Our Tips for Embracing Flea Market Style
This is one of the biggest decor trends in recent years. The flea market style is a clever mix of antique furniture and upcycling. Give a second life to antique furniture, decorate your interior with family heirlooms, find items and combine them with objects bought online or in stores…
This flea market style! A happy mess that will make your interior warm and unique. If it's a trend you like but don't know how to embrace at home, this article is for you.
What is flea market style?
In just a few years, the flea market style has imposed itself in our interiors. With the vintage craze, online flea markets have become a trend, as have garage sales. Not forgetting second-hand sites.
The flea market style is ideal for creating an authentic and warm atmosphere. The furniture has an old look, the materials are patinated… The decoration is very personal with objects and furniture chosen according to your wishes.
We create a warm and unique atmosphere by combining family furniture made from expectations and boundaries with items bought from stores. Far from minimalism, we play the accumulation card like mismatched objects.
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As with every major decorating trend, there are essential ingredients in second-hand soul decorating.
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Mango chest of drawers with 6 drawers Passage Vernet €495
In flea market style, the wood is often weathered in light or dark colors. It can be painted with slightly peeling paint, as if this piece of furniture had been reclaimed after a few years. You can use sandpaper or a sander to emphasize this effect.
Rattan, oak and even mango are some of the materials commonly found in flea market style decoration.
Metal
Matt black metal console 4 drawers Decoclico Factory 359 €
Black, grey or gold, the metal in flea market style is always aged or matte. It is reminiscent of the industrial style that attracts attention. It is found in decorative objects as well as in furniture. It is often combined with wood to create raw furniture with a vintage or industrial inspiration.
Glass
Glass and metal bathroom wall lamp € 56.90
Whether smoked or transparent, colored or not, glass is also one of the most used materials in second-hand decoration. Especially in decorative objects: Dame Jeanne, vases, lights, etc.
For which rooms in the house?
The flea market style is especially suitable for living rooms. Like the living room, the dining room is furnished with antique and vintage style furniture.
The chairs around the dining table are varied. It is not a question of having one and the same model. We mix styles and colors as if we were returning from a garage sale.
The kitchen can also be arranged in a flea market style. Choose distressed wooden furniture for furnishing. Don't hesitate to use vintage tableware for decoration on open shelves. Enamel advertising plaques adorn the walls, as in industrial decoration.
Maison Tilleul blue percale and stitched duvet cover € 69.90
Nothing stops you from adding a touch of pitcher to other rooms in the house: embroidered cotton sheets in the bedrooms, cut-glass sconces in the bathroom, a metal table in the nursery or office area—anything goes!
Mix old objects and end pieces
Maison Tilleul rectangular brass mirror €159
If you don't have the time or inclination to hunt for antiques, you can easily find retro-inspired items among current collections. To have an authentic decoration, we still recommend combining them with furniture or family heirlooms. Or with items you may have found before.
Perfectly matches flea market style industrial decor
The flea market style has many similarities with industrial decoration. We find this retro side of objects, but also similar materials, especially wood and metal.
Rectangular glass mirror in aged grey metal Decoclico Factory €139
Glass mirrors can be installed in an entrance or in a bedroom. Quite large, they are a real element of wall decoration.
School style bench in black metal and wood Decoclico Factory €129
Do not hesitate to adopt second-hand style objects or furniture that remind you of your childhood: school chairs or benches, old armchairs, world maps, vinyl turntable, etc… A real step back!
Multiply incompatible items
The flea market style is typically mix and match. We replicate colors, shapes, and even patterns within it, while maintaining a certain consistency of style.
Set of 4 Chehoma coffee cups € 17.90
When you're used to looking at your meals, it's rare to have a full service. Even if you buy your flatware from the store or online, change up the shapes or patterns. Your table will only get warmer and more bohemian!
Don't neglect the walls
Don't forget the wall decor to complete your flea market style décor. Choose a 70s or Art Deco style wallpaper to cover a section of the wall.
Papermint Art Deco non-woven wallpaper roll €105.90
You can also find old advertising posters, canvases, and even vintage paintings to decorate your room. For a successful flea market style, mix polka dots with newer decor.
Maison Tilleul gold metal wall wreath from €27.90
Golden brass is a very trendy material that fits perfectly with the flea market spirit, so you can go with your eyes closed!
Thanks to these tips and the products presented to you at Decoclico, you will be able to adopt flea market style in your interiors.
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