tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37503078503091531932024-03-21T01:01:18.936-04:00Historic Period Interior Design and Home DecorHistoric Old House Interior Design Home Décor and related interests: Victorian, Arts & Crafts, Craftsman, Neoclassical, Colonial, Retro, Art Deco, Federal and other traditional styles. News, product reviews by Interior Designer specializing in Period Decorating Styles and historically sensitive interior decorating at budget sensitive prices.old house interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810348679222596672noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750307850309153193.post-25865541454496009362024-01-29T01:30:00.000-05:002024-01-29T13:47:39.385-05:00Mixing Patterns in 5 Easy Steps - Parts 3 and 4Last week we took a look at several color schemes for each of our two fabrics. This week we will begin choosing fabrics.<br />
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In addition to color combinations, you need to consider other factors when selecting coordinating fabrics. One of those factors is the type of fabric. For example, are you looking for drapery or upholstery fabric? The second factor, related to the first, is durability. We covered fabric durability and ratings in previous blog entries that you can go back to read at your leisure, so rather than repeat that here, we'll move on to step 4. Of course, as always, if you have any questions about these topics, please submit them in the comments section. <br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Texture:</span> Choose fabrics with different textures. For example, Steve's fabric, the blue and yellow French <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-thememotif#!/~/search/keyword=toil">toile</a>, is smooth with a soft sheen, so you might want to look for a fabric that has a <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type#!/Velvets/c/181386">velvet</a> or <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type#!/Chenilles-&-Boucl%C3%A9s/c/187399" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chenille</a> texture, or one with a puckered or <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type#!/Chenilles-&-Boucl%C3%A9s/c/187399" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">matelasse or quilted</a> look. <br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scale: </span>Patterns should be different sizes. The floral chintz we started with here is a medium scale, so you would look for a smaller scale (perhaps a plaid, check, or stripe in coordinating colors) and one smaller pattern or a solid. Vary the size of the patterns by including one large, one medium, and one smaller pattern (a small patterned print, or embroidered design) or solid (preferably in a textured finish)</li>
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old house interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810348679222596672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750307850309153193.post-10359734729989149222023-11-30T15:33:00.000-05:002024-01-29T14:10:31.456-05:00Mixing Fabrics in 5 Easy Steps - Part 5This installment wraps up our short tutorial on coordinating fabrics and patterns. However, we will be posting sample boards based on a few more of your submissions over the next couple of months or so. So follow this blog to see more. Last week we featured several options for Steve's inspiration fabric. This week we turn our attention to Nancy's fabric and how it all comes together.<br />
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Nancy's sample board can be used in several ways. You will notice that there are a variety of textures, scales, sheens and patterns as discussed last week in Parts 3 and 4. Nancy can pick one stripe, one plaid, one small pattern, one solid silk for sheen, etc. from the swatches above.<br />
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look) or the textured velvet (for a more casual feel). Both provide a wonderful tactile quality. The cornice above the solid satin drapery panel on the left is actually covered with a wide wallpaper border (or <i>frieze</i>) that happens to echo the flowers and colors of the inspiration fabric beautifully.<br />
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Once you have decided on your fabrics, plan where they will be used. Do not use all of one fabric, color, texture, pattern, or sheen in one area of the room. Think in terms of balance in using them.<br />
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Be sure to consider your walls and floors when selecting fabrics, as they provide additional places and sources of color and patterns. The scale of your furniture should also be considered. The same "rules" outline above can be used. Just substitute a wallpaper for one of the fabrics. <a href="http://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/wallcoverings.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wallpaper</a> can even be your starting point instead of a fabric. And lighter weight fabrics can be used as (removable) wallpaper! These are not hard and fast rules, and exceptions can often be successfully made but this guide is meant to be just that -- a guide to help you build the confidence and skills to create the room of your dreams. <br />
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<br />old house interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810348679222596672noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750307850309153193.post-77717754252739193962023-11-17T14:57:00.000-05:002024-01-29T14:10:15.615-05:00Mixing Patterns in 5 Easy Steps - Part 2First of all, I want to thank you for all of the submissions for our Designer Sample Board contest! We were overwhelmed by your response and wound up choosing two winners at random. There were so many wonderful fabrics that we will try to post sample boards for more entries when we get to the end of this series as well. For now, congratulations to Nancy of Seattle and Steve of Virginia! Their inspiration pieces will be our examples as we learn to mix patterns and colors.<br />
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color, a golden yellow, and a darker green for accents (second row). Or,
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Next we have a photo of a window treatment from Steve's guest room in his Virginia home. He's going for a combination Victorian and French Chateau look, as he describes it. Let's see what step 2 looks like with Steve's classic floral toile as our inspiration piece.</div>
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We can stick to the Blue-White-Yellow color scheme shown here, or introduce another color. Either way, here are some color swatches for coordinating fabrics for this beautiful toile chintz. We added few shades of green, but you might choose a different color, such as lavender or rose. </div>
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Play with the colors in your inspiration piece. Make color swatches larger and smaller to see how they look in different proportions. Most of all, relax and have fun. Remember how excited you were when you got your first big box of crayola crayons? Approach this project with the same sense of play an enthusiasm and you'll be on the right track. If you don't find a color scheme that you love with your inspiration piece, you might want to go back and choose a different one. This week's task is to get a general idea of what colors you want to work with. Next week we will look at what to look for in coordinates besides color. </div>
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<br />old house interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810348679222596672noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750307850309153193.post-28663723381103344642023-11-08T11:11:00.000-05:002024-01-29T14:09:59.555-05:00Mixing Patterns Victorian Style in 5 Easy Steps - Part 1: Introduction One of the hallmarks of Victorian decor is a mixture of patterns. Most DIY-ers find this the most difficult aspect of Victorian interior design. However, it is really a lot easier than you would think. Just follow these four easy steps and you'll be able to pull off a coordinated designer look for Victorian and any other style of decorating. So relax and have fun. We're here to help you enjoy the process. PLUS submit your photo (details below) and<br />
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<b>Step 1</b><br />
is the most important. Choose a great inspiration piece.<br />
Begin by choosing a <a href="http://restorationfabricsandtrims.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fabric</a>, <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=b33Wntjb9iM&offerid=191155.10000039&type=3&subid=0" target="_blank">rug</a> or wallcovering in a pattern or color you love. Names to look for include <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-design-house#!/Brunschwig-et-Fils/c/210141">Brunschwig & Fils</a>, <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-design-house#!/Clarence-House/c/210143" target="_blank">Clarence House</a>, <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-design-house#!/Greeff-Schumacher/c/210144" target="_blank">Schumacher</a>, <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-design-house#!/Scalamandr%C3%A9/c/210148" target="_blank">Scalamandre</a>, <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-design-house#!/Scalamandr%C3%A9/c/210148">Stroheim & Romann</a>, <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-design-house#!/Scalamandr%C3%A9/c/210148" target="_blank">Lee Jofa</a> or <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-design-house#!/Scalamandr%C3%A9/c/210148" target="_blank">other premier design houses</a>. Try to find a design or pattern in at least three colors, such as one of the fabrics shown on the left. If you are decorating in period Victorian style, aim for an inspiration piece with four or five colors. <br />
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Your choice should be a design in colors you like. Coordinating fabrics and even ready-made items and wallpapers that go with them are available, but the result can be boring or too "matchy" to look right. You will get better results if you customize the mix so it is uniquely suited to you and your home. This also means you can use that one-of-a-kind vintage remnant or the Persian rug that's been in your family forever as your inspiration.<br />
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<b>*</b>So here's <u>your homework assignment</u>: Find your inspiration piece. Send us a photo (jpeg) and we will use two or more of submitted photos over the next few installments to illustrate our steps. That means, at least two of our readers will wind up with custom sample boards they can use to create the coordinated room of their dreams. (See details below.) <br />
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Owning and restoring an old house is often a love/hate relationship. Maintaining one's sense of humor is essential -- as is knowing that others have survived similar ordeals and lived to tell their tales. The first 20 items in this list are based on our personal experiences with our 1880 Victorian (aka, affectionately, "The Money Pit"). If you have ever owned (or own) an old house, we think you will relate to our list and hope you'll share your own realizations, frustrations, trials, triumphs, insights, and discoveries.<br />
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<b>2)</b> There really are bats in your belfry (and the house's too - not to mention the bat skeletons in the furnace)<br />
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<b>3) </b> You can't flush the toilet if someone is taking a shower, doing laundry, or washing dishes.<br />
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<b>4) </b> You scan the curbs on garbage day to see if there is something you can scavenge (a rusty hinge? An old screen?) because you might need it some day.<br />
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<b>5) </b> Others go to dinner and a movie on the weekends. You hang out at garage and tag sales and antique auctions. Instead of a trip to the mall or home depot, you head to the local salvage yard.<br />
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<b>6)</b> When you finally take a night off and rent a movie (see #5), you rate it by how much attention you pay to the woodwork, wallpaper, and furnishings. (You've sat through some of the worst movies because you didn't want to miss any of the details of the room settings.)<br />
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<b>7) </b> A vacation means you have a chance to a) paint the side of the house that needs it most b) strip the carved black walnut window frames that someone actually painted BROWN! c) pull up that peel-and- stick tile/Astroturf/or commercial carpeting and install an encaustic tile floor in your foyer. <br />
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<b>8)</b> There is no such thing as a "weekend" project (or a week-long one for that matter). Projects have no ends as they always lead to another.<br />
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<b>9)</b> You can't find a plumber or electrician willing to work on your house.<br />
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<b>10)</b> Contractors offer you a refund to NOT have to finish a job despite a signed detailed contract and payment by the hour.<br />
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<b>11) </b> When you finally take a night off and rent a movie (see #5), you rate it by how much attention you pay to the woodwork, wallpaper, and furnishings. (You've sat through some of the worst movies because you didn't want to miss any of the details of the room settings.)<br />
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<b>12) </b> You are so used to your homes' idiosyncratic creaks and squeaks (not to mention the sounds of the heating system and ticking of the clocks) you can't sleep anywhere else because it is too quiet.<br />
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<b>13) </b> You choose wallpaper by how it will look on walls that are only plum(b) because a previous owner painted them that color.<br />
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<b>14) </b> You rip up the bathroom floor and discover a previous owner cut the floor joists to run the pipes across. You are actually very happy about this because you discovered the damage before the water-filled tub crashed through the floor when you stepped in for a soak. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Do you approach old houses with fear <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><b><span style="color: #444444;">...Then you should see <span style="color: black;"><u>The Old Dark House</u></span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">The 1932 classic and cult favorite starring a creepy old house and the likes of Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Raymond Massey, Gloria Stuart, and Lillian Bond.</span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"> With a dark, finely honed sense of humor, an outrageous cast of characters, and wonderfully entertaining and informative extras, this is the one to see. (Avoid the remake from the 1960s.) </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>So get the popcorn ready, pop the disc in the DVD player you've hidden in that old thrift shop armoire and enjoy!</i></b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>15) </b> A couple who owned the house in the 1970s stop by and brag to you about drilling holes in the 3 Eastlake mantles and inserting a door knob and mechanism to operate the flues so they did not have to bend down, reach under the chimney, and pull the chain originally installed for that purpose. They expect gratitude but all you can manage is a frozen smile while all you can think about is how much you'd like to drill a hole in the center of their foreheads.<br />
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<b>16) </b> Someone introduces you to a stripper at a party and you ask how they'd recommend stripping your fancy woodwork. When she answers you realize she isn't that kind of stripper -- and you're actually disappointed!<br />
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<b>17) </b> You use and insist that contractors use common/slotted screws because crosspoint/phillips screws were not used when your house was built.</span><br />
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<b>18) </b> You freak out when someone suggests replacing your old cast iron radiators with baseboard heating.<br />
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<b>19)</b> As soon as you (yes, you - who can find a painter willing to paint your "lady" in 12 different colors, let alone afford it even if you could) finish painting the last side of your house, the side you painted first is ready to be re-done.<br />
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<b>20) </b> You consider words like "polyurethane," "plastic," and "vinyl" as expletives.<br />
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<b>21) </b> It is difficult to stop your own list at 20, since "old house lovers" also love to share the miseries, joys, and discoveries of the buildings we are enamored of.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">21. You own more "work" clothes (for working on your house) than clothes for work (to wear to the office).<br />
<i>---Kathy P.</i><br />
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22. When the exterior walls and attic of your house are "insulated" with 3 parts crumpled old newspapers, 4 parts cold air, and 3 parts pigeon droppings.<br />
<i>---Phil2</i><br />
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23. You hate the 1970s. And the '80s. And most of the '90s.<br />
<i>---SteveNickola</i><br />
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24. You're not sure if putting in a half-bath for the house that previously had one bathroom and ten occupants was worth sacrificing the original butler's pantry on the first floor.<br />
<i>---Jenn from Penn</i><br />
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25. You spend more time taking pictures of yourself doing work on your house than you do of you with your family.<br />
<i>---Charlie W.</i><br />
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26. When somehow the phrase 'it will be spectacular when it's finished' comes up in every conversation.<br />
<i>---Oxfordian</i><br />
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27. When you get your house Efficiency Tested, and they tell you the only room in the house insulated is the dining room.<br />
<i>---Anna Rounseville</i></span></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">28. Is waiting for <u>YOU!</u> </b><br />
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<br />old house interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810348679222596672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750307850309153193.post-60202044992664473592023-08-21T14:10:00.001-04:002024-01-29T14:20:16.264-05:00The 4 Basic Principles of Victorian Interior Design and Home Decor<h1 class="lens_title" id="lens_title_value" style="cursor: text;"></h1><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Above: Portrait of Queen Victoria in 1843.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i> <span style="font-family: Cambria;">This image is in the Public Domain.*</span></i></span> </td></tr>
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<i>This page provides an introduction to Victorian interior design and home decorating. This easy-to-follow guide is organized into the four essential design basics of Victorian interior decor: Color, Pattern, Opulence and, of course, Romance -- the quintessential hallmark of the Victorian era.</i><br />
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Learn how to incorporate these four principles of Victorian decor with ease and confidence to create the room or entire home of your dreams.<br />
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You'll also find some specially selected resources to help you achieve a historically sensitive Victorian interior decorating style that suits your home's architecture as well as your own lifestyle and taste preferences.<br />
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</tbody></table><h2 class="module_title" id="module_id160211195_title"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What is Victorian Style?</span></span></h2><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">V</span></span></b></span>ictorian stye is a broad term that generally is used to refer to characteristics of design (architectural, fashion, home decor, etc.) from the latter period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 1837 until her death in 1901. <br />
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This style draws inspiration from nature, geometry, theory, and many other resources. It also encompasses a wide range of sub-styles including Eastlake, Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanese, Gothic Revival, Renaissance Revival, Greek Revival (Neo-classical), Egyptian Revival and "exotica" like Turkish and Persian design.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>From <a href="https://www.blogger.com/href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=080500078X&linkCode=ur2&tag=toptendecmisa-20&linkId=YBDYWTJ4TPHK5LGF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Victorian Interior Decoration:<br />
American Interiors, 1830-1900<br />
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</i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">The Victorian Home Decorating palette was actually quite sophisticated, with a particular emphasis on tertiary colors. (Tertiary colors are those created by mixing equal amounts of primary and secondary colors.) The dark colors that are usually associated with Victorian decor are more the result of poor lighting than of color choice.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Early Victorian homes featured lighter colored walls with richer colors in the dining room and library. Later Victorians turned to deeper tones, which were used to emphasize the importance of a room. In more urban areas, colors like gray, darker green, and a grayer blue were often chosen to minimize the effect of grime and soot from coal dust and stains from gas and oil lamps.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="text-align: center;">The picture above shows a basic Victorian color palette. However, since computer monitors <br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Victorian colors are warm and subdued, and included soft colors on gray or cream backgrounds, deep rich walnut and mahogany browns, black, and shades of teal, plum, aubergine, mustardy yellows and golds, burgundy, rust, blue, green (think sage and olive, not mint and kelly) and "dusty" hues like "ashes of roses" and a subdued shade of lavender.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;">The colors chosen by individual homeowners also reflected the organic pigments that were available and what their local merchant had in stock. The brighter shades of white we have today, for example, were not available as a paint color in the 1800s and were not seen in any home then or prior to that era.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><i>Please note that many paint companies, such as Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, offer "Victorian" paint colors, but they are not necessarily historically accurate. If that is your goal, it is best to not rely on those products alone for information. Whether you decide to choose historically accurate colors or use a combination of old and new hues, consider the limited technologies and pigments as well as the Victorian lifestyle when selecting your color scheme.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Photo shows a corner of an 1880 Victorian <br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Complex patterns covered every surface of the Victorian home. From multiple wallpapers to luxurious fabrics and oriental rugs, Victorians loved pattern and used it lavishly throughout their home.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Although it may look excessive to the modern eye (as it did to some toward the end of the Victorian era), it is nonetheless a very comfortable decorating style, with <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-periodstyle#!/Victorian/c/202627" target="_blank">plush fabrics</a> for layered window treatments and upholstered furniture, elaborately designed rugs, and a warm and welcoming ambience.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Patterns ranged from <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-thememotif.html#!/~/category/id=281539&offset=0&sort=priceAsc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">flora</a> and <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-thememotif.html#!/~/category/id=281541&offset=0&sort=priceAsc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fauna</a> to geometric <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-thememotif.html#!/~/category/id=628172&offset=0&sort=priceAsc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patterns</a>, <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-thememotif.html#!/~/category/id=281540&offset=0&sort=priceAsc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stripes</a>, <a href="https://restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type.html#!/~/category/id=181348&offset=0&sort=addedTimeDesc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">damasks</a>, and more. Depending on the tastes and talents of the residents, results could range from a mish-mash bordering on horrendous or a skillful, balanced, pleasing environment.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>A Typical Victorian Interior</b></span><br />
<div style="float: left; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%; width: 70%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Above is a period photo of a Victorian interior. Note the numerous framed pictures on the wall and the decorative objects on every available surface. (Scroll down to see our gallery of Victorian interiors.) </i></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><i>We love the Victorian Style Designer Wallpapers <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=366567&u=543035&m=37654&urllink=&afftrack=" target="_blank">available from<b> Graham and Brown.</b></a> <br />
Shown above are just two of the many patterns and colors available. </i></span><br />
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Christmas trees was popularized in <br />
the United States by the Victorians <br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><i>Excessive</i> can often be considered synonymous with <i>Victorian</i>. The upper classes often flaunted their wealth and those who aspired to their status found ways to mimic it.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;">If one could not afford fine woods to panel walls and marble fireplaces for "public" rooms like the dining room and parlor, less expensive materials would be painted to imitate them. Mass production helped make "the look" available to the middle class via heavy textured wallcoverings like lincrusta and anaglypta and trompe l'oeil ("fool-the-eye") wallpapers.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Furniture and accessories were elaborate and ranged from delicate to massive. Extravagantly ornate decorations, china, lace, stained glass, flowers, knick-knacks, busts, souvenirs, framed paintings or prints, multi-layered window treatments, richly patterned fabrics, and accessories galore were used liberally throughout the house. Restraint was not part of Victorian interior decorating. The results varied, as one can imagine, from a cluttered and stiffling space to, in the hands of the more skillful, a refined, sophisticated, complex, and warmly romantic room.</span><br />
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<h2 style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"></h2></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLMjm4shJq-l6h_T26kx01k6kM1WxzZc1T4lr66UuDI5x9jywWAbmBM74BQrT43vESPffmKJYtDeesa2BDCQkA-qZUlNEHQ4WshgIsaGH8lbdyjjfm5eO_VrfXvFQu35UTdakpjyXzlGD/s1600/victorian_romance.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLMjm4shJq-l6h_T26kx01k6kM1WxzZc1T4lr66UuDI5x9jywWAbmBM74BQrT43vESPffmKJYtDeesa2BDCQkA-qZUlNEHQ4WshgIsaGH8lbdyjjfm5eO_VrfXvFQu35UTdakpjyXzlGD/s1600/victorian_romance.jpg" width="186" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Romanticism is perhaps the strongest reason for the persistant popularity of Victorian decor. Victorian style evokes now, as it did then, the imagery of European fairy tales with its turrets and gargoyles.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lush layers of luxurious fabrics begging to be touched, sensuously carved furnishings, and exotic trimmings added to the seductive appeal belied by Victorian mores and rules of etiquette. Whatever the style, Victorian decor without the romance is simply fussiness and clutter.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Engraving of a Victorian Parlour, 1854</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Fabrics suitable for all types of upholstery come in a wide range of prices, so if you have a budget, you will want to consider cost as well. However, with fabrics as with many other things, buying the cheapest is not always the least costly in the long run. Look for <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-design-house" target="_blank">quality brand names</a> you know and trust.
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</i> <i><b>American Colonial is a popular home decor style and one of the main inspirations of today's "Country" and "Shabby Chic" styles of decor. This page will help you understand the variations in American Colonial interior decorating, so you can find the one that best suits the style of your home and your needs.<br />
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</i> The American Colonial Style covers the period from the arrival of the first early settlers in the sixteenth century to the Declaration of Independence in the eighteenth century.<br />
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</i> American Colonial interiors include not only the early primitive styles that inspired today's popular "country," "primitive" or "shabby chic" looks in home decor, but also variations according to the region the settlers had come from.<br />
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American Colonial architecture and home decor styles range from rustic to sophisticated and are largely dependent on location, population, and the availability of natural, economic, and individual resources. The Colonial period encompasses about 200 years, so it is not surprising that it includes a progression of styles from the simple basic and rough-hewn to the classic lines and finesse of Queen Anne style.<br />
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Functionality, Frivolity and Fashion </h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">In the earliest American Colonial homes, Interior Functionality understandably took precedence over Interior Decorating. The emphasis on simplicity and utility also suited the Puritan ethic of the Plymouth colony, who disdained pleasure and embraced austerity.</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><br />
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The first colonists at Jamestown, Virginia (established in 1607) and Plymouth, Massachusetts (established in 1620) were most concerned with meeting the basic needs necessary for survival and did not have the time or luxury to consider anything else. Constructing a functional dwelling in relatively short time from whatever materials were available was their main objective. This was a time of living in one-room houses with the few items the settlers managed to take with them on their voyage to the “New World”. These early homes were more primitive dwellings built by the settlers themselves from local natural resources using whatever skills they had.</span><br />
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In the early settlements, American Colonial houses and their interiors were necessarily bare-bones and spartan, with low ceilings, rough wood beams, plain whitewashed walls and wide plank floors. Tools were limited and skilled craftsmen were rare so quality varied greatly. Furniture and accessories not brought from Europe were handmade, idiosyncratic, and simple in design with an emphasis on function.<br />
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Nevertheless, the basic plank construction of simple benches, tables,stools, and chests suited the no-frills frugal Puritan morality of the New England colonists. Furniture was sometimes painted with white wash or naturally pigmented milk paint to disguise the fact that it was usually made of leftover wood from a variety of trees.</div>
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Windows were small and panes, if there were any, were likely to be made of oiled paper. Windows were generally left as-is or covered with plain wood shutters or a simple piece of cotton or linen fabric that was most likely homespun and woven by the housewife. <i>(Continued below.)</i> </div>
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<i>(Contintued from above.)</i> Fireplaces were essential for cooking and heating, as well as light. They were made of brick or stone and mortar and very large. Home-made candles provided the only other source of light as the small windows provided little natural light. Dishes for the majority of families were made from earthenware or wood, but those who could afford it would have brought china and silver with them or, once tradesmen had establlished shops, purchased finer wares. Cast iron and pewter were also used for cookware, utensils and tableware.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">As time went by, a second story or additional rooms may have been added on, but interiors remained simple, multipurpose and functional — more an assembled mix of hand-made items and whatever was carried across the sea.</span></div>
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More prosperous cities often afforded (pun not intended) access to more craftsmen, imports, and communication while homes in smaller towns and country farms remained pretty much unchanged. Other variations arose from qualities inherent in the different woods available regionally as well as the tastes and backgrounds of the inhabitants. Different types of construction, finishing, and style identified the city or area furniture originated from.<br />
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</hgroup><i> </i> As the colonies prospered and trade expanded, craftsmen established businesses to serve and prosper from the growing market for their goods. The settlers learned of the latest fashions in Europe, but didn't slavishly copy them. Rather, they adapted them into their own way of life, and in the process produced a unique and totally American colonial style.<br />
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British colonies along the mid-Atlantic coast turned to Tudor, Jacobean and Elizabethan styles as the inspiration for what became known as the William and Mary style of the early 1700s. French colonies to the north and Spanish colonies to the south adapted the styles they were accustomed to.<br />
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With the increasing financial wealth of the colonists, design -- including architecture, furniture, and decor -- began to catch up to European standards and styles.<br />
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Homespun fabrics were supplemented with imported calicoes and prints from India and, for the very prosperous, English <a href="http://restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type.html#ecwid:category=181348&mode=category&offset=0&sort=addedTimeDesc" target="_blank"> damasks</a>, <a href="http://restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type.html#ecwid:category=181388&mode=category&offset=0&sort=addedTimeDesc" target="_blank"> brocades</a>, and <a href="http://restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type.html#ecwid:category=187238&mode=category&offset=0&sort=addedTimeDesc" target="_blank">needlepoint</a>. Floor coverings were no longer limited to braided, handwoven or hooked rugs. The wealthy could import fine Oriental rugs as well.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Paint colors in the American Colonial period would have been limited by the settlers’ knowledge of pigments and available natural resources. Whitewash, a solution of lime and water, was the most readily available and frequently used.<br />
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Basic primary colors including barn red, indigo blue, and yellow ochre were predominant after the very earliest strictly “survival mode” years. Optical green was made by mixing yellow ocher and charcoal black with calcite and animal glue as a binder. Sometimes, instead of paint, a tinted layer of thin plaster was applied to walls.<br />
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Circa 1680-1730, it was not unusual to paint a lamp black “baseboard” directly on the plaster wall instead of using wood. A similar black outline technique was also used to outline features such as door frames and steps.<br />
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In the early 1700′s, sponge painting and “spotting” appeared. “Spotting” dates to around 1730 and refers to the decorative application of dots on walls and sometimes ceilings. This was usually done in black dots on whitewash, but occasionally colored water-based distemper paints were used, such as dark gray dots (about 2 to 3 inches in diameter) on a red ceiling.<br />
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Over time, as the colonies began to thrive and expand, colors became a bit more varied, but the palette was still quite limited when compared to later styles. The most usual method was to whitewash walls and ceilings and use colors for woodwork.<br />
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By the 18th century, wealthier homes would have added wood wainscoting and possibly paneling. Woodwork that was made of mahogany would have been left in its natural state, but other woods were often painted in either a solid color or with grained and marbled effects. The later colonial period palette included earthtones of yellow, almond, red and browns with some blues and greens.</i></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">As with all furnishing styles the American Colonial Style was initially influenced by practical considerations. Fancy soft furnishings were not exactly at the top of the list for the original settlers. As we saw, floors were planked wood, usually scrubbed pine, sometimes covered with rag rugs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Wallpapers were much too expensive for most people, and even in the later part of the period only the wealthy could really afford it. Later on, the availability of materials, imports and the wealth of more individuals led to more sophistication and luxury in interior design.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> By the early 18th century, those who were prospering would have had walls decorated with Mahogany paneling and imported wallpapers from France and China.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">They would also be able to afford larger windows with glass windows (in a diamond or rectangular pattern of smaller panes) hung with draperies made of imported silk fabrics — usually panels and/or swags and cascades. ( See picture below for typical diamond paned window.)</span></span><br />
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Those without the financial resources would have used a simple panel of cloth for curtains. It might have tabbed headings and be hung on a wood or simple iron pole or attached to a strip of wood lath that would be nailed onto the window frame. Shutters were also used, either by themselves or in addition to the fabric panel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">As homes grew larger and more detailed, increased attention was paid to their interior decor as well. Chairs were upholstered or had cane seats and backs. Ladderback chairs typically had rush seats. Chairs in the William and Mary style featured decorative ornate carvings and turned legs with stretchers and ball feet. The upholstered wing chair dates to this period (c 1710-1720) as well as a daybeds topped with a loose upholstered cushion.<br />
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The gateleg table (see photo on right), which originated in England, became ubiquitous in the colonies as it was an ideal space-saver in rooms that, although larger than they had been in the previous century, were still smaller than their European counterparts. Chests were also decorated and imitations of Japanese lacquerware designs were popular motifs. The popular William and Mary tallboy chest, which was supported by six turned legs soon evolved into the classic American highboy. Needlepoint pillows and seat cushions would have been used in homes that afforded the leisure or skilled help to make them.</span></span><br />
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Massachusetts plank table with drawer, early 1700s Boston couch or daybed, a damask upholstered <br />
Queen Anne sofa from Philadelphia (1740-1750), a side table and chair c. 1740 Philadelphia, <br />
and a Massachusetts Queen Anne highboy, c. 1720-40). For additional information, <br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">It is important to remember that the American Colonial period <i>preceded</i> the American Revolution. Although American Colonial is frequently confused with Early American, which followed the Revolution, patriotic American motifs like the 13 Star Flag, Bald Eagle, and so on, do not belong in authentically period American Colonial decor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Instead, look for motifs from nature including birds, flora and fauna. Simple stencil patterns are also appropriate. </span><br />
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themes included the pineapple (symbol for hospitality), weeping willow
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After 1750, the more affluent colonists would have been able to add chinoiseries and, at towards the end of the colonial period (c. 1770), large scale French toiles to their decorating options. Larger towns and cities were thriving and merchants offered imported fabrics and other household necessities and niceties. Skilled craftsmen set up shops, making other items, like pewter and silver, available for those who could afford it.<br />
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In the 17th and early 18th centuries, however, materials were more limited and included locally available regional woods and natural dyes and pigments (see Early American colors). Blacksmiths provided iron tools, implements and decorative practical pieces such as candle holders in addition to horseshoes, nails, and similar items. Coopers provided wooden buckets and barrels. Clay was the basis for earthenware and bricks. Basketry and other items might have been woven by the colonists or obtained as gifts or from trade with Native Americans.<br />
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Early American colonial furniture was utilitarian and generally heavy and solid, with straight lines and little ornamentation. Chairs were either fiddle-back, ladderback, solid or spindle. Rustic plank top tables and benches and blanket chests were common. The later Colonial period saw a distinctly “American” style develop that was a typically less ornate combination of the features found in William and Mary, Queen Anne and Chippendale-style furniture.<br />
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American Colonial is an eclectic style and interior decorating in that style needs to be handled with care so it does not become a mishmash. Although many may think of sites like Williamsburg, Sturbridge, and similar restorations as the epitome of American Colonial style, remember that they represent the later more prosperous period and not the earliest settlements. Although similar elements can be found in both, you should decide which type of “American Colonial” decor you wish to use as your choices will be somewhat different. </span></div>
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Prior to the American Revolution, the most frequently used fabrics were American homespun, worsteds (cheney, harateen, moreen, and camlet), and striped Hollands of linen and cotton. After the mid-1700s, and resist <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type#!/Cotton-&-Linen-Prints/c/181368" target="_blank">printed cottons and linens</a> were imported. The wealthy would have used <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type#!/Damasks-Jacquards/c/181348" target="_blank">damasks</a> woven from <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type#!/Silks-&-Silk-Blends/c/187246">silk</a> or silk and wool, silk and linen striped satin, wool velvets and<a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type#!/Silks-&-Silk-Blends/c/187246" target="_blank"> brocades,</a> and<a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/store/#!/~/search/keyword=toile" target="_blank"> toiles</a> imported from France.<br />
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Bed rugs woven from home spun and dyed wools, "Rag" type floor rugs, woven or braided, and sometimes hooked rugs were used for warmth and comfort. Wealthier colonists might have imported Persian area rugs on their wood floors.<br />
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<i><b><br />American Federal Style</b> is a distinct type of Neo-classical Design. American Federal architecture and interior decorating were encouraged as a political statement as well as an aesthetic.<br />
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<b>The Neoclassical American Federal style</b> was an intentional adaptation of the Neoclassical genre by America's Founding Fathers. Harkening back to the democracy of Ancient Greece and the Roman Republic, Neoclassicism was embraced as a representation of and inspiration for the new nation's ideals by those who supported a Federalist style of government after the Revolutionary War. Federal design peaked in popularity between 1785 and the 1820s, but because it has a timeless and classic quality, its influence lives on.<br />
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Federal style integrates English and European influences and was concurrent with the Georgian period in England. Federal neoclassic architecture, furniture, interior design, and home decor is plainer than the Georgian colonial style, with simpler decorative motifs often framed as panels and friezes. It is luxurious yet understated, with graceful lines and a simple elegance that appealed to the tastes and philosophy of the founders of the new United States of America.<br />
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The Federal style is often confused with the <a href="http://historic-period-home-decor.blogspot.com/2014_09_01_archive.html" target="_blank">American Colonial style </a>(which pre-dated the Revolutionary war and the Federal period) and the Early American style which coincided with the Federal period but refers to the more rustic, casual style that characterized most homes. Federal refers to the formal neoclassical style adapted by the affluent.<br />
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<i><br />This parlor is part of the Metropolitan Museum's Decorative Arts collection. It was built c. 1810 by William C. Williams in Richmond, Virginia Source: <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=09&region=na">Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History</a>, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.<br /><br />Note the careful spacious furniture arrangement and placement of select accessories which is a hallmark of Federal home decor.</i><br />
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The quintessential symbol of the Federal period is the American Bald Eagle. Other popular motifs included Greek and Roman style portraits and busts of patriotic leaders like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, urns and urn-shaped designs, stars and stripes. Themes drawn from nature included acanthus, tobacco leaves, shells, coral and birds.<br />
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There was an emphasis on oval shapes for windows, hardware, decorative embellishments and even architecture (like the White House’s Oval Office). Oval sunburst designs and reeded columns were important elements in just about anything from exterior decoration to fireplace mantels and furniture inlays.<br />
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Prior to the Federal era, the homes of the Colonial period featured a central hall opening onto four square rooms. Federal design, however, favored curves above rectangles and rooms often had simple curved plaster walls and rounded Palladian style arched doorways and windows. Ceilings, doorways, and mantels were often adorned with simple plaster garlands and swags draped in curvilinear arcs.<br />
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Federal Style furniture, like all Neoclassical design, is typically light, graceful and simple, with clean edges and straight lines. Regional styles ranged from hand-painted details (Boston) to elaborately carved chair backs (Charleston). Decorative features included tapered legs and the use of contrasting veneers and inlays of geometric designs. Brass feet and drawer pulls with round brass rings were popular on earlier and larger pieces of furniture.<br />
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The Federal Period in America uses a range of white, buff, and gray neutrals in homage to the Greek and Roman statuary it draws inspiration from. It also tends to feature slightly more saturated colors than the light and delicate palette of the concurrent Georgian period in England.<br />
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Federal Blue and creamy off-white is perhaps the color scheme one thinks of first, but yellow, rose, lilac, cinnamon browns and shades of green from pale to bold were popular, along with the patriotic palette of red, white and blue. Brass hardware and Pewter and Silver accessories provided an additional touch of elegance and formality. Floors were polished wood or covered with machine woven carpeting was imported from Europe.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artist's Conception of an Interior of a New England settler's home in the 17th century, after an illustration by George H. Boughton (litho), American School / Private Collection / Peter Newark Pictures / The Bridgeman Art Library Available at <a href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?AID=37905421&PSTID=1&LTID=5&lang=1&startat=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallposters%2Ecom%2F%2Dsp%2FInterior%2Dof%2Da%2DNew%2DEngland%2DSettler%2Ds%2DHome%2Din%2Dthe%2D17th%2DCentury%2DPosters%5Fi9046737%5F%2Ehtm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AllPosters.com</a> in a variety of sizes and formats.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The Sampler shown above was made by Mary Emmes <br />
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<i>Most colonists used simple wood or iron candle holders, usually placed on a table but sometimes mounted on the wall. The more prosperous would have used chandeliers (with candles) hand crafted from brass, pewter, or iron. Candles were made of tallow (rendered animal fat) and, later, bayberry and beeswax. </i><br />
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In the 1600s, pilgrim and puritan housewives hand-dipped candles using the natural material found in all the colonies, the wax-like berries of the bayberry bush which came to be known as the Candle-Berry Tree. Biedermann and Sons recreates these candles with traditional techniques that make the 6 pairs of candles included in this set. Biedermann and Sons has specialized in unique candles and decorative accessories since 1956.<br />
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For centuries, tapered candles have been formed by meticulously hand-dipping. Root takes this traditional process to another level by continuously dipping our tapers to create up to 35 individual layers of wax. The result is a satin-like finish with solid, consistently colored, unscented wax throughout. Our timeless observation: You can't rush perfection. Box of 12 candles, each 12-inches tall with a burn time of 12 hours each.<br />
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From the 1600's to the 1800's... If a young gentleman looked OK with the colonial father, the candle was placed high up when lit so that the daughter and young man had a lot of courting time... If Dad had any doubts...the candle would be placed lower in the spiral and be extinguished sooner. When the candle burned out, the "date" was over. 6" wide and 6¾" high. Fits a standard taper candle. Includes rustic pan, spiral courting candle holder, wooden hammer gauge and a free pure bees wax candle.<br />
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Piedmont Room, Guildford County North Carolina, circa 1766<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fabrics with tighter weaves and
higher thread counts, like denims and twills, are more durable. (Plus fabrics
with tighter weaves are generally easier to clean.) Woven fabrics are generally
more durable than printed fabrics. Fabrics woven from yarns that are the same
size and strength (known as a balanced weave) last longer than fabrics woven
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dense plush fabrics like velvet
(especially velvets with high percentage wool mohair and linen content) and
high-end chenille will withstand abrasion very well. Leather and some of the new micro-fibers are also very
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<span style="font-size: small;">Flat surface fabrics like some
damasks, brocades, satins and silks that have long yarns on the surface, are
also subject to higher wear and lower abrasion ratings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Whether a fabric is made from natural or synthetic fibers is not enough to determine durability. Durability is the result of a combination of
factors. If the number of double rubs (Wyzenbeek) or Martindale rating is not
available, your interior decorator or <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/store/">reputable experienced seller</a> of a fabric
should be able to provide an informed and professional judgment regarding the
appropriate use of a particular fabric. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Although durability is a very
important factor to consider when investing in fabric for your home, there are
other considerations.<i> To be continued...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Durability of <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type" target="_blank">upholstery fabrics</a> is determined by multiple factors including the type of fabric, how the fabric is woven, the design of the furniture, how the fabric is finished, maintenance requirements and type and frequency of usage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> When considering durability ratings, terms you will find
include <i>Wyzenbeek</i> and <i>Martindale</i>. These names refer to the two tests most
commonly used to rate durability. In addition to testing abrasion (double
rubs), these performance tests also consider seam slippage, pilling, crocking,
tensile strength and usage, but they are neither comparable nor equivalent as
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15,000, while a Martindale rating of around 12 to 18 is considered heavy duty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In North America, the Wyzenbeek test is usually used. This
consists a machine that pulls actual samples of the fabric tight rubs them with
an approved fabric (usually cotton duck) in a back and forth motion. The number
of double rubs counted before yarn breaks occur or noticeable wear is recorded
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<span style="font-size: small;">In Europe, the Martindale test is used more frequently. In
the Martindale method, the approved fabric may be worsted wool or cotton duck.
and instead of back and forth, the fabric is rubbed in a figure 8 motion until
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<span style="font-size: small;">In addition to yarn breakage, types of wear may include <i>pilling</i>
and <i>crocking</i>. </span><br />
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small fuzzy balls or nibs are formed on the surface of a fabric. This may be a
normal part of wear but some fibers and weaves are more prone to pilling. Fabrics made of angora, cashmere, and
wool that have short or loose fibers are more likely to pill, as you may
already know from having that happen to your favorite sweater. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Some manufactured fibers such as acrylic, nylon or polyester
also have a tendency to pill. Most pilling is a result of friction which
loosens the fibers. Loose fibers will tangle and form “pills.” Pilling can also
be caused by improper cleaning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">To avoid pilling, look for tightly twisted yarns and fabrics
with tighter weaves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Crocking</b> is the term used to describe what happens when dye
from one dry fabric rubs off onto another dry fabric. Crocking occurs most
often with linen, cotton and polyester fabrics dyed with black, blue or red
pigments since more saturated colors make it a lot harder to remove all excess
dyes during finishing of these fabrics. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are other factors and treatments that can affect durability and may be added to increase the strength and durability of a fabric. A latex backing applied to loosely woven fabrics, for example, will
stabilize the yarns, minimizing their ability to rub and resulting in longer
wear. <i>To be continued...</i></span></div>
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Fabrics that you will want to consider when selecting your interior decorating
fabrics. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Many of us restoring or adapting historic homes will
want to use vintage or antique furniture that will likely require re-upholstering.
Others may want to purchase new reproduction furniture, but may want to
purchase their own fabric in order to use a more appropriate or higher quality
fabric than the manufacturer may offer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are many<u> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/restorationfabricsandtrims_upholsteryfabricguide" target="_blank">different types of fabrics</a></span></u> suitable for historically appropriate home décor use. Whatever
your decorating style, it is important to know some basic facts in order to be
an informed consumer and select the fabric best suited to your needs. Some fabrics last longer than others and will withstand more
wear and tear while others are suitable only for uses that do not entail a lot
of use. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When choosing <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/fabrics-by-type">upholstery fabrics
</a>for interior decorating one important thing you will want to consider is
durability or strength, which is determined by standard industry testing
methods. When thinking about durability the first thing most people consider is <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/restorationfabricsandtrims_upholsteryfabricguide#module32704612" target="_blank">abrasion</a>. </span></div>
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important to remember that abrasion is only one of several factors that
contribute to a fabric’s long term performance, but abrasion ratings are a
standardized and commonly used way to measure and indicate performance so we’ve
decided to start with those.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fabric strength or durability is rated by “rubs,” which is
literally a test that determines fabric strength by rubbing the taut fabric
back and forth (a double rub is once in each direction) to simulate the wear a
fabric would get from someone sitting on and getting up from an upholstered
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<span style="font-size: small;">In general, North America uses the Wyzenbeek test to
determine durability. A rating of 3,000 double rubs is considered to be equivalent
to one year of use as upholstery. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A fabric rating of 3,000 to 9,000 double rubs is considered
light duty. Light duty fabrics are suitable for upholstery if the piece being
upholstered is mainly decorative or only used occasionally, such as when guests
visit or a chair that is more of a decorator accent and does not get regular
and consistent use. </span></div>
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considered medium duty and are versatile and appropriate for use in many rooms
that get typically average use, such as a living room or family room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">If a fabric is rated 15,000 double rubs, it means it is
considered heavy duty for upholstery use.
This is what you need to look for if the piece you are upholstering gets
daily and heavy use or if you have pets or active children who will also be
using it. </span></div>
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old house interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810348679222596672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750307850309153193.post-26286011921522243292021-01-29T12:11:00.000-05:002024-01-29T14:13:00.477-05:00Working with Bosporus Toile: One of the most popular fabrics for home decoratingAlthough we generally avoid fabrics made to look old an worn in historic interior decorating (more about that another time), we have had so many requests for advice using the Bosporus Toile pattern that we have worked up still more sample boards using that design. Usually a linen blend, this design has been offered by several fabric companies and is available in a range of colorways. <br />
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Thomas Jefferson (1743</b> –<b> 1826) </b></h3>
The third President of the young United States of America was passionate about classical architecture and ideals. He designed Monticello, his home, as well as The University of Virginia and the Virginia State Capitol to represent both the look and philosophy of the ancient Greeks and Romans.<br />
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Jefferson was strongly influenced by Robert Adam, <u> <span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">Thomas Chippendale,</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"> Thomas Sheraton, </a>and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">George Hepplewhite.</a></span></u><br />
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Robert Adam (1728</b> –<b> 1792)</b></h3>
Adam was a Scottish architect whose revolutionary neoclassical style was extremely influential in England and America. It was the dominant style from the late 1700s through the mid-1800s in both countries.<br />
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<b>Duncan Phyfe</b> (1768 – 1854) </h3>
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<i>Photo on right shows a Duncan Phyfe style lyre back chair upholstered in a fabric with a neoclassical </i><i><i>wreath </i>motif. </i><i>Similar fabrics are available at <a href="https://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Fabrics & Trims.</a></i><br />
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<b>George Hepplewhite </b>(c. 1727 – 1786)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Little is actually known about George Hepplewhite and there are no pieces of furniture made by him or his firm known to exist. Nonetheless, his name represents a distinctive style of light, elegant furniture that was fashionable between about 1775 and 1800 and is still made today.<br />
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Hallmarks of Hepplewhite style include slender, curvilinear yet simple shapes in a well-balanced form, usually with a distinctive shield-shaped back. Additional ornamention, if present, was by inlay or paint. <br />
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<b>Thomas Sheraton </b>(1751 – 1806)</h3>
Although we know considerably more about Thomas Sheraton than of Hepplwhite, there is a similar lack of evidence that he ever made the furniture that bears his name. He did apprentice to a cabinetmaker and, in 1790, moved to London where he taught perspective, architecture, and cabinet design. In 1791, Sheraton published the very successful<i> Cabinet Maker's and Upholsterer's Drawing Book. </i>He was a superb draughtsman and the four volume set was very influential<i> </i>and the Sheraton name became synonymous with much of the classically inspired furniture of the period.<i><br />
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The English potter became famous for his cream figured bas-relief style black basalt and jasperware (blue and green) wares. He was related by marriage to the Darwins, a family of prominent abolitionists like his own. In fact, Josiah Wedgwood was the grandfather of both Charles Darwin (the evolutionist) and his wife, Emma. The Wedgwood fortune enabled Charles Darwin to pursue his scientific endeavors. We'll have more about Josiah Wedgwood in our article on Neoclassical Decor, coming soon.<br />
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