What Are Retro Home Accessories?

In essence, retro doesn't sound particularly attractive on paper.
Defined as "culturally outdated" or "aged", retro has in fact become one of the main trends in home interiors.
To be truly retro, a piece should be at least 20 years old - not exactly long ago but aged enough to be stylish.
However, many modern home accessories are now designed specifically to give that retro appearance, without the expensive price tag truly retro accessories can now command.
Many people consider retro to mean fashion and art from the 1960s and 1970s and certainly, these decades are very popular with regards to home interiors.
"Pod" chairs which resemble a hollowed out egg, wicker seating and lava lamps are great examples of retro style from this period.
Online businesses have sprung up across the globe, specialising in this particular genre, which is symbolic of the size of the market and level of demand.
Misso home accessories in particular have a strong retro theme, with black, green and white being the principal colours.
Originating not from London but from the Philippines, pieces are created by adding glass fibres to hand crafted strips of vine before finishing the whole thing off with a black and white resin.
Eastern Europe too has established a strong market in retro style homeware accessories.
Producing some beautiful glassware, craftspeople use a centuries old tradition to forge some exquisite shapes, reminiscent of the 1970s.
Hand blown and hand decorated, the curves and swirls are extremely feminine and ultimately unique.
The retro style is looked upon by some as being a less than stylish trend and, it has to be said that some of the fashions in decades gone by have left a lot to be desired! However, it should not be considered a cheap alternative to older antiques - some retro pieces can be very expensive indeed.
Whatever your personal thoughts on the retro trend, it cannot be denied that demand for this particular genre is extremely strong and is continuing to grow as new generations buy their own homes.
No longer solely the "cool" choice for students, it has developed as a valid style of its own.
Featured in glossy home interiors magazines across the world, demand has certainly made these pieces more valuable, so dig out those pieces which have sat in the back of the cupboard for so long.
You may be surprised at their value!