Sentences with phrase «edwardian period»

Be in step with a classic scheme Intricate geometric patterned floors are synonymous with the generous hallways of large Victorian and Edwardian period homes.

With an emphasis on planting rather than hard elements, the trend for creating double - depth borders reached its heyday here in Britain during the Edwardian period.

All rooms feature individual ensuites, ducted air conditioning, Edwardian period furniture, Cable TV, CD players, Tea & Coffee making facilities and ceiling fans.

Built in the Edwardian period (circa 1900) as a large family home, Ardara House offers the grace and homeliness of a bygone era.

-- Part one of our two - part competition is in this issue / Harry the hawker's van — The story of a 1926 Graham Brothers van in the Australian outback — by Dennis Harrison / A 9/12 Humber named Edmund — The life of a 1926 Humber as recounted by Malcolm Dungworth / The story of Professor Low — Michael Worthington - Williams recounts the story of a brilliant prolific inventor in the field of motoring / Alban Crofts: motor - body builder — This South Croydon firm bodied a wide variety of vehicles from the Edwardian period onwards / 1913 Sunbeam 12/16 «torpedo tourer» — The Editor enjoys this month's Excursion over a weekend of rallying / Diary of a dilettante — Tom Threlfall continues his diary of some of the more interesting of the vintage summer events.

Craig Viveiros, the director of the adaptation, says: «H.G. Wells» seminal novel has been adapted for the screen many times but it's always had a contemporary (and American) setting, this is the first version to be set in London and the Home Counties during the Edwardian period.

This is Edwardian period attire from a bygone age; every single costume is a masterpiece.

Up until the days of the Edwardian period, and then again from the swinging sixties onwards, boots had (and have) been a major wardrobe player.

For the visit, I went with a simple adventurer chic look with Egyptian revival jewelry, as seriously I don't do the Edwardian period or the 20s really.

The texture of Marrinon's artworks, laden with traces of the artist's hand and sculpture tools, is reminiscent of the sculptures of Edgar Degas or Auguste Rodin, while their subjects evoke the mannerisms of the Regency, Victorian or Edwardian periods.

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The show is hosted by Giles Coren and Sue Perkins, who spend a week reenacting interesting time periods, like the Edwardian or Regency Eras.

Specialists in historic wallpapers, period and reproduction wallpaper covering Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian as well as unusual wallpaper.

But their voices, each singularly delicate, precise, and calculated in unique ways, are especially fitting for the Merchant Ivory adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, where you can see the aristocracy that reigns in films like Gosford Park and The Rules of the Game — or, more fittingly, other Edwardian set period feasts of the Merchant Ivory vein — looks stale and seems to crumble.

Sizaire - Berwick part 2 — Richard Mawer concludes his article on F.W. Berwick and the Sizaire brothers covering the period from 1914 onwards / Museum at Geneva — This excellent collection of cars has been visited by Bryan Goodman / Postwar Tatraplan — Gavin Farmer describes the postwar Tatras — developed from the revolutionary pre-war design by Hans Ledwinka / 1914 Dixi — The sole - surviving example of the German - made Edwardian Dixi has been experienced by Gavin Farmer / 1936 Steyr — Tom Threlfall writes about this advanced - for - its - time Austrian - made small saloon / 1932 Lagonda 3 - litre — This month The Editor gives us his impressions of this salubrious motor car.

I'm only on page 112, but I can't wait to dig deeper into this book and experience the scope of Byatt's story, which eventually encompasses the period leading up to World War I and the end of England's Edwardian era.

I highly recommend this richly entertaining sophomore entry in the Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins Mystery series to fans of Wouldn't It Be Deadly, the Edwardian time period, and those looking for an intelligent yet lighthearted mystery.

Choose wide louvres (shown above) and the window treatment will look contemporary without clashing with any period features in a Victorian or Edwardian home.

Having rented a city apartment before moving, this couple were looking for a period home with high ceilings, and that's exactly what they found in this four bedroom Edwardian home.

Many period homes, particularly Victorian and Edwardian, may be lucky enough to have retained the dado rail in the hallway, which helps to break up the space.

Packed with character, period - style bathrooms continue to be in vogue, and work just as well in a modern new build as in a Victorian or Edwardian home.

This Edwardian hallway has had all its original features revived, with the beautiful floor enhancing key period elements.

We have over 20 years experience working across London and the South of England and can replicate any period design, including: Georgian; Edwardian; and Victorian sliding sash windows.

Woking has homes from almost every era, from period properties in the villages, to Victorian and Edwardian houses built in the Arts & Crafts style.