An introduction to: Old World Style

Rustic furniture, vintage accessories, mute hues, and that sense of traveling into the past...The Old World Style is definitely a trend that has adapted into our present, along with those decorative fabrics and supplements that step by step end by transforming our house into a home. The Old World style could be a great fit for those who claim their fascination towards more traditional spaces and architecture, while taking into consideration that this particular fashion includes an unlimited diversity of color schemes and designs; this Modern Old World bathroom presented to us by HomeThang is the perfect example of how there is still plenty of space to experiment with more modern surroundings while still provoking the same effect of the unrefined and distressed finishes that are so typical about this style. 

One of the most astonishing aspects about the Old World style is definitely the detail that is put onto every wall and corner in the residence; the floral fabrics and the--quite--extravagant decor makes it more liable for an accent wall or decoration to bring out a balance between a room, without mentioning that lighting is also a factor that plays a tremendous role of the appearance of all these features in an Old World interior. However, the source of light can have whatever access is thought to be more convenient for the intended effect, and there is not an actual limitation when talking about windows. 

When referring to the Old World architecture, factors such as window grilles, casement and focal windows, balconies and, of course, turrets are the most striking and notable characteristics. On my opinion, I would say that this stylistic category is more of a decisive debate between Georgian and Victorian architecture, however, nowadays styles such as this one in specific can be altered however the period of time indicates to be more convenient, and in today's residential design magazines it is pretty common to jump from an Old World Victorian concept to a completely Contemporary proposal along the same lines. 

One of the purposes of the Old World style is to actually stimulate a sense of time and use; techniques such as sanding and the painting of bricks lead to evoke this notion of past, as if we were standing on the same platform that other habitants in the house stood on hundredths of years ago. The real question here is what would the Old World style of tomorrow be. Is this a style subject to change in the future, or will it be able to prevalent as an architectural symbol of our past?