The Latest Blast from the Past Reappearing in Interior Design - Vintage Trends

Vintage has been understood as using actual designs and items that were produced in the past, yet in order to use vintage trends within design we’d have to think retro and use modern designs that emulate older designs (vintage). If you think about it the mixture of these two forms have been used in everything from fashion, music, food, and architecture. If you look throughout history, many designs have been throwbacks from well-renowned centuries; capitol buildings drawn from Greek architecture, religious buildings inspired from Gothic and Romanesque architecture, industrial buildings and product design derived from Bauhaus and Modern architecture, etc.

Every ten to twenty years trends tend to make their way back through rotation, and in design these trends tend to come back with a twist. The latest bandwagon has been migrating from modernism including Futurism, Post-Modern and New Classical forms of detail to simplistic interactive spaces using natural resources for human comfort, and in the last couple of months modern has begun to spruce itself up with interior vintage trends. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, we do not need to go under major renovation to spice things up when it comes to designing; small changes in the design phase can make a major impact to a well-thought-out-space through interior designs. Below are 5 touches of vintage styles for your future project or home.

INTEGRATED HARDWARE

When you think of a kitchen and what pulls it all together automatically your mind goes towards the countertop, color of the cabinets, utensils, etc., but what about the hardware? We hardly give thought to this, because every household obtains the same hardware and the only thing that gets changed is the stain or the color of the cabinets, but what if you were to go more minimalistic? No hardware! Think about it, you do not need a protruding piece of hardware to counteract the appeal you are trying to portray. You can now create multiple versions of the minimal look by using a lip or pull out of the same material as the doors and drawers. Not only do they bring out a sleek and smooth continuous line, but they will also enhance the countertop and backsplash and create a simplistic and graphic statement.

FLORAL WALLPAPER

Allows for the enhancement of breaking time and space giving the designer the discovery of emotional connections within the rest of the items in the space to create unique custom atmospheres that can range from modern, contemporary, traditional or classical. If you think about it, homeowners and designers have spent years cringing at the site of floral or bold wallpaper statements that became very difficult to remove when the time came. Yet, the reemerging of the 1980s through wallpaper is all the rage in this decade bringing in bold and colorful wallpapers plastered in a more subtle and minimal ways compared to them being cased within the entire room. Now picture them on that bedroom wall behind your bed, in the dining room to make the space more refreshed and fun, it will also allow you to draw the eye to a certain accent you are trying to enhance within the atmosphere of your living room; and if you prefer to apply a wall with half wallpaper and half wainscot go for it, it’s a much more unique look!

EARTH TONES

Time to say goodbye to the cool tones that have ruled interiors for the past ten years. Shades of rich earth tones (chestnut, burgundy, deep olive green, yellow ochre, etc.), soothing pastels, muted colors (pale plush, sage green, slate blue, etc.), moody blues, warmed-up neutrals, and organic greens will substitute the warm natural feels that enhance the natural resources for human comfort through a coat of paint.

UPHOLSTERED WALLS

Making a bold statement by transforming a space with an upholstered wall has never been easier. If you think about it, back in the Middle Ages designers used to line bedroom walls with fabric to create an intimate space and add a mutli-functional aspect. To bring back this vintage trend, how about upholstering one wall in your bedroom or a hotel room by making a headboard or upholstering an entire wall. The benefits are endless with this trend, but the most common uses for these panels are acoustic enhancement, softening the look and feel of the space, and has multiple sound deadening qualities by creating a clean-line modern look.

BIOPHILIC DESIGN

When you hear biophilic design you automatically think of dropping some plants here and there in the design and call it a day. Yet, within interiors biophilia is used to create a multi-sensorial experience. You must begin thinking about the presence of natural materials that are important to enhance the environmental, health, and economic benefits as well as the human connection to the space. This is easy to accomplish by adding a green wall, natural textures and materials, natural light, vegetation, nature views, and even water.

Vintage is the fundamental way to extract nostalgia into any space with an emotional bond to every person of any age. With just these simple ten different trends, you can reach this simple impact within any design. Who knows you might come up with a new trend for the future?