A guide to the architecture, interiors, and often whimsical details of Victorian homes. Historical information is combined with design ideas and advice on how to decorate, renovate, and maintain a vintage home. Books shelved as victorian-homes: Shot Through the Hearth by Kate Carlisle, Painted Ladies: San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians by Elizabeth Pomada, T.
The book details numerous interior and exterior styles -- from the High Victorian and Queen Anne Revival to the Classical and Gothic -- and showcases homes from the United States and Great Britain. Full of inspiring ideas and fascinating information, the book is organized room by room including conservatories, libraries and billiard rooms. The ultimate "design bible" for the Victorian home sets period features in context and explores how today's designers are adapting nineteenth-century homes to reflect a more contemporary style.
With millions still living in Victorian homes, the subject of how to style and adapt nineteenth-century properties to modern lifestyles is always on trend. In spite of this, there are very few. A practical guide to restoring a Victorian house, which explains how to create a comfortable modern home while respecting the period architectural detail.
Victorian-era homes in eastern American cities tend to be three-story, while those in western American cities tend to be two. The homes built during the Victorian period are appreciated for their architecture, romantic interiors, and their often whimsical details. With a host of Victoriana this ample volume is an essential guide to this rich, eclectic, and arguably most popular American house style.
The ultimate "design bible" for the Victorian home sets period features in context and explores how today's designers are adapting nineteenth. The homes built during the Victorian period are appreciated for their architecture, romantic interiors, and their often whimsical details. With a host of Victoriana this ample volume is an essential guide to this rich, eclectic, and arguably most popular American house style.
Historical information is combined with design ideas and advice on how to decorate, renovate and maintain a Victorian.