How Do You Decorate In A Victorian Style?
The Victorian period spanned Queen Victoria’s reign, beginning in 1837 and ending with her death in 1901. It was a sentimental age noted for its focus on family, and the average parlor contained many family photographs. Collecting maps and souvenirs while traveling to exotic places was a favorite pastime. Homes were elaborately decorated and featured lace and needlework. Parlors typically included mahogany furniture, velvet draperies, Oriental rugs, needlepoint pillows and knickknacks arranged on etageres. The Victorian influence is still popular today. Decorate your home, especially the parlor, with ornate furniture to achieve a Victorian look. Choose a sofa of dark wood with curving lines, wooden scrollwork and deep red or green velvet upholstery, or a love seat with a velvet medallion backrest. Combine it with mahogany side tables with marble tops. Hang heavy velvet draperies in the parlor, tied back with corded tassels. Display knickknacks and collectibles on an etagere, a piece of
