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Archive for 2010
Chicago Bungalow
The Historic Chicago Bungalow has been the foundation of family and neighborhood life for generations of Chicagoans.
The sturdy one and one-half story brick houses were built in the early twentieth century for Chicago families of moderate means and incorporated new technologies such as indoor plumbing, central heat, and electricity as standard amenities. Architecturally, the Chicago [...]
Art Deco
Art Deco is considered one of the first twentieth century architectural styles in America to break with traditional revival forms.
Buildings in the Art Deco style are typically angular, clean, and include decorative elements such as geometric patterns, abstracted natural forms, modern industrial symbols, and ancient cultural motifs. In Miami Beach, a unique form of Art [...]
Linen Ruffle
Refined Whites are more subtle shades of pale which appear a touch hazy or misted. By adding traces of complementary pigments, the colors are softened and the hues transformed into more complex and sophisticated whites.
Postcard from India
Invest in the colors of magnificent architecture and monumental history, in the sunset hues and intense terracotta of a timeless landscape. This glorious palette creates an undeniable aura of romance and mysticism and its appeal to true travelers will increase appetite and conversation in any room where the adventurers gather.
Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture was very popular during the mid-19th century
Architectural details from this style include wooden porches, shutters, and windows painted in subtle and muted tones. This popular architectural porch and interior detail can be found in residential areas in the coastal Southeast up through the Ohio River Valley and is very common in high-style [...]
Queen Anne
Colorful and unexpected, the Queen Anne style, popular in America from the 1880’s to about 1905, was used for houses, churches, public buildings and commercial blocks.
Key identifiers of this style include asymmetrical building forms, richly textured wall surfaces, and multi-colored paint schemes. Unpredictable window sizes and spacing, bay windows, towers, gable screens, elaborate woodwork, porches [...]
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