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Mid-century modern (MCM) is a movement in interior design, product design, graphic design, architecture and urban development that was present in all the world, but more popular in North America, Brazil and Europe from roughly 1945 to 1970 during the United States's post-World War II period.
The second period, from 1660 to about 1690, was the beginning of the personal reign of Louis XIV; much of the furniture of this period was made for the decoration of the grand new halls of the Palace of Versailles designed by Louis Le Vau and then by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. The characteristics of the first style in decoration and furniture were ...
Palace Theater, Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District, Childress, 1937; Palace Theatre (former Marfa Opera House), Marfa; Palace Theater, Seguin, 1938; Paris Community Theatre (former Palace Theatre), Paris, 1926; Pearland School (now Alvin Community College – Pearland Campus), Pearland, 1945; People's National Bank Building, Tyler ...
The Spanish Governor's Palace is a historic adobe from the Spanish Texas period located in Downtown San Antonio. It is the last visible trace of the 18th-century colonial Presidio San Antonio de Béxar complex, and the only remaining example in Texas of an aristocratic 18th-century Spanish Colonial in−town residence. [ 4 ]
The Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, was first published in 1897. In the book, the authors denounce Victorian-style interior decoration and interior design, especially rooms decorated with heavy window curtains, Victorian bric-a-brac and overstuffed furniture. They argue ...
There are plenty of unique places to stay, from treehouses to yurts, but some vacation rentals have a more offbeat amenity: secret rooms and hidden passages. We sleuthed out 26 places in the U.S ...
The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate 19,082 square feet (1,772.8 m 2) [2] Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas.
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