Frequently Asked Questions...
Was there a different style before Victorian decor earlier in the 19th century?
Or does the term "Victorian" describe the whole 19th century style? Thanks!
Answer:
Victorian is one of the most abused terms imaginable - - - quite honestly the term should only be used to describe BRITAIN from 1937 to 1901 the years of Victoria's Reign since she was a British Monarch! That the term is applied to American Architecture & Style Etc is actually quite wrong but like many wrongs it is apparently too late to change things. People's minds are set thus houses in San Francisco that were built of a certain style in the late 1890s are dubbed 'Victorian.'
That lecture aside - - - in BRITAIN the era is defined by the monarch's name thus from 1800 to 1837 the era is dubbed GEORGIAN for Monarchs George the 3rd and 4th with the breif reign of William the 4th from 1830 to 1837 conveniently ignored!
In truth in America more properly there were a bewieldering array of styles which is why people get lazy and call everything Victorian; a rough and I stress rough breakdown;
1800 to 1828 sometimes dubbed Federalist in honor of the new Nation of America, or more properly, Republican as in Democratic-Republican the era of the Virginia Dynasty plus J Q Adams... 1828 to 1840 - - - Jacksonian in honor or Andrew Jackson and his successor Van Buren....
1840 to 1860 gets dubbed ANTEBELLUM the era before the not so Civil War in America - - - -
1860 to 1870 for want of anything better is the Civil War Era & Reconstruction - - -
and from 1870 to 1900 one can use a nifty term, The Gilded Age which most properly began in 1880 but is usefull for describing the overly stuff heavilly ornamented styles in fashion.
In truth with INDUSTRIALIZATION and relative prosperity during the period 1880 to 1900 designers went on a frenzy of stylistic interpretations of the past with a few efforts at what was then modern; Neo-Classical, Neo-Federalist, Neo-Gothic, French Neo-Gothic, and one that gets unfairly ignored, Italianate - - - many of New York's finest surving buildings from the 1880s and 90s were Italinate which was a delightfully modern design for the times even while harkening back to an earlier 'Golden Age.'
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DNLDSLK is correct I should have added 'Regency.'
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Victorian Style
Victorian Style
How to Add Victorian Style to Your Kitchen
Many of us are harking back to the days of our grandmothers and even great grandmothers, where everything was old and well used, and that familiar smell of freshly baked bread and scones was always in the kitchen. Do you still remember flat irons and pots cooking on an open hearth, and those cast iron implements and utensils, I can still remember my great granny cooking like that, and it was always fun to play by the hearth and watch the flames roaring up the huge chimney. Many of these items can still be found in antique shops and auction house.
However there is now a range of antique style kitchen accessories available, and JasmineWay.co.uk offers a selection of accessories which will give your kitchen that antique look, and more importantly that nostalgic feel. Vegetable racks are very good idea for bringing back memories of those days, plus of course no home should be without their cast iron toilet roll holder.
Rustic flower pots on the window sill is another good idea for that by-gone atmosphere, a cast iron boot wipe by the back door is another good tip, just little highlights and accents that add those finishing touches.
Rustic / shabby chic coat racks are perfect, or even cast iron coat hangers with that aged and weathered look can add great effect to a kitchen or hallway.
Wooden or tile floors, butchers blocks, hurricane candle holders all add to the general ambience of the style you are trying to achieve. But the single most important items has to be furniture, period pieces like dressers or tables will give the room that instant look and feel, everything else reinforces that image, if you don't get the larger items right, especially any centrepiece then there is not going to be a proper focus and will just be a confusion of style. Start with the larger items first to set the scene. Once that has been achieved then you can start adding the accents to reinforce the scene, just be sure that any accents compliment the room and add something to it. If they don't add anything then they might still be ok, just be sure that they are not detracting from the overall scene if they are then they should be removed, and most importantly remember to have fun. After all this is your home and you should be the one deciding how it should be decorated, by all means ask advice, but that is all it should be, advice to be accepted or rejected as you see fit.
About the Author
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