Australian House Styles

Interesting session today - creating dot points for the various housing styles. Well done.

Government house NSW

The web sites of interest include:

Hastings Heritage Register - Places of Significance

http://www.hastings.nsw.gov.au/www/html/669-hastings-heritage-register-places-of-significance.asp

Port Macquarie: 13 heritage sites

http://www.hastings.nsw.gov.au/www/html/670-hastings-heritage-sites.asp

Colonial Georgian 1788-1850

Australian Architectural styles (click on the two links - Australian residential & non-residential styles at the bottom of section 1)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_architectural_styles

What house is that? A guide to Victorian housing styles

http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/pages/pdfs/what_house.pdf

House styles in print - Includes features & influences for each period

http://www.allegria.com.au/houses/house_styles.htm

Historic Houses Trust

http://www.hht.net.au/museums

Decorating Style & Glossary

Checkout the glossary for a full range of decorating style definitions.

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_styles_art_deco/article/0,1793,HGTV_3507_1704576,00.html
Have a look aroung the decorating styles & designers' portfolio.

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt_988/text/0,,HGTV_22056_33320,00.html

Paint Colour Cues for 2008

Resene Paints - a NZ company.

This is an amazing site.

Spend 15 mins looking around - you'll be amazed. I've really only looked at some of the spots under the colour dropdown.

Check out the predictions for colours for 2008.



http://www.resene.co.nz/comn/whtsnew/2008_paint_colours.htm



Under colours, go to colour inspiration and thry the colour personality info & test.



What season are you? Post to the comments button.



Mine interestingly enoygh was the same as my personal colours i.e Winter.

Style Tip 6

Don't have good evertday things. Good glasses and plates should be your everyday stuff.

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