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The Victorian period of a XIX-th century in England was time of main recesses and social shocks. At the time of Industrial revolution considerable economic growth which occurred thanks to achievements in the field of manufacture was observed, and has most strongly mentioned middle class. Having improved the well-being, people wished to change shape of the house, however, did not know, with what it to begin. As a result they chose architecture and the design earlier accessible only to the higher classes. Critics of high Victorian style abused new style not only for a considerable quantity and quality of the furniture made not manually (as it was accepted earlier), and on machine tools, but also how this furniture was used. The typical drawing room of the person of middle class has been hammered by furniture, much covered by the fabrics, all free surfaces have been occupied by knickknacks. All it was in the way to show the new status and to underline well-being. At that time there was an opinion that emptiness in a room is a sign of nasty taste. Followers of high Victorian style had absolutely other sight at design of an interior. They used furniture елизаветинской, classical Greek or traditional георгианской forms. Fabrics were basically light, with the refined colouring.
At the time of origin of the Victorian style the range of accessible colours was much more already, than now: is bright-white and solnechno-yellow colours were not used at all. The colour scale of this style consists, basically, from green, red, lososevo-pink, violet and lilac colours. However, rich dark colours of the Victorian style at all do not mean that the house should be gloomy: in an interior important correctly to use space and light effects.
Walls in the Victorian style traditionally divided into some zones:
- the Plinth in width not less than 16 inches (40,64 sm), painted in the colour contrasting with colour of a wall over it. Were used a plinth from a pine which never left unpainted More often.
- the Area between a plinth and рейкой for protection of walls against damage by backs of chairs (this рейка usually settled down at height of 4 foots (approximately 1,22 metres)) became covered текстурированными by wall-paper which then were painted by a bright glossy paint. Today very few people will want to paint walls in a drawing room a glossy paint, instead it is possible to use wall-paper with an interesting structure.
- Rejka for protection of walls against damage by backs of chairs should be painted or in colour of a wall under it, or in colour of a plinth.
- the Wall over рейкой for protection of walls against damage by backs of chairs became covered by wall-paper with colour drawing. In the Victorian decor themes of colours and leaves prevailed, therefore it is better to use wall-paper with a vegetative pattern or a rich deciduous ornament on the light background, choosing to match wall-paper in the bottom part of a wall. If the room small, is better to use wall-paper with quieter drawing, differently the premise will seem overflowed.
- In the top part of a wall settled down wooden рейка for развешивания pictures to which just and wall-paper with vegetative drawing was glued. This рейка was painted in the colour corresponding to colour of wall-paper under it, and settled down on all walls of a room at height of the top part of a doorframe. Pictures were hung up on the cords tied with a loop round hooks on these рейке.
- In area between рейкой for pictures and a ceiling or any eaves, the arches or relief borders settled down still, or wall-paper with the flower colouring which is distinct from those that was on wall-paper more low was glued.
- the Victorian ceilings were usually painted in is dark-cream colour. That the room was more light, it is possible to paint ceilings and area over рейкой for pictures in white colour.
The Furniture in the Victorian style should be massive, with dark furnish, a carving and an ornament. More often the mahogany, a pink tree (black rosewood) and an oak were used. The furniture of that epoch imitated or to the French style Ljudovikov (XVII-XVIII-th century) (подтемой style of neo-rococo became popular), or to the British colonial style Near-Eastern themes, in particular, were popular.