Why put vintage paintings?

The vintage style has a something that makes it special and timeless classic. It is old, but it fits in any modern environment. It is elegant, but it is not pedantic. It is warm without being overbearing. It's nostalgic in a joyous and celebratory way. We are going to tell you how to decorate your house with vintage paintings.

We gave you some clues about this style in this post The vintage style: the art of reliving the past , but, broadly speaking, we talk about recovering the essence of the early and mid-20th century through furniture, lamps, textiles and decorative objects ... such as paintings .

In fact, vintage prints and pictures are one of the elements that make it easier to introduce this air into your decoration, which you can make progressive: now the pictures on this wall, now an old 1970s dresser, now that fascinating lamp from your grandmother ...

But let's stick with the paintings, which is today's topic! Where would you start to put them?

Where to use vintage paintings?

The good thing about vintage paintings is that they don't have a closed theme. People, landscapes, billboards, animals, plants, flowers, movie posters, brass signs ... you can dress your walls with practically anything with a vintage look.

Which means that you can use vintage paintings in any room: it will be a success as long as you find the right theme.

Now, if we have to choose an ideal place in the house, that would be the kitchen. The type of images available (from bar posters to marine motifs, culinary, etc.) in vintage style is immense, and kitchen walls are often ignored and abandoned in their nakedness.

Once you have chosen the room ... now what you have to do is get the picture and the frame or molding right.

The 6 most used vintage frames for paintings

The type of molding that we use to frame our vintage signs paintings will depend a lot, of course, on the space in which we are going to hang it, and on the contrast or accompaniment that should be played with each specific work.

But, generally speaking, pickling is the natural option, both with aged metal and wood with pickled paint.

Here we propose 6 possible combinations that will fit you for sure!

1 - Vintage frames for photos and photo frames

One of the most beautiful and personal (and used) resources to create vintage painting compositions is to turn to old photographs. Photos of your city 100 years ago, or how people dressed. Or old family photographs. Or even of old professions already transformed or disappeared.

The ideal frame for these photographs? Being in black and white, the ideal vintage option is pickled gold or silver frames, such as the 206-018 trim.

2 - Vintage frames for mirrors

Mirrors are always welcome at home, they illuminate any decoration, and with the right frame they will give a very vintage look to the room. Try thick, ornamental trim, such as profile 279.

3 - Vintage frames with flowers

Vintage is never absolute: you can always make it fall towards one shade or another. And if you like a more French touch, or even a little Shabby-Chic, then that's for sure. Yours are flowers. And for floral sheets, the best are white or pastel pickles, such as 493-217 or 350-217.

4 - Composition of vintage frames

Vintage paintings are ideal for creating spectacular gallery walls. How? In our opinion, the best result is to create it in an unstructured and chaotic way, mixing photos and concepts, and using the same molding idea for everyone, which will serve as the common thread of the whole.

The aged gold of the M-200 profile would be an ideal example.

5 - Decorative paintings with vintage phrases

Typography is a super interesting decorative resource, because it mixes image and content. Optimistic, funny, philosophical phrases, or that represent your family, but with vintage typography ... you can create truly unique environments with this visual tool.

This type of paintings looks great with a vintage style more than the 60s, such as the colors of the 005 profile.

6 - Vintage paintings with kitchen messages

We said that the kitchen was an ideal place to introduce vintage paintings into your decoration ... and we ended this post with our proposal for your kitchen: quote prints vintage.

Framed messages are a widely used resource in the kitchen. It began in bars and restaurants, and has ended up reaching the domestic kitchens most concerned with interior design. Fun and homely messages that create a friendly space, where love can flow to the beat of the aromas, and that great pleasure of cooking and eating.

Frame these quote prints with fine wood moldings, which allow the painting to stand out, but have a more rustic vintage sign touch, such as the 373-230 molding.

Are you already clear on which walls your first vintage paintings will show off? Ask us about the best moldings for your case if you have doubts!