While you are making your Victorian House Plans, consider the style, total
area, number of bathrooms, the number of stories, the width and the depth of the
house. You can select a loft with balcony facilities, a traditional Victorian
country house, a Victorian farmhouse, or a picturesque and old-fashioned
Victorian cottage.
When you are making your Victorian House Plans, you have a variety of styles
at your disposal like the Elizabethan style, the Classical Greek style, Gothic
style, Oriental style, Colonial style and much more. Usually the Victorian rooms
are heavily ornamented with rich fabrics, artistic collection and classic
furniture items. It is best to use deep and rich colors for the interior and
exterior of the house to keep it in accordance with the Victorian style. In your
Victorian house plans, for the interior colors, include Victorian Mauve, Bold
Brick, olive, dark red, ambers and rich green.
The color you apply to coat the exterior of your Victorian styled house
varies depending on where the house is placed. If the house is placed in a rural
setting, a lighter shade goes well to enhance the architectural skill. In order
to hide the effects of pollution, a deeper shade is applied to Victorian styled
houses placed in the cities. You can select from a range colors like earth
tones, new brick, silver, black, green, and brown.
Victorian décor for your Victorian house plans should include large and
decorated pieces of furniture items. Use mahogany, walnut, and rosewood to make
your furniture items to give it a rich and polished look. Design the furniture
with various shapes of vines, leaves and other delicate items. The floors of the
Victorian houses are usually highly polished and made of hardwood. To give your
room a Victorian look and feel, you can add lamp shades that are made of china,
brass and Tiffany glass that are often painted with colors.
For lighting your home, you can easily do it in Victorian style by selecting
from a range of chandeliers, tiffany lamps, drop ceiling lights, fireplace with
stained glass, lamps decorated with colorful crystal globes, and other shades
and fittings. All the wall lights, ceiling lights, floor lamps, table lamps,
chandeliers are highly ornamental and available in various shades and color.
While you are making your Victorian house plans, make sure that you give due
attention to the décor of the rooms to make it look Victorian from inside. You
can select from a range of traditional Victorian antiques, silk draperies, waste
paper basket made of china, room dividers made of folding screen in various
color and texture, traditional bed, loveseats to place beside the fireplace,
kitchen appliances, bathroom accessories including a Victorian styles tub,
handles, door, and much more. You can make use of room screens, cast iron tubs,
curtain rods, free-standing showers, ornamented cabinets, screen doors, mantels,
wooden stoves, and much more that are available in various shapes and sizes.
Your Victorian house plan should also include the total area dedicated to
garden, and the way of decorating it depending on its location. To give a
classic touch to your garden, you can carry out vertical gardening with the help
of garden arbors and garden trellis. They not only help to utilize the space
properly, but give your garden a traditional Victorian look. Other features that
you can include are a patio with floral carvings, a library bookcase, vanity
cupboards, and tables and benches made from rich and polished birch and oak.
While selecting fabrics, ensure that the silk and velvet ones they match with a
typical Victorian atmosphere.


