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Victorian - Vintage decorating ideas
Rediscover the sublime pleasures of an opulent era
For this privileged class, the home was the "center of the universe, a safe haven from a rapidly industrializing society."
For this privileged class, the home was the "center of the universe, a safe haven from a rapidly industrializing society."
Therefore, every chair, ornament, and light fixture was carefully chosen
and exquisitely arranged to create a look of maximum opulence.
Today,
the reasons to "go Victorian" are much simpler.
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Grandiose style! This Laced Jewel table lamp features a scalloped, trimmed, laced and beaded fabric shade that adds romantic, Victorian style to your decor.
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Lavish, ornate, and elegant,
Victorian style that was driven by the adage
“nothing should ever be done halfway.”
Grandiose style! This Laced Jewel table lamp features a scalloped, trimmed, laced and beaded fabric shade that adds romantic, Victorian style to your decor.
The bronze-tone base has an ornate, detailed design completing the look.
Victorian Furniture
Fainting Couch
Victorian style furniture - variety - Design Toscano Furniture
Fainting Couch
Victorian style furniture - variety - Design Toscano Furniture
Victorian Home Decor
Mcnally Victorian 1-Light Single Dome Pendant wayfair
Add a touch of 19th-century grace to your modern home.
- VINTAGE: The shade is adorned with a beautiful black and white cameo brooch. Queen Victoria was one figure who made the cameo look widespread.
- CLASSIC: The Victorian era was known for fanciful embellishments and intricate details as seen in this table lamp.
Victorian style furniture - variety - Design Toscano Furniture
Victorian style furniture - variety - Design Toscano Furniture
Victorian Home Decor
Mcnally Victorian 1-Light Single Dome Pendant wayfair
Add a touch of 19th-century grace to your modern home.
The flared dome shade is crafted of large flared teardrop panels of sunny amber. Each panel is beautifully embroidered with a myriad of butterflies, flowers, and birds in the dark amber thread. 4 Large heart-shaped panels of darker amber are placed at intervals around the shade’s circumference.
Each features a sunburst design in matching dark amber that adds a monochromatic effect that beautifully contrasts with the lighter amber.
A beaded white fringe along the bottom adds extra sparkle and vintage charm.
This pendant does double duty both the functional lighting fixture and the charming décor
Fainting Couch
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Fainting Couch
Victorian style furniture - variety - Design Toscano Furniture
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Victorian bedroom decorating ideas
Victorian Bedroom Decor
Victorian Bedding
Recalling the grandeur and opulence of the 19th Century. Typically the Victorian era is the period of Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1901, however Victorian bedding designs also incorporate vintage, colonial, and antique style bedding styles and designs.
Bring the romance and charm of yesteryear into your home with Victorian decor and textiles
Girls Victorian bedroom decorating ideas
When we think of Victorian Decorating, we think of ornate décor, rich cranberry colors, pinks, peaches and golds, lace and silver plated coffee sets.
Tie that in with a little country charm, old country baskets and floral cloths, and you have a beautiful combination of luxury and simplicity.
Stylish Victorian with Vintage chic
"Victorian" may mean "fussy" to some
The Victorian era fostered several style reforms:
the midcentury Gothic and rococo revivals, the aesthetic movement of the 1880s, and Art Nouveau.
Achieve your Victorian look, whether decorating in an overall high style or just adding period touches to a modernized Victorian style.
Vintage decorating style combine the traditional elegance of colonial, antique and Victorian decor styles - or - the retro style of the 1950’s and funky bohemian chic of the 1960s.
Mixing Vintage and Modern decor
Teens chic
Victorian style bedrooms with touches of vintage
Lend a charming vintage look to your guest bedroom or master suite with this beautifully designed iron king-size bed. Designed with an open rod-style headboard and footboard, this frame offers classic styling with a dark lacquer finish, accentuated by brass castings.
Featuring button-tufted details and classic nailhead trim, this stylish bench lends stylish sophistication to your master suite
Chic Shabby Romantic Vanity and Mirror and Stool Painted Cottages etsy
A beautiful vanity mirror and stool for your Vintage themed room
This Vanity features one drawer and triple adjustable mirror and stool, with pretty rose appliqués.
This is a brand new piece that can be painted any color you like.
Modern Victorian Nursery theme decorating ideas
mixed with touches of vintage boho style
This rocker is welcoming and was featured in the House of the Day in the Wall Street Journal.
The original antiques also had the cane seats for comfort and for style.
Teapots are synonymous with Victorian decorating. Line them on a shelf in the kitchen on sprinkled throughout your home.
Shelves can be accented with paper lace doilies, linen doilies or vintage shelf paper.
White or cream crocheted lace doilies are perfect to set your teapots on.
Victorian sitting rooms
Recreate the charm of Victorian style in your home.
Homes built during the Victorian period are appreciated for their architecture, romantic interiors, and their often whimsical details.
Must have for the Victorian Home:
A pitcher and bowl set.
Fill it with real or silk flowers or leave it empty.
Display the pitcher and bowl on a cabinet or dresser with a pretty doily.
Victorian Home The Grandeur And Comfort
To recreate the Victorian style of decorating may conjure up nightmarish visions of over-the-top, frilly curtains and heavy, depressing colors.
Luckily, Ellen M. Plante reveals how to tastefully transform any room into an elegant and comfortable living space - frills are not compulsory!
The Victorian Home is not only a beautifully written design guide to reviving rooms from this era, it's also a fascinating history lesson on the culture of the mid-to late-19th-century gentrified society in Britain.
Super dramatic high headboard with lots of detail and carvings.
Complete with foot board, beautiful side rails and slats.
This is a brand new piece that can be painted any color you like.
Complete with foot board, beautiful side rails and slats.
This is a brand new piece that can be painted any color you like.
Chic Shabby Romantic Vanity and Mirror and Stool Painted Cottages etsy
A beautiful vanity mirror and stool for your Vintage themed room
This Vanity features one drawer and triple adjustable mirror and stool, with pretty rose appliqués.
This is a brand new piece that can be painted any color you like.
Ruffle Bedding - variety
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Perfect way to
add a graceful touch to your bedroom.
Delicate and charming in soft pink with rows of ruffles creates a
sweet, frilly look that is warm and inviting and will turn your bedroom into a beautiful
retreat.
Modern Victorian Nursery theme decorating ideas
mixed with touches of vintage boho style
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Victorian style meets modern design - Victorian Cottage Style
This rocker is welcoming and was featured in the House of the Day in the Wall Street Journal.
The original antiques also had the cane seats for comfort and for style.
Classic Victorian Style Decorating Ideas
Create your Victorian style with classic floral motifs, lacy, romantic, even froufrou ornamentation associated with design during Queen Victoria's reign.
Teapots are synonymous with Victorian decorating. Line them on a shelf in the kitchen on sprinkled throughout your home.
Shelves can be accented with paper lace doilies, linen doilies or vintage shelf paper.
White or cream crocheted lace doilies are perfect to set your teapots on.
Victorian sitting rooms
Recreate the charm of Victorian style in your home.
Grandeur and Comforts of the Victorian Era
Homes built during the Victorian period are appreciated for their architecture, romantic interiors, and their often whimsical details.
Get the feeling of
old-fashioned living
old-fashioned living
Must have for the Victorian Home:
A pitcher and bowl set.
Fill it with real or silk flowers or leave it empty.
Display the pitcher and bowl on a cabinet or dresser with a pretty doily.
Pretty in pink Victorian style sitting room
Victorian Home Decorating Ideas
Victorian Home Decorating Ideas
Victorian Home The Grandeur And Comfort
To recreate the Victorian style of decorating may conjure up nightmarish visions of over-the-top, frilly curtains and heavy, depressing colors.
Luckily, Ellen M. Plante reveals how to tastefully transform any room into an elegant and comfortable living space - frills are not compulsory!
The Victorian Home is not only a beautifully written design guide to reviving rooms from this era, it's also a fascinating history lesson on the culture of the mid-to late-19th-century gentrified society in Britain.
For this privileged class, the home was the "center of the
universe, a safe haven from a rapidly industrializing society."
Therefore, every chair, ornament, and light fixture was carefully chosen
and exquisitely arranged to create a look of maximum opulence. Today,
the reasons to "go Victorian" are much simpler.
This look can be a lovely addition to any home - a look that is both timeless and elegant. The rooms photographed in The Victorian Home reflect the wonderful versatility of this era. Some rooms merely capture the essence of the period in the style of the fireplace or the choice of wallpaper. Other rooms duplicate the era in every minute detail, right down to the arrangement of dishes and cutlery on a dinner table.
This look can be a lovely addition to any home - a look that is both timeless and elegant. The rooms photographed in The Victorian Home reflect the wonderful versatility of this era. Some rooms merely capture the essence of the period in the style of the fireplace or the choice of wallpaper. Other rooms duplicate the era in every minute detail, right down to the arrangement of dishes and cutlery on a dinner table.
Throughout this
elegant book are useful sidebars providing tips and techniques for
Victorian decorating, and a comprehensive index of expressions and
terms. Viva Victoria!
Your Victorian style should include: floral prints and rosebuds on the bedroom wallpaper, heirloom furniture and intricate needlepoint upholstery on the sofa, satin bags, beaded bottles, lace-embellished stationery, shell-encrusted picture frames, fancy gilded frames and picture rails, ornate candlestick holders and homemade potpourri.
A silver plated coffee set will look pretty in the tea room. The reflective ornate pieces will add appeal.
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Absolutely the most beautiful rooms I've seen in the Victorian style. Exquisite taste. I truly enjoyed the views. Thank you for sharing them with me.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous ideas very inspiring thank you
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