| Since they had smaller houses compared to the | | | | were chosen for the decorating victorian styles |
| houses of the rich, naturally all the furniture and the | | | | depended on the location of the home. If the home |
| accessories and all the aspects of the interior design | | | | was in a town or a city then the colors used were |
| could not be fit in well. It usually made their rooms | | | | mostly dark due to the presence of pollution. |
| look very crowded and cramped. Due to this there | | | | The other determinant of color was the availability. |
| were critics of decorating the Victorian style who | | | | This is because most of the colors were made |
| spared nothing and were known as the people of the | | | | naturally and were mixed on site. Therefore if a |
| Aesthetic movement. They despised the style of | | | | particular ingredient was not available then that color |
| flaunting being aped to forcefully adopt a particular | | | | would not be mixed! Along with the normal use of |
| style. | | | | paints for the walls there was also a good balance of |
| Features of the Victorian decorating style | | | | texture that was used. There was a lot of molding |
| The people who followed the Aesthetic Movement | | | | and wood work that was done on the walls and the |
| were in favor of a complete contrast to the | | | | ceiling. |
| Victorian style. The furniture styles took the | | | | In order to add texture to the walls, wallpapers were |
| inspiration from the Elizabethan and the Greek style | | | | used and there was also a lot of work done with |
| including the Georgian styles. | | | | stencils. The paint work was so delicate and intricate |
| The colors used for the furniture were more subtle | | | | that it used to be difficult to distinguish between |
| and the colors on the walls were light. Though it was | | | | wallpaper and painting. These were the highlights of |
| the time of great advancement most of the interior | | | | this form of interior design. |
| designs were inspired from the past. The colors that | | | | |