Decorating with Farm Animals, Vintage Style
Simple, inexpensive farm animal decor ideas that will add nostalgic, vintage style to your home
Life in the country seems idyllic, doesn’t it? At least for those of us who haven’t ever needed to do farm chores! I have always loved everything “country” and longed to live on a hobby farm, but it hasn’t happened yet. We do have horses across the street and chickens next store; almost, I guess? Instead, I decorate with farm animals. If you long for the country, these ideas for Decorating with Farm Animals, Vintage Style are for you!
I’m joining my Lifestyle of Love friends to send Farm Animal Ideas your way! This group of ladies love everything farmhouse, vintage, repurposed and antique. Thanks to Cindy at County Road 407 for hosting. If you’re stopping over from Common Ground, I’m sure you enjoyed Debra’s French Country-styled Farm Animals; she is a stylist extraordinaire!
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Here are some of the ways I decorate with farm animals around my home. Hope you enjoy the ideas!
Decorating with Farm Animals, Vintage Style
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Decorate with Farm Animals Using Vintage Books
Old books are a favorite way to decorate with farm animals. Their charming illustrations are basically art. If you like the covers, prop them up in a vignette or place them on an easel. Or leave them open to a page you especially love.
You can use a children’s book you’re sentimental about, or buy one with beautiful pages. You can tear the pages out and simply clip them to an old clipboard for instant art. So easy! I whipped together a fun farm animal display in our entry in about 5 seconds:)
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Display Farm Animal Figurines
Farm animal figures in all styles and sizes are fun to tuck into your vignettes. Whether it’s an old garden statue like my cement chicken, rustic modern animals, or fuzzy chicks, adding something “alive” to your styling adds whimsy.
I’m just remembering I have cute rooster figurines from my mom and a hen on her nest container. I could go crazy with this theme!
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Feature Farm Animal Photography
If children’s book illustrations aren’t your thing, actual photos are a beautiful way to decorate with farm animals. Many vintage framed prints by R. A. Fox (learn more about his art HERE) feature bucolic scenes with farm animals.
I love decorating with old calendars and framed prints that show cows and sheep leisurely munching on grass in the field. The sepia-toned colors are perfect to bring out in the Fall.
{“How to Easily Make a Decorating Theme Using Photo Prints“}
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Decorate with Vintage Children’s Toys
Old toys aren’t just for kids! Vintage children’s farm animal toys can be tucked into your home decor anywhere. I bought a set of old cardboard farm animal figures at a garage sale and love seeing them prance across my windowsill.
I’ve also used old animal kid’s toys to decorate for parties, tucking them into the centerpiece if they coordinate with the theme. They were a perfect accent to my dad’s State Fair themed party years ago.
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Display Farm Accessories to Coordinate
To add to your farm animal theme, display all the things that go along with the animals you’re featuring. Chicken feeders, wire egg baskets, egg crates, milk bottles, and toy barns can round out your country vignette.
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Are you inspired to go dig out some farm animal decorations and start decorating? Maybe like me you’ve thought of some cute old things you’ve got stored away and need to bring them out! Decorating with farm animals is fun and will add whimsy to your styling. Perfect for us country wanna-be’s!
Be sure to visit CoCo at The Crowned Goat next; you’re going to love her French Country Script Ornaments! She is so creative and has beautiful style.
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It all looks great together! You are so good at this!!
Thanks, Stef!
The book pages are adorable!!!
They are truly art, aren’t they?
Lora, clipboards and farm animal posters?! What an inspired (from that brain of yours that runs overtime..) idea and fun way to change out for each season. What an Inspiration, indeed!
I needed this today as I sit and ponder another day of triple digit temps here in the Waco Texas area. We are HOT, with more like temps predicted for the long term. But this is such an area that touches me as I raise chickens and bees and have a bit of a mini farm with our four acres. Thanks for the reach out from MN to the Great HOT State of Texas. Yee Haw! Koni Billings
So sorry you’ve got those hot temps, Koni! Just looked at our forecast for the week and saw 70’s everyday; couldn’t be happier!! So glad you enjoyed the farm animal ideas; your little farm sounds wonderful!
This is such perfect timing because I just bought a little ceramic rooster today at a yard sale for a dollar minus the measuring spoons that originally came with him but was like I don’t have a rooster yet I’m sure I can do something with him! 😉 Thanks, Lora!
I’m so glad it was good timing! Have fun decorating:)
It’s so much fun to see all the different ways you’ve decorated with farmhouse animals, Lora! In a million years I would have never thought to decorate with farmhouse children’s books – that is totally genius. Hope your summer season has been blessed far. Hugs, CoCo
I’ve always loved the watercolor illustrations of vintage children’s books, and their cheap decorating! Thanks, CoCo:)
I LOVE every idea in your post. I’ll be looking out for the books and a few other things now.
So glad you enjoyed it, Pamela!
Using children’s books, toys and calendars is such a fun way to show off the farm animal vibe. The clip boards are perfect for images. I love your big chicken in the kitchen. I have one like that too, except she only has green paint at the base. I remember the Chicken Little book from my childhood. Such cute displays for summer!
That Chicken Little book was from my childhood, Debra:) For some reason, I call it Mr. Chicken, which is obviously wrong; maybe because he’s so heavy? He is one of my fave finds!
I have lived in a house out in the country, I had a small orchard and some of my neighbors had cows and chickens and I loved it there. When my mom died, I moved closer to my children. I still have cousins there and go back there to visit. I have several barn pictures and farm animals. You did give me some new ideas, thanks and have a great weekend.M
That sounds wonderful, Marlene. I was hoping to put some apple trees in this year:)
So Cute! I remember those kinds of books when I was a kid. Brings back great memories. Thank you for sharing.
Glad it brought back good memories, Rebecca! I love the illustrations.
Well! I loved this post. I too wish I could have had a little hobby farm. I especially wanted a mini horse and mini donkey. TBH I doubt I would have ever had the energy to manage it all. Once a man came in our house and looked around a little on the main floor and asked if we had any rooms that did not have farm animals in them. Nope. You have done a great job with this post.
You’re too funny, Jillian! Glad the men in my family don’t have those kind of opinions:) Thanks!
Oh my soul, I love your animal pieces! I have a couple of old horse books that I’ve never done anything with and can now hardly wait to dig them out. Your home must give you a big ol’ smile (it does me). When it’s clean of course. Mine has to be clean but I don’t get the same fun, vintage vibes from mine. Yours is so sweet and happy! Thank you for joining in and sharing your collection and ideas. Each one is perfect!
Yeah…that “clean” thing:( I just wished I liked it as well as you do! Hitting it hard today;)
I love these ideas. You are so creative!
I appreciate that, Renae; thanks!
I LOVE this, Lora!!! I’ve never actually seen this theme come to life in styling before and it’s completely adorable. All of your little farm friends are so cute and all of the accessories add the perfect amount of ‘farm’. So good!!!
It’s such a fun theme to decorate with, Rachel. And I think it’s perfect to enjoy during State and County Fair season!
I share your love of farm animal decor and vintage children’s books! I did grow up on a farm, and chickens in particular are special to me because my Grandma, who I spent a lot of time with, raised them. I have a lot of birds, rabbits, and deer that I used in my decor throughout the year as well. Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Glad you enjoyed it, Vicki!
Lora,
What a collection you have. I just adore all the ways that you hang art with the clips. I need to try that idea in the kitchen to change our art with the seasons. Your home is just so beautiful and welcoming. I feel right at home!
I appreciate that, Christy; thanks! Yes, I love quick decorating with clips because I switch things up so often, I’d put a million holes in our walls. Old bed springs are my favorite!