18th Century Interiors - Designs of Georgian Interiors

During the Georgian period of American history, coming in the heels of the Colonial era the people began to show their love for the beautiful things of life through the way they live.

Even the wealthier farmers and smaller land owners soon joined the trend of following classical academic forms in many of their interior spaces.

The unique thing about the evolving interior design styles of the Georgian homes at the time was the fact that even though the local furniture makers and craftsmen were less experienced and therefore had their own limitations, yet in many instances they produced designs of extraordinary merit.

Even though the works of these 18th century designers and craftsmen were copies of European styles, yet they seemed to make great imitations, as was evident in the styles of their architraves, pilasters, trims, cornices, and panelled walls.

Their seeming and obvious lack of knowledge of scale of design features, balance of components and proportion ended up being an asset in itself, because they created odd forms and features that were pleasant, simple, and beautiful, thereby expressing the culture of the time.

The affluent and important people of 18th century America could boast of having home designs with well defined architectural features and elegant styles of interior design. The typical colonial gentleman wanted his home environment to be an expression of his position in the society, one that put across a degree of class, refinement and culture.

It was not uncommon to see an interior space with one panelled wall and the other three walls covered with hand painted Chinese wallpaper to show the increased refinement of interior design of the Georgian period.

The smaller farmhouse interiors, unlike in the more affluent Georgian homes, was generally devoid of wood panelling. The farmers and small landowners preferred the plastered and whitewashed walls, painted finishes or papered walls. Wall and floor decorations consisted of a lot of stencilling with a fair number of old traditional Georgian stencilled patterns still intact today.

Georgian Home Designs

Art Periods - 18th Century Furniture of the Georgian Era

Early American Home Styles and Designs - Colonial Houses

Early American Homes - Arts & Styles of The First American Settlers

Art Nouveau - Creative Arts Movement of 19th Century Designers

Mural decorations were used for the enrichment of the interiors and usually portrayed beautiful picturesque landscape themes. These scenic themes were also painted on barns, houses, furniture, framed artwork, and other items of interior décor.

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