If you like cottage style decor, then you probably want to add some vintage cottage accessories into your decorating theme. There are plenty of vintage items that can be found inexpensively that will complement any cottage decorating scheme and add some charming nastalgia to your home.

Linens

Vintage linens are a wonderful accent to any decorating style. For the cottage style, you'll want to look for some of those cute 1940s tablecloths with colorful prints to put in the kitchen. For the living room, consider bark cloth drapes or pillows. For the bedroom, there's nothing like a vintage chenille bedspread to bring in that light cottage feeling. You can also add fabulous lacy vintage tablecloths on side tables and dress up all the beds with vintage sheets and pillowcases that have fabulous embroidery and lace edging.

Furniture

Add authenticity to vintage cottage style by using vintage furniture. While you might not want to go vintage for your sofa and chairs, the side tables, coffee-table, and dining table with chairs are great candidates. You may be able to find great old furniture that has style along with original antiqued paint to match a cottage decor, or buy pieces that have great bones and paint and antique them yourself.

Accessories

There's plenty of old accessories that you can find at antique shops, yard sales, flea markets and thrift stores that'll add charm to a vintage cottage decor. Look for old pitchers, baskets, architectural pieces, chandeliers, watering cans and other garden items, chintz dishes and teapots, jadite and old silverplate tea services. Many of these items such as the pitchers, teapots and watering cans can be put to use as vases to hold flower arrangements.

Decorating your home with vintage cottage accessories can give your decorating theme a unique appeal as well as provide interesting conversation pieces. Shopping for these items can be lots of fun and you'll often find they can be had at a bargain so it can be good for the budget too.