Home Decorating Tip #3 – Don’t modernize everything

An example of this is the kitchen. A lot of people are wanting to redecorate the kitchen. Cooking is the new Rock’n’Roll, and the Kitchen is the stage. With Rock Stars (should that be “wok” stars???) like Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson and the lot, people are really starting to get in on the fun.

If you have a house with an old fashioned kitchen, don’t throw everything out just to bring in the new. Sometimes the old is really the new in fashion. Fix everything up, give your kitchen a splash of paint, and emphasize the retro look in your kitchen decor. If you get this right, you could have a very stylish kitchen. You could even mix the modern with the old.

A good example of “old” that is cool and that compliments the modern:

  • Bar Stools
  • Accessories, like bottle openers and cork screws
  • Pictures, photos or paintings from the early years. You could even buy some old photos online to print and frame, and then hang up on the wall.

Old Plane Photo

You can do this in any room of the house. Just PLEASE, do this in moderation… Too much of anything can turn cool into kitsch.

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