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INSPIRED BY: Bold Colors in Vintage Homes

We've already moved into our 1950s ranch and settled on a color for our walls. But since we haven't put up curtains, settled on a sofa choice, or really settled on anything (I'm not sold on the color of the walls!), I'm still pouring over vintage homes for color inspiration. This time I've rounded up some bold color schemes that inspire me to go big or go home (or both?) with our color choices. Is there too much of a good thing? Let me think about that one.

For some extra color scheme inspiration, check out past featured vintage homes here. The images from this post were found via Flickr and are linked back to their Flickr source.

INSPIRED BY: Earthy Colors in Vintage Homes

Finding the perfect color scheme for a vintage home is so tricky! You don't want your pad to look like a time capsule (Or do you? I don't. But I can see the appeal, I suppose.), but you definitely want to honor the style of the house. I've been rounding up color inspiration from vintage magazines and ads to get some ideas for our home, because we have quite a bit of tacky color to cover up! This time I'm thinking about some earthy color schemes. I think any of these would work well in our modern age, don't you? Which one's your favorite? I think I like the sunny one best (two images down), but just don't know if I have the guts to go that bright in our house. Ah, decisions, decisions!

For some extra color scheme inspiration, check out past featured vintage homes here. Thes images from this post were found via Flickr and are linked back to their Flickr source.

INSPIRED BY: Cool Colors in Vintage Homes

At the end of this month we will finally be moving into our mid century ranch! The hunt for era-appropriate inspiration still continues, this time with some cooler color considerations. Which one is your favorite? I'm really digging the minty room below.

Check out the last two vintage home inspiration posts I did here and here. Click the images for the original Flickr pages where I found them.

INSPIRED BY: Warm Colors in Vintage Homes

After the house inspection (for house option #1) today, Phil and I were hit hard with the realization that home owning will bring about a dramatic shift in the way we think about "keeping house." A phrase that used to alude to furniture selection, floor coverings, dishware, and other fun accessories has now turned into a savings-eating monster that reminds us of looming repair projects in our very near future. So yeah. The budget shift from decorating to damage repair has happened.

Now that's not to say we still can't have a little fun in decorating our new house! We'll be working with drastically different architecture- going from white arched, cathedral ceilings over warm, wooden floors and a giant Tudor-style fireplace to mid-century terrazzo floors, minimal brick walls with built in fireplaces and appliances, and sleek wooden accents. I'm admittedly overwhelmed with the change, so I've been studying the decorating styles of beautiful homes from around the same era, mulling over ways we can incorporate our current furnishings with the new space. So, how about another round of Inspired By Vintage Homes? This time I'm studying warm color pallettes. I hope these homes inspire you too! All images are linked to original Flickr sources.