Christmas aesthetic
Vintage Warmth
Antique, brass, faded grandeur
Christmas with a sense of history — mercury glass, vintage paper houses, brass candle holders, faded red velvet. Soft around the edges, rich in stories.
Vintage Warmth is the Christmas of antique stores and family heirlooms. Faded materials, tarnished brass, paper houses with peeling paint. The aesthetic works in homes with real antiques year-round, and photographs in soft natural light with a quiet beauty.
Palette
The five colors that build Vintage Warmth.
Faded red
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Tarnished brass
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Warm brown
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Aged ivory
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Pine shadow
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The fragrance · Vanilla bourbon + dried fruit
How Vintage Warmth smells.
Old-fashioned vanilla with tobacco and dried orange. The smell of an antique store on a cold afternoon.
The decor approach
Tree
Mercury glass (faded), vintage paper figurines, brass figurines, paper houses. Tea-stained velvet ribbon.
Mantel
Antique brass candle holders, mismatched mercury glass, vintage stockings (knitted or velvet, well-loved).
Table
Mismatched antique china, vintage silver flatware, tea-stained linens. Dried citrus, antique paper crackers.
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