American Victorian...The American Dream Home Fading Away?

The abominated cumbersome interiors of unnecessary ornaments, excessive gables, wasted spaces that happened to be found in early American homes, are the designs of a common recognition of the old-fashioned Victorian style. This common recognition is usually misunderstood due to the fact that American Victorian is eclectic combination of styles.

For an untrained eye, it is also difficult to distinguish that the Victorian as a style of interior architecture, a type of home, a selection of furniture or even an imitation of styles from the past, as opposed to other assumptions that the Victorian is the imitations of many different architectural styles and was actually the ideal homes and interiors in American’s Golden Age (18th c.).

Inside the American Victorian houses, the style evokes the vision of the rich and splendid society by providing a way of life that existed in America for the 18th century. Victorian refers not only to a style, but to a period of time as well. As in all eras, the Victorian was held together by its own interpreted values, beliefs and codes of behavior, where they were defined by an eclectic series of revivals that derives from classical, medieval, Renaissance, and seventeenth century European forms and designs.

Regardless of how loathsome it may be to certain modern tastes or that it may be fitting to only unique perceptions, I believe American Victorian’s interior furnishing style had contributed to the modern architecture and should be appreciated for its concepts and designs that were drawn from the eclectic series of revivals. Modern Victorious style is surviving in American society, and it is transforming as its eclectic series of revivals gains modern Minimalism while dumping the unwanted excessive ornament.

Here are some Modern Victorious interior photos: