribbon, and heritage-style lace.

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Make the powder room feel like a place for primping and preening with a shapely wall shelf and blossom-embellished vanity accessories. Play up the vintage ambience with faceted glass perfume bottles, an antique jewelry box, a bud vase, and a hand-shaped display form to hold rings.

Give a parlor-like atmosphere to your favorite sitting space with a hurricane lamp and pastel canvases depicting heart topiaries. Let the afternoon sunbeams dance across all the vintage accessories you choose to display—a letter opener, lace curtains, crocheted pillows, or a lady figurine.

Serve up those dishes that have been passed down through the years; whether you use your most-loved dinnerware or those pieces reserved for special occasions, lace table linens will make it an elegant affair. Hang a mirror collage (with a heart mirror!) above a buffet table to add dimension.

Get the Look: Vintage Wine Bar

October 25, 2019

Have you long-admired those stylish wine bars on social media but struggled with how to replicate the look in your own home? Perhaps your space is limited, or maybe you prefer a vintage aesthetic to a more modern approach.

Start with a multipurpose furnishing with plenty of storage space, like the Everette Cabinet. Shelves and drawers will keep your wine essentials at the ready. Hang a matching stemware rack above the cabinet for easy access to your wine glasses.

Wood surfaces, complete with knots and imperfections, provide an instant dose of natural charm. Planters and vases with the appearance of bark and exposed wood lend an Old World quality to your niche. Coiling grapevines and abundant bunches of grapes bring the look to full fruition.

Spruce up your home wine bar with vintage-style wine wall art that features dimensional corkscrews or wine-and-grape decal designs. Remember wine-themed accessories like a paper towel holder and a napkin holder. Cozy up the area with a gorgeous grape area rug or a slice mat. Get creative with grape-shaped switchplates, personalized metal wine wall art, or convenient Cork Cage® holders.

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Glam It Up with Art Deco and Art Nouveau Home Decor

April 12, 2019

Is your home decor looking lackluster—or simply missing that je ne sais quoi? Perhaps what it needs is a marriage of modern and vintage panache. The Art Deco style is the cat’s meow! Popular in the 1920s and ‘30s, this aesthetic remains one of the most appealing styles in architecture and home decor. Bold color duos like black and gold and clean geometric lines reflect the Art Deco sensibility. Stark, repeating motifs of triangles and rays also hark back to the period.

If you yearn for a more romantic look, select home decor with intricate details, swirling curves, and ornamental beauty. These shapely pieces will lend an Art Nouveau quality to your decor.

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Christmas Decorating Trend for 2018: Vintage Farmhouse

November 2, 2018

If you’re all about comfy and cozy Christmas decor, you’ll love this decorating trend: vintage farmhouse! This holiday decor puts an old-fashioned twist on the beloved farmhouse style. Expect to see retro pickup trucks, weathered details, country table linens, and plaid accessories. These home accents intermingle to create a holiday style rich with nostalgia and charm.

Here are just a few decorating ideas that will lead you to this holiday look. To see all the items we used for this farmhouse dining room, simply click here.

Set a no-fuss tablescape with a braided table runner and placemats in festive colors. Yarn-braided accessories are an inviting alternative to traditional table linens.

Top the table with vintage-style mugs and plates that have a sweet antique appearance. Designs of trucks, wagons, and tractors play up the rural aesthetic.

Get as creative as you like with tabletop centerpieces. Since this holiday style is more relaxed, it naturally lends itself to all kinds of displays: a truck-shaped cookie jar, Mason jars with LED tealights, an old pitcher with faux berries and sprigs, or even a crate with pomegranates and greenery. If you prefer a traditional centerpiece, you can’t go wrong with frosted greenery and red ribbon in a vase.

Warm up wooden benches and chairs with plump cushions, throws, and decorative pillows. Stitched details and fringed edges will help your homespun holiday vision come to life.

Remember to give some farmhouse flavor to the mantel too! Repurpose a plaid table runner as a mantel scarf, and dangle applique Christmas stockings from your favorite decorative hooks.

Recapture the Past with Circa Vintage-Style Kitchen Decor

July 6, 2018

When it comes to vintage decorating, reclaimed objects are the name of the game, and the kitchen is no exception! However, most designers will agree that a delicate balance should be struck between flea market finds and brand new pieces. Case in point: canisters or other “airtight” containers. You want your tea, flour, and sugar to stay fresh as long as possible, so a secondhand set might not always be the best choice.

Fortunately, you don’t have to sacrifice your carefully-curated look in the name of something modern (and woefully out-of-place). A white canister set like the one below is redolent of jars from an old-fashioned dime candy shop. Featuring a milk-glazed finish and embossed scrolls, this ceramic canister set would look perfect lined up on a pine-plank countertop.

In the kitchen, you might evoke the stirrings of nostalgia through the roughhewn feel of a distressed table or the sight of sunlight streaming through lace curtains—but how about through smell? Imagine the fragrance of coffee rushing up to greet you as you lift the lid off of this old-time coffee canister. With its glass doorknob handle, this vintage kitchen decor only looks like a figment of the past.

Finally, if you’re partial to populating your home with vintage finds, it can be a bit of a struggle bringing a cohesive look to the room overall. After all, when you’ve got a light fixture from the ‘20s and an icebox from the ‘50s, finding some semblance of unity is sometimes a challenge. So, easily match your white tea, coffee, and sugar canisters to this charming utensil crock. Depicting the charming designs that detail the other items in the Circa Collection, this utensil organizer is the cherry on top of a stunning antique-inspired kitchen!

Lovely in Lavender: Home Decor for Spring

March 16, 2018

When the sunshine winks at you, letting you know that spring is on the way, you might be inspired to freshen up your decor. Lavender is a beautiful, soft alternative to Pantone’s 2018 color of the year, Ultra Violet. Let the pastel prettiness of lavender drift into your home like a gentle spring breeze.

Here are a few ways to let the color lavender bloom in your home decor.

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Place a vintage-style lavender hobnail lamp on your nightstand for a subtle flush of purple.

Hang lavender grommet curtain panels in any room that needs a little spring-like lift.

Give your bedroom a quaint ambience with a lavender chenille bedspread and accessories.

Brighten an entryway or kitchen table with a wisteria-colored vase brimming with flowers.

Ten Simple Ways to Decorate in the Farmhouse Charm Style

February 1, 2017

Stroll along the weathered wooden fence, letting your fingers graze the jubilant wildflowers, until your quaint farmhouse comes into view. Then sit a spell on the front porch in your favorite rocking chair or while away a relaxing afternoon indoors among the charm of country decor. Sound like a dream? If you’ve long-admired the rustic farmhouse style, here are ten simple ways to imbue your home with the same laid-back, down-home ambience.

Click here to view a variety of home decor in the farmhouse charm style, including the items below.

1. Antique-inspired serveware and crockery
Your off-white plates and platters will be at home in the farmhouse style. Mix and match dinnerware from different sets, and gather a few pieces just for display. For your table or island, place utensils or artificial flowers in a vintage-looking crock.

2. Open shelving
To give your kitchen an airy, casual feel, select furnishings with open storage or glass-front doors. For a touch of yesteryear, display glass milk bottles, Mason jars, wooden crates, or metal canisters.

3. Cutout wall decor
Wall items spelling out “kitchen” or “eat” will look darling in your farmhouse kitchen. A wall hook rack like this one is both decorative and functional, keeping your oven mitt, potholder, and towel at hand.

4. Table linens with simple patterns
Simple patterns and primary colors keep your table from looking too fussy and formal. Buffalo checks, gingham squares, and stripes work well.

5. Burlap-look fabrics
To capture the bucolic appeal of prairie life, choose window treatments and throw pillows with the look of burlap. The neutral color and texture will call to mind burlap feed sacks.

6. Woven items
Woven storage baskets have a rustic quality that suits the farmhouse style. Look for woven floor baskets and wall pockets to store throws, magazines, beauty essentials, towels, or toilet paper rolls.

7. Rustic accent lighting
Lantern-style candleholders with LED candles are a safe alternative to lanterns with wax candles. Accent your rustic farmhouse decor with copper-finished metal and distressed wood holders.

8. Galvanized metal decor
Home accents with the look of galvanized metal will remind you of old wash buckets and pails. This topiary-style wall art has rustic and galvanized finishes as well as plenty of floral charm.

9. Cozy patchwork quilts
A pretty patchwork quilt will set the foundation for a rustic farmhouse bedroom. Warm earth tones and subdued floral palettes keep bedrooms from looking too stark or modern.

10. Slatted and wood-pallet wall art
Wooden wall art with a vintage appearance will adorn your home with a sweet message and antique charm. These decorative plaques also make great gifts for those who love the farmhouse style.