Are you a fan of an artful blend of vintage and modern furniture in a mixed theme around your home? Do you wish to see layered and textured fabrics all around? Do you want your home to reflect your easy-going but organized personality through the tasteful vintage decor along with modern, organized decor? If that’s your aim while putting together your home, then you have landed at just the right place. Integrating modern furniture into a vintage-themed home can be pretty challenging, but we’ve got a few quick fixes for you. Keep reading to know more about four ways you can do so. 

1. Textures play a vital role

Go ahead, throw in that striped carpet in your bedroom, or the furry floor-mat in your bathroom, or the Persian rug in your bedroom with the modern bedding - mixing is all about playing with textures!

If you have created a space with more modern designs and furniture, add in textures using timeless vintage decor such as rugs, covers, etc. Vice versa if you’ve created a vintage-theme-dominated space. Try using neutral tones as the base and adding one or two decor pieces to add a pop of color. This also provides a touch of vibrancy in the color palette of the entire space or room. 

2. Mix and match as much as you can

Nothing screams perfect blend better than a mix and matched seating arrangement!

Vintage and modern furniture, when placed together in the same area, pair well together, as bizarre as it sounds. The trick is to have a color theme or the same undertone to all the shades on the furniture.

While mixing, also make sure to keep in mind the kind of furniture you are putting together. Don’t add all chunky chairs together; put together big sofas with slim stools or an oversized couch with minimalistic chairs. Make use of sharp-edged furniture with soft covers and textures or sleek and modern designs on chunky vintage furniture. 

3. Proportions matter

Nothing is worse than having a room full of disproportionate decor. It only hurts the eyes and makes the person lose focus as they walk into the room. 

When you’re mixing loud modern designs and chunky vintage-themed pieces, try to make sure that the orientation of all the decor in the room, the furniture, and the art pieces, if any, are all in proportion to create a flow, the viewers’ eyes need to run through the room and see coherence in the design instead of bouncing over the furniture from one direction to the other. 

You can also use the 80/20 rule when mixing modern and vintage furniture. To add a balance, without being overwhelming, use 80% modern and elegant decor and furniture and the remaining 20% as vintage touches and decor. 

4. Use the efficiency of your modern furniture

Many forget that modern furniture isn’t just about elegance and minimalism but also efficiency, as in making use of less space in the most practical way, for instance, folding tables in the living room, folded over sofas, sleek kitchen draws with multiple layers, etc. Modern furniture such as minimalistic shelves can be used to organize your vintage decor or open-faced, modern kitchen shelves to hold your chunky vintage crockery. 

Modern furniture in a room also allows you to showcase your vintage art collection as the minimalist space allows all the attention to go to that one piece of art, or vintage furniture, or vintage centerpiece. 

Integrating modern furniture in a vintage-style home might sound like a high-end designer’s job, and to some extent, it sure is, but you can give it a go when putting together your home sweet home.