design styles part i

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Interior Design Styles

Different as Night and Day


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Whats a Design Style?

a theme used to create a sense ofunity in a room

reflects popular style of an historical period, i.e.,

American Country or Victorian

design styles evolve like fashion, but more slowly

current styles are more eclectic, mixing styles from different historicalperiods (known as revival styles)

goal: each element should contribute to the form and/or function of

the space and combine to create a balance of unity & variety.


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1. American Country

2. Traditional 18thCentury

3. Victorian

4. Arts & Craft

5. Art Deco

Design Styles Part I

Well look at five different design styles today:


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1. American Country

Patriotic memorabilia,

made "in America:

5 pointed star

painted flags

quilts

grapevine wreaths

braided or hooked rugs

wood floors

1. Patriotic

2. Early colonial style furniture

3. Primitive, hand-made look

4. Many Accessories

5. Collections displayed


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1. Simple lines

2. Rustic woods &

finishes

3. Americana

color palette

4. WindsorSpindle Back

Chairs

5. Iron candle

chandelier

Features


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Collections Displayed

Shaker boxes

Painted or washed

woods

Brick fireplaces

Windsor chair


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2. Traditional18th Century1. traditional furniture style

2. popular for centuries because ofit's classic tradition

3. copied European designs4. museum look created by period

furniture styles

5. formal style; symmetricalbalance

6. curved lines7. elaborate window treatments

8. high gloss, dark wood finishes

9. ornate carvings & moldings


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Dark polished

woods

Damask textiles

Ornate moldings

Damask: reversible fabric, usually silk or linen, with a

floral pattern woven into it; often a subtle tone on

tone.

Period Furniture Styles

with curved lines


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Elaborate draperytreatment

Floral fabrics

Symmetrical Balance

Curved Lines

Dark polished wood Period furniture

Traditional 18thCentury Bedroom


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3. Victorian Style

Its been said,Victorians had

more money thanstyle

1840s-1900s Color plays

important role,exterior and interior

Gingerbreadarchitecturalfeatures

Homes were status


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Style Features1. Elaborate furnishings & draperies

2. Lots of trims, lace, velvet

3. Feminine Look; curved lines4. Formal; symmetrical balance

5. Marble; Brass

6. 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


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John Henry Belter

widely recognized as the most famous cabinet-maker of

the Rococo Revival period

popular during Victorian times, the rococo revival style of

furniture was based on furniture of a century earlier

used rosewood for exposed furniture frames of parlor setswith matching upholstery

Rococo characteristics:

1. cabriole front legs,2. undulating seat rails,

3. carved flowers, fruit, scroll decoration

4. intricate piercing or openwork


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Courting Tete a Tete & Fainting Chair


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Victorian Dining Room


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Victorian Sofas


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Victorian Chairs &

Marble Side Table


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4. Arts & Craft1. English Artisan Movement, turn

of the century (1860-1910);moved to U.S. late Victorian Era

2. Reaction againstindustrialization and lavish,eclectic Victorian

3. Emphasis on individual artistry4. Natural wood finish: Oak

5. No embellishment

6. Rectilinear line

7. Masculine

8. Decorative tiles

9. Common crafts: ironworks,stained glass, pottery, tile, Micaand Tiffany lamps

10. Known as Mission Style in CA


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Arts & Craft Furnishings

Morris

Chair

Stained GlassMica Lamps Artisan Tiles

Artisan PotteryGustav Stickley


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Arts & Craft Style Bedroom


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William Morris(1834 - 1896)

Fabrics, Wallpaper, Tile

Lighting and Accessories

designs were part of the early English Arts and Crafts Movement thatlater became popular in the U.S.

selections of Morris original fabric and wallpaper designs are stillreproduced today. Rug and Wallpaper patterns can be seen in theArts & Craft style Disneylands Grand Californian Hotel


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Gustav StickleyGerman born Arts & Craft furniture maker

In 1988, Barbara Streisand paid$363,000 for a Stickley oak &

wrought iron sideboard, circa 1902.


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Disneys

Craftsman Style

Grand CalifornianAnaheim, CA

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