Enhance Your Jewelry Collection With Art Deco Rings

Whether you’re married, engaged or single, you probably have more fingers that don’t have rings on them than do, and that’s a missed opportunity. Adding a few pieces of eye-catching vintage-style rings instantly improves the overall look of any outfit, and it suggests, subtly or not, that the wearer has an endless well of good taste. Not sure where to begin when it comes to right-hand rings? Check out these gorgeous ornaments, and effortlessly improve your jewelry collection by scooping up the timeless items today.

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Long Art-Deco Diamond Ring

Shrinking violets need not apply when it comes to a dazzling design with Art-Deco details and a truly unusual shape. Rectangular, curved and beautiful beyond description, the Long Art-Deco Diamond Ring hugs the entire bottom joint of the finger without limiting movement. Three brilliant diamonds vertically grace the elongated panel, surrounded by a bevy of Pave stones that jointly add elegance and shine to the piece. This is a daring ring, but it can easily elevate looks both formal and informal if worn confidently.

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Antique Design Diamond Ring

With a design that whispers of romance with its four nearly heart-shaped features on the rounded square face, the Antique Design Diamond Ring is the perfect choice for hopeless romantics and admirers of fine style alike. Diamond shapes also make up the unique pattern, with one lovely central diamond that helps blend all the elements together. Featuring dozens of Pave diamonds and a singular split-shank band, this gorgeous piece of jewelry will quickly become your favorite. Make sure you wear it well.

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Square Art-Deco Diamond Ring

The final recommendation from this collection is an obvious choice for anyone who adores true Art-Deco craftsmanship. The geometric pattern featuring polygonal shapes and a scalloped border on the Square Art-Deco Diamond Ring is entrancing, and it’s just a bit over-sized to emphasize its superior quality. Made up of the same small Pave sparklers and one delicate but impressive, nearly ½ carat central diamond, this ring is guaranteed to coax oohs and aahs from all who see it.

Dressing up for any event, big or small, suddenly becomes more fun when adding on vintage jewelry. Dramatic and timeless, vintage cocktail rings are versatile enough for any outfit while single-handedly elevating the overall look. Add these stunning antique-style rings to your jewelry collection, and discover how fun right-hand decoration can be.

How to Add Vintage Touches To Your Wedding

Discovering the perfect way to distinguish your wedding and make it seem both personal and elegant requires more than just a single night’s research. Rustic, classic and vintage weddings are lately popular theme ideas for making the big day feel satisfying. But even if you opt for a modern or otherwise non-antique style wedding, there’s no reason you can’t add a few vintage touches to add drama and intrigue. Here are some easy ideas to get you started.

Antiqued Paper Menus

Oval Engagement Ring With
Pear Sides and Pave Trim

If your guests are sitting down to a catered meal, why not upgrade the menus. Rather than using typical white or colored paper, either stain your own paper (tea bags are said to work well) or buy aged paper and print the menu yourself. The key to a classic antique look is to have light brown and tan shades blending throughout, or simply age the edges.

Lace Runners

You can buy lace by the yard at a local fabric store and quickly and easily create inexpensive yet gorgeous lace runners that guests will heartily praise. While some shops charge an arm and a leg for runners online, buying your own and maintaining a rustic look is not only affordable, it goes with the rustic style so many brides are choosing this year.

Bell Jar Decorations

Lever Back Diamond Earrings With Pave Halo

Glass bell jars add sophistication to simple decorations, like wildflowers or candles (they won’t stay lit if there’s no oxygen coming in, so electric lights work best), without being difficult to source or expensive to buy. You can even use them for home décor after your nuptials, so you don’t have to worry about spending money on needless items you’ll never use again.

Vintage Books

Visit a local bookstore that features old hardcover books. Don’t worry if they’re dusty, damaged or about uninteresting subject matter, that just adds to the appeal. These can be used as a centerpiece, or added in stacks around the tables and food serving areas. This is a particularly enchanting option for bookworms who want to include a personal element.

Old Fashioned Milk Cans

Pear Shaped Diamond Necklace
With Halo

One part rustic, one part vintage, old-fashioned milk cans work great alone or as flower vases as standalone decorations or as main centerpieces. They can even double as a location to include table numbers, guest names or spare pens for writing heartfelt notes. Though many milk cans are white, you can find or dye them a multitude of colors to suit your theme.

Vintage-Inspired Jewelry

No doubt you’ve already selected or received your engagement ring, but that’s not the only opportunity to show off some bling. If your dress has a vintage style to it, why not complement it with a vintage necklace or earrings? If they’re vintage-inspired, you’ve got your something new covered, and if they’re legitimately vintage they’re your something old.

Planning a wedding is both exciting and stressful, but when it comes time to choose your decorations and all the tiny elements that add style and grace to your marriage ceremony, it makes sense to want to include pieces that suggest romance and timelessness. Vintage décor and jewelry is an easy, often inexpensive way to do just that.

Latest Emerald Cut Ring Styles: Very Vintage

Emerald-cut rings are enjoying a surge in popularity. This is undoubtedly due in part to an appreciation by celebrities, such as Angelina Jolie, Kristen Bell and Beyonce Knowles. But there’s another reason emerald-cut engagement rings are suddenly so coveted: vintage styles. Few stone cuts look as glamorous and effortlessly timeless in vintage settings as the emerald cut. With its bold shape and stunning stepped facets, it’s no wonder so many buyers are clamoring for a regal jewel of their own. While authentic vintage styles are often rare and prohibitively expensive, vintage-inspired designs are more easily sourced. Here are some of the best examples on the market today.

Dramatic Cathedral Settings

Vintage Emerald Cut Engagement Ring

One beloved quality of antique rings is the delicately crafted cathedral settings. While many modern mounts are minimalist or unadorned, vintage-style rings typically feature ornate settings and decorative etchings. A cathedral mount for an emerald-cut ring is the perfect complement to the stone’s long facets, which reflect light like a mirror rather than in a spray of sparkles. A hand-engraved setting adds an additional touch of luxury and distinction.

Multi-Stone Stunners

Vintage Emerald Cut Ring With Halo

Emerald cut diamonds are often paired with accent stones on either side of the central gem. This not only adds additional glimmers of brightness and creates the illusion of a larger stone, but it also creates a fascinating design that flatters the wearer’s hand. Vintage settings almost universally use several stones in their designs. Trapezoidal, rectangular, baguette or small round brilliant Pave diamonds are the most common accompaniments, but custom made designs can have any combination in imagination.

Simple, Small and Striking

Antique Style Emerald Cut Ring

Some women love a dramatic, large weight stone on their finger, but others enjoy something a bit more demure. Antique-style rings often err on the side of smaller stones, opting instead to use several gems for a nuanced and elegant effect. Small emerald cut diamonds are delicate and beautiful while still maintaining a distinctively bold look. Choosing a mill-grained band helps emphasize the beauty of the simply carved emerald cut stone, just as a cathedral setting does. It also draws the eye subtly, without the need for a large eye-catching diamond.

Emerald cut rings have enjoyed a subtle popularity for centuries, but lately they’re seeing a renewed prominence in the world of fine jewelry. While it’s clear celebrities adore the style, regular buyers can cash in on the timeless trend with a vintage-style design that combines elements of old and new for a singularly beautiful result.