Vintage, especially in recent years, has become a true style trend, capable of influencing various sectors. From clothing to furniture, expressing one's personality with timeless garments, accessories, and furnishings is increasingly a must. In particular, furnishing a home in vintage style is possible by purchasing unique pieces in essential antique markets, or by retrieving objects often stored and forgotten in the attic, to give them a second life.

Despite being an environment particularly dedicated to functionality, even the kitchen can evoke the warm and welcoming style of times gone by. This is why Ariete, in its rich catalog, offers a line of small appliances designed precisely to furnish a vintage kitchen. And which, with its retro references, give it a reassuring and timeless style.

How to furnish a kitchen in vintage style

Today, vintage is not just a fashion, but much more. Furnishing a vintage kitchen means for many retrieving furniture and accessories that withstand time, embellished with finishes and materials appreciated even in a modern lifestyle. Not only that, to start creating a kitchen environment that recalls distant eras or simply our grandparents' kitchen, one could even start from the walls, which with their colors can give the whole room a particular and refined mood. Precisely for this reason, it is essential to follow a logical path in composing our retro-style kitchen, being careful not to mix different eras, which would inevitably result in a chaotic outcome.

Usually, those who decide to furnish a kitchen in vintage style refer to the years and fashions of the economic boom, i.e., the period between the 50s and 60s. In fact, these are the years in which kitchens became even more a place to live and share with the family, as functional as it is pleasant to look at. We should therefore try to furnish the kitchen in a balanced way, carefully selecting the color palette, furniture, and accessories. Furthermore, the vintage effect can be achieved in a less radical way with the aforementioned wall colors or with small furnishings such as lamps and accessories more generally. In any case, the golden rule is to gather as many ideas as possible, including inspirations and vintage photos that can help us in the design phase.

1950s vintage kitchen

The most recognizable feature of a 1950s vintage kitchen is undoubtedly the use of pastel colors, such as green, light blue, beige, yellow, or candy pink. Hues that, as we mentioned, can be used to paint walls, parts of them, or some detail of the false ceiling, and reflected in accessories or even small appliances, combining them with modern technologies. For the purchase of a new kitchen, on the other hand, the choice could be oriented towards a cream-colored wood, or other neutral colors. Alternatively, we could resume the pastel colors, perhaps with a delicious combination of pink and bottle green.

The table and chairs also play an important role: a must of the era are rounded shapes and simple lines, to be re-proposed using some classic pieces of mid-20th century design. Let's not forget to play with the windows, on which we could apply pretty curtains with geometric, heart, or polka dot patterns, which help create a romantic environment with an unmistakable shabby chic mood. And which can be re-proposed in the fabrics of a lampshade or a kitchen rug, as well as in wallpaper, tea towels, or a ceramic vase, which with a beautiful plant can add an old-world charm to the room.

Vintage Appliances: Ariete's Solutions

However, the element to give the fundamental final touch to a vintage kitchen are the appliances, trusted everyday allies in the kitchen. The Ariete Vintage Line responds precisely to this need, with many small appliances that accompany us throughout the day, from breakfast to dinner. A timeless beauty that we can find in blenders with glass cups and in toasters, but also in rice cookers, choppers, electric ovens, and kettles.

For those who cannot give up a good hot espresso in the morning and retro shapes, the Ariete range also includes a coffee machine for ground coffee and pods, enriched by precious pastel details with metal finishes. There is also a milk frother and an American coffee machine, designed for lovers of long coffee and beautiful enough to be displayed even after use. All Ariete's vintage appliances are available in three different color shades - light blue, beige, and green - to adapt to the romantic colors of any vintage-style kitchen.