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[quote=Anonymous]I'm active on a few restoration / historic preservation sites and there is a stubborn coterie who deeply believes all wood trim was finely finished wood and never painted until circa 1990. Which is ridiculous as our ancestors painted just as much as we do today and finished stained wood of the past was heavily stained and shellaced and varnished that it'd look like plastic to us. The gorgeous finished wood trim look came in and out of style throughout the 19th century like everything else, and the Victorians also had no problems fiddling with earlier styles and adding their own touches, they did not live in period pieces. Last but not least, it is undeniable the high Victorian interiors are heavy, crowded and dark by modern standards. A reflection of their times.

UK house magazines are excellent for updated Victorian interiors. I've seen a range from more modern to more transitional. And the trim is always going to be painted, as Victorian trim in the UK almost always was!

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