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Simple Victorian: Flexsteel Living Room Fabric Rocker 6995-14
Many homeowners today automatically conclude that Victorian interior design is way out of their reach. In reality, you don’t need much to set up a Victorian dwelling by using the simple principles of design. Add a dash of creativity and you should do well.
Looking Back
The Industrial Revolution paved the way for Victorian interior design. The machineries made ornate pieces easy-to-own for middle class families. And with the middle class becoming more affluent, they were motivated to prove their social standing. They did this by improving their homes’ architectural features through the installation of wall sconces, the creation of ceiling panels, and adding tapestries.
Owning many decorative stuff was a sign of good taste for a lot of Victorian households. Fewer furnishings, to them, proved that the dwellers belonged to the lower class.
Victorian Mood Lighting
Entryways and dining rooms are two of the most important rooms in a Victorian home. The lighting for these rooms comes from candles and wall sconces. There are also decorative lamps that prominently illuminate the rest of the house.
Victorian Wall Coverings
What’s typical for Victorian homes is a rich, dark palette. More than the beauty of the rich hues, this characteristic of every Victorian home was done because of the pollution that rampantly stained the light-colored walls at the time.
Deep crimson and bottle green are the go-to colors for this time period. If you can set up a floral wallpaper, then you’re still on the right track. The wallpaper colors of that era were green, blue, red or tan with layers of florals. Later, during the Gothic era, leaf patterns and earth tones became the in thing for wallpapers and tapestries.
Nature scenes were also common as well as faux finishing. If you want to mimic the look, be sure to find the best deals online. You can also add gold paint your wall treatments so that they will have a gilded feel.
Victorian Window Treatments
The curtains for this era were heavy and rich-colored. Most of them were also pleated and were hung over curtain rods with gilding. To make them look more opulent, these curtains were wool or silk-lined.
Victorian Flooring
If you want your flooring to look authentic for this time period, then choose from matting, parquet, drugget, tiles, carpeting, or floor cloth. Don’t forget that the color of the flooring must harmonize with the rest of the design elements so choose well.
Victorian Furniture
The ushering in of the Industrial Revolution back then opened an interesting era of furniture making. Because of the availability of machineries, furniture pieces were massively produced. The prices then dropped and the styles were greatly varied.
The Victorian era was one that enjoyed a lot of embellishments but none of the garish type but more of the elegant beading, lace, and embroidery.
Curved edges were a famous style during the early and the middle Victorian era. During the late part of this period, these pieces were replaced with overstuffed pieces that were greatly inspired by Eastern furniture.
A Fusion of Styles
Since you’re embracing a style of eclecticism of old, you should be ready to use diverse cultural foundations that evolved during that long time. The middle period was the moment of Romanticism while the Arts and Crafts flourished towards the end of the period. If you want the early look of this era, then go for the Gothic Revival look that was darker and richer and more textured.
Mostly, the Victorian period is one that’s associated with wealth and lavishness. Carefully consider the items that would give your home the biggest impact. And see to it that the accent pieces frame the major pieces that you end up choosing.
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