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Design Styles Part I
Design Styles Part I
Design Styles Part I Well look at five different design styles today:
1. American Country
1. American Country
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Patriotic Early colonial style furniture Primitive, hand-made look Many Accessories Collections displayed
Features
1. Simple lines
2. Rustic woods & finishes 3. Americana color palette 4. Windsor Spindle Back Chairs 5. Iron candle chandelier
Ornate moldings
Damask textiles
Damask: reversible fabric, usually silk or linen, with a floral pattern woven into it; often a subtle tone on tone.
3. Victorian Style
Its been said, Victorians had more money than style 1840s-1900s Color plays important role, exterior and interior Gingerbread architectural features Homes were status
Style Features
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Elaborate furnishings & draperies Lots of trims, lace, velvet Feminine Look; curved lines Formal; symmetrical balance Marble; Brass Carved Rosewood Furniture
7. Bold Floral Patterns 8. Excessive use of wallpapers 9. Patterned area rugs 10. Deep color palette burgundy, navy, forest green and gold. 11. Furnishings & moldings elaborately carved & detailed 12. Large gaslight chandeliers
V I C T O R I A N
P A R L O R
Victorian Sofas
Mica Lamps
Stained Glass
Artisan Tiles
William Morris
(1834 - 1896) Fabrics, Wallpaper, Tile Lighting and Accessories
designs were part of the early English Arts and Crafts Movement that later became popular in the U.S. selections of Morris original fabric and wallpaper designs are still reproduced today. Rug and Wallpaper patterns can be seen in the Arts & Craft style Disneylands Grand Californian Hotel
Gustav Stickley
German born Arts & Craft furniture maker
In 1988, Barbara Streisand paid $363,000 for a Stickley oak & wrought iron sideboard, circa 1902.