Victorian st yle in architecture

A common mental image of a "Victorian" home looks much like a dollhouse with
elaborate trim and bright colors. But the term "Victorian architecture" actually refers to
styles that emerged in the period between 1830 and 1910, during the reign of Queen
Victoria. The Victorian era spawned several well-known styles, including Gothic revival,
Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, stick style, Romanesque style and shingle style.

The Victorian styles evolved largely from the imposing, elaborate Gothic style, which
appealed to the romantic Victorian idea that fashion, architecture and furnishings
should be beautiful rather than practical. A wealthy Victorian woman's clothing, for
example, involved corsets, hoop skirts and dresses that used yards of fabric. It made
sense for the trendy home designs to reflect that excess as well.

Architects took the ideas of Gothic architecture and added French, Italian, Tudor and
even Egyptian details. Designers were free to combine the styles to create several
different well-known styles -- and combine the styles as they saw fit. As a result, there
are few Victorian homes that look the same.

Ideas from the Gothic style may have started the Victorian styles, but a kick from the
Industrial Revolution nationalized the trend. Steam-powered sawmills could create
elaborate materials cheaper and faster. As a result, late Victorian homes became
increasingly ornate. Even lower-income families could afford trim and patterns to turn
their existing homes into "folk Victorians."

The Queen Anne style came into fashion in the 1880s, at the height of the mass-
production of architectural trim. These elaborate, brightly colored homes are the image
most people think of when they picture a Victorian home.

As the Arts and Crafts Movement began to hit America, critics accused the Victorians of
needless complexity and clutter, advocating a more streamlined, handcrafted home. The
style fell out of fashion, but is still very prevalent in historic communities around the
country.

Key Elements
 Two to three stories. Victorian homes are usually large and imposing.
 Wood or stone exterior. The majority of Victorian styles use wood siding, but the
Second Empire and Romanesque styles almost always have outer walls made of stone.
 Complicated, asymmetrical shape. Unlike the boxy Greek revival style, Victorian
homes have wings and bays in many directions.
 Decorative trim. Commonly called "gingerbread," Victorian homes are usually
decorated with elaborate wood or metal trim.
 Textured wall surfaces. Scalloped shingles, patterned masonry or half-timbering are
commonly used to dress up Victorian siding.
 Steep, multi-faceted roof or Mansard roof. Victorian homes often have steep,
imposing rooflines with many gables facing in different directions. The Second Empire
Victorian style has a flat-topped Mansard roof with windows in the side to allow for
maximum space inside the house.
 One-story porch. A large, wraparound porch with ornamental spindles and brackets is
common, especially in the Queen Anne style.
 Towers. Some high-end Victorian homes are embellished with a round or octagonal
tower with a steep, pointed roof.
 Vibrant colors. Before the Victorian era, most houses were painted all one color,
usually white or beige. By 1887, bright earth tones like burnt sienna and mustard
yellow were in vogue.

Famous Examples
 Gingerbread House. This Savannah, Ga., landmark was built by Cord Asendorf in 1889.
It's considered one of the best examples of Steamboat Gothic architecture.
 Wedding Cake House. This square brick home in Kennebuck, Maine, was originally
built in 1826. Like many homes in the Victorian era, it was covered in wooden Gothic
decoration in 1850 to keep up with architecture trends.
 "Painted Ladies" in San Francisco. The term "painted ladies" refers to Victorian
houses painted in three or more colors to embellish their architectural detail. It was first
used to describe the colorful homes in San Francisco in the 1978 book Painted Ladies:
San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians.
 Rosson House. Built in 1895, this Phoenix home is a great example of the Queen Anne
style and is now a museum. Its detailed trim is often referred to as Eastlake detailing,
after furniture designer Charles Eastlake's elaborate creations.

Practically Speaking: Hassles and Headaches

Victorian homes have smaller rooms and less closet space than most modern homes.
Also, like many historic home styles, you'll probably need to do some rewiring, and
repair interior plaster and trim to correct house settling.

All that elaborate exterior trim can also turn into a lot of repair work. Most of the trim
styles used on Victorian homes aren't widely available, so you may have to get costly
custom replacements.

The most pressing hassles are often the health hazards of lead paint and asbestos.
Victorians raved about asbestos and often used it in construction and decorating. Now
we know asbestos fibers are carcinogenic if released into the air. Removal or sealing can
be expensive, so make sure to get a thorough home inspection.
House Hunting
Thanks to the flood of ready-made designs, there are Victorian-style homes -- especially
Queen Anne style -- all over the country. Most Victorian homes were built before 1910,
but in Midwestern farming communities the style was still being built as late as the
1940s.

San Francisco and New Orleans are known for their painted ladies, and there are similar
groups of the colorful houses in the Charles Village neighborhood in Baltimore;
Lafayette Square in St. Louis; Cape May, N.J.; and the Columbia-Tusculum area in
Cincinnati. If you like the style and don't mind doing the extra upkeep, you can likely
find a Victorian in almost any city.
Victorian architecture in America is not just one style, but a collective of many
designs, each with its own unique array of features. The Victorian era is a time
period, marking the reign of England's Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. It is
an era that became a style, and here are a few of the most popular house styles
— known collectively as Victorian architecture.

The amazing builders of Victorian homes were born during the Industrial
Revolution. These designers embraced new materials and technologies to
create houses like no one had ever seen before. Mass-production and mass-
transit (the railroad system) made ornamental architectural details and metal
parts affordable. Victorian architects and builders applied decoration liberally,
combining features borrowed from many different eras with flourishes from
their own imaginations.

When you look at a house built during the Victorian era, you might
see pedimentscharacteristics of Greek Revival or balustrades moved from a
Beaux Arts style. You may see dormers and other Colonial Revival details. You
may also see medieval ideas such as Gothic windows and exposed trusses.
And, of course, you'll find lots of brackets, spindles, scrollwork and other
machine-made building parts. Victorian-era architecture was emblematic of
the new American ingenuity and prosperity.
Italianate Style

During the 1840s when the Victorian era was just gearing up, Italianate style
housesbecame the hot new trend. The style spread quickly across the United
States via widely-published Victorian pattern books, many still available in
reprints. With low roofs, wide eaves, and ornamental brackets, Victorian
Italianate houses suggest an Italian Renaissance villa. Some even sport
a romantic cupola on the roof.

Gothic Revival Style

Medieval architecture and the great cathedrals of the Gothic age inspired all
sorts of flourishes during the Victorian era. Builders gave houses arches,
pointed windows with diamond-shaped panes, and other elements borrowed
from the Middle Ages. Diagonal window muntins, as seen here on the 1855
Pendleton House, are typical of the 17th century Post-Medieval English (or
First Period) style homes built by English colonists, such as seen on the Paul
Revere house in Boston.

Some Victorian Gothic Revival homes are grand stone buildings like miniature
castles. Others are rendered in wood. Small wooden cottages with Gothic
Revival features are called Carpenter Gothic and are very popular even today.

Queen Anne Style

Rounded towers, pediments, and expansive porches give Queen Anne

architectureregal airs. But the style has nothing to do with British royalty, and
Queen Anne houses do not resemble buildings from the medieval times of the
English Queen Anne. Instead, Queen Anne architecture expresses the
exuberance and inventiveness of industrial-age builders. Study the style and
you'll discover several different sub-types, proving that there's no end to the
variety of Queen Anne styles.

Folk Victorian Style

Folk Victorian is a generic, vernacular Victorian style. Builders added spindles

or Gothic windows to simple square and L-shaped buildings. A creative
carpenter with a newly-invented jigsaw may have created complicated trim,
but look beyond the fancy dressing and you'll see a no-nonsense farmhouse
right there beyond the architectural detail.

Shingle Style

Often built in coastal areas, Shingle Style homes are rambling and austere.
But, the simplicity of the style is deceptive. These large, informal homes were
adopted by the wealthy for lavish summer homes. Amazingly, a Shingle Style
house isn't always sided with shingles!
Stick Style

Emlen Physick Estate, 1879, Architect Frank Furness, Cape May, New Jersey.
Vandan Desai/Getty Images (cropped)

Stick style houses are, as the name implies, decorated with

intricate stickwork and half-timbering. Vertical, horizontal, and diagonal
boards create elaborate patterns on the facade. But if you look past these
surface details, a stick style house is relatively plain. Stick Style houses don't
have big bay windows or fancy ornaments.

Second Empire Style (Mansard Style)

On first glance, you might mistake a Second Empire house for an Italianate.
Both have a somewhat boxy shape. But a Second Empire house will always
have a high mansard roof. Inspired by the architecture in Paris during the
reign of Napoleon III, Second Empire is also known as the Mansard style.
Richardsonian Romanesque Style

Old Red Courthouse, 1892, Dallas, Texas. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images

Architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886) is often credited with not

only reviving the medieval Romanesque architectural style, but also
transforming these romantic buildings into a popular American style.
Constructed of rusticated stone with rough surfaces, Romanesque Revival
styles resemble small castles with their corner turrets and identifying arches.
The style was often used for large public buildings like libraries and
courthouses, but some private homes were also built in what became known as
the Richardson or Richardsonian Romanesque style. The Glessner
House, Richardson's Chicago, Illinois design finished in 1887, not only
influenced the Victorian-era styles of American architecture, but also the
future work of American architects such as Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd
Wright. Because of Richardson's great influence on American architecture, his
1877 Trinity Church in Boston, Massachusetts has been called one of the ten
buildings that changed America.

Eastlake

The ornate spindles and knobs found on so many Victorian-era houses,

especially Queen Anne homes, were inspired by the decorative furniture of
English designer Charles Eastlake (1836-1906). When we call a
house Eastlake, we're usually describing the intricate, fancy detailing that can
be found on any number of Victorian styles. Eastlake style is a light and airy
aesthetic of furniture and architecture.

Octagon Style

McElroy Octagon House, 1861, Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco,

California. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

In the mid-1800s, innovative builders experimented with eight-sided houses.

The thought behind this design was a belief more light and ventilation was
healthier in a sooty, industrialized America. The style became particularly
popular after the 1848 publication of The Octagon House: A Home For All, or
A New, Cheap, Convenient, and Superior Mode of Building by Orson Squire
Fowler (1809-1887).

Besides having eight sides, typical features include the use of quoins to
accentuate the many corners and a cupola on a flat roof. The cupola on the
1861 McElroy Octagon House in San Franciso is not seen from this low angled
photograph.

Octagon houses can be found from coast to coast in the United States.
After the Erie Canal was finished in 1825, the stone mason builders never left
upstate New York. Instead, they took their skills and Victorian-era cleverness
to build a variety of stately, rural homes. The James Coolidge Octagon House
in Madison, New York is even more unique for 1850, because it is inlaid with
cobblestones — another 19th century fad in more rocky locales.
Octagon houses are rare and are not always inlaid with local stones. The few
that remain are wonderful reminders of Victorian ingenuity and architectural
diversity.
Victorian style in architecture: features, architectural
masterpieces. Victorian era

The era of the reign of Queen Victoria inGreat Britain is one of the most significant and even
revolutionary. The second half of the 19th century was a time of turbulent transformation in all
spheres of life of the British, and this could not but be reflected in architecture. Let's talk about
what a Victorian style is in architecture, what are its specifics and what are its variants.

History of the era

In 1837, the throne of the British Empire roseyoung queen Victoria. She fell into the lot of various
tests, she stayed in power for 60 years and was able to make the country prosperous, cultured,
civilized. The Victorian era (years - from 1837 to 1901) is not a homogeneous period of history.
At this time, the rapid development of industry, culture, economy. Britain over the years has
completely changed its way of life, its mentality. The country becomes one of the most powerful
empires of the world, strengthening its influence in Asia and Africa. In the last years of Victoria's
rule, development slows down, but many achievements of that era are still important for modern
Britain. Queen Victoria was an active propagandist of strict morals, which is perhaps the main
feature of this period. She also believed that technical modernization and the development of
culture were important. Therefore, it is precisely for this period that the rapid growth of English
literature and architecture takes place.
Victorian culture
Features of the period of the reign of Queen Victoriais the absence of wars and technological
boom. The British are becoming a fairly wealthy nation, and the growing middle class is the main
locomotive of social development. For this period there is an active development of education,
there is such a phenomenon as tourism, a new way of thinking among the inhabitants of the
empire. Following the example of their queen, the British profess strict and conservative moral
views, they are restrained in entertainment and industrious, and all this is another reason for the
country's economic growth. A new worldview becomes the basis for a breakthrough in art. The
ideological basis of Victorianism was the fusion of utilitarianism and evangelism. Not the least
role in culture was played by English literature. C. Dickens, W. Thackeray, C. Doyle, Bronte's
sisters are typical authors of that time. The visual concept of the epoch is embodied by Pre-
Raphaelites. Of particular importance for world architecture is the Victorian style in architecture.
The British of that time paid great attention to their dwelling. Therefore, architecture and
decorating become a very important part of the new lifestyle.
Common features of the architecture of the Victorian era
The term "Victorian style" isdesignate a huge period of time, which is characterized by a strong
heterogeneity. Therefore, in a strict architectural sense, there is no such single phenomenon. In
the English-speaking countries of that era, eclectic retrospectiveism dominated, uniting several
similar but still independent trends. This is Italian style, neo-Gothic, period style of the Second
Empire, Indo-Sarancini style and other varieties.

The architecture of the Victorian era is riddled withpracticality, like the whole culture, and
eclecticism. It has features such as the combination of elements from different historical eras.
The buildings were made using a large number of details, rich colors, carvings on the facade.
Towers, balconies, friezes, peaked roofs, many windows of different volume, terraces, high
entrances with a porch, an abundance of textures and decor - all this is Victorian.

The periodization of Victorian architecture

The so-called Victorian style in architecturearises as a response to previous epochs - Georgian
and the style of Queen Anne, who were distinguished by great rigor and restraint. In the
architecture of the times of Queen Victoria, there are traditionally three main periods:

1. Early (1835-1855). It is a period of neostils, hobbies of historicism. At this time, there are
variants with a prefix of neo-known styles such as Gothic, Rococo, Moorish, Byzantine, Chinese.

2. Medium (1855-1870). At this time, the pre-Raphaelite movement flourishes, and the work of
the artist W. Morris. During this period, a return to the value of uniqueness and manual work is in
contrast to the early period, when things of mass production dominated. Once again, individuality
is recognized as the main value.
3. The Late (1870-1901). This period is also called the Victorian Renaissance. There is a
rethinking of the traditions of Baroque, Gothic. Architects recall the Tudors and use some of the
techniques of the 16th century in new buildings.

Gothic Revival
In the architecture of the whole world after the era of "big"styles, there was a periodic appeal to
one or another tradition of architecture, did not escape such "returns" and England. The 19th
century, especially its second half, is a time of rethinking and unusual reading of techniques and
solutions of different styles and historical eras. In the 40s of the 19th century, a wave of neo-
Gothicism swept over England. Lancet windows, spiers and turrets, arches in the spirit of the
Middle Ages are becoming extremely popular. And a variety of elements of medieval churches
have now been actively used for the design of residential and commercial buildings. In England,
during the reign of Queen Victoria, many buildings were built in the style of neo-Gothic. The most
famous of these are the London Parliament with the famous Big Ben Clock Tower, the Royal
London Court complex, like a fairytale medieval palace, and the brightest St. Pancras station of
red brick. This style was so popular in the Victorian era that sometimes these two terms are
synonymous.
Italian Victorian
The Age of Queen Victoria is characterized byEclectic architecture, which seeks to connect the
details of different styles and national characteristics. At this time, the Italian style is gaining
popularity, especially it was well manifested in residential architecture, in country houses in the
USA. Its main features are a low, wide roof, colonnades, arches, Roman gables, as well as a rich
decor of the facades. This style was ideal for decorating cottages that built a middle class in the
province and the suburbs of London.

Style of the Second Empire

French culture and architecture of different periodshad a significant impact on world architecture.
England could not escape this influence, the 19th century in which it became a time of
fascination with the Empire, the so-called Second Empire. Despite the complex relationship of
English and French cultures, from 1855 to 1885 the British give their due to the architecture of
the times of Napoleon III. The main feature of this style were mansard roofs, which were
considered very functional, as well as high, narrow doors and large curved windows. Style lasted
in England for a short time and was mainly used for the design of public buildings and lucrative
houses.
The style of Queen Anne's time
The reign of Queen Anne - the beginning of the 18th century. This was the heyday of the English
Baroque, with its passion for wealth and luxurious decor. Architectural masterpieces of the time
were rethought in the time of Queen Victoria. The main ideologue of the revival of the style of the
times of Queen Anne was the architect Richard Norman Shaw, his efforts in England there were
many dwelling houses, which became a real classic of British architecture. These include the
Swan house in Chelsea, the first apartment building in the Albert Hall area, several houses on St.
James Street, much of the construction of the suburb of Bedford Park, many cottages in different
parts of the UK, as well as in New Zealand and India.

Roman style
The architectural style of the Victorian era was tryingfind new interpretations of the finds of
architects of bygone days. In the late 19th century, architects recalled the ancient Roman
tradition of erecting temples and castles of the 11th and 12th centuries. In Victorian times, brutal
stone buildings were mostly created for people or for public needs. Later, Henry Hobson
Richardson actively promoted this style in the residential construction of the United States. The
main features were laconism, monumentality and integrity. Founding houses with gray stone
towers were very fond of the representatives of the nascent bourgeoisie.

People's style
Folk (folk) Victorian style in architecturebecame an organic combination of old English traditions
for the construction of cottages for families of workers and new at the time technology. So there
were mansions, decorated with wooden siding or wooden tile (shingle). This style is most
accustomed to and received a huge spread in the architecture of the United States. Emigrants
from Britain wanted to build a piece of good old England on the new land, and there appeared
spacious wooden houses with turrets, balconies, terraces and cornices. Cheap materials allowed
the families of workers to get individual houses and come closer to the middle class in terms of
standard of living.

Stick
In the era of Victoria, especially the late period,architects sought to find new combinations of
elements of different styles. So at the turn of the gothic and style of Queen Anne's time a stick
appears - a kind of half-timbered construction. Architecture as the art of combining ancient
traditions and new technologies sought to find new solutions for beautiful and comfortable
housing. Houses in styk style were almost completely erected from wood by wireframe
technology. But to simplify and reduce the cost of construction, racket technology was mainly
used. This style is more widely spread in the US.

Indo-Saracen style
The architecture of Great Britain not only soughtinterpret the styles of European architecture, but
also turned its attention to the national traditions of the colonies. So in British India there was
Indo-Saracenic style, with the help of which the colonialists wanted to show their continuity with
the indigenous rulers of the country. The British erect luxurious palaces-residences, stylized for
the construction of Moguls. This tradition was eagerly picked up by the local aristocracy, which
began to build its palaces in this pseudo-national style. Later motives of the Indian and Saracenic
architecture began to penetrate into residential construction, especially for cottages for the
provincial middle class in Britain and the US.
Викторианская архитектура (Victorian architecture) — стиль в
архитектуре 19 века,зародившийся в Великобритании
и распространившийся за её пределами в английских колониях
(в основном США и Австралии, также
Индии). Термином«викторианский стиль» обозначают всю
архитектуру Викторианской эпохи - периода правления королевы
Виктории (1830-1910). Виктория была активным
сторонником технической модернизации и развития культуры.
Поэтому именно на этот период приходится бурный расцвет
английской литературы и архитектуры.
Таким образом Викторианская архитектура - по сути самый
общий термин, который используется для обозначения всего
многообразия разновидностейэклектики той эпохи в англоязычных
странах.
Викторианскому стилю присущи следующие
черты:
● сложная, ассиметричная форма здания;
● многогранная крыша, часто с мансардой;
● соединение элементов из разных исторических
эпох,
● здания выполнялись с использованием
большого
количества архитектурных деталей, декоративных
элементов;
● фасады насыщенного цвета,
● обилие деревянной резьбы по фасаду;
● башни, балконы, фризы, островерхие крыши,
множество окон разного объема, террасы,
высокие входы с крыльцом, обилие фактур и
декора.
VICTORIAN INTERIOR
DESIGN STYLE.
DESCRIPTION, HISTORY,
EXAMPLES AND
PHOTOS
The modern world is full of a variety of interior styles and sometimes it is difficult to
decide which style is more suitable for your particular apartment. One style attracts a
person with classic color palette, the other one – with exotic elements, while the third
– with the objects “of bygone days.” And in this situation, the interior of a Victorian
style will help an owner to connect together all his whims. However, there is one
thing but: the person who wants to arrange the interior of his apartment according to
Victorian style, must have a sufficiently large budget because apartment in Victorian
style is an expensive pleasure. So, what is this original Victorian style about?
The history of the Victorian style in the interior
The second half of the XIX century is considered the origin of formation of the
Victorian style. The name “Victorian” style was named after the reign of Queen
Victoria, who reigned during this period. Its appearance is due to the fact that during
this period the British bourgeoisie, by the rapid development of industry in the
country, became rapidly richer. Wealth gave rise to a natural demand for luxury
apartments, expensive interior. Introduced at this time opportunity to travel, gave the
British a chance to get acquainted with different cultures, life, and art of other
peoples. Favorite foreign interior decoration styles, the British people gladly
implemented at home, which was a sign of good taste of the owner, his solidity and
prosperity. As a result, the Victorian interior style appeared.
 The interior of a Victorian style and its
characteristic features
 high quality, reliability and high cost of interior items;

 presence of the old classical subjects in the interior;

 the combination of interior elements of several styles – classic, exotic

(Chinese, Indian), Gothic and Rococo;

 respectability, sense of proportion in all the interior details;

 the interior of each room is made in a single style, but most often it is the execution
of interior items in several styles;

 furniture of red-brown color and light brown tones is made of precious wood.

 presence of flowers, plants, not necessarily fresh;

 the presence of a rich library;

 heavy drapes, made of the best curtain fabrics, always in harmony with tulle lace
curtains.

The rules of interior design in the Victorian style

To properly arrange an apartment in a Victorian style, its owner must have at least
an idea of the elements of those interior styles that he would like to see in his
apartment. Using elements of exotic styles, it is necessary not to make them prevail,
otherwise it will be not Victorian style.
How to decorate walls in the Victorian
style?
The Victorian style is different from the rest of the interior styles in part of the
decoration of the walls. It provides only fabrics or wallpaper for finishing of walls. At
the same time, they must have a certain pattern: stripes, realistic images of flowers,
birds, animals. Volumetric ornaments in the form of bas-relief are much less
commonly used.

Wood panels made of fine, decorated with all sorts of ornaments, are in use here.
These panels should be no more than one third of the wall height. Such an element
of the Gothic style as the multi-colored stained-glass windows in the form of arches
are often guests of the interior. Stained-glass windows are the most striking and
easily recognizable Gothic element in the Victorian style.
Classic style implies respect for family relics and values. This is evident in the
paintings, portraits. All the portraits, paintings and frescoes are hung on special rails.
The color palette of the walls is not rich. Mostly preferred tones are dark red-brown
and light-brown. Dark gray walls are used rarely and partially.
Often, you can find multiple styles in the interior of a room. Thus, large mirrors are
welcomed in the Rococo style. Preference is given to full-length mirrors, but this
appears rare. Gothic style can be presented as a stained-glass window, a fireplace
with a carved frame.

Victorian Interior Design Style.

Description, History, Examples and
Photos. Decorating floor
Victorian style does not provide a great variety in the design of the floor. The most
common option is parquet floor made of natural wood. Linoleum with parquet pattern
is currently used cheapen option. The color of the floor should be combined with the
color of the walls and furniture.
Artistic ceramic tiles can be also a variant as a floor covering.
However, recently it became popular to laminate the floor. Herewith, floor can be
covered with inserts of another picture and color naturally blends with the
surrounding background coloring.
Great interest for fans of Victorian style is a carpeted floor. The red color of carpeting
is well matched with the classic color of this style – light brown.
Particulars of the interior rooms in the
Victorian style
Victorian style in the early stages of its development was in the form of quite bulky
interior with a mass of bizarre patterns and ornaments. Furniture had a pretty
massive look and lots of carved ornaments also. But over time, this style has
become different with sense of proportion. Though the echoes of the old motifs can
still be found.
Obligatory attribute of the interior is the fireplace. Its presence is mandatory in the
living room. Rococo style elements fit excellently. They are presented in the form of
furniture made of mahogany. The feet of furniture necessarily curved, the furniture
itself has carved ornaments.
Furniture is made of natural precious wood: walnut, mahogany, stained oak. Most
furniture has carved ornaments, sometimes inlaid with precious stones and metals.
Victorian style is unthinkable without the Library, and its contents should not leave
any person who likes literature indifferent.
Since the interior of a Victorian style incorporates elements of several styles, so here
is a certain dependence of these styles on the purpose of the room. The elements of
the Gothic style can be found in the figural stucco, huge windows, high ceilings.
Mandatory attribute for the Gothic is the fireplace. The presence of the carpet with
intricate patterns indicates the presence of Indian style.
Victorian style is perfectly combined with elements of the Rococo, which is
characterized by pastel colors, furniture with curved, carved headboards. Here you
can find the Gothic in the form of massive metal chandeliers, metal cabinet knobs.
The pastel colors, the presence flowers and plants in the room, a massive chandelier
above the table give out the elements of Indian style.
Design of Victorian style is, among other, built on a combination of walls, ceiling in
pastel colors (cream, pale yellow, light green, etc.) with the warm tones of the
parquet and furniture typical for the classic style.
Interior of the kitchen in a Victorian style determines, first of all, the presence of a
massive table in the center of the room. Kitchen lighting provide a massive
chandelier and several additional lamps. And of course, the walls and the furniture
should be of soft, quiet tones. Less textiles on the windows.
Since living room in England basically intended only for meetings with family
members for a modest dinner (the British do not like the presence of strangers in
their apartment), this room once looked respectively. Table of circular shape, chairs
or sofas are arranged around it. And, of course, a massive candelabrum in the
center of the table. English flat is not conceivable without candelabra. After all, you
can’t create comfort and warmth in the room, feel the breath of the past centuries
without it.
Victorian style is exemplary style for lovers of comfort. For all those people who like
g evening gatherings by the fireplace in the living room on the family tradition. If
you’re one of such people, if you are fairly wealthy person, so this style is certainly
for you.