My Fun Vintage Corner
By Loretta
@noni1959 (12965)
United States
March 8, 2026 11:38pm CST
I’ve been collecting little treasures from thrift stores lately and I’m really enjoying my small cart corner beside my bed. I use it instead of an end table, with a small three-drawer apothecary table on the other side.
I’ve never been one for perfectly matching showroom decor. I love pieces that have personality, tell a story, and feel unique. Except for my kitty’s ashes in the rosewood box, everything there was thrifted recently and the total cost so far has been under $25 - including the vintage shelf cart.
Around the room, I also have plants on a 1930s end table with drawers, an antique rattan chair, and a blanket ladder made from an antique bed rail. Right now I’m working on my flex room and just found a small antique bookshelf for $5 that I’m planning to paint.
Since I’m a minimalist, I try not to overwhelm my space. My son prefers farmhouse style, and my granddaughter loves vintage too. She proudly displays some vintage Libby’s silver leaf glasses she found at an estate sale yesterday.
Do you decorate by collecting pieces that make you happy, or do you prefer everything to match?
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14 responses
@LindaOHio (221052)
• United States
9 Mar
My collections are unfortunately in boxes. I have a lovely owl collection and a collection of little cottages...Your furniture piece and collection are lovely.
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@Traceyjayne (10809)
• United Kingdom
10 Mar
I love owls ….i have owls chopping board and placemats and coasters that all match. I have owls on shopping bags and owls on my knitting bag.
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@LindaOHio (221052)
• United States
10 Mar
@Traceyjayne I have porcelain owls and marble owls and owl jewelry.
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@noni1959 (12965)
• United States
11 Mar
Oh, I would love to see a photo of that. I bet its amazing. I've been watching for an old dresser and bet I find something when I go to Oregon the end of the next month. When I lived there, I found so much on the marketplace. The hunt is fun.
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@noni1959 (12965)
• United States
12 Mar
@sallypup My daughter and I went into one long ago before her surgery. We didn't have time to hit up others since I had to get back to my hosting at OCSP. She was in Centralia with my son-in-law (he works out of there), and we had some girl time. I may drive that way next week, depending on this rain stuff.
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@celticeagle (188937)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Mar
How nice. I'm not a real up to the minute decor type either. I like vintage and antiques are the jam in my book. We still have the cabinet to an old victrola that played the cylinders. Each piece means something and they are so much better made than stuff we have available to us nowadays.
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@celticeagle (188937)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Mar
@noni1959 .........It has all the workings except the needle and the discs.
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@noni1959 (12965)
• United States
12 Mar
@celticeagle I wish I picked up the very old player at the thrift store recently. Even not working, it has a story.
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@RasmaSandra (97203)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Mar
That looks very nice. I have all sorts of pieces on my shelves,
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@RasmaSandra (97203)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Mar
@noni1959 they bring some memories
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@MarieCoyle (58186)
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12 Mar
Your little corner is lovely! I love vintage things and I don’t care if things match. Surround yourself with people and things that make you happy!
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@noni1959 (12965)
• United States
16 Mar
@MarieCoyle Yes! I love seeing things with personality. The more unique and different, the better.
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@MarieCoyle (58186)
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15 Mar
@noni1959
I love things that aren't all matchy-matchy...and I really don't like formal. Eclectic and different and representing what the person likes...that's the way to go in my opinion.
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@toniganzon (76928)
• Philippines
9 Mar
I love your vintage corner. Is it an ivy plant I'm seeing?
I don't like everything to match. I want pieces with character too. But these days I just want not too many stuff at all. Trying to live a minimalist life even though I know it's difficult.
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@toniganzon (76928)
• Philippines
11 Mar
@noni1959 True. I don't want clutter as well.
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@noni1959 (12965)
• United States
11 Mar
It is an ivy plant but fake in an 1800's old birdcage. I have real plants in here too. Spider and snake plants. Minimalist means different to many. Some live with very little. For me, it needs to make me happy, have a place and not just clutter.
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@DaddyEvil (173776)
• United States
9 Mar
Very nice display corner. We have things I've collected all my life on shelves in the living room.
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@DaddyEvil (173776)
• United States
11 Mar
@noni1959 I'm sure that will look very nice.
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@Marilynda1225 (90575)
• United States
9 Mar
I love your vintage corner and I bet you had fun collecting all those pieces.
My house is mix, The living room all matches but the dining room has an old eterge with all sorts of things that make me happy (pictures, votive candles, little collectibles, etc} but nothing cluttered, My bedroom is more like yours with various odds and ends. It's comfy and cozy
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@JESSY3236 (22088)
• United States
10 Mar
My uncle had decorated this house with mismatched things. My mother likes everything to match. I don't care if everything matches as long as they are comfy and pretty.
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@AliCanary (4323)
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9 Mar
I don't care too much about matchy-matchy - just what speaks to me. I like your little collection!
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