You finally got around to having an old heirloom restored? Or you’ve managed to thrift a wonderfully preserved antique cabinet?
The question now is how to best incorporate them into the design of your interior. Follow the tips below to get inspired!
1. Antiques Go With Antiques
Cohesion in interior design is the easiest way to play it safe!
If you’re not about combining antique furniture with the modern, seek other antique accents.
Thrift stores and flea markets usually offer the most finds, and of course, there are plenty of online furniture stores to be found.
2. The Classics
The more antiques you layer, the more unique and timeless your interior will turn out.
Most of these pieces are one-of-a-kind, which, in the end, is the true definition of luxury.
3. Soften the Effect With Bright Colors
As timeless as it is, antique furniture bears the risk of making your interior feel stuffy if you go overboard.
The easy way to counter that risk is to focus on implementing bright colors – for the walls, the upholstery, and the wooden surfaces.
4. Let Light In
Also, make sure to let in plenty of sunlight!
5. Clutter Is Welcome
More often than not, antique interiors tend to lean towards maximalism. They usually entail a whole assortment of patterns, textures, and shapes.
If you enjoy maximalism, you may use antiques to promote the creative clutter in your interior.
6. Built-In Solutions for Decluttering
On the other hand, you may enjoy both antique furniture and the clean aesthetic. In that case, you’ll need to create some balance in your interior design.
On the one side, show off your antique pieces in a stylish way, and on the other try to declutter as much as possible.
An easy solution can be found in built-in furniture. It allows you to completely free up some corners of the room so that you may comfortably place antiques in others.
7. Create a Strong Contrast
Combine contrasting colors such as green and red in order to make your antique furniture truly stand out.
The arrangement of the colors is important in order to make such a strong contrast seem intentional.
For instance, in the above picture, the harmony of the space is preserved by placing the central contrasting piece right in the middle of the room.
That alone lets us know that this uncommon color combo wasn’t a product of the designer’s bad taste, but the very opposite.
8. An Antique Accent
A neutral design is ideal for adding an odd antique piece.
On the one hand, the overall room can only be affected for the better, and the antique accent piece is sure to claim the most attention.
9. Worldwide Antiques
If you’re after something truly different in regards to antique furniture, look to the east.
Both the Middle and Far East countries boast ancient and rich cultures, which naturally entail plenty of antique art and furniture.
10. Worldwide Antiques
Introduce them into the design of your own interior, or even combine them with Western antiques. It’s a great way to create the vagabond effect in your space.
11. Finding a Purpose
You’ve found an odd antique chair on the flea market and couldn’t resist it?
The good news is that antiques are more than mere furniture. I’d venture to say their primary purpose is decorative.
So take your single dining chair and add it to the seating area of your living room to upscale its style. It could also serve as a decorative item by the side table, like in the above picture.
12. An Antique Bathtub
An antique bathtub is an instant classic – especially if it’s clawfoot!
13. Combine Cool & Warm Tones
Wooden antique furniture tends to lean towards darker colors such as mahogany, walnut, and cherry. At the same time, these colors entail a recognizable reddish hue.
In order to promote the antiques in your interior and make them stand out more, pair them with cool surroundings.
This can create a soft and tasteful contrast.
14. Beyond Victorian Elegance
Where antique furniture is concerned, we mostly tend to think of Victorian, renaissance, and baroque pieces. However, antique rustic is also a thing!
15. Timeless Warmth
Use shabby antique elements to upscale your rustic or farmhouse interior and give it timeless warmth.
In Conclusion
The beauty of antique furniture is that more or less every piece has a story to tell.
We know it wasn’t mass-produced at a factory yesterday but has endured hundreds of years, belonged to renowned people, and witnessed key events in history.
That’s what we love about this furniture and what gives it a unique touch of luxury.
