How to Mix Vintage and New Furniture
How to Mix Vintage and New Furniture
We love working with clients who have collected or inherited wonderful vintage pieces over time. These furnishings often come with stories, memories, and details that make them worth keeping. The challenge is figuring out how to incorporate them into a home that feels comfortable and works for the way you live today.
Start with What You Have
Our first step is to assess your existing pieces: what is beautiful, what is functional, and what makes sense for the space. Not every vintage piece needs to take center stage. Sometimes, an item holds sentimental value but doesn’t suit the room, and keeping it in storage may be the right choice.
We want to give older furniture a place in everyday life without making a room feel frozen in time. Pairing it with newer pieces can bring out qualities you might not have noticed before.
If you don’t already own vintage furniture, we can source pieces that suit the direction of your home, whether through local antique shops or online finds.
Consider What Can Be Reimagined
As we review and source furniture, we also consider what might benefit from refinishing or reupholstering. A chair with a beautiful frame can take on an entirely different personality in a new fabric. Through our trusted workrooms, we can reimagine older pieces while retaining the details that first made them appealing.
Textiles can also help connect old and new furnishings. A fabric might pick up a color in an antique rug, while a curtain or cushion introduces a pattern that ties several pieces together.
Let the Differences Make the Room Interesting
Everything doesn’t need the same finish or come from the same era. We aren’t aiming to create a showroom. Differences in shape, material, and age give the eye places to pause and explore, making a room more interesting to spend time in.
The key is paying attention to proportion and scale. A substantial antique chest might sit beautifully beside a lighter contemporary chair, while a new sofa can provide a comfortable anchor for vintage side tables. Used deliberately, contrast makes familiar pieces feel fresh.
Bringing It All Together
Our Furniture & Styling service is designed for clients who would like help designing and furnishing complete spaces, including incorporating pieces they already own. We develop furniture layouts, source vintage, custom, and trade furnishings, and select lighting, rugs, textiles, and window treatments. Art, accessories, procurement, and final installation and styling complete the process.
If you’d like help bringing your existing furniture together with new finds, submit a project inquiry to Salvick Studio. We’d love to hear what you have, what you’re hoping to achieve, and how we can help.
