Vintage Wall Art
The faux rusty details and old fashioned designs of our vintage wall art style add a touch of historical charm to your space. These unique designs start as low as $109.95 with free shipping. Select a design below to see pricing and sizing details.
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Vintage Metal Signs
Vintage metal signs are excellent home decor pieces that are low-cost, and yet eye-catching and oftentimes conversation pieces. Most people will not be able to distinguish between a real antique sign, and a modern day metal sign made to appear old and antiquated. The subject matter for vintage signs often pertain to pin-up girls, aviation, military, automobiles, retro home products, food/drink, and sports themed. The signs often range in size from 12"x18" to 24"x36" and everything in between in various shapes and designs.
Many of these signs are made using heavy gauge American steel, and a printing process know as sublimation, where the image is baked into a powder coating for a durable and long lasting finish. The signs are then sanded by hand to give them an aged look. Finally, small metal rivets are added into the corners of the sign for easy hanging. A couple of finishing nails are sufficient for hanging these signs on an interior wall.
Currently, more and more well known artists are putting their artwork on vintage metal signs. Images from paintings, antique advertising, popular brands, and even your own artwork can be applied on a custom vintage metal sign. Vintage metal signs have become popular home decor items because of the numerous designs and styles of signs available, the appealing colors schemes and the low-cost. Many people like the retro signs that remind them of an earlier time and memories from the past. It can be expensive to decorate a home with paintings, giclee's, prints or even photos. Many art pieces cost hundreds and sometimes thousand when you factor in the price of a frame. Vintage metal signs typically cost anywhere from $15-$90. No frame is necessary, and the signs are easy to hang on the wall.
Due to the large array of subject matter, vintage metal signs can be used to decorate your game room, kitchen, bedrooms, office, and more. Usually the signs are hung in groups on the wall, since they tend to be small, many people elect to put 3 to 5 signs in a group on their wall, or within close proximity of each other. If you decide you would rather have a real antique metal sign, you will be looking at a much higher cost, and you will not be able to have the selection of choices available like the reproduction vintage metal signs. The real antique signs are extremely rare and sought after by serious collectors. There are many places online that you can purchase vintage metal signs.
Create Beautiful Vintage Wall Art With Your Old Photos
If you've got a box or a drawer of old photographs in your home, you've also got the makings of some unique pieces of vintage wall art. Why not take the time to dust off a few of those great old photographs, using them to decorate your walls and add a bit of character to your rooms? You could choose to simply display a few of your vintage photographs in picture frames on the walls. Or, go for a really creative and innovative look by using a few simple and inexpensive techniques. Either way, you're sure to love the great new look these photos will give your home. Here are a few ideas for decorating with vintage photos to help spark your creative processes.
Oversized Vintage Posters and Prints
Although many old photographs are frequently small in size, that doesn't mean you have to be limited to small pieces of wall art. If you are lucky enough to still have the negatives for the photos, you could have enlargements printed from them. However, even if you only have one small print, you can still use it as the basis for a larger piece of art. By using a scanner, you can transform the photograph into a large digital file. You can then have the file printed on a large photo or poster printer to create an eye-catching vintage poster or print.
Vintage Photo Collage
If you have a collection of old photographs that you are especially fond of, consider transforming them into a photo collage. Although there are picture frames designed specifically for the display of multiple photos, you can also use a scanner, computer graphics software and a printer to create your own custom photo collage. Start by collecting the old photos that you would like to use. Then, play with your overall collage layout by laying the photos over each other in various ways. When you find an arrangement that you particularly like, take a photo of it for future reference. Then, scan the photos, enlarging them if necessary. You can then print the photos individually, overlapping and attaching the printed copies to a backing board. Or, overlap them digitally using your graphics software, so that you only need to print the completed design.
Enhancing Vintage Photos
In some cases, you might find that your old photos have become a little worn and torn over the years. If this is the case, try using computer graphics software to repair them. Once you've scanned the photo, use photo retouching tools within the software package to recreate torn areas or to remove bends and creases. You might be amazed how much better your old photographs can look after this kind of treatment. You can also use the color adjustment controls of the software to create interesting visual effects. For example, you could add a beautiful vintage sepia tint to a scan of a plain black and white photo. By using these methods, you can actually improve the appearance of your vintage photos, without altering the originals.
Decorating Ideas For Vintage Canvas Prints
Vintage posters used to be popular wall art for restaurants, cafes and pubs. A few years ago, collectors would search for these original vintage poster as decor which later on turned into investments. Old vintage posters are now considered works of art and original versions are very expensive.
There is a more affordable option in vintage canvas prints. These are reproductions of old classic poster ads of cars, food products, alcoholic beverages and even popular tourist spots around the world. Hanging these vintage posters in canvas form is now gaining popularity.
First of all they are more affordable than old antique posters on paper. Next, they are durable and will last many decades more than paper posters. Another advantage to reproduced posters is you can have them printed in a number of sizes. All you have to do is measure your wall space and get the appropriately sized print.
Coordinate the picture of your vintage photo to the room you intend to hang it in. If you are a man and plan to place prints in your den, maybe vintage pictures of cars or a particular sport would be nice. If you want to place the canvas in your kitchen, you will find many vintage poster prints depicting food product advertisements from long ago.
Even your living room could use some vintage poster pictures of famous cities around the world like Venice in Italy or pictures of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. For a home mini-bar, there are lots of vintage poster canvas prints of ads from alcohol and beverage companies.
Another place were you can use vintage canvas prints is at a cafe or bar that you own. For a drinking place, get posters with pictures of old ads depicting alcoholic drinks. For cafes get prints that show food, wine, or interesting places.
Some vintage posters depict old classic movies, these are ideal too for movie themed cafes, restaurants or bars. Old movie posters are also good for your den if you are into movies and home theater systems. If you have a video or DVD rental store, these would make ideal wall art too.
Using Beautiful Metal Wall Art For Rustic Home Decor and Log Cabin Decor
No longer do you have to settle for the same old country themed framed art. Metal wall art can be a great way to add that perfect western feel to your log home or rustic home. The first step is to determine the style of your home and the style that you are looking for. If you live in a log home you may have walls that are rough wood or possibly sheet rock with paint. Are your walls a light color or dark? How much light enters your room? Do you want decor to go over the couch, in your kitchen, or possibly in a den? Do you want wall decor that looks vintage or aged, sleek and smooth, or even truly rustic?
Many people may believe that there is only so much you can do with western decor, in fact, the opposite is true. Western art can include more than stars and berries. Not that there is anything wrong with stars and berries but metal wall art can be designed to have your favorite theme and are also available in a wide variety of colors, shapes, sizes, and dimensions.
Thanks to laser cut technology you can now find metal art in the form of mountain scenery, trees, log cabins, cacti, even cowboys as well as animal designs such as horses, deer, elk, bears, wolves and even those little wiry geckos just to name a few. These designs have become such popular decor that you can find them in a variety of gauges of steel with Kaleidoscope colors or even simple black wrought iron.
What do you do with that blank space over your couch? If you are looking for a simple but large over-the-couch design you might consider a wrought iron design including geometric designs, such as rectangular art and half moon art that have a western feel while still being elegant. These wrought iron art pieces are great because they can be the centerpiece or they can be the accents to other over-the-couch decor.
If you want something a little livelier you might consider 3D metal art designs. The great thing about three-dimensional metal art is the wide array of styles offered. From large polished steel plaques with 3D designs in the middle to bright and intricately detailed 3D Refraxions metal wall art designs, you can't lose. With incredible colors and eye-catching designs, 3D wall art is designed to "pop off" the wall depending upon the light and the direction viewed.
If you want something simple and elegant, wrought iron over-the-door plaques are perfect. With a swirly yet country design, these rectangular pieces of wall art can be purchased with your favorite western design in the middle or your monogrammed initial. These are great for any wall, over windows, over kitchen cabinets, and oh yeah, over the door.
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