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Favorite Vintage Finds with Rooms for Rent

July 2, 2015  Decorating | Uncategorized

Hi Friends!

I’m taking a little summer break so over the next couple of weeks, some of my friends will be popping over here to share their favorite vintage finds and how they use them in their homes.  See you soon – Kelly.

Take it away Bre from Rooms for Rent …

Love this beautiful kitchen and plate wall of Rooms for Rent blog kellyelko.com

Hi everyone! I’m so excited to be here with all of you today! I’m Bre and I blog over at Rooms FOR Rent. I was thrilled when Kelly asked me to share with all of you how I decorate with some of my favorite vintage finds. I always gasp out loud when I see Kelly’s home, her collections make me swoon with envy (nicely of course).

While I still have some vintage items on the list I wish to get, I have acquired a few over the past few years. I always LOVED seeing how people used vintage crates and items for storage purposes, so as a way to neatly tuck away shoes when you first come in our house, I placed vintage crates underneath a bench in our kitchen to serve as a little mudroom area, without it feeling out of place.

Love this farmhouse bench with crate storage for shoes kellyelko.com

Another item that I had been dreaming of for years, was a dough bowl. These are an authentic european antique, and I just loved their weathered wood and aged patina look. A few years ago, the hubby and I went antiquing for my birthday and I finally came across the dough bowl I had been searching for! I was so thrilled. I’ve used it in a few spots around our house, but my favorite seem to be on our dining room table, seen below:

Love this gray dining room and the striped wall kellyelko.com

And underneath our coffee table as a catch all, for magazines:

Love this neutral living room - it's so cozy with the white slipcovered furniture kellyelko.com

At the same barn sale I found a twin pair of these perfect architectural salvage pieces off of an old gingerbread house in Georgia.

Love this home office nook with the fun gallery wall kellyelko.com

That’s one thing I love about decorating with vintage pieces. They all have a story to tell, and it’s fun to think of how they were originally used back in the day. I love hanging architectural salvage on the wall, because it adds interest and a bit of character to your space.

Decorating with vintage pieces doesn’t always have to mean they are large pieces either. I love layering in fun finds like this antique pulley I acquired :

Love how she layered lots of texture and pattern kellyelko.com

Vintage books, and bottle are another great way to decorate with vintage items, and add interest to any space. They’re one of kind pieces that you can’t buy in a store today. It’s another way you can tell your story through vintage pieces you love, and that grab your attention.

Love this white kitchen with fun farmhouse details kellyelko.com

Another favorite was this fun pendant light I pulled out of a barn, and had the hubby re-wire it, and now serves as a great accent piece in our mostly white kitchen.

Vintage pieces are fun, you can’t go wrong. Sometimes I have a few key pieces in mind, but mostly when I’m out hunting for something unique I wait until I find a piece that speaks to me. Even if I don’t know exactly what I’m going to do with it once we get home, if I love it enough, you can be sure it’s coming home with me 🙂

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  1. Shawnna

    July 2, 2015 at 6:31 am

    Love all the pieces!! So neat and unique!

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    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      July 7, 2015 at 9:26 pm

      I adore Bre’s home – glad you like it too!

      Reply
  2. [email protected]

    July 2, 2015 at 8:01 am

    Great finds…I especially love finding great architectural pieces. Love the one above the desk. A beautiful addition to the gallery wall…and the room!

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      July 7, 2015 at 9:26 pm

      You’re the queen of architectural finds Shirley!

      Reply
  3. JaneEllen

    July 2, 2015 at 8:27 pm

    I love it all, every durned little piece. So much awesome. Your home is incredible. Happy 4th.

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      July 7, 2015 at 9:27 pm

      Glad you like Bre’s home JaneEllen and hope you had a fun 4th too!

      Reply
  4. Arthur Art-Faux Designs Inc

    July 7, 2015 at 8:26 pm

    Hi Kelly, I love the work that was done here and how well everything goes together, however I find that white furniture as rather impractical and of high maintenance unless of course you have the ability to keep a full time employee on top of it at all times and no children, pets, grand children, fisherman, botanical hobbies, arts and crafts or even culinary hobbies etc. Personally I am a full time professional artist and I would be scared to sit on that furniture because practically everything I wear has some kind of paint medium on me. 😉 ……just sayin…..

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    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      July 7, 2015 at 9:25 pm

      Glad you like Bre’s home – she has white slipcovers which a lot of my friends use and love for their washability and family friendliness. Keep on painting!

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      • Arthur Art-Faux Designs Inc

        July 7, 2015 at 9:49 pm

        Doh!, Slip covers but of course, that’s why you’re the professional and I am an artist, lol

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  5. [email protected]

    July 13, 2015 at 8:05 pm

    I always love seeing the eye candy from Bre’s home. Great tips!

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      July 14, 2015 at 11:06 am

      Agree that Bre is pretty amazing!

      Reply
  6. [email protected]

    July 20, 2015 at 12:42 am

    I love the vintage crates! I feel like I need a few more myself! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      July 21, 2015 at 3:12 pm

      You can never have enough!

      Reply
  7. Viemate

    January 21, 2017 at 3:48 am

    Incredible homes!! I like all pieces. I am sure that everybody wants to live in these awesome rooms.

    Reply

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