In this article we provide a brief description of various home decorating styles, including accessories and colors that traditionally accompany each one of them.

Art Déco – Streamlined, elegant, and geometric style of home furnishings popular in the 20's, 30's, and early 40's. Vibrant colours were predominant, as well as neon, chrome, and inlayed furniture in this style.

Art Nouveau - Forerunner to Art Déco. Developed in France between 1890 and 1910, art nouveau includes furnishings and accessories such as Tiffany lamps, ornate and flowing lines and shapes taken from nature and feminine form.

Classical – This style is reminiscent of ancient Greece. Characterised by the use of pillars and columns in both interior and furniture design. Marble table tops, tapestries and crystal chandeliers are accents that are associated to it.

Colonial – Style that dominated the designs of American furniture from the 1700s up to the Revolutionary era. Unfinished wood was used for floors and walls, whereas spindle forms were used for chair legs and backs, instead of fancy ornamentation. Delicate embroidery such as crewel and needlepoint along with pewter and family portraits were found as accessories.

Contemporary - Styles developed in the latter half of the 20th century were considered contemporary. Pieces feature softened and rounded lines. Use neutral colours for walls and furniture but bold colour for accessories.

Cottage - The cottage style is a colourful, comfortable look characterized by painted and/or decorated furniture with graceful lines and accessories which add texture such as baskets, wicker, natural fibre rugs and window shades. Weathered finishes and pastel colours are widely used.

Country - A general term that depends on geographical location. The country style includes antique cotton quilts, stoneware bowls, and enamelware. Wood and vintage cotton fabrics prevail.

Eclectic - The style that most people use is eclectic! It encompasses a variety of styles brought together through the use of colour, texture, shape and finish.

French Country - Rustic versions of formal French furnishings of the 1600 and 1700s. Chairs feature caning for the backs and seats instead of heavy upholstery. Yellows, blues, rooster collections, tiles on the floors and walls are all considered French country. Natural materials like stone and terra-cotta are used abundantly, in addition to wire and wrought iron.

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