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Beautifying Your basement By Accenting It With A retro decorating Decorating Scheme |
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Whether you have a lot of money or not you can achieve a retro decorating style in your basement with a few simple differences, like perhaps adding a wallpaper border and coordinating your wall art and pillows to give your room a little bit of the past. Some items to pay attention to when changing your decorating style include floor coverings, lighting, accessories and wall color and your sofa and chair. Accurate lighting is key in most rooms and the basement is no exception. To compliment your retro decorating look, you need to look at the style of light fixtures along with the type. Given that you will be trying to get a retro design theme, think about vintage lights with reproduction lighting but Always avoid anything that is in poor repair. Most basements can work with recessed lighting along with table lamps. Window treatments are important to your retro decorating design theme. There are a few window treatments that you can match up to this decor, especially if you use coordinating fabrics, however you probably want to avoid anything too modern. For a great look in your basement try having a genuine curtain or drape from the era that can still be purchased at yard sales and auctions for reasonable money or new window treatment made in the retro style. One big task to consider when decorating your basement with a retro decorating design is your wall color. For this look the colors are important - you should think about adding vintage color combinations and colors specific to the era. For 1930's you want green and cream, 1940's - red and white and the 50's and 60's orange, blue and red as a paint color. Try using a vintage pattern wallpaper on the walls, or apply paint. You don't have to get too fancy or spend a lot of money and if you are afraid of too much color, simply paint the walls a neutral palette and add the color in your accents. The floor covering can really pull the whole look together, but if you can not afford new flooring in your basement then you can mask your existing floors with small rugs with a retro theme. If you are lucky enough to be able to afford new floors, try using vintage pattern linoleum or wood floors. It's not critical to buy matching sofa, chair, and bookcase but the basement should maintain lots of retro style pieces. To really enhance the retro style, consider pieces that have a retro look but in new condition. Accessories are critical to pulling your retro decorating look together. Even if you can't change anything else in the room - you can get a new look with different decorative accessories! Focus on getting wall art, pillows and knick knacks, in that match your retro design. You'll be amazed at how simple and inexpensive it is, and what an incredible difference these changes make! Be sure to include lots of antique store finds as well as vintage pieces and you ought to even try a few reproductions of vintage nick nacks and wall art to add some punch to your basement. Adding more decor like yard sale pieces from other eras can make your room appear like it was done by a designer. One decorating area that is regularly overlooked when decorating are your walls. Even the plainest walls can be smashing through great wall art and decorative accessories. Try applying hanging vintage paintings or posters - either from the era or reproductions. to your basement walls to really bring out the vintage appeal of your retro theme. Adding a great retro look in your basement can be as difficult or simple as you want it to be. Either way, paying attention to detail and matching your furniture and decorative items will help you coordinate a fantastic new retro decorating theme that will have a professional look! |
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