For most of us, home decor means buying new stuff and installing it to transform our place. You’ll be amazed to know that it’s not the only way to transform your home into a dream home. You might be thinking that not everyone is into vintage stuff for home decor though. Well, used or second-hand stuff doesn’t always mean vintage items. With a little bit of creativity and effort, even second-hand items can do wonders to your home.
In this blog, we aim to inspire you by sharing some photos that show how people transformed their homes with used stuff, and needless to say, we’re surprised to see how using second-hand stuff is so underrated when it comes to home decor.
1. I might have tried hard but it’s amazing how I got this far.
2. “Mom gave me my bassinet from when I was born in 1979. I don’t have kids of my own but I found a way to display it!”
3. “I scored this gem off my customer today. They said it was purchased in 1963. It’s like there was nothing ever cooked in it in the 60 years it has existed.”
4. “The gallery wall in our bedroom is full of antique store finds I’ve collected over the past few years.”
5. A desk with a Bentwood chair, looks amazing right?
6. “I bought this vintage radio today. It looks perfect with my thrifted horse figure.”
7. “I bought a vintage 1963 Drexel secretary with perfectly working tambour doors. Also cat-approved.”
8. “I drove cross country to bring my great grandma’s kitchen table home with me. I love it so much!”
9. “Our house still has all the original doorknobs from 1928.”
10. “It took me about 10 hours of heavy cleaning to get rid of 70 years of grease but it’s looking beautiful again and all the lights finally work.”
11. “I finally found a clock.”
12. “I just picked up the most ’90s alarm clock ever. It has a radio and will play 4 different tunes if you insert a floppy disk.”
13. “My old lamp sitting on top of my old radio sitting on top of my old dresser.”
14. “I picked it up across the street before the garbage truck got to it!”
15. “Our most recent fun acquisition — a 1970s airport bench”
