Victorian Cornice
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Victorian Cornice
Queen Victoria reigned for 63 years from 1837 to 1901. This was the height of the industrial revolution.
During this time architecture developed from simple Victorian workers cottages through more spacious homes to
highly decorated mansions.
The early homes were decorated quite simply. The homes built in the middle period tended to have quite highly decorated formal rooms at the front of the house fading to simple or even austere utility rooms. In the later more prosperous period the decoration became more prolific and intricate; some examples exhibiting extremely detailed designs.
Unless an accurate restoration is being considered it is usual nowadays to tastefully decorate all rooms. Usually a smaller more restrained cornice is used in smaller less important rooms while the formal rooms and the family room (which did not exist in Victorian times) are decorated according to personal taste.
This can range from small gutter cornices through large gutters to Italianate masterpieces which are very popular when one wants to create a room with real "presence".
The early homes were decorated quite simply. The homes built in the middle period tended to have quite highly decorated formal rooms at the front of the house fading to simple or even austere utility rooms. In the later more prosperous period the decoration became more prolific and intricate; some examples exhibiting extremely detailed designs.
Unless an accurate restoration is being considered it is usual nowadays to tastefully decorate all rooms. Usually a smaller more restrained cornice is used in smaller less important rooms while the formal rooms and the family room (which did not exist in Victorian times) are decorated according to personal taste.
This can range from small gutter cornices through large gutters to Italianate masterpieces which are very popular when one wants to create a room with real "presence".
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Victorian "Gutter" Cornice
F Vitale & Sons stock a range of gutter cornices for all ceiling heights and room types.
CN47 makes a real statement! It is great in large rooms with a ceiling height around 3.6 metres.
CN40 and CN54 are ideal for 3 metre ceilings and can be used on higher ceilings in rooms where less impact is required.
CN46 can be used at 2.7 metres (or even 2.4 if you want more presence) in formal rooms and higher in less important rooms.
CN411 and CN422 are very useful with modern low ceilings (2.4 metres) as they are small enough to provide a victorian feature withour swamping the room. They are also used in small rooms with 2.7 ceilings.
CN47 makes a real statement! It is great in large rooms with a ceiling height around 3.6 metres.
CN40 and CN54 are ideal for 3 metre ceilings and can be used on higher ceilings in rooms where less impact is required.
CN46 can be used at 2.7 metres (or even 2.4 if you want more presence) in formal rooms and higher in less important rooms.
CN411 and CN422 are very useful with modern low ceilings (2.4 metres) as they are small enough to provide a victorian feature withour swamping the room. They are also used in small rooms with 2.7 ceilings.