Decorating In The Primitive Colonial Style
This post about elegant colonial interiors was like a trip down memory lane. In my early 20's I was in love with primitive colonial decor. My Bible was a magazine called Colonial Homes. In fact I bought a beautiful corner cupboard with the first pay check from my first job. I put it on lay away and paid the antique store monthly until I had it paid off.
I was blessed to find an old two story colonial home to restore and fill with my obsession. I had some beautiful pieces, did the stenciling like you will see in some of these photos, bought pencil post canopy beds, spinning wheels, Chippendale sofas, made some gorgeous reproduction samplers (which I plan to do a post on shortly) and had a home that looks alot like some of these homes. I only have one picture of my kitchen left because I had many old photos and items stored at my parents whose home burned in 1990.
I recently visited the old house which has been turned into a photography studio and the stenciling and murals have all been painted over. It was sad but people have the right to their own styles. Even my tastes have changed since then to more of an old world elegance. I do have a very special place in my heart for the design style of this post. It is more of a lifestyle, and there is a quite elegant quality about it that is relaxing and calming, much like the French Provence style. It is a beautiful look that will always be in style because it is timeless.
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All colonial houses have to have multiple Windsor chairs!
This lovely tigers eye maple four poster bed is dressed out in a pretty duvet and fishnet canopy.
If you're thinking about this style, you should gather a few vintage timber bowls, and a few egg baskets like the one on the nook cabinet.
Stenciling turned into a famous way to beautify walls during colonial instances.
This bedroom contains many items popularly used when decorating the colonial home. You see a flax winder pierced tin lantern, pencil post canopy bed, apple cone, homespun coverlet, and crockery.
Pineapples are the signal of hospitality and were typically used in a few shape in colonial houses.
Harvest table and Windsor chairs are the center of attention in this colonial style kitchen.
Another quite bed room entire with pencil put up cover and stenciling.
This colonial bedroom functions a hand painted mural.
This changed into an early image of a part of the kitchen in my old colonial in 1983 before I stenciled the partitions. The stencil pattern become very just like the only underneath so use your imagination.
Antique pewter is every other staple of the colonial home.
This reminds me so much of my TV room in the old house. I had flame stitch chairs almost identical to these and an old plantation desk like the one in the corner except mine had a door. The room was stenciled very similar to this.
The primitive home is very pretty when decorated for Christmas. The simplistic use of all natural elements creates a warmth that adds such charm to the interiors.
Colonial portraits, quilts, hurricane globes candle stands are all accessories associated with primitive interiors.
Beamed ceilings look tremendous in colonial rooms.
Colors popular for trim and woodwork include grey, muted blue, red , and gold.
This desk is surrounded by using comb subsidized Windsor chairs.
Accessories to collect on your colonial domestic encompass, antique toys, baskets, crockery, timber utensils, and pewter.
Blue and white were famous colonial shades. Here is another instance of a fishnet canopy The corner cupboard is packed with crocks and coverlets.
Wide pine flooring turned into used frequently in primitive homes. Many pieces of fixtures have been additionally made of pine, poplar and maple.
Camel back Chippendale sofa in a flame stitch sample.
Pierced tin chandeliers are nice for lights in a primitive fashion home. Ladderback chairs surround this harvest table.
A Deacon's Bench sits beneath an vintage hooked rug on this colonial foyer.
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