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Home Decorating Style Guide
American Home Decorating Historic Styles and Periods
The following home decorating style guide in hand
table format has popular furniture pieces, decorating motifs and popular
materials and colors. Primary dates of influence given are meant as a guide to
American historic styles and periods and are not precise.
| Period |
Dates |
Characteristics |
Furniture |
Materials/Color |
| Colonial (influenced by Jacobean and
William & Mary) |
1608-1720 |
little embellishment |
simple, utilitarian design |
local materials and woods |
| Georgian (Queen Anne, Chippendale,
Hepplewhite, Sheraton) |
1720-1790 |
fan, wreathes, shells, claw-and-ball
feet, cabriole legs, |
padded and upholstered wing chair,
sideboard with serpentine front, chest of drawers |
mahogany, curly-grained mahogany,
walnut, walnut burl, birch, gilt bronze |
| Federal (Adam, Hepplewhite, Sheraton)
Duncan Phyfe |
1790-1820
1768-1854 |
sheaves of wheat, arrows, drapery,
garlands, torches, saber foot, lyres, hot air balloons
cornucopia |
rocking chair, milk-safe (food
storage), blanket chest, gate-leg table, settee |
mahogany, curly-grained mahogany,
maple, pine, oak, walnut, fruit wood, black or dark green painted chair
frames, copper mounts, stencils, glossy varnish |
| Greek Revival |
1820-1860 |
massive scale, Greek design elements |
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| Victorian |
1840-1860 |
displays with many decorative items,
even "cluttered," fruits, flowers |
fireplaces |
rich brocades and velvets; colors are
mauves, burgundies, rich blues and greens; lace, fringe, stained glass,
parquet and marble floors, wicker, dried flowers, wallpaper |
| Arts and Crafts |
late 19th & early 20th centuries |
focus on craftsmanship vs. industrial
production |
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Colonial Style and Early American Decorating
Colonial style, the best of early American decorating,
includes Georgian, Dutch Colonial, Adams and Colonial Revival. Learn about
capturing the essence of this rich tradition by renovating an existing Colonial
or by building new. Mid-Century Modern with its pared down, clean lines is perfect
for modern small spaces.
Bungalow Style
Bungalow style creates a comfortable,
family friendly environment, and is perfect in Arts and Crafts homes. The Arts and Crafts movement in America is defined by well
known and loved Gustav Stickly, Frank Lloyd Wright and the Greene brothers,
Charles Sumner and Henry, who created finely crafted bungalows from their home
in California peaking from 1903 to 1909. The highlight of this movement is the
integration of architecture and interior design.
Mid-Century Modern
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