The kitchen is a room where you spend a lot of time. Yet it's not a room people generally tend to think about when wanting to redecorate their homes. If you are looking to apply a vintage touch to your home, the kitchen is an excellent room to start with. You don't have to remodel your entire kitchen to make it look completely different.

Don't be afraid of colours

For a vintage look worthy of the 50's, the most important thing is to not be afraid of colours. This era was filled with cheery looking items in various colours. Adding colourful jars, utensils, and cooking supplies and putting them on display can add a prominent vintage touch to your kitchen. Make sure to display the items you want to define your kitchen's look with. You could do this by putting a glass front cabinet in your kitchen to use as storage for your things. If you don't have one or don't want to invest in a glass front cabinet, then open shelves for mounting on your wall could achieve a similar effect.

Adding colour by painting parts of your kitchen might also be an idea to incorporate a feeling of the 50's. Painting your cupboards a minty green or vibrant yellow, for example, is an easy and inexpensive solution to make your kitchen look more cheerful.

Worn items for authenticity

When going for a vintage look in your kitchen, you can also think about the fact that worn items don't always look shabby. A kitchen table with a rough finish might just add to the retro feel of your kitchen. The same thing goes for your utensils. Adding a couple of old, used items might make the vintage touch of the kitchen feel more authentic.

Adding a larger reproduction piece

If you want to go even further with redecorating your kitchen to look more vintage, you could also invest in larger appliances with a certain look. Appliance lines such as Smeg have a variety of appliances designed to look retro. A brightly coloured refrigerator with rounded edges and chrome details will add a distinct retro personality to your kitchen, without compromising the advantages gained from using new and modern appliances. Buying actual vintage appliances might cause problems with installing and maintenance, as they are not meant for usage in a modern kitchen. You can also opt for smaller appliances with the same look, which can help brighten up your kitchen without any larger scale of remodelling.