Decorating the drawing room was treading a fine line.
Middle class victorian drawing room.
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A long thin entrance hall would have opened to the drawing room on the right then a separate dining room would have followed by the kitchen at the end.
It was also the growing popularity of the drawing room in houses of the middle classes in the age of victorian affluence that encouraged a flood of books of advice on decoration and furnishing interiors including those devoted to the decoration of the drawing room alone.
This therefore shows how much a personal room the drawing room was.
An old illustration showing a typical victorian upper class drawing room or library in england.
In the beginning of the victorian era the things they bought to fill their drawing rooms or as they were more often known in america the parlor or best parlor were sofas ottomans upright chairs and easy chairs stools ladies writing desks console tables work tables sewing tables occasional tables and screens.
Middle class drawing room in blackheath london 1841 painted by james holland in 18th century london the royal morning receptions that the french called levées were called drawing rooms with the sense originally that the privileged members of court would gather in the drawing room outside the king s bedroom where he would make his first formal public appearance of the day.
It was not the living room of today that role was filled more by the victorian dining room.
Liverpool mossley hill victorian home sudley house built 1821 completed george holt now museum.
The drawing room or as it was sometimes known in america the reception hall was the center of the house it showed your status your gentility your good taste.
Drawing room the victorian era represents a broad period of time spanning the years between 1837 and 1901.
Here we can see how a traditional middle class victorian layout has been adapted for modern living.
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This conversion really opens up the space while still having clear sitting dining and hall areas.
It was also the growing popularity of the drawing room in houses of the middle classes in the age of victorian affluence that encouraged a flood of books of advice on decoration and furnishing interiors including those devoted to the decoration of the drawing room alone.
A father or grandfather shows an illustrated book to a young girl.
The term comes from the period in history when britain was under.