| Victorian style furnishings and decor are a touch on | | | | adorned with intricate carvings. Embellishments may |
| the feminine side, and oh-so romantic. Are you ready | | | | include fancy brass drawer pulls or intricately carved |
| to trade your modern bedroom, or perhaps one that | | | | wooden pulls. If you can find an antique looking |
| just needs a little something to make it come alive, | | | | dresser topped with a round tilting mirror, all the |
| for one that offers a romantic, antique look? You can | | | | better! |
| easily make the changes yourself, and transform | | | | Accessories Make the Room |
| your bedroom into one that is relaxing, beautiful and | | | | Some decorating styles require a minimum of |
| perfect for those nights when you just want to | | | | accessories; with Victorian decor, the beautiful |
| cuddle up with that special someone. | | | | accessories that you add complete the room and add |
| The Perfect Bed | | | | dimension. Consider including period style art for the |
| In Victorian style decor, you want a bed that is | | | | walls. Baroque and brushed brass frames are perfect, |
| constructed of wood but one that includes intricate | | | | and add to the elegant appeal. Place old-style vases |
| details. Wrought iron or brass also work well and add | | | | around the room and fill them with fresh flowers. Old |
| a romantic ambiance. Instead of blending into the | | | | or antique figurines, china and other Victorian style |
| background, a Victorian bed should be a bit on the | | | | collectibles fill the room with character. |
| showy side. Period type quilts that look as though | | | | For the floors, oriental rugs and wicker mats are |
| they were crafted in the 1800's are a perfect | | | | perfect. Place a large oval rug at the foot of the |
| topping, but you can use any materials that are frilly | | | | bed, or two smaller rugs, one at each side. Wood |
| or flouncy. Canopies, drapes and fluffy pillows outlined | | | | floors work well with Victorian decorating, but if you |
| in ribbon and flourishes finish off the look. | | | | have carpeting the accent rugs will pull the look |
| Include the Perfect Furnishings | | | | together. Window treatments should be elaborate as |
| Tables are a must in the Victorian style of | | | | well; velvet or brocade can be used to dress the |
| decorating, but not just any old table. Nightstands are | | | | windows, while a lace sheer can line the underside. |
| often square and to put it bluntly, lacking in style. In | | | | Delicate florals, braids, and lace all work to make the |
| this type of decor, you want round nightstands | | | | windows an intricate part of the room. |
| topped with marble or made of wicker or bamboo. A | | | | You can definitely see that the Victorian style of |
| delicate skirting that flows to the floor adds further | | | | decorating is not for those who prefer simple, basic |
| to the feminine appeal. You can often find tables like | | | | lines! If you love rooms that offer the atmosphere of |
| these in a local junk store or at flea markets. | | | | years gone by, touched with a little romance, |
| Dressers and chests of drawers are typically made | | | | Victorian decor will make the bedroom your favorite |
| from dark woods such as mahogany, and are | | | | room in the house. |