Modern use of English period styles in our homes
January 16, 2009 // Posted by: House Xpert // Category: Furniture, Home Styling
America might not have a pro-English stance but it has been importing English furniture since colonial times. Even if an American home is bent towards Spanish or a Portuguese decor, English furniture decor does just as well. English period furniture does not require very stringent building process or meticulous sheet arrangement. Here, it is quite unlike the French ones.
While using English furniture in a modern setting, it is recommended to get the blends right. This means that you cannot marry a Jacobean with a primitive Georgian. We know that Jacobean would suit Elizabethan and similarly, Georgian would suit Queen Anne perhaps. This symmetry must be kept in mind.
English period styles are most important to be read in the context of floor coverings. In US you might look to put a modern period style rug but the intricate fiber of it might mismatch with the other period style colonial furniture you are using.