One of the questions we are asked most here at Dolls House towers, is ‘What period is this piece of furniture?’ In truth, it’s not always easy to say as fashions didn’t change the minute a new monarch was crowned and just like today, back then we wouldn’t have thrown out a Georgian chair simply because it wasn’t fashionable any more, it may be still be a beautiful and practical piece of furniture. Additionally, some periods can be generalised, for example, the Georgian period includes the Regency period of architecture and design and the term Georgian is sometimes used to refer to this more specific period. It’s also important to remember that it is your dolls’ house to do what you want with it, be creative and mix periods if you wish, after all, no one really lives in a shrine to one era do they?! – (maybe you do, in which case send us pictures!)
All that said, over the next few weeks we are entering dangerous waters as we endeavour to start a small guide to the most popular periods. If you like what you read or if you have some other suggestions and contributions, please do comment.
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