Using Vintage Accessories in a Modern Kid's Room

One of our all time favorite tours on Ohdeedoh is of Oscar's room - bright green walls, great looking furniture and totally original accessories. His mom, Hillary, is the creative mind behind Wee Wonderfuls and has an unbeatable eye for style. She decorated Oscars room with clean modern pieces mixed with warm, nostalgic vintage goods from decades past, adding a little bit of the history of childhood to the space. It's a look that adds real personal style AND can be done a budget...

Hillary included vintage toys and books, an old school kiddie record player and lps, a salvaged stepstool, globe and boy scout tray. The curtains are made from the lining of a vintage sleeping bag.

Creating this look takes some searching, either through your local thrift store or online through the vintage offerings, but as a charming and more earth friendly alternative to the more commercial kids decor options out there, we think it is worth the effort. We took a quick look at what is currently available on Etsy - here are some of our favorites that would fit right in to a nursery or "big kid" room :

For more inspiration check out the full tour of Oscar's Room right here along with Hillary's Wee Wonderfuls blog and Etsy shop.

Photos: Hillary Lang/Wee Wonderfuls

Comments (4)

I love the modern- vintage combination and the green walls are beautiful. I'm checking now a few options to redesign the kids bedroom and this room is really inspiring. Would love it if you will show more colorful kids rooms in this blog. I'm also using
http://www.houzz.com/photos/kids
to get some ideas for the remodeling. What do you think of blue- orange combination for the walls?

posted by kimmiller on February 4th 2009 at 4:11pm
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mixing it up a bit is just perfect. And I had (and adored) that fisher price record player.

posted by sassypiggy on February 4th 2009 at 4:12pm
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Love it! The vintage pieces look so great against the modern, bright colors. The little orange chair and the rocking chair are favorites of mine. Very nice.

Rhea @ http://www.experiencingmotherhood.com

posted by ExperiencingMotherhood on February 5th 2009 at 8:17am
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I've actually been considering using this paint color (Benjamin Moore's Jalapeno Pepper) in our future nursery. I'm slightly worried that it will be too dark because the room is fairly small and only has one window.

Does anyone have experience with this particular color? Does it need a lot of light to look as bright as it does in the photographs? Thanks in advance!

posted by smarah on February 6th 2009 at 2:12pm
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