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Choosing Victorian paint colours for your refurbished period
If you’ve purchased a Victorian property, chances are you love old buildings and their character. However, while many of us are keen to live in a period house and enjoy its original features, we don’t wish to be 100% faithful to the Victorians’ ideas about…
Choosing Victorian paint colours for your refurbished period home
If you’ve purchased a Victorian property, chances are you love old buildings and their character. However, while many of us are keen to live in a period house and enjoy its original features, we don’t wish to be 100% faithful to the Victorians’ ideas about home décor and you’ll also wish to incorporate the comforts of modern living. Here’s what you need to know about how the Victorians used colour and their choice of Victorian paint…
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
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.
Victorian interior design ideas
When you’re the proud owner of a Victorian property needing modernisation or renovation it can be overwhelming when you are faced with the vast array of interior design choices available. You will need to make decisions on everything from wallpaper to flooring…
Victorian interior design ideas
When you’re the proud owner of a Victorian property needing modernisation or renovation it can be overwhelming when you are faced with the vast array of interior design choices available. You will need to make decisions on everything from wallpaper to flooring to paint colours to kitchen styles to furniture.
Creating a perfect Victorian colour scheme
Complement patterns with something plain and of the right shade, be that the floor in terms of tiles, carpet or woodstain, or walls or curtains that tie those elements into a harmonious Victorian colour scheme.
How to create the perfect Victorian colour scheme to tie together decorative elements
Many people have found themselves in the situation where they have seen a wallpaper or fabric that they have fallen in love with but having bought it, are unable to find the complementary paint colour that they have in their minds eye. If chosen well, you can use a number of different patterns and hues in your room, but you need to complement that with something plain and of the right shade, be that the floor in terms of tiles, carpet or…
How to create a gilded decorative curtain pelmet
Here is a short guide about how to create a gilded curtain pelmet. This can be done in shades of gold, bronze or silver according to other décor and tastes.
How to create a gilded decorative curtain pelmet
A fabulous curtain pelmet will really enhance the luxurious feel of any period room. Although a grand curtain pelmet can be costly, it negates the need for a decorative curtain pole because curtains can be hung on an inexpensive plastic track which the pelmet will hide. The finished effect can be much more impressive than even a highly decorative curtain pole in the right kind of room.
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
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…
Decorating your baby’s nursery in Victorian style
Classic Victorian-style nursery furniture is elegant and long-lasting – so select quality pieces of furniture that are an investment for the future and can be passed down through the generations. If you want your nursery furniture to last, then buy flexible…
Decorating your baby’s nursery in Victorian style
When you are refurbishing your Victorian home, you’ll want to make sure that every room is decorated in keeping with the stylish and classic theme. A Victorian-style nursery can be both handsome and practical with the right furniture and décor to complement your beautiful home.
Room decorating ideas for your Victorian home
Buying a historical property is a responsibility. If your property is Victorian or Edwardian it has been standing for well over 100 years and possibly closer to 200 years.
Room decorating ideas for your Victorian home
We are overwhelmed with magazines and television programmes full of decorating ideas for houses. How can you find decorating ideas that are appropriate for your particular house if you do not have the budget for an interior designer? This article should give you some pointers about where to find room decorating ideas for a Victorian property.
Essential elements of Victorian Kitchen Design
An important aspect of Victorian kitchen design was that all surfaces and wall coverings were washable. Larger Victorian kitchens would have a large central table for the preparation of meals, usually made of pine so that it could be scrubbed clean with sand,…
Essential elements of Victorian Kitchen Design
The Victorian kitchen was essentially the heart of the home – the room where the kitchen range stood, where water was heated and where food was prepared and cooked. The Victorian kitchen range was a multi purpose piece of kit which comprised ovens, a boiler and hobs around a central coal fire which was built into the fireplace. So it was naturally a place where people gathered in order to keep warm, eat and relax.
How a Victorian bathroom can enhance your period renovation
The typical bathroom was decorated fairly spartanly with tiling, usually white or off white, sometimes with elements of black; gloss painted walls or varnished paper above the dado level; simple tiles, linoleum or bleached pine floorboards on the floor for ease…
How a Victorian bathroom can enhance your period renovation
A bathroom was an innovation of the Victorian era. Previously a tin bath in front of the fire was used in the bedrooms of the grander houses. The maid or servant then had the onerous job of transporting hot water from the kitchen range where it had been boiled on the stove top, up the stairs and into the bath, which was both arduous and time consuming. Often the water was not even still very hot by the time the bath had been filled and…