If you love the decor from the past and would love to combine it into your decor, there are several ways that you can accomplish that.
Whether you shop at flea markets, thrift shops, or online auction sites, you can find the most popular past home decor for minimal amounts of money.
Flip through magazines and sift through online websites to decide what was popular back then and what you would want to add to your home decor today.
The retro look was classy and stylish and although most of the main decor faded out through the years, it is returning more and more each day throughout homes all around the world.
The living room is the best place to use a retro look because when you see the decorations from the past, you may feel calm and happy, like you felt as a child.
You may see a piece of retro decor and think to yourself "that hung up on the walls back home.
" This good feeling is what you want to accomplish with your retro decor.
Record albums were so popular by all generations.
Today they are referred to as oversized CD's to the younger generations but you can still collect them and place the album cover in a frame that will hang on the wall.
Movie posters from the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's will also look great framed and hanging on the wall.
Because red was a popular retro color, use this color to cover chairs in your room.
You can also paint the furniture if you cannot cover it.
Flooring was also decorated in these eras.
The most popular look was black and white or red and white square floor tiles.
These tiles were built to last and are still found in older homes today.
You can also buy a modern version of these tiles in home improvement stores so you can recapture the retro look.
These tiles were placed throughout the home.
They were accented with white area rugs or red area rugs that were placed in various places around the home.
The traditional chessboard or checkerboard from the past can now be hung up on the wall for display.
These were popular board games back in the days and can still fit into the retro decor.
Metal chairs and other furniture was also popular during this era.
You can paint the furniture a vivid color like purple, turquoise, green, yellow, or red.
These colors really stand out and can do a lot to a room.
Do you remember glass blocks? Wow, they were so beautiful and gave style to almost anything.
Today you can use them under your coffee table or to place in the kitchen so that everyone can see them and you can still use them.
No room would be complete with the retro decor without the use of lava lamps.
These lamps were popular then and they still are today.
Have a lava lamp sitting in every corner of your room.