Combine it Vintage In a minimalist decoration: To mix different styles and epochs you have to act cautiously to find the proper combination of wood and colors, materials and finishes. First you have to be clear about the atmosphere to be given to the room. In order not to unbalance things too much, the rule is never to abuse the different ingredients. Mixing is fine, but the house must continue to have its own identity: too many pieces from different eras run the risk of creating an unpleasant confusion between furniture. The size of the room also plays an important role: imagine a small room with a closet too large, in the end it will only be seen in contrast to the rest. Often, the delicate point is wood, especially if it has a parquet. Many old woods have a brilliant varnish, not to mention the natural rustic finish of some 19th century sideways. In these cases, you can play with assonance, use neutral finishes and materials that combine or break the rules playing with contrasts. The cement finish, for example, can help in this case, since the brualist effect has a little «country» air. Some furniture can be versatile: a sideboard can become a bookstore, an old console in sink furniture and a fratino table in desktop, as illustrated in the examples we have prepared.
Combine Vintage and modern: the basic rules
It is true that each case is always unique, but we have prepared five infographics to choose your furniture in harmony and better combines the materials and colors. But before the examples, we share a list of things to do before choosing. Look well in the furniture: first, look at the measures and visual dimensions of the furniture, because the first thing is to know where to place it. On the Internet there are many applications that use augmented reality and allow you to visualize where you could place each piece without the effort that a move implies. Once the exact place is found, check what material is made, Wood requires much more attentionit can be dark or not to combine with the floor. Sometimes you can use a carpet to soften the contrast. The wall finish can also help you in this regard. You always have to keep in mind that in design the combination of «contrasted» materials has its joke: cold and warm, rich and poor, bright and mates … wood, stone, polycarbonate, corian, steel are enhanced by its diversity. So if you have an old closet with a tone too rustic, you can decorate it with colored glass vases or a modern lamp to better accentuate the difference. Steel, even if it is used less in furniture production in recent years, can be a contrast solution Give modernity to an ancient object.
The corner with an old table
Courtesy of Alejandro Cayetano.