Doctors and lawyers often practiced in a room in their homes in Victorian times. Even storekeepers did their bookkeeping at home. The desk was usually a large and impressive status symbol in such o… ...

While there is certainly splendor in simplicity, there’s also something to be said for designs that feel a touch more dressed up. Case in point: Victorian-style homes. With their ornate ...

SHAPIRO: So we're talking about towers, ornate, decorative trim, turrets. The Victorian period was named for Queen Victoria, who reigned over England through a lot of the 1800s.

Neo-Victorian homes often contain ornate exterior details, bay windows, steep roofs, wraparound porches, towers, and decorative woodwork in a variety of vibrant colors.

The new Victorian-style development at Seaside Heights is joining a growing list of projects replacing motels and dive bars at the Jersey Shore town.

The Victorian touches are evident in the design through the steep, gabled roof, spacious front porches, detailed woodwork, decorative trim and the vibrant color, said Jason Hanrahan of MODE ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An ornate conference-room table where the late legendary oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens made billion-dollar deals and hosted VIPs in his Dallas office is heading to the ...

Fake bamboo was often used as trim on late Victorian furniture. The trim plus the clever side lock on the chest made this Horner piece worth over $1,000. (Cowles Syndicate Inc.) ...

And on Saturday, April Rose Pengilly, 30, stunned in a Victorian-inspired white minidress at Melbourne's Caulfield Cup. The brunette beauty flaunted her trim pins in the glamorous frilled garment ...

When Annamarie Tendler Mulaney decided she wanted to decorate with a Victorian lampshade, she couldn't find the right one. So she made it herself.