Retro Christmas - Memories Mid Century Modern

Christmas is the best thing for a retro vintage Christmas decorations?

If you remember when there was a silver tinsel tree with pink and blue lights, the height of chic holiday .... when the sound of Alvin and the Chipmunks are still gives a thrill of anticipation .... if you listen to your father to explain to remember that the bubble was actually a time to warm up the bright lights before they could begin .... then the answer could only be yes.

For baby boomers, mid-centurywas more than a style of decoration, is the common childhood of a generation. Tinsel trees, bubble lights, and the Chipmunks were also part of growing up in the fifties of Saturday morning cartoons on TV in black and white and enjoy the new batch of Jiffy Pop from the right bubble aluminum.

But during the fifties are not appreciate the single, the classic style of the fifties. Mid-Century Modern is quickly becoming one of the most popular styles inInterior and many 20 - and 30-year-olds are embracing the clean lines and bold graphics with emphasis enthusiasm.

If you want to resume the fun of the fifties and sixties to decorate your holiday, here are some tips to make it happen:

Think fun, not fussy

Retro Christmas decoration is based on modern look, very fashionable during the war. Clean lines and exciting new areas of materials (like plastics) were all the rage, and the traditionInnovation was wet. Fussy details were smooth and aerodynamic design is for everything from cars to decorations for the tree.

Use bright colors and bold designs

Vibrant, intense colors and bold design cartoonishly simple graphics are the hallmark of the Mid-Century Modern decor. That translates beautifully to the holiday decor and retro-themed holiday ornaments and breeding materials are relatively easy to find.

Do not forget theCharacters

Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the red nose was, and, of course, Santa and his elves are all characters very popular during the holiday period of the fifties and sixties. If candles shaped, with plastic and hung on the tree, or converted into a plug-in, light-up display for the garden in front, cute, cartoon characters certainly a shot of fun and retro charm.

Electrify it!

Although shops and public buildings usedLights as decorations of the season since the end of 1800 was lit by electrical decorations are not standard for the average house and apartment owners, until the postwar period. But when hit electrical decorations, they hit on a large scale! Produced in all shapes and sizes of men lightbox Christmas life-size Nativity on the front garden, electric decorations were a milestone in mid-century holiday decorations.

To feel really retro, mini pack lights that shine and cut off yourTree with large multi-colored lights. New versions of the 1950 standards are available everywhere and are a great improvement over the originals, which could have terrible hot, in a surprisingly short time.