Vintage Style Home Decor Ideas: A Church Themed Collection

Get vintage inspired home decor ideas by decorating with a church themed collection. Vintage vignette ideas and what to collect when thrifting.

Your home decor should be personal. It should tell the story of you and your family. Luckily, when you shop secondhand and thrifted, you can create a unique style with your own personal stamp. You can create a theme to decorate around and get excited when you find another accessory that fits in. You don’t have to follow the latest trend and be a slave to whatever’s available now. Today’s A Vintage Style Home Decor Ideas: A Church Themed Collection will hopefully inspire you to personalize your spaces.

I am excited to announce that I will be joining the Thrifting with the Gals group each month to send thrifty, vintage ideas and adventures your way! This group of ladies is so talented and creative and I appreciate each one of them; I hope you will, too! Each month a guest will join in the fun, also.

If you’re visiting from Robyn’s French Nest, I’m sure you loved her ideas for decorating for free, or nearly free;) I’ll have all the links to the rest of the posts at the end; hope you can enjoy them all!

Vintage Style Home Decor Ideas: A Church Themed Collection

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Create a Collection That’s Meaningful to You

Sometimes it’s just one piece that launches a decor collection. A special piece handed down to you; something you remember being in a loved ones home. It makes you feel loved and dwell on fond memories. To me, that’s what beautiful home decor is all about. It tells your story.

When my mom passed, I inherited her coveted country church painting. She and my dad had picked it up on a trip, and it always held pride of place in her home. I’ve used it to decorate the mantel seasonally, but it finally got a permanent spot when I found the perfect arched windows to marry with it. I switch up the accessories around it seasonally. Luckily it’s got all my favorite nature’s colors in it and can transition through the seasons easily.

Thrift Variations on Your Theme, Vintage Style of Course

Thrifting and secondhand shopping are a great way to fill out themed decor. With your theme in mind, items jump out to you to join in the fun! I’ve always loved images of old country churches with pretty steeples. Mr. Fix-it and I both were raised in Christian churches and have fond memories and strong relationships formed there. Easter seems the perfect time to celebrate our heritage of faith that we’ve passed on to our big kiddos.

So when pretty needlepoint church frames get spotted…they end up in my cart! Actually, I often find them at church sales or estate sales. So many hours of work have gone into these; I love old needlepoint.

Shop vintage needlepoint churches HERE.

These colorful needlepoint frames were the perfect Springy combination with this vintage plastic church. With the light on inside, the pretty pastel stained glass windows are perfect for an Easter vintage vignette.

Shop vintage plastic lighted churches HERE.

Include Words in Your Collections Display

Anything with words helps tell the story of your nostalgic display. At a recent estate sale, I came across this precious poem that someone wrote. I’m loving it grouped with my church themed collection.

Use Different Textures in Your Home Decor

Variation on a theme is a fun home decor idea. Purposely include different textures to make your decorating more interesting. I found this sweet homemade church pillow made with vintage grainsacks at a vintage market.

Shop handmade church pillows HERE.

When thrifting, I’ve picked up a few cute church birdhouses, too. Some are handcrafted and some store bought. But they look great included with the theme.

Shop church birdhouses HERE.

Vintage Style Home Decor Pairings for Your Theme

Think about other accessories that go along with your theme. You don’t have to use the same thing over and over. You can sprinkle in other thrifted items that pair well.

Here are some accessories I include with my church theme:

• vintage verse plaques (find them HERE)
• old hymnals, especially junior versions (find HERE)
• pictures of Jesus (find Shepherd frames HERE)
• sheep figurines (find them HERE)
• stained glass (find it HERE)

Stick with a similar color theme to harmonize your decor. Easter is coming up, so I coordinated everything with Springtime colors.

Does this help you get inspired to make your home decor personal and memorable? Let your home tell your story. It doesn’t have to be with a million photographs of the trips you’ve been on (but that could be a launching point;) Take it a step farther and create thrifted vintage vignettes that are nostalgic. It’s easy when you’re thrifting to find items that fit into a theme.

For more Thrifting with the Gals fun, visit Ann at Dabbling and Decorating next for some great vintage aesthetic bedroom ideas.

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Thrifting with the Gals

This month’s guest is Joanna Anastasia, a creative and thrifty decorator and mindful mom from Canada. She is sharing “Fun and Colorful Thrifted Spring Decor in Three Easy Steps” with us. And from her picture, I can’t wait to peek into her lovely home!

Kristin, from White Arrows Home (in my neighboring state of Wisconsin) is going to tell us all about vintage cake plates and carriers. I can’t wait to see them all! “Come Over For Cake: Beautiful Thrifted Vintage Cake Plates and Cake Carriers”.

Robyn, from Robyn’s French Nest, is located in sunny Florida. Today she is sharing “15 Ideas to Decorate Your Home for Free or Nearly Free”.

Rachel, from The Ponds Farmhouse lives in North Carolina. Today Rachel is sharing “Repurposed Architectural Salvage Ideas and Budget Vintage Decor”.

Ann from Dabbling and Decorating enjoys decorating her two homes in coastal Maine and Vermont. Today she’s sharing “Vintage Aesthetic Bedroom with Inspiring Ideas”.

Hope you can enjoy all the thrifty and vintage adventures and inspiration from the Thrifting with the Gals team!

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