16 Vintage-Passing Decor Items Worth Buying At Hobby Lobby

Vintage is no longer just a cool, hip way to say something is old. Rather, deeming something as vintage and even incorporating it as a design aesthetic in your home can be seen as not just stylish and chic, but sustainable as well. Embracing a vintage chic style involves repurposing items that were once trendy in years and even decades past, bringing them back from a place where they were collecting dust, and using them as essential pieces of your home decor. Vintage items often evoke a sense of warmth and nostalgia.

Now that vintage decor has practically become an evergreen stylistic and design choice, finding genuinely vintage, high quality items to furnish your home can become quite a challenge. Thrift shops have an abundance of customers because of their affordability and sustainability, limiting their stock of good quality vintage home furnishings. While these old-school thrift store finds are worth snagging when you do luck out and spot them on your local secondhand shop or flea market, you might have to settle for finding vintage-esque pieces at home goods stores to achieve your desired aesthetic. A gold mine for decor that can pass as vintage, your local Hobby Lobby has many items that are worth buying to kickstart or contribute to your home's retro design style. 

Painted in a distressed wood finish, this console table looks as if it were taken right from a rustic cabin. The Farmhouse Wood Slat Console Table features a bottom storage shelf as well as three storage drawers with antique gold metal hardware. The three drawers are lined with fabric lining, making them ideal for storing all sorts of knick-knacks, bits, and bobbles. With ample storage space and measuring at 31.5 by 47 by 14.75 inches, this console table is perfect for adorning an entryway or bedroom, adding a touch of antique chic to a space while being functional enough for modern times.

For smaller vintage-passing items to rest on top of trunks or coffee tables, Hobby Lobby has a wide array of framed decor that look as if they were pulled straight from a thrift store or estate sale. While most people buy picture frames to replace with personal images, the framed decor pieces at this craft and project store feature stock images that look as if they could be antiques passed down from generations. This Portrait Sketch Framed Decor piece features a rather simple frame with subtle embossing while the Framed Landscape Easel Back Decor features a very ornate and detailed trim that practically screams vintage.

Finding a timepiece that reminds you of the past can be somewhat of an oxymoron, however, the table and wall clocks ticking away on Hobby Lobby's shelves bring undeniable vintage elegance. The Antique Bronze Table Clock is a nod to industrial design. The three-legged timepiece features a distressed clock face and is finished in bronze to add to its vintage charm. On a more classic end, the Antique Blue Pewter Metal Clock's coloring looks similar to oxidized copper. The timepiece looks as if it's been around for so many years that it's gone from a shining copper piece to the blue-green patina color.

To fully immerse your home in this old aesthetic, your decor must go beyond furniture pieces. Adorn your walls with art pieces and wall decor that look as if they've been purchased at an auction or estate sale. Whether you choose to hang smaller framed wall decor or opt for bigger canvases, Hobby Lobby has a large selection of both. Antique-looking pieces, like the Still Life Pears Wood Wall Decor, features various scenery, so you're sure to find one that aligns with what you're looking for whether it be nature scenes, sketches and portraits of old-world strangers, to even cartoonish drawings from children's books.

When you think of vintage-core, you can't help but picture a stack of trunk boxes. Prior to our modern-day suitcases, travelers and adventurers lived out of trunks — sometimes many of them. They are suitable for storing essential items and even entire lives' worth of belongings... from clothes to  books, sentimental items, or even clutter. Trunks come in many different sizes and are both functional and decorative. Hobby Lobby stocks an assortment of individual trunk boxes or trunk sets in different finishes and patterns.

To add old-school touch to modern-day cabinetry, closets, and vanities, Hobby Lobby has vintage-inspired hardware pieces including pulls, knobs, and handles. If you want a simple piece with distressed features, look no further than this Copper Hammered Metal Pull. Featuring decorative bolts on the edges, this metal pull handle can add both rustic and industrial charm to any drawer set or furniture set. For more intricate pieces, there is an assortment of detailed knobs in varying finishes, patterns, and shapes that would be a perfect gateway into a love for vintage decor.

Hidden yet in plain sight, book boxes are a sneaky way to hide valuable items or clutter that have yet to find a designated spot in your home. Ranging in sizes, the craft store's book box selection can accommodate a variety of hidden storage needs. For a classic-looking exterior, the Black & Tan Antique Book Box can blend in seamlessly with your book collection, providing a discreet storage area for valuables or other items with its leather-like cover. The antique finish as well as the page-like details on the edges really make it look like a first-edition copy of a classic piece of literature.

Prior to the discovery of electricity, candles and gas-lit lanterns were the primary sources of light. While electricity is something we all appreciate and can't live without, there's something about enjoying the dim glow of candlelight that makes you feel transported back to pre-wired and connected times. There are many ways to decorate your home with candles, especially if you have snazzy candle holders. This Gold Metal Candelabra is peak vintage-core, reminiscent of the candelabras used in various period-piece movies and shows to light up hallways at night.

For a more stationary light source, the Black Metal Hanging Lantern gives vintage vibes. A great addition to an entryway, this hanging light fixture looks like an old-school gas lantern, complete with five windows and a door that allows for a tea light or LED candle to be placed through. If you don't want to browse around for a separate tea light or candle, the Antiqued Gold Mini Metal LED Lantern might be a better choice to complete your vintage aesthetic since it comes with a built-in LED light. The distressed gold coloring on its exterior adds old-school charm, while the LED light evokes a soft, warm glow.

Key components of the vintage aesthetic include mixing materials like metal and wood. This blending creates a look that prevents your space from leaning too much into museum territory and more into contemporary design. The Distressed Wood Tray Set from Hobby Lobby melds together both metal and wood to create a vintage-looking tray that can be used to serve refreshments or as a base for a coffee table centerpiece. If mixed materials aren't part of your vintage dream board, opt for the Distressed Metal Tray Set instead. Solely composed of metal, the 3-tray set features small, medium, and large trays — all with a faux rustic finish.

Another way to provide additional light in your home are wall sconces. Used for more than just aesthetics, wall sconces can create visual interest in a room. They can also redirect attention to a specific item or decor on your walls. Whether you're looking for a detailed wall sconce or a simple piece to hold a single light source, Hobby Lobby's selection contains fixtures with antique finishes and elegant, ornate details. The Antique Brass Wall Sconce, for example, features a brass finish as well as intricate embossed scrollwork along its backplate and holder.

They may seem a little kitschy, but these vintage-inspired jewelry boxes are both functional and decorative. Colorful and ornate, you can choose from one of three boxes that are shaped like household items. The Vintage Chair Jewelry Box resembles a fancy chair that looks like it could have been part of a lady's vanity table setup. The Vintage Watering Can Jewelry Box can almost pass for a small figurine, but with hidden storage for your jewels and gems. Lastly, the Vintage Telephone Jewelry Box resembles an old-school, vintage rotary phone, and yes, the handset is removable though not functional.

Complete with pre-written text, the Country Spring Antique Farmhouse Display Cabinet gives thrift shop appeal despite being sold at a craft store chain. The distressed white paint and wooden top give the cabinet a very antique, worn-in look and feel. Place it in your entryway, bathroom, or kitchen for additional storage space. The rustic-looking furniture piece has three tiers of storage space inside of its glass doors, providing plenty of room for knick-knacks and trinkets. If placed in a bathroom, line the sturdy shelves with toiletries and towels. For kitchen placements, place bakeware, dishware, or even shelf-stable condiments and ingredients in this display cabinet.

Hobby Lobby is a great place to start looking for detailed wall hooks that are both functional and decorative. Whether you're looking for a single or double hook, the craft store has plenty with antique finishes and vintage flair. Animal lovers can select wall hooks with a metal rabbit or bronzed stallion carved into the base. For those with a flair for French design, an Antique Fleur-De-Lis Metal Wall Hook can be a great addition to any empty wall space. This Brass Hook With Circle Backplate features an intricate backplate for an ornate and elegant wall piece.

Make use out of empty wall space by adding a set or two of wall shelves to them. Made from purely wood materials, this Vintage Farmhouse Scrollwork Floating Shelf can add just the right touch of vintage flair in a room. A distressed wooden board embellished with an equally distressed floral trim, this simple yet sturdy shelf can be used to display trinkets and vintage items accrued from thrift shopping or estate sales. 

A Vintage Map Tapestry may be the perfect addition to any traveler's or wander-luster's home. Big enough to be a visual focal point and a helpful map on a wall, Hobby Lobby's map tapestry measures nearly 36 by 47 by 1 inch. It features all seven continents and five oceans, clearly marked in large text but all in the neutral colors old-school maps were known for, unlike the brightly-colored contemporary versions. Display where you've been or where you plan to go on the wall tapestry and place souvenirs you've acquired on your adventures beside it.