Unless you live in an 18th century castle, integrating pieces from the past into your home is not easy. Especially since the current trend, dictated by all decoration magazines, is in total contemporary or Scandinavian look. A tendency that leaves little room for fantasy and mixing, and which tends to standardize our interiors.
If your decoration is essentially modern but you like period furniture, it is high time to give them a place of choice in your home.
Here are some valuable tips to ignore prejudice and embark on the adventure without a false note.

Tip # 1: Limit yourself to one piece of furniture per piece

When one likes the furniture of style one sometimes tends to be carried away ... A visit in store can very quickly be transformed in shopping marathon. If you hesitate between several models, choose the one that will have the most beautiful visual impact in your interior and forget the others. It is frustrating, I grant you but you will not regret it!

The meeting of the old and the modern must be mastered. With only one copy, your furniture will be further enhanced and your decoration will gain in singularity thanks to this unique piece.

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Tip # 2: Highlight the old with color

And why not fully assume this difference by opting for a color style furniture, history to put it even more in value. In the present case, prefer a bright color so that this nice piece of furniture does not go unnoticed. A contrario, if you want to soften its rustic side, choose it in pastel shades, it will blend naturally in your decoration.

The offer is such that you will necessarily find your happiness, the manufacturers of furniture of style take pleasure in offering you a wide choice of colors of wood and fabric.

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Tip 3: Play with proportions

Because it is not easy to mix genres and eras without this quickly turning to bric à brac, I suggest you play with proportions. Here, this Empire-style XXL chandelier sets the tone in this minimalist kitchen. A simple and totally mastered way to highlight an element of old style in a contemporary space.

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Tip # 4: Find a Unity Between Different Styles

The general appearance of your room should give a feeling of mastery of the decoration and not a feeling of crowding of furniture arrived at your home by the biggest chance. By mixing styles, you are likely to fall into the excess or let yourself be won over by the accumulation of miscellaneous objects. The goal is that you find a unit in lines, colors or materials.

Once you have found your guideline, step back from your room and see if the set looks harmonious and cohesive. And if you're in doubt, call a friend !

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Tip # 5: Turn the furniture from its original function

Especially do not limit yourself to what decorating magazines can suggest. The only limit you must have is that of your imagination. If you intend to give a second life to a piece of furniture by turning it away from its original function, throw yourself !

A great classic of "hijacking" is to turn a chest of drawers or table into a vanity top for the bathroom. Another alternative that does not require radical modification is to place an old dresser in an immaculate bathroom to store linen. Original, right ?

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And you, do you like mixing styles ?