Looking for Modern Vintage Living Room Ideas? These stunning examples are sure to give you the inspiration you need to get started on your own living room transformation.
Designing a living room is so exciting. You get to pick out furniture, lighting fixtures, paint colours and decor. It can also be overwhelming because there are endless decisions to make! In a modern vintage living room, we are mixing the best of both the old and the new. This decor style has become wildly popular in recent years, and with good reason! Modern vintage home decor is nostalgic and cozy, while also being modern and elevated.
This blog post is all about modern vintage living room ideas.
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Stunning Modern Vintage Living Room Ideas
1. Modern Vintage Living Room with Chandelier
When picking out your modern vintage living room furniture, don’t forget about lighting fixtures and mirrors. These both make such statements in a space. Brass and gold are great colour options within this decor style.
The chandelier I have linked below is available on Amazon and has tons of great reviews. I love the timeless elegance of it, and it would blend perfectly with vintage decor elements.
2. Modern Vintage Furniture Ideas
In this living room, they have done a really great job at mixing old and new to create a moody modern vintage living room. Notice the vintage-looking mirror and ottoman, as well as the patterned curtains against the gorgeous green wall. The trims and paneling of this room are a timeless choice.
Don’t be afraid to mix and match patterns and textures when designing your own space.
3. Modern Vintage Curtains
When it comes to curtains, there are tons of options to choose from when decorating your modern vintage living room. Patterned curtains, sigle-colour curtains, linen curtains… You can really pick and choose something you love. What I will say is this: Do get curtains! And hang them from ceiling to floor, to make the room appear taller. Curtains really add so much to a living room, and they bring the space together.
I personally love incorporating some floral patterns in modern vintage decor. Curtains are a great way to do so.
4. Living Room with Vintage Home Decor Items
This is such a cute corner of a living room! Utilize the corners of your own living room by adding shelves or vintage cabinets for storage. You could also add a chair for a nice reading corner. Facebook marketplace or garage sales can be great arenas to find some really nice and authentic vintage furniture. I personally always try to shop furniture second hand before I go out and buy something new.
5. Modern Vintage Paint Colours
When choosing your pain colours, wether it’s for furniture or for walls, try to go for moody shades like dark blues and greens, or light neutrals like cream and greige. A mix of dark and light can look incredible. Remember that the modern vintage decor style is all about mixing and matching new and old. Therefore, having contrasting paint colours can look really good. When we painted our own living room we went for a cream colour on the walls, but used dark colours and patterns in our accessories.
6. Plants for Your Modern Vintage Interior Design
Plants add life to a space, and they look good in every room! For the modern vintage interior design style, I think olive trees look absolutely gorgeous. You could purchase a real one, but if you’re anything like me and forget to water your plants (oops!), there are lots of realistic-looking options in the faux plant category.
7. Modern Vintage Home Lamps
I love and adore vintage wall lamps (like the one pictured above that we have in our hallway). These types of wall-mount lamps look stunning in the modern vintage home. In your living room, lamps like this add a cozy mood. They’re perfect for when you want to cuddle up in a comfy chair and read a good book or magazine.
8. A Piano Adds Charm and Music
Ok, this one may be a little out there (and an investment if you don’t already own one), but I still included it in the list because I love the idea. If you or a family member play the piano, consider getting one in the living room. Yes, you will get to play beautiful music on it, but it will also serve as a gorgeous piece of furniture. Our wooden piano is one of my favorite living room pieces. A lot of my vintage modern decorating ideas get to be displayed on top of our piano. Honestly, the piano doesn’t have to be perfect-looking. It doesn’t matter if it’s an older piano, it just adds to the vintage charm.
9. Vintage Candle Holders as a Decor Element
Vintage candle holders add a special touch to a living room. Candles make a space super cozy and inviting. The best place to purchase vintage candle holders are at garage sales and thrift stores. It also saves you a ton of money to purchase items second hand. Brass and black are my favorite candle holder colours, and you can use candles in any colour you like, depending on the season!
Conclusion
This blog post has been all about vintage modern living room ideas. I really hope you found some inspiration for your own living room design! Want more ideas? Check out my pinterest board that is all about Vintage Modern Decor: