Interior Design for Colonial Style

The Colonial style decorating period ranged roughly from 1600 to the 1800 hundreds. This style is rooted in 17th century English architecture. The term “colonial style decorating” actually covers a time period of over 300 years. Colonial colors were based on natural pigments. Cream was the favorite for walls and woodwork. Deep green was a favorite as was yellow. The blues ranged from a soft muted blue found on Chinese porcelain to a soft blue gray. Barn red is a color that was often used and browns was the neutral choices. Accessories that work with colonial style decorating include delicate embroidery like crewel and Jacobean needlework, needlepoint samplers and family portraits. The silver work was also treasured in colonial style decorating.

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