Circus Maximus

You can find Circus Chic fashion, antique and repro posters galore, and plenty of children's bedroom decor to go with a vintage circus theme. 

What is quite thin on the ground are examples of putting together adult versions of it, although the heritage and visual cues are rich and prolific. It's a marvelous genre, full of joyful Victoriana and strong, playful colors that, especially when it's teamed with theatrical and dramatic old time circus lighting, is spectacular. After all, it was always meant to be a visual dazzle. So I've collected an array of beautifully themed accessories and some rare examples of bold forays into the world of the big top - antique style.
Cushions, lighting, bedding:
You're a star!

Brocades in reds:

 Stripes - nothing is quite as much as a visual reference short cut as red and white stripes:

Carousel Parasol:

Red velvet and tassels

Timorous Beasties theatre curtain:

 Sin in Linen bedding and towels:

Painted and antique:

Palmist chair:

 Gorgeous 1732 birdcage in the shape of a circus wagon:

Roll Up chairs:

 
Elephant door handle:

Tiny circus wagons, hand made:

So how do the elements sit in a domestic decor? Pretty well, if you're super cool. Admiral, on the South Coast of the UK, more here:

French loveliness:

Scalamandre wallpaper:

 
London loft hip:

If you don't think you can make the leap (groan) you can always put yourself in the middle of the action on the 25 Hour Hotel in Vienna - it's entirely circus themed.

You could be ubercool and wear this vintage costume...

...or go glamor, like Gwen.Hup La!