Victorian furniture design more diverse than you might think For example, Hunzinger’s inventive designs include this beech wood chair that looks as if it’s made from pipes. by Terry and Kim ...

I spoke with both design historians and modern designers to uncover how these special furniture pieces were used then, and why they're being reintroduced now. Isabel Jackson, principal designer and ...

In America, the Victorian period lasted from about 1840 to around 1900. It was a time when furniture-makers let their imagination run wild, copying with abandon from earlier styles of furniture.

Many authors define American Victorian furniture in terms of one of the many design types used from 1840 to 1900, but all of them are Victorian.

Styles changed, and papier-mache furniture went out of style by the late 1860s. Victorian papier-mache furniture is back in demand. A good chair can sell for several thousand dollars.

Once a status symbol in Victorian times, this ornate furniture is back and better than ever.

But by the 1960s collectors started to realize his furniture is very well made and his designs are the best of the late- Victorian period. It became an expensive collector favorite.

Vintage furniture that has stood the test of time isn't just nostalgic but also high-quality and potentially valuable.

Answer: You have an Eastlake period settee. Most settees had two matching side chairs. The Eastlake period of design lasted from 1870 to 1890 and was one of the many Victorian Era substyles.

The furniture you select for your home often matches the era in which the home was built. A modern house probably has lots of windows, high ceilings, kitchens and bathrooms made with marble. Most r… ...