Valentine’s Day is around the corner and most shops have gone into overdrive flogging cheap cards, even cheaper flowers and pretty much anything heart-shaped. But do we really need all that? After all the day is about love and being in love, so ditch the cheap presents and surprise your loved one with a romantic night in in your very own vintage-inspired boudoir.
No vintage boudoir would be complete without a flurry of frills and smothering of satin. Here we have some great tips on how to transform your everyday bedroom into a passionate vintage playground with a fine selection of handmade and carefully crafted furnishings and accessories
First of all, set the mood with candles. You can easily buy handmade candles over the internet or – even better – make them yourself. If you have left-over bits of wax and half-burnt down candles at home, simply melt them down into a vintage tea cup which you can pick up cheaply in any charity shop. There’s a great tutorial on how to make tea cup candles here.
If you are not keen on candle light, lamp light can be just as sultry for a gorgeous boudoir effect. Forget overhead lighting, a vintage boudoir should be all about long shadows and elegant shapes, just perfect for bringing out the cat in you.
Clare Brown, owner of the divine Vintage-Home and interiors aficionado says, “Soft and ambient lighting is de rigeur for a vintage boudoir so several vintage lamps with pretty shades dotted around the room are perfect; old glass lamps with shades are ideal.” You can buy beautifully crafted vintage table lights here.
Next, soft furnishings are a must. Pillows and satin drapes will take your bedroom from 2010 to 1930 in an instant. The decadent richness of satins, silks, and taffetas are the very epitome of old-Hollywood chic. The exquisite folds and graceful shimmers of the fabric will be just the thing to transform your bedroom into a luscious love-nest. If you can’t find old satin curtains in your local charity shop, then check on eBay. You can either just drape them as a bed spread or make some quick and easy cushion covers.
Once settled in your new vintage abode, get in the mood with a nice drop of bubbly, sipped elegantly of course from antique Champagne glasses. Antique glasses are beautifully crafted, with exquisite workmanship, and fine details. Georgian panel-cut flutes with everted lips on facetted ball-knop stems are wonderful examples of vintage glassware at its most glorious. You can buy antique glasses here.
