| You're redoing your home and you're not afraid | | | | brings to a room. Those of us who can |
| to express yourself in bold and unconventional | | | | remember the cone lamps will feel very |
| ways. So what design style do you choose? This | | | | comfortable putting them in a retro influenced |
| is where the retro design style will be entirely | | | | room as retro lamps. |
| appropriate. | | | | The lamps aren't the only retro furniture to be |
| If you're unsure of what retro style is, it's a style | | | | making a big reappearance with chairs and dining |
| that came out of the 1950s, 60s and continued | | | | tables proving to appeal to the younger |
| on into the 1970s. It was born of an exuberance | | | | generation. A piece that used to be a status |
| over the end of the war and newer, modern | | | | statement in the 1950s was the sideboard and it, |
| materials were being invented such as Formica, | | | | too, is enjoying a comeback. The older look |
| melamine, loud prints were in and curvy lines were | | | | appeals because it is a look that is different to |
| preferred. | | | | other furniture in modern stores. The lines and |
| Retro allows you to express yourself the way | | | | workmanship speaks of long-lasting endurance and |
| you want to without fear of being frowned upon. | | | | dependability. |
| If you want to go with a retro color scheme, | | | | Retro design is all about a feeling of comfort that |
| avocado green and burnt orange were very | | | | the style brings to a room and to the owners of |
| often seen. | | | | the room. A desire to reach back to what is |
| Apart from the freedom of expression that a | | | | perceived to be a better, simpler time may also |
| retro design gives you, another reason that it is | | | | be another key to why retro furniture is being |
| coming back into vogue is the nostalgic appeal it | | | | sought. |