How to design my bedroom to look vintage?

Meaghan

If you could suggest ideas or specific items at stores that I can buy, that would be great. Pretty much anything, from curtians and comforters to jewelry hangers and wastebaskets, anything that can make it look more vintage. If you mention items, please include the link to it at a specific store. Thank you :)

P.S. I'm getting my inspiration from this bedroom http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/childrens-bedroom-bedstead-htours0506-de.jpg and if you can find items that would correspond with this vintage bedroom specifically, that would be great. But if you have other vintage ideas, don't hesitate to mention them, because I may like your ideas better.

Answer
Wow, great room choice! Your inspiration is beautiful. I enjoy the same sort of style and one of my favorite sites for inspiration is http://parisapartment.wordpress.com/. She also has a store, but the pieces are pretty pricy. Anthropologie.com also has some beautiful vintage things occasionally. The best advice I could give it to buy simple furniture from antique stores or thrift shops and then paint them whatever color you want- then sand around the edges a bit to give it that vintage/distressed look.
Since we have a similar style aesthetic, here are some pieces you might like to check out:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Avenue-Six-Curves-Hour-Glass-Chair-Vintage-Linen/14018407?sourceid=11228468253584712984
http://www.target.com/Decorative-Ivory-Architectural-Wall-Clock/dp/B001EU30AM/ref=sc_qi_detaillink

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Powell-Furniture-Parisian-Youth-Bench/11180828?sourceid=22450188624167193772
http://www.target.com/Orleans-Upholstered-Tufted-Bed-Parchment/dp/B0027TWQ72/ref=huc_ic_3_pn
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=116115&COL=433&RN=2168
http://www.pier1.com/Catalog/HomeAccentsDécor/HomeAccentsDécor/tabid/508/CategoryID/134/List/0/catpageindex/2/Level/a/ProductID/4430/ProductName/Champagne-Mirror/Default.aspx


Anyway, hope that helps :) Good luck!

I feel the bedroom is still missing something, can anyone offer suggestions?

sher

We are slowly renovating our first house and I was very excited when it was time to do the master bedroom! Please ignore the flooring, that is the only thing we haven't gotten to yet. I still feel like it is missing something, if anyone has suggestions...please tell!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a147/sher2212/webshots_DSC_0102.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a147/sher2212/webshots_DSC_0099.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a147/sher2212/webshots_DSC_0114.jpg
When we moved in, this bedroom was bright purple. We added the wainscoting and painted. Flooring is next....either new carpet or wood floors (undecided as of right now.)
Here is a photo of the other side of the room:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a147/sher2212/webshots_DSC_0109.jpg

(there is a corner armoire coming to hide the TV)

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Do not change the bedding it's beautiful.
You need a mirror in the left corner where that black wire mannequin thingy is. Something that looks like this.

http://www.home-furniture-direct.co.uk/cms/images/Pickwick-Cheval-Mirror.JPG

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