Post by general313 on Jul 11, 2017 23:32:47 GMT
In general, I prefer Victorian, Queen Anne, the Craftsman bungalow, and American foursquare house styles far more than the prairie-style house you are providing as your example of a mid-century modern home. I even love Dutch Colonials. However, the "modern" house looks pretty cool (at least from a distance). The Victorian house you are showing isn't really presented well. The paint scheme is a little off.
I just love the intricate detailing that you get in Victorian homes. In homes from the 1890s, you can marvel at the craftsmanship of the wood carvings and metalwork. The labor and skill that went into making those homes is phenomenal. In homes of the 1960s, you're like, "Ooh, a straight line."
Both styles are cool. As you said, we all respond to different things. But my heart lies with Victirian homes.
Yeah, I might have unfairly picked a particularly ugly Victorian example, but that's pretty much how I see all of them.
One of the important influences for mid-century modern is Japanese architecture and its sparse use of ornamentation, preferring instead to integrate with its natural surroundings. That juxtaposition is what breaths life into that style.