The Victorian Era (1837 to 1901) was known for its flamboyant, romantic, and excessive decorating style. It represented the wealth and opulence during the reign of Queen Victoria. A Victorian Home was meant to showcase the social standing of the owner . Ornate and excessive touches on everything from furniture to greeting cards marked this period.
This period was influenced by Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, Rococo, Baroque, Neoclassical. and Oriental exotic flare. Exquisite furniture & ornamentation gave sophistication and elegance to rooms. Empty space would be quickly wall papered, and gilded paintings and portraits hung on walls. Lots of knick knacks adorned tables and mantles.
Bathroom Storage Furniture
This Victorian style is just great for decorating dollhouses for it allows you to run wild with your interior decorating. You can scatter furniture & accessories extravagantly all over. As long as you keep items common during this Era in mind, you can mix and match furniture and accessories freely and the rooms will look great!
Here is a list of accessories and furniture found in a typical Victorian home, to give you ideas on how to make your dollhouse Victorian style. May you have fun decorating your dollhouse!
Victorian Accessories and Touches:
Glass covered domes housing prized possessions
Grecian busts
Needle point pillows
Big Glorious floral arrangements
Rich oriental carpets
Antique porcelain dolls & figurines
Elaborate chandeliers & candlelabras
Wrought iron wall sconces
Stained glass windows
Tiffany stained glass lamps
Draperies, beddings, & upholstery fabric made out of lace, embroidery, brocade, & velvet
Silk Embroidered Oriental screens
Potted ferns and palms
Gilded frames for paintings and mirrors
Porcelain vases
Decorative Dishes
Family Photos, diplomas,and letters
Doilies & antique needlepoint
Silk fringe lamp shades
Overmantle Clocks
Deep, jewel tones like emerald green, ruby, or sapphire for wall paint coloring
Wallpaper in deep, rich colors with patterns such as flowers, birds, leaves, plants, trellis-work, animals, fruits, trailing vines, landscape scenes, Greek Urns,
Victorian Furniture:
Heavy and carved dark wood furniture like mahogany For tables: Decorative scrollwork, ball-and-claw or scroll feet, Inlaid wood patterns , pedestal style Louis Style Ornate coat, hat and umbrella stands Writing desks Armoire Marble-topped tables and chests Piano Long Chaise Settee Enameled tubs on ball-and-claw or scroll feet Wicker Furniture for Conservatories and Gardens Canopied Beds Globe with stand Ice Box Mahogany Chest with Drawers Fireplace Bombe Chest Grandfather Clock Spinning Wheel Queen Anne Furniture Leather Rocker