colonial-style
Settler-era aesthetic
Colonial-style describes architecture, furniture, or design that imitates or evokes the aesthetics of European colonies, particularly in America during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The style features symmetry, simple lines, and traditional materials: a colonial-style home with shutters and a center hall, colonial-style furniture.
The term can also reference British colonial design from India, Africa, or Southeast Asia, marked by tropical adaptations and local craft influences.
Grand home on farmland
- verandaRoofed open-air porch
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- shuttersHinged window coverings
- porticoColumned covered entryway
symmetry · clapboard · dormer windows · gabled roof · balustrade · wraparound porch · brick facade · pediment
Extending dominion over others
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- Dutch East IndiesColonial archipelago in Southeast Asia
- plantation eraEpoch of slave-based agriculture
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
outpost · trading post · missionary · conquest · occupation · governance · administration · viceroy
Armchair with side panels
- four-poster bedBed with vertical corner supports
- highboyTall legged dresser
- lowboyShort-legged drawer chest
- secretary deskDesk with hinged lid
Queen Anne · Chippendale · mahogany · cabriole · writing desk · sideboard · canopy bed · spindle
Metal stands for candles
- pewterTin-based tableware alloy
- toileTest garment material
- damaskReversible figured fabric
- chintzGlazed patterned cotton
oriental rug · porcelain · tapestry · sconces · oil lamps · grandfather clock · needlepoint · silverware
plantation house
Grand home on farmland
portico · symmetry · clapboard · dormer windows · gabled roof · balustrade · wraparound porch · brick facade · pediment · sash windows
imperialism
Extending dominion over others
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- Dutch East IndiesColonial archipelago in Southeast Asia
- plantation eraEpoch of slave-based agriculture
settler · outpost · trading post · missionary · conquest · occupation · governance · administration · viceroy · exploitation
wingback chair
Armchair with side panels
- four-poster bedBed with vertical corner supports
- highboyTall legged dresser
- lowboyShort-legged drawer chest
secretary desk · Queen Anne · Chippendale · mahogany · cabriole · writing desk · sideboard · canopy bed · spindle · ladder-back chair
brass candlesticks
Metal stands for candles
chintz · oriental rug · porcelain · tapestry · sconces · oil lamps · grandfather clock · needlepoint · silverware · tea service
colonial-stylemodernist
Advocate of experimental forms
futuristic · contemporary · modern · minimalist · postmodern
colonial-styleindigenous
Originating in a region
pre-colonial · native · vernacular · postcolonial · decolonized
colonial-styleminimalist
One favoring bare essentials
avant-garde · experimental · unornamented · asymmetrical · sleek
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