25 Ideas of Vintage Living Room Decoration

Breathe a little retro air in your living room! Very trendy, the vintage spirit has been on the rise for a few years. Between patinated furniture and cult objects, it will give your room a unique atmosphere.

1. A bright vintage living room

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When we say ” vintage living room “, do you think of a dark room, with very little light and very dark wooden furniture? Think again: a vintage living room can be anything that is bright! To do this, you just have to paint the walls white, opt for a light parquet, and have large openings!

2. A vintage living room in pastel tones

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The recipe for a soft vintage living room that smells of delicacy? Favor pastel tones (pale yellow, ice blue, pastel pink ) which will bring softness and light into the room, and opt for vintage furniture with rounded contours and curves.

3. A vintage pink and purple living room

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To give a nice intimate atmosphere to your vintage living room, why not dare colors that change a bit … like pink and purple for example? With a pretty deep purple, your room automatically gains cachet and character. And what could be better than an imposing pink sofa to give a retro touch to the decor?

4. A vintage country chic style living room

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Who says vintage living room does not necessarily say the 50s or 60s! The proof with this vintage-inspired but country chic living room, with a gilded and sculpted mirror, armchairs and a wingback sofa type bergères and very light and bright colors.

5. A vintage living room in total look mode

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If you want a fully assumed vintage living room, bet on the winning trifecta, namely: Vintage prints (big flowers like flower power, psychedelic prints, etc.). Colors like brown, orange or hot pink. Old furniture that smells of the 60s.

6. A vintage living room with designer furniture

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Let it be clear: just because you like vintage style doesn’t mean you have to hunt for old, worn-out furniture in flea markets or flea markets. With a pretty little cane sideboard and a retro-style steel armchair, your living room takes a step back … but in a 100% elegant and stylish way!

7. A vintage living room with period furniture

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To give a real authentic side to your vintage living room, nothing like decorating it with period furniture, recovered from a clearance sale, a garage sale, or quite simply from your grandmother! With a few fabric chairs and two old travel trunks adorned with flowers, your decor is instantly transported decades back …

8. A vintage living room with padded armchair

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Padded leather is a perfect material to give your living room a nice touch of old! Especially if the latter is drowned in the middle of a cluster of lamps and old vintage objects …

9. A vintage fair for music fans

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If you are a music fan and want to give your living room a vintage touch, you can bet on: Old 100% retro objects such as the 33 rpm player and the phonograph, so vintage and which add a real touch of soul to your decor. Vinyls in decoration mode, framed and hung on the walls of your living room. Old concert posters from the 60s and 70s.

10. A vintage living room with white brick walls

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When the covering of your living room is made of well-aged white bricks, the vintage style is adorned with a small industrial note that is not to displease him. Add to that a fabric armchair and some slightly damaged wooden furniture to obtain a pretty patchwork that will not fail to make its small effect … wow!

11. Antique armchairs

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This chair and cushion with geometric patterns set the tone: the atmosphere of this living room is retro. All the more so when it sports a mottled sofa straight out of an antique store!

12. A beautiful leather sofa

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A vintage girly living roomIn this industrial-style New York loft, the wood stove blends with the vintage looks of this beautiful leather sofa. We love !

13. A vintage girly living room

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Pastel colors, a pink sofa that sits proudly in the middle of the living room: here is a girly decoration!

14. A seventies lounge

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Opt for a decoration of your living room 100% 70s! From furniture to decorative objects, go to the end of your process to concoct a colorful and vintage living room.

15. Colorful vintage living room

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Memories, memories … Vintage is also color. Flashy and very pop tones that will breathe real dynamism into your room. Play the color card from floor to ceiling and bring softness with white furniture, retro objects to complete your decor.

16. A cozy and welcoming lounge

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The style vintage fashion cocooning … To bring a warm spirit to your living room make it a cozy space that combines the sweetness of a carpet strands with soft shapes and generous a seventies chair. A cozy atmosphere conducive to relaxation highlighted and sublimated by the subdued lighting of a chandelier with a very vintage design.

17. An authentic decor

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The chic of the patina and the beauty of an aged leather armchair, it is all the charm of the vintage style for your living room. Complete your decor with old antique objects: phone, trunk, projector and have fun diverting them from their original use.

18. The marriage of materials

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The strength of vintage style is its eclecticism! To give your living room a little retro air, mix the materials but choose sobriety on the color side. Combine wood, a noble and warm material with the design of a resin armchair to give your room a unique atmosphere.

19. Vintage industrial style

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This style is certainly the one that has established itself and endured over the years, even if it has evolved. It dates from the beginning of the 20th century, but its rise appeared during the craze for lofts. It must be said that this style suits them perfectly since it allows to dress these huge open-space with imposing and raw furniture. It has evolved over the years, since the designers were inspired by it by bringing the furniture that could be found in factories and industries up to date. However, the spirit is still there with materials such as wood, metal, black and aged and raw decorative pieces.

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The wallpapers are also featured, imitating exposed stone or brick walls. Furniture and decorative objects have been made lighter, more sober in order to integrate with other decorative styles or in smaller apartments with more classic architecture, but they still retain this spirit.

To recreate this industrial atmosphere at home, you will see that there is nothing complicated, you have a large choice of furniture and objects on the market and you can find them in flea markets, garage sales and refurbish them and to your liking. It is your creativity that will make all the difference. Here are some photos to soak up this atmosphere that is both raw, but also warm, full of charm and nods to the past.

20. The vintage sixties style

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The vintage sixties style goes back in time to stop at the 60s and there, it is the color that dominates, it is lively and sparkling. It gives shine to your interior and all the colors are present: from lemon yellow to bright red, through apple green and flashy blue … all the pop culture comes into your home. Graphic prints, zigzags, roundness, fanciful shapes, wallpapers and tapestries, everything exudes joy and good humor permanently.

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If you want this atmosphere in your living room, do not hesitate to force the line with the formica table recovered from your parents, a mix of tiles and flowers, chrome, glass and molded plastic revolutionary to this time.

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To complete this decor, add the final touches that will make all the difference and give character to your living room. A brightly colored spherical lamp or a pop art style painting, for example. The best is to hunt for a few emblematic pieces in order to keep a certain authenticity. You will also be able to find current pieces taking up this spirit, the designers having been largely inspired by this style.

21. Vintage countryside style

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The country style already has a vintage vibe on its own. But if you want to create a real vintage countryside atmosphere, you are bound to accentuate this side even more. The two main materials of this spirit remain wood and metal, both having been widely used in the campaign before. You can play with different materials such as linen, cotton, natural materials in general. You can decorate the whole with plaques from the advertising posters of the time, add candles in wooden candle holders, for example.

Vintage mirrors : they hang over the fireplace, a console or a sideboard. They enlarge the space, play with light and you will find authentic ones in flea markets or in garage sales.

Natural materials do you want some here : a wicker suspension, a jute carpet, a rattan armchair… They also bring a little chic side and are very trendy now.

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Dried flowers : these are there to finalize your decoration, you will preferably install them in a demijohn, ideal in this style, on a shelf or a end of the sofa.

Raw wood shelves : they are very functional since they allow you to store and they perfectly dress your walls.

On the furniture side : if you can find them at a flea market, the effect will be particularly successful! But don’t panic, otherwise, the big furniture brands and designers have revisited them to give more modernity to these pieces of furniture while keeping a real soul to your space. It is enough that these last lived or in any case it is necessary that they seem so.

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Soft colors are also welcome! You can perfectly distill them through textiles, walls and furniture. You can paint vintage chairs in a soft tone to bring elegance and softness to your living room. It is also possible to skate in white and ecru tones an old piece of furniture for more lightness and freshness.

22. Palm Springs vintage style

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This style is distinguished by its futuristic shapes, cacti, bright colors, and a very generous spirit that appreciates accumulation and comes straight from the West Coast of the United States. It’s a very specific and peculiar vintage look that is hard to resist.

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It closely combines several inspirations: for example, the benches are minimalist while retaining the design codes of the 50s. As in the Scandinavian vintage style, the sideboards are the stars of this decoration, they are just very colorful.

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It should be kept in mind that this decoration borrows a lot from the 50’s and 60’s by mixing everything with a refined and design note.

23. Vintage Scandinavian style

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Design in the Scandinavian countries is very rich, including during the twentieth century when big names deeply marked this trend, whether in these countries or by shining around the world. Louis Poulsen, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Poul Henningsen… all these surnames still have a very particular resonance today.

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Design in the Scandinavian countries is very rich, including during the twentieth century when big names deeply marked this trend, whether in these countries or by shining around the world. Louis Poulsen, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Poul Henningsen… all these surnames still have a very particular resonance today.

24. A living room revamped with a large old mirror

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This bohemian chic living room seduces us with its retro decor made of antique objects, but it is the large golden and ornate mirror , which stands out on an old fireplace, which magnifies this atmosphere that we cherish. We love its XXL size and romantic elegance.

25. Pallets and reclaimed wood crates to modernize my living room

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In this cozy, predominantly white living room, wood is responsible for the warmth. Recovered pallets and crates bring the raw touch full of life and originality. This reclaimed touch in this interior blends superbly with the warm textiles of a Scandinavian atmosphere.