How Do You Design A Tudor Style Home?
Decorating a Tudor style home requires a trip into the medieval time period where kings ruled castles and peasants worked the fields. Tudor style homes have an old English sentimentality that is both dark and boding yet full of classical architecture and dramatic woodworking. Exterior decoration defines a Tudor style home and sets the mood for the interior design. Classical Inspiration for the Exterior Traditionally, Tudor style homes have a clearly defined exterior that is easily recognizable. The exterior of a Tudor home usually has a white, off-white or light brown paint color. The house itself is often made with a type of clay or plaster similar to stucco. Of course modern examples of the Tudor design use modern synthetic materials to create the modeled texture. Most importantly, Tudor style homes have some intricate brick or stone accents and large wooden trim accents that cut across portions of the house. These wooden trim accents are usually a much darker brown shade, and they r
