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Dining room mirror decorating ideas

Dining room mirrors

In most period houses there are fireplaces in every room. In the reception rooms, these tend to be a really lovely feature around which the room is arranged, with colourful decorative fireplace tiles both sides of the hearth and a nice mantelpiece above. There…

Dining room mirror decorating ideas

15 Dec 2015

In most period houses there are fireplaces in every room. In the reception rooms, these tend to be a really lovely feature around which the room is arranged, with colourful decorative fireplace tiles both sides of the hearth and a nice mantelpiece above. There is nothing more lovely than sitting down to a good meal on a cold day in a period dining room with the fire burning in the grate.

The Story of a Victorian Living Room given a new lease of life

The restoration of a Victorian living room

Here is a story of a miserable Victorian living room invigorated through traditional décor and restoration of period features. A customer of ours, Mrs E Page, Linslade Beds tells the story of her restored Victorian dining room.

The Story of a Victorian Living Room given a new lease of life

14 Jan 2014

A delightful Victorian Living Room is worth the endeavour. A great dining room may not only encourage you to eat more slowly as you enjoy your surroundings and aid digestion, but it can also be said that a refined environment could make your food taste better. Any improvements will, of course, add value to your house and in true Victorian fashion, impress your guests.

How to create a Victorian Dining Room fit for a Christmas Feast

A Victorian Dining Room fit for a Christmas Feast

Your Victorian dining room will play a central role on Christmas Day for creating a cosy and elegant atmosphere for your guests. Here are some tips on how to create a Victorian Dining Room fit for a Christmas Feast.

How to create a Victorian Dining Room fit for a Christmas Feast

18 May 2013

If you’re thinking about Christmas you’re probably thinking about who will be visiting you and how to make Christmas a memorable one. This feat will be a lot easier if you conduct your celebrations in a welcoming, warm and comfortable interior. If you have a Victorian or period house, you can go one step further by recreating that most Victorian of rooms, the dining room, a room designed for spectacular indulgences that would impress…

The Victorian Dinner Party

The Victorian Dinner Party

Victorian dinner parties were opportunities to show one’s affluence and style and sometimes a hostess would choose a theme.

The Victorian Dinner Party

22 Jan 2013

The Victorian dinner party was a grand, flamboyant and opulent affair.  Picture if you will an endless procession of soups, fish, meats, salads, vegetables, puddings, ices, meringues and pastries served on exquisitely decorated china and serving dishes and a dining table heavily decorated with flowers, ferns and stands of fruit and decorated cakes.  By the mid 1870’s it was not uncommon for up to 12 or 13 courses to be served by the…