It’s a way of seeing.
The name came from a tension that sums up who we are — the tension between refinement and utility, elegance and grit, restraint and romance. It lives somewhere between old European interiors and the American West. Between places shaped by time rather than trend.
And just as important as what Deco Vaquero is…
is what it is not.
There are no themed rooms here.
No costumes. No kitsch.
The West, at its best, was never decorative. It was practical. Objects earned their place through use. Leather softened because it was handled. Wood wore down because it was leaned against. Brass dulled because it was touched.
That spirit matters more than the symbols.
Trends are loud. They demand attention.
And they age quickly.
We’re more interested in spaces that make you feel something the moment you enter them — rooms that don’t announce themselves, but hold you. Design that looks like it’s been there for a long time, even when it hasn’t.
If something feels too new, too perfect, too styled — we wait.
Deco Vaquero doesn’t believe in emptiness as virtue.
We believes in intentional presence.
Every object should earn its place. Not because the room needs filling, but because the object carries weight — function, memory, and a story. A single antique chair chosen well will always outlast a room full of decoration.
It’s old-world restraint meeting frontier edge.
It’s elegance that doesn’t ask to be noticed.
It’s a respect for materials that age instead of expire.
It’s spaces designed to be lived in, not photographed — even when they photograph beautifully.
Above all, it’s about feeling:
• grounded
• unhurried
• at ease
If a room can do that, it doesn’t need to explain itself.
We’ll use this space to document what we notice — materials, rooms, objects, places, moments that feel right. Not instructions. Not rules. Just observations from a way of living and designing that values longevity over novelty.
This is where we slow down and pay attention.
— Deco Vaquero
