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Question by Jon K: Are there any modern home builders who specialize in building older style homes – Like a Victorian, etc.? Best answer: Answer by Purr-Ceehttp://www.architecturaldesigns.com/victorian-house-plans.asp http://www.eplans.com/house-plans-search.hwx/Q/searchId.149734749/range.10 Here are two website. There are lot’s of options on the internet. Good luck. Add your own answer in the comments! New Victorian Style Flowers Painting Home Decor Metal Desk Table Clock f US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 21:35:07 PDTBid now | Add to watch list  Read More →

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Question by Dara: Are there any good sites that sell Victorian style clothing at reasonable prices? I can’t seem to find any victorian, edwardian and steampunk clothing that is at reasonable prices. All the stores I find sell them very expensively. Do you know of any that sell at reasonable rates? Best answer: Answer by b276Try Ebay or auctions. Also try searching for these items on a search engine site and see what you can find. Give your answer to this question below! Charming Jewel Victorian Style Flower of Solar Necklace US $3.70 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 16:54:57 PDTBuy It Now for only: US $3.70Buy it now | Add to watch list Angels – Angel Victorian Style – Coffee Gift Baskets – Coffee Gift Basket Angel Victorian Style Coffee Gift Basket is measuring 9x9x4.... 

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Question by Adrienne: About how many Victorian style homes/buildings are there in San Francisco? Best answer: Answer by tonalc2Multiple tens of thousands. There are about 100,000 owner-occupied houses in the county, with thousands of other rental buildings. Add your own answer in the comments! A virtual tour of some amazing Gothic buildings from around the world America’s Castles – The Victorian Era Around the turn of the century, some of America’s wealthiest and most famous people turned a new breed of architects and builders loose to explore new styles and structures. The results were some of the most distinctive homes ever built in America. AMERICA’S CASTLES visits some of these landmark homes, including Mark Twain’s Nook Farm, who said of his... 

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Question by karen m: Is there a plan somewhere of the location of the main drains under my house? I am renovating an old victorian terace which has solid floors to the dining room and kitchen at the rear of the house. They do not need lifting as they are dry and with lovely quarry tiles which I am keeping. However I was told that the main drains run under the rear of the house and if there was ever a problem the council would have the right to completely dig up the rear of the house. As I am putting a new kitchen in should I just pray that this never happens or is it worth finding our more? If so how do I locate a map of the underground drainage/sewers? Thanks Best answer: Answer by hamid sOfcourse there is a plan. Ask your landlord or developer of your building. Or at last you can go to manicipality... 

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Question by heavenslilgrl: Is there a tutorial for making victorian furniture in Google Sketchup? I am making an old victorian era house and I need to know if there is a tutorial for making the furniture. I don’t want to download furniture off the Warehouse because if I upload my house, I could be in trouble for plagiarism. Best answer: Answer by littlebigsmile54Have no idea, never seen one, If I were you, id probably watch a few tutorials on normal furniture and work from their, or if I were in a real hurry, Id download some from the warehouse and do some changes that would change its look but still look impressive. Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments! Antique Victorian furniture was made in the 1840s through the 1880s and has gone down in value in the antique... 

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Question by denimead: Are there any websites that I can find victorian bathroom decorating ideas? I’m renovating my original victorian bathroom. I am staining the original wainscotting to a mahogany stain. I’m looking for color matches that would go with the stain and stay within the victorian period. Are there any websites that show different bathroom color schemes? Best answer: Answer by LadynoleI just did my master bathroom in a old meets modern design. I finally decided on a caramel color for my walls, vanilla color for the trim-work and Belgium chocolate for my accent color. I painted the outside of my claw-foot tub in this chocolate paint (the white porcelain looks great against it. I got a lot of great ideas from HGTV. (direct link to HGTV victorain site below) You... 

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Question by Brian B: Are there any photos that exist of the old Victorian houses in Sydenham Hill Woods before they were abandoned? In Sydenham Hill Woods, south east London, there are a number of abandoned Victorian-era houses that have almost crumbled away to nothing (save for an odd wall or part of a cellar). There is also a gothic folly that used to be in the garden of one of these houses before it too became abandoned, and the garden completely overgrown. Are there any photographs in existence that show what these houses/ streets looked like before they were abandoned and became completely overgrown? Best answer: Answer by pao d historiantry search in the web and you will find results that says some of the houses are being sold. the sites might have pictures of the house you are looking... 

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Here is a little tale about the Electricty Fairy bringing its magic to a Victorian House : “Let There Be Light”  Read More →

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Have you thought about all the new designs that are on the shelves and just who is the one that puts them there? Most human beings are curious about these things because of human nature. People have the frame of mind for searching endlessly which is very tiring when it used for styles of a contemporary fashion. Thinking back to the past, you will note that a free hand design in embroidery was a large form of expression. This free hand form goes back to the time of 3000 BC. There are several ways that are used for creating free hand patterns for embroidery like the use of three dimensional threads. By using this thread, there was more character that was given to home furnishings like linen, blankets, drapes, curtains, and others. Today’s Western culture boasts that needlework is done... 

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I just bought a home and am wondering what style it is. Like colonial, mission, victorian ect ect.. I cant find out from anyone locally.  Read More →

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