How to Select Accessories for Your Victorian Style Home
Manufacturing geared up worldwide during the Victorian era (1837 to 1901), so there is an abundance of mass-produced wares that can be used to embellish your home's decor. Here are some prominent examples. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Victorian-style Collectibles
- Area Rugs
- Candleholders
- Candles
- China Figurines
- Clocks
- Display Shelves And Stands
- Embellished Throw Pillows
- Framed Mirrors
- Lace Doilies
- Lamps
- Pictures
- China Plates And Platters
Instructions
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Use old-style dishes - for example, transferware such as Blue Willow and the appealingly blurry Flow Blue designs - on walls and, along with vases, on tabletops. Anchor the tablescapes with crocheted doilies, which can also be used on upholstered furniture's arms and backs.
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Select traditional-style lamps, especially ginger jars and candlesticks, for the many occasional tables typical of bedrooms, Victorian parlors and other living spaces.
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Enhance comfort with elegantly decorated pillows set on sofas, chairs and beds. Trims include embroidery, lace, braid, fringe, cording and tassels; fabrics include brocades, velvets and needlepoints.
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Set out slim candles in holders made of silver, brass, crystal, glass, china and wood. Use wall-mounted candleholders, or sconces, as desired.
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Hang ornately framed mirrors and pictures (ancestral portraits, vintage photos, botanical subjects or etchings) liberally.
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Incorporate shelves into the decor to hold the many collectibles Victorian style dictates for embellishing your home. Shelves include carved or bamboo wall-hung versions, corner pieces loaded with cutouts, and tiered display tables ("whatnot" shelves).
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Showcase a variety of collectibles and collections, which may include clocks, hand-blown paperweights, thimbles, antique dolls, figurines and vases containing cut flowers.
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Dress up the room with elaborate window treatments (velvet, brocade, eyelet, ornate laces) and patterned rugs (Orientals, florals, leaf patterns and other machine-made, swirly designs).
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Tips & Warnings
Although the style can be pared down, most Victorian interiors tend toward excess in accessories.
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Nov 22, 2005
Hang stained glass panels inside window frame. Use a lace window topper of lace panel swagged with a tassel or ribbon to show off the beauty of the colored glass.
