Have you ever thought about where your home sits on the design spectrum? With the help of the expert designer Annalisa Capurro here you have a list of the key features of homes of certain eras so you can spot a feature and match it with a style:

Victorian
Often terraces with cast-iron lacework, fireplaces, moulded timberwork, decorative plaster ceilings, turned-timber balustrades, steep and narrow stairs and small windows. Living and dining rooms are towards the front with kitchens to the rear.

Art Deco
Chevron patterns, curved facades, decorative brickwork, geometric elements, metal-framed windows, parquetry floors, timber-veneer wall panelling, built-in joinery and mottled tiles – often in pink, mint, lemon or pale blue, in contrast with black. 

1950s/1960s
Large expanses of glass to capture light, cross ventilation, strong connection to the outdoors, open-plan, built-in joinery, separation of communal and private rooms, limited materials – often brick, timber, metal, glass, tiles and patterned laminate. 

1970s
Many of the above features, as well as natural materials including unpainted bricks, ‘mission brown’ painted timber, timber panelling, garages and white-painted plasterboard ceilings with strong primary-coloured features including red, yellow, blue or orange with plain laminated kitchen benchtops.

Contemporary
Large open-plan combined kitchen, dining, entertainment, study and family area, parents’ retreat, hotel-style bathrooms and ensuite, external entertaining areas, rendered and painted finishes, reconstituted or natural stone benchtops, and timber or tiled floors with carpeting usually only in bedrooms.

Source: Inside Out

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