Dining Vintage Style

You can mix vintage and contemporary dining decor in similar colors for an updated look. An old black urn filled with eggs, vintage salt shaker vase, and salt pinch (show here with my Grandmother's tiny silver spoon) look great together on a black contemporary table with red ball tea light holders and black daisy placemats.
Black scroll iron candlestick holders are ready to party with giant red "birthday" candles. You can find these at yard sales and thrift stores for only a few dollars each.
If you don't have any older architectural elements in your home, add one yourself! The addition of this stained glass window with pretty red bud and black painted pane add charm and character to an otherwise boring stock window.
I love to collect all sorts of vintage and new clocks. They have a timeless appeal! A giant one in the dining room ensures no one is late for dinner!

You can change the contents of any decorative holder (such as this garden urn) to match your mood or the season. The spring speckled eggs in my urn will soon be swapped out with yellow silk sunflowers or red firecrackers for the 4th of July.

Black and white family photos add a fun hip look with sentiment.

Di's Decorating Tip: You can have "new" color photos run as black and white at your local photo kiosk to mix with your vintage photos. The photo on the top is a color photo of my son run as black and white. It now matches perfectly with the vintage photo of my Dad and Hubby.


Last, but not least. A chandelier in a coordinating color draped with crystal beads completes the look with style!

Have fun!

Di