Style Guide

Dec 16, 2008

Hollywood Regency

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The Hollywood Regency style was characterized by high glamour and glitz and emerged through the work of interior designers, such as Dorothy Draper, Elsie de Wolfe, and William (Billy) Haines, who decorated the homes of film luminaries in Hollywood’s Golden Age of the 1930s. (more...)

Nov 25, 2008

French Empire

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Sumptuous and elaborate, the Empire style originated during Napoleon’s First Empire (1804-1815), and combined the grandeur and martial symbols of Rome with ancient Egyptian motifs and the elements of Greek architecture. (more...)

Nov 18, 2008

Sheraton

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The Sheraton style, named after English designer Thomas Sheraton, predominated from 1780 to 1820. It was marked by a refined delicacy derived from straight lines, convex corners and detailed carved designs incorporating shields, urns, fan shapes, lyres, leaves, and stars (more...)

Nov 11, 2008

Victorian

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During the Victorian Age (1837-1901), which derives its name from Queen Victoria and her reign, design ideas were plucked from the past. (more...)

Oct 28, 2008

Jacobean

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The Jacobean style of furniture prevailed in England during the reigns of James I and Charles I from 1603 to 1700; it was produced for the middle class. (more...)

Oct 14, 2008

Hepplewhite

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The Hepplewhite style was created by British furniture maker, George Hepplewhite. Very little is known about the man but in 1788, 300 of his designs were published by his wife two years after his death in “The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide”. (more...)

Oct 7, 2008

Queen Anne

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Named after Queen Anne of England, American Queen Anne was a colonial (pre-Revolution) style popularized between 1750 and 1780. Characterized by delicate, curvilinear forms and restrained decoration, the furnishings of this style were far lighter than their predecessors. (more...)

Sep 30, 2008

Mid-Century Modern

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Describing a style that reigned from about 1933 to 1965, Mid-Century Modern built upon the foundation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s principles of organic architecture and the simple forms that characterized the International Style and Bauhaus movements. (more...)

Sep 22, 2008

Regency

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When King George III of England fell victim to madness, power was transferred to his son George, Prince of Wales. Regency Style was named for his reign, which lasted from 1811-1830. (more...)

Sep 16, 2008

Chippendale

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Named after British furniture designer and cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale, this graceful and refined style emerged following the 1754 publication of his furniture designs in “The Gentleman and the Cabinetmaker’s Director” and prevailed until 1790. (more...)

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