When done right, a wedding’s décor can make an already happy celebration just that much more perfect. That’s the kind of night it was at my friends’ vintage-inspired wedding. After an outdoor ceremony, the reception took place in the indoor-outdoor space of a converted barn on a working farm. The backdrop of rolling hills and planted crops perfectly suited the vintage items that decorated the tables, the walls and the dessert bar. In this carefully-thought-out wedding, everything just felt right. They had the vintage details down. From an old wooden chest holding programs, (which also doubled as fans!), to galvanized metal tubs storing bottled water to old spoons and wooden boxes decorating the tables, this wedding couldn’t have been more vintage perfect. Their colors even nodded to vintage. Bridesmaids wore pale, pale blue flowy dresses and groomsmen sported bright red vests and ties. Chinese lanterns in the same colors canvassed the ceiling of the barn, hung between strings of lights. Kelsey and Jon Pierson know how to have a wedding vintage-style. Check out some pictures from the vintage event below! [A friend of the couple hand painted this sign. I love how the vintage colors contrast with the more...
3 Uses For Vintage Jewelry (Besides Wearing It!)
If you love scouring antique malls, thrift stores and garage sales for truly unique vintage jewelry, like me, then you also likely have some vintage jewels that just don’t get worn too often. I tend to have a few favorite pieces that I wear all the time until my next jewelry phase. Put those idle trinkets to good re-use around your home! When you’re not flaunting those killer vintage necklaces, bracelets and earrings with your stylish ensembles, then repurpose them with these three nifty ideas. Dress up a bulletin board image: Kirsten Hudson Instead of pinning messages, pictures and other odds and ends to your bulletin board, use vintage earrings minus the backs to hang items. Scour antique malls and thrift stores for a bunch of cheap vintage earrings. From showy costume jewelry to delicate fake pearls and diamonds, choose whatever vintage earrings fit your distinct style. Necklace as a bookmark image: Lindley Ashline Next time you need to save your page in your latest read, toss out that boring receipt or scrap paper marking your spot. Instead, use a pretty vintage necklace as a bookmark. Now that’s a page marker worthy of that hardback. Bracelets as napkin rings...
3 Steps To Create A Vintage-Inspired Desk
You vintage lovers deserve a workspace that complements your home decorating aesthetic. Whether you just use your desk to pay bills and surf the Web or your desk functions as your full-time workstation, you need a space where you enjoy spending time. If it looks vintage-cute, all the better! For me, an office space that combines vintage elements, artwork that I enjoy looking at, and functionality inspires me to write. Check out my desk below and discover how you too can fashion a vintage-inspired desk for your home. 1. The right desk The modern desks you find at furniture stores today often don’t offer the same craftsmanship as vintage pieces. Vintage desks are usually made of solid wood, not a combination of wood and cheap plywood like today’s furniture. Choose a desk for your workspace that you’ll actually want to work at. I salvaged my desk from a Goodwill for $20. With a fresh coat of white paint and green accents, it looks near-new and still has the retro look I adore. 2. Keep it minimal Choose the pieces that you place on your desk surface carefully. An uncluttered work area will help you get more work done. You...