Decorating An Old House

While decorating an old house, it must first be seen if all the drainage, electrical and water supply system are in good shape and working well. By checking these things beforehand, you know if you have to get some renovation work done on the house or not. You should bank on the house being old. Renovate the house, rather decorate the house in such a way that the house does not get a mixture of contemporary and old decoration, rather it retains its own historical and old decoration.

Make use of vintage furniture . Vintage is a blend of the new and the old. You would be surprised how vintage furniture adds up to the beauty of the house or room under consideration. In the living room, place Victorian or any old divider that you have to put your decorative accessories. Make use of old wooden coffee table in the room to match the theme. Victorian furniture is available in varying shades of brown. Get wooden centre or side table and curtains in brown colour palette to match the vintage scheme. Preferably, get curtains in shades of cream, golden and pale brown to get a good looking room with a touch of that Victorian element.

Decorate mantelpiece with old art works and wooden crafts. Place an old, dark, wooden framed mirror on the mantelpiece.

All furniture however, does not have to be old. You can use a combination of old and new to create a new look for your house. Buy up any new wooden rack, couches to continue this vintage theme. In the kitchen, creatively blend in the new and the old style. While the divider with all your crockery might be an old one, your dining table does not necessarily have to be one too. Stay in the same colour palette as the other old kitchen furniture, however so there is no mismatch among the old and new.