Whether you are excited to go back to school or feeling a weird sense of deja-vu this time of year, why not transform your room into a space you’re excited to go back to every day? What better place to work on your studies–from Freud to Fashion–than your own retro refuge? Attack a no-twist bottle with our Bear Bottle Opener, start a music + fashion pandemic with a pair of Panda Ear Buddies, look back at the time with our A Long Time Ago Clock, and lastly light up your life with a Groovy Kind of Lamp. Yeah baby, yeah! Have fun and create your perfect pad with our newest MOD-est decor fashions!

Personally, I think the appeal of decorating with vintage decor is that:

1. You can usually do it inexpensively (unless it is a pricey antique)
2. It is something you won’t see it in every other apartment
3. It inspires creativity!  Finding something old and ragged-looking sometimes is cool in itself, but an occasional revamp can create truly interesting pieces!

As I develop this category I would like to know if  there is anything vintage-decor-related that you would like to see. Let the inspiration begin!

Read on to find out the story behind this mod-ified vintage side table!

The piece that you see above is the result of an evening where I had some extra time and enough supplies to carry out a vision!  The table itself (free!) from an estate’s basement is small, but a good size to hold a floral vase.  Unfortunately, I don’t have a ‘before’ photo, but I think it’s easy to imagine…

I used rubber cement to glue a cover from a vintage New York Magazine that I had saved to the bottom shelf.  I also had a broken mirror and window (saved from previous apartment) which I used to create the mosaic pieces with a Mosaic Tile Nipper.  With a lot of patience, some glass, and Tile Grout, I turned this plain old vintage side table into a unique one-of-a-kind piece!

This table has turned out to be a true statement of recycling: a good idea for magazine clippings that you may have no use for, some mosaic supplies, and a piece of vintage decor!

Lastly:  I must warn that if you are going to work with broken glass and mosaic supplies, be careful!  Wear eye protection and either take a class, or do extensive research to make sure you are taking the correct precautions when working with glass.  There also might be a leaded glass supply store within your area that would be happy to help with questions!