This Old House

VICTORIAN REVIVAL STYLE: EXUBERANT COLOR AND PATTERN

rnate Victorian Revival style was fashionable between the mid-1800s and the early 1900s. Though ornamentation is a hallmark of Victorian architecture, kitchens were utilitarian, with less-elaborate millwork and furniture pieces instead of wall cabinets.

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