Edwardian House

kriss_boy

I believe my house was built in approx 1910, with many of its adornments also indicating it is of the edwardian era.

I have so many questions regarding how to decorate it, but I suppose my initial thought is what style of fixtures. Im re-wiring the property at the moment and Im in a quandry regarding the sockets and switches.

Would chrome be sacrilege? I really like the edwardian brass bee-hive door knobs, but I dont want to roll out the brass look through-out.

What are your thoughts?

southcoastrgi

I have a turn of the century house & i'm doing a total refurb & the only thing I'm leaving is the picture rails

DirectDebacle

All for preserving the features of period properties. Have a look here and here for ideas.

AndyPK

I would go with white plastic fittings.
Maybe upgrade in the sitting room and kitchen depending what your going for.

drummer_666

I renovated a victorian house. It had a horrible gas fire put in, I put a lovely victorian fireplace back in and sanded down the original floorboards in the lounge, hall and front room. I put up coving too and have down a lot of the colours empathetically to the victorian era. Put in a belfast sink in the kitchen too.

I'm gradually buying victorian aged and/or style furniture and shabby chic-ing it for my bedroom etc. And got a lovely victorian style dining table from recycle.

However, I put in (and putting in) upvc double glazing because I feel it will be better for resale. White sockets, brass handles on old victorian doors. Plus more farmhouse kitchen units, lovely wooden worktops and very modern upstairs bathroom. So a mix of old and new

here's a link to my blog if you're interested
http://victorianterracerefurb.wordpress.com/

I_have_spoken

What are your thoughts?

I'd just go with white plastic, then you'll have the widest choice of fitting and lowest price. IMHO chrome/satin/brass/black chrome all look too 'obvious' and cost a bomb.

keystone

southcoastrgi wrote: »

I have a turn of the century house & i'm doing a total refurb & the only thing I'm leaving is the picture rails

Hope you are keeping the dado rails and any of these:



too. But its your house - of course.

Cheers

Leif

What do you like? And what is the value of the house? Generally it is wise to spend according to the value of the house, as that determines the buyer.

You can get William Morris wallpaper and curtains, which are expensive, but look nice. Victorian style tended to be a bit dark and heavy for my tastes.

You can get Victorian fittings from reclamation yards.

abankerbutnotafatcat

Our house is 1901 and we're nearing the end of a necessary refurb. We've gone for all chrome fittings. 1910 is actually nearing the Art Deco era when chrome simplicity rather than Victorian brass ornateness was fashionable.

We aren't opting for a total in keeping style though. Our house has adapted with its keepers through the last 110 years and gained electricity, inside plumbing etc etc and now has wifi and an induction hob! We've kept and worked with the period features but have gone with modern looks we like that compliment the house's vintage.

keystone

I_have_spoken wrote: »

I'd just go with white plastic

некультурный Philistine!

Cheers

ed110220

I'd go for white plastic too, for its unobtrusiveness. Brass or chrome might be a bit garish and draw attention to themselves in a way you wouldn't want in a period home.

I've used that for my 1948 house where I've put new sockets and switches in or replaced them as part of the renovation of the various things like parquet floor, picture rails, original panelled room and built-in cupboard doors etc.

One small thing that I thought made a difference was re-using the old ceiling roses which are much smaller and more elegant looking than the modern ones. The health and safety Stasi probably won't like it as they have the ceramic insulators