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… ...

Case in point: Victorian-style homes. With their ornate gingerbread trim, turrets and towers along the roofline, and eye-catching exterior paint colors, these historic homes are the architectural ...

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.

3. Unique Windows and Trim. Windows add personality to any home and can help set the tone as part of the architecture from a specific period. “Neo-Victorian windows don’t believe in subtlety ...

A Horner chest of drawers with a side lock fashioned out of a bamboo pole sold at auction for $1,088. Victorian furniture was larger, heavier and usually darker and much more ornate than the mid ...

According to Hanrahan, the building will feature an ornate trim and other intricate details that will be sure to impress. "I would call it a coastal Victorian," he said. "So, you know, it's got a ...

I have one on my desk that is very intricate, has many different panels—between lining, fabric, lace, all of the layers, it was more than 120 panels of fabric sewn, and that probably took me 80 ...