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Differences Between Mediterranean Style and Spanish Style Homes

The Mediterranean Sea wraps around the lower part of Europe and it includes several countries, including Spain. This area is known for its warm weather, beautiful beaches and vineyards, delightful villages and gorgeous mountain views. The architecture throughout the area shares many of the same features including tall interior ceilings, cool tile floors and lots of windows to bring in fresh breezes. The people of the area also like to decorate both indoors and out with bountiful flower arrangements.

Spanish Style Architecture

Spanish style architecture is an inclusive term that covers several associated styles such as Moorish Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival and Mission Revival. The Spanish style also includes blendings of these styles, where the architecture borrows features from one or more other looks. Local interpretations of this style also alter what is viewed as Spanish, and other styles use Spanish style without sharing the name.

Spanish

Features common to Spanish style design are stucco, adobe or stone facades of a uniform and smooth appearance. Large, sheltered, interior facing courtyards include water features, colorful tile accents, wrought ironwork and niches. Doorways and windows reflect Moorish influences with arches. The style also includes heavy and carved wooden doors with metal work; tile, stone and cobbled floors; and tile and stone roofs. Some adobe style homes also incorporate exposed wood beams and thick, round edged walls with flat roofs.

Mediterranean Style Architecture

Mediterranean style architecture is also an inclusive term that may include Renaissance, Neo Renaissance, Classical, Neo Classical, French Revival, Italian Revival, Mediterranean Revival, Moorish Revival, Mission Revival, Tuscan, Spanish, Vernacular and more. To some extent this style is inclusive of the more Spanish specific style and it will often share features of Spanish architecture. Similar to Spanish style, these variations can also be blended to form local variations on the general Mediterranean style. The term is general with a few common themes.

Mediterranean

Mediterranean style buildings are often more than two stories high with symmetrical features. Some have palladium style windows, columns, low-pitched tile roofs, multiple balconies and lush garden surroundings. Often the doorways will be arched with keystone style details, and the edges of the exterior walls will use a coin treatment. Metal and ironwork are common. The exterior of the building is typically smooth or stone and often a soft tonal color rather than white.

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The Mediterranean Sea wraps around the lower part of Europe and it includes several countries, including Spain. This area is known for its warm weather, beautiful beaches and vineyards, delightful villages and gorgeous mountain views. The architecture throughout the area shares many of the same features including tall interior ceilings, cool tile floors and lots of windows to bring in fresh breezes.

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Mediterranean Style Houses are the ultimate luxury home! Full of refinement and just the right amount of historical features. But what makes a Mediterranean house? Find out below!

When we're talking about Mediterranean style homes it's inevitable to think of the wonderful Mediterranean villas that remind us of summer in Spain or Italy. However, this style of homes originated in the 1920s when the tourism and leisure industry started to expand and resorts started popping up all over the United States.

These houses are a blend of Italian and Spanish architecture and since they look so ready for summer they are predominant in warm weather locations where there is a clear Spanish influence, such as Florida and California. Addison Mizner was a renowned architect known for his Mediterranean-style designs in Florida!

But what exactly makes a home a Mediterranean-style?

Mediterranean style houses are both simple and elegant. It's a timeless style of home that never goes out of style due to simple lines, warm woods, and a blend of outdoor and indoor livings spaces ideal for warm weather or for people who love to spend time outdoors. Generally speaking, these houses are also bright and airy. The house above is the perfect example of how these elements play together beautifully!

As for the exterior, it typically features a red-tiled roof, brick, stone details, carved doors and iron or metalwork on windows and over balconies. These are the most common elements, which doesn't mean you can't come across houses with different, original elements.

Italian Renaissance

This style is marked by drawing inspiration from the Italian Renaissance. Think columns, rounded arches, and other elements such as European-style gardens with water features. Out of all the Mediterranean style houses , it's definitely the most ornate one, with houses usually being significant bigger!

Spanish Revival

Inspired by Spanish colonial architecture, it's the most simple of all the styles! With clean lines, metalworking, and low-pitch roofs, these are most common in coastal areas around Florida and California.

Modern Mediterranean

This style is a blend of the traditional characteristics of Mediterranean style homes with modern elements, It's usually in this type of homes that you'll find the perfect harmony between outdoor and indoor living spaces, as well as open for plans and bright rooms. This style also brings Spanish and Italian elements into play!

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When we're talking about Mediterranean style homes it's inevitable to think of the wonderful Mediterranean villas that remind us of summer in Spain or Italy. However, this style of homes originated in the 1920s when the tourism and leisure industry started to expand and resorts started popping up all over the United States.

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Built between 1837 and 1901 during the reign of Queen Victoria, the aesthetics of Victorian-era houses and architecture have inspired books, films, and homeowners for more than a century. Want to know how to bring these vibes to your new home? Let's dive in to understand what, exactly, makes a Victorian-era home.

What are the Features of a Victorian House?

There are 10 home styles that spawned during the Victorian era, and while each has unique characteristics, there are a few features that are included across the board.

Form is Greater Than Function

These homes were not about having the most efficient and functional space. In fact, Victorian era homes are completely against that. These multi-story homes are sprawling, layouts driven by the idea that each room should have one dedicated activity and no more. The ostentatious décor, both inside and out, and the overall imposing nature of these homes combine to create structures that are meant to visually impress.

Heavy Ornamentation

Whether you're thinking of the haunted house look of Gothic Revival Victorian homes or the cottage-like comfort of Folk-Victorians, the intricate trim around entryways, windows, and along rooflines is hard to miss. As mentioned above, these homes were built in a way that made it clear to neighbors and visitors how much money someone had; in addition to sheer size, this was also expressed in the extensive detailing of decoration.

Porches

Another common factor among Victorian era homes is the inclusion of a porch. Even if it's just a slightly recessed main entrance that creates a portico, there is almost always a wide porch included on the front façade of these houses that encourages homeowners to spend time outdoors.

Tall Features

Looking at Victorian era homes, you'll notice lots of columns, highly placed windows, and turrets or towers. These touches encourage the eye to naturally travel upward when viewing the home, aiding in the larger-than-life vibe.

Bright and Unique Exterior Colors

The Industrial Revolution produced significant discoveries, chemical pigmentation in paint being one of them. As a result, it became very common for Victorian homes to be painted a wide range of colors, adding to the overall visual effect for which these structures strived.

What are the Types of Victorian Homes?

For more specifics on each style, here's a quick rundown of the various design styles that are housed under the term Victorian.

Eastlake

Inspired by designer Charles Eastlake, these homes are a calmer version of Victorian homes. The ornamentations are airier and lighter, driven by Eastlake's focus on moving away from ostentatious designs in favor of visually appealing items of which creators - artisans and machines alike - were proud.

Folk Victorian

These are a common sight in America, in part because they were designed as the cost-friendly option of Victorian style homes for everyday homeowners. With simple trim, gabled roofs, and dormers, Folk Victorian houses are picturesque cottage homes.

Gothic Revival

The home you picture when a story begins with, "On a dark and stormy night" is probably a Gothic Revival Victorian. This classic haunted house aesthetic features ornamental cornices (exterior crown molding) and tall, pointed windows. And while it's not a requirement, no Gothic Revival is complete without an ominous turret to give it a distinct profile.

Italianate

Want a Victorian home that's less Victorian and more Italian villa? Weirdly specific request, but Italianate has you covered. These rectangular or square homes are more flat-faced than their peers, and have a much more balanced appearance compared to the asymmetry present in other Victorian-era houses.

Octagonal

Unique even among Victorian homes, Octagonal Victorians are easily identified by their - you guessed it - octagonal shape. These eight-sided homes tend to have low, hipped roofs and a partial or full wraparound porch.

Queen Anne

These are pinnacle Victorian style homes, even though they became popular later during the era. They are exceptionally ornate with bay windows and turrets, in addition to delicately designed trim along the porch and balconies.

Richardsonian Romanesque

Stately and castle-like, Richardsonians are often made of stone or brick with at least one tower. They're sturdy but retain the whimsical nature of Victorian homes with their asymmetrical façades. Perhaps the most well-known example of this style isn't a home, but rather, Trinity Church in Boston.

Second Empire

Easy to spot with their Mansard, boxy roofs, Second Empire homes are fairly similar in design to Italianate style. Their flat-faced façades are curved at the top to form the square Mansard roof for which they are known. While asymmetrical, they're not as unbalanced as most of the other styles.

Shingle

Despite what their name leads you to believe, Shingle Victorian homes are made from other materials, not just shingles. Rather than the materials making them easy to spot, Shingles actually stand out for their simplicity. Turrets, bay windows, and large porches might all be included, but the minimalism of their design makes Shingles a bit more difficult to pick out of a lineup.

Stick

Remember how Victorian homes are quick to sacrifice function for form? Stick Victorians are a perfect example with the diagonal, horizontal, and vertical planks that are laid over the exterior walls. While in traditional Tudor homes these planks are integral to the structure's integrity, with Stick Victorians, they're simply there for aesthetics. Pair this habit with gabled roofs and wraparound porches and it's easy to see how Sticks are just as over-the-top as their peers, just in a unique way.

Design Your Own Victorian Escape

From Addams Family enthusiasts to Full House fans, the multiple styles of Victorian homes guarantees there's something for everyone. This timeless design is going to be around for quite a while, so what are you waiting for? Find and design your new home today!

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Built between 1837 and 1901 during the reign of Queen Victoria, the aesthetics of Victorian-era houses and architecture have inspired books, films, and homeowners for more than a century. Want to know how to bring these vibes to your new home? Let's dive in to understand what, exactly, makes a Victorian-era home.

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Welcome back to , a weekly column that alternates between rounding up historic homes on the market and answering questions we've always had about older structures.
Chances are you've seen more American Foursquare homes than you may realize. Popular from the 1890s through the 1930s, these houses were constructed across the United States, joined together by a few reigning principles.

The American Foursquare is a two-story house with a rectangular footprint and a front porch that runs along the full width of the house. The American Foursquare generally has little adornment inside or out-a direct response to the heavy woodwork of the Victorian era.

Because there was little in the way of ornamentation, these homes could be cheaply built. And the square or rectangular footprint of the house allowed builders to maximize potential square footage. What people wound up with was the most house for the least amount of money.

The Foursquare was also endlessly adaptable. Some of the houses were clad in wood, while others were built out of brick and even cinder blocks. It really just depended on what sort of materials were around and what fit the budget.
Maryville, Tennessee (5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, $550,000)
The interior could also be customized. While these types of houses weren't elaborately kitted out, the little woodwork they did have was usually inspired by the Prairie Style (Frank Lloyd Wright was quite prolific at this time) or by the Colonial Revival style, which was also gaining popularity. Here are a few examples up for grabs today.

This Foursquare in Tennessee was influenced by both the Arts & Crafts and Prairie styles, which is evident in the squat columns on its front porch and the woodwork on its doors and windows.

True to form, a porch that extends beyond the house's main footprint dominates the exterior-and even morphs into a cover for the driveway. The facade is kept largely free of ornamentation: There is no molding along the eaves of the roof or around the windows.
Wheaton, Illinois (4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $599,000)
Inside, a center hall separates the main rooms of the first floor, which don't have much in the way of woodwork, with the exception of the mantlepiece and wood-and-glass doors consistent with the home's exterior.

Making our way to Illinois, this Foursquare from 1922 has an enclosed porch that leads onto an open foyer and living space. Layouts for these houses varied some, but entrances were generally either center-hall-when the front door opens onto a hallway that connects all the main rooms of the first floor-or side-hall, when the front door is pushed to one side of the house. This is more of a side-hall entrance, although the hall is open to the living space as well.
Atlanta, Georgia (5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, $945,000)
This house has influences of the Prairie Style-rather unsurprising, since we're in Illinois not too far from Chicago, where Wright built many houses. The influences are most apparent in the leaded windows, which have patterns similar to Wright's designs.

Not every house is completely scrubbed of interior details. This 1914-built house in Atlanta has wainscoting in the main hallway and a little crown molding atop each door casing.

There are also a number of fireplaces in this house-note the double-sided fireplace in the living and dining rooms. While, as old-house lovers, we believe there's never such a thing as too many fireplaces, the abundance of fireplaces in a house like this is a little rare. By the early 20th century, things like coal and oil-not inefficient fireplaces-were used to heat houses, which means that the addition of a fireplace to a room was more or less ornamental, which is a bit antithetical to the American Foursquare type of house. Doesn't mean they're any less charming, though.

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