Ask Yourself These Questions Will you paint the original trim? Once you’ve determined your approach, ensure it’s consistent throughout your home to create good flow. Do you want to add details that are reflective of the original details, such as intricate molding or a carved fireplace? Or do you prefer a more modern look with clean lines? Choices around tile, lighting, cabinetry and millwork all come into play here. This is where you consider the hard goods - aka, the architecture of your home and more permanent aspects of your home. (That doesn’t mean everything in an old house has to look old, or vice versa, either.) Now that you’ve learned about your home’s history and details, why should you care? Well, using this information is the key to creating thoughtful design that will blend beautifully with your home’s architecture and roots. Credit: Jessica Helgerson Consider Hard Goods and Surfaces For instance, if you bought a Frank Lloyd Wright home, you’d want to understand more about what influenced his design portfolio and why he made the choices he did with architecture. Look for things such as moldings, original door or cabinet hardware, unique ceiling details, original tile, stained glass windows - anything that might be true to time period or the architect. Walk through your home and observe every last detail. See if you can connect with the architect and ask him or her for more information on the style and features of your home. Take it a step further by researching what was going on in the world or the area at the time your home was built. Learn as much as you can about your home through the following tips: Look up the year your house was built and the architect.
First, Investigateīefore you buy anything or make any design choices, go on a fact-finding mission. Consider this your guide to letting the architecture of your home inform your design decisions. But to the untrained eye, you may not know where to start - especially if you’re wondering how to decorate old houses.
Interior designers have the knowledge and experience to be able to remodel a home to feel true to its original architecture while breathing new life into the design.
Your styles and tastes may change throughout your life, but the architecture of and era in which your home was built may greatly influence the design.
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