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I’m a huge fan of vintage portraits. For my 21st birthday my friends bought me a huge black and white canvas of Marilyn Monroe. Unfortunately my beloved vintage portrait got damaged when we moved house. I was really upset about it but I was never able to find the same image to replace it. We’ve recently renovated our home and I’ve been thinking about how I can incorporate these vintage images into our new modern interior.

My favourite type of vintage portraits are those of classic Hollywood stars or rock and roll legends. Some of my favourites include Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley.

So I thought I would put together a blog post about how you can incorporate these type of wall art in a modern home and what rooms they suit best.

The Bedroom

If you have a large wall behind your bed it can look quite bare. An easy way to fill this space is with a gallery wall. We’ve recently created a gallery wall above our bed in our bedroom and I absolutely love it. It really helps fill the space and instantly draws your eye when you walk into the room. A set of 3 vintage portraits horizontally above the bed would really help off set a modern bedroom. I’d stick to either colour or black and white for all the prints so they flow together.

Above a Dressing Table

A perfect place to add a touch of Hollywood glamor is above a dressing table. A framed print of someone like Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly above a dressing table would look very classy. I think the classic Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s would be my go to framed print.

Walk in Wardrobe

Another place to add some Hollywood glamour would be a walk in wardrobe. We are lucky enough to have a walk in wardrobe but ours isn’t quite big enough that we have any empty wall space. But if you did have a large enough walk in wardrobe some vertical framed prints of Hollywood’s most glamorous women would really add that pop to the room.

Study

I would love to add some rock legends to our home office walls. If you work from home or have a study then some vintage portraits as well as some vinyl’s on the wall would really create a motivating space to work from. A great place to add wall art in your study is directly on the wall above your computer or laptop. If you have a big enough space 4 prints in a box shape would really help fill an empty wall.

The Staircase

Although technically not a room the staircase is probably one of the most used areas of the home. You walk up and down it daily but it’s often also the most neglected space. The wall of your staircase is a great place to create a gallery wall of prints you love. A wall of black and white vintage portraits would really add that something unique to your home. You could also mix it up with vintage portraits of your favourite legends along with black and white images of the areas they visited.

The Dining Room

The Dining room is another great area to include some vintage wall art. Personally I’d either do a gallery wall of images on the largest empty wall or I’d use one large image at the head of the dining table to fill the space. Don’t forget to include some place images as well. I’d love a vintage photo of an American Diner in our dining room.

So that’s how I would love to include some vintage portraits into our modern home. Are you a lover of vintage portraits? Do you have any in your home?