Hi.
I’m interested in modern furniture and decor. My new house is a lovely Victorian, double fronted house and retains many of its period features including a working servants bell box linked to 5 rooms. The present owners (who move out in a month) have temporarily disconnected it as the kids play with the ‘bell chords’ (which are like pull chords we are all used to in our bathrooms-or some of us) and you can imagine the rest!! They have promised to reconnect for me…
Anyway, along with picture rails, high skirting boards, light rose, Victorian looking floor tiles, beautiful staircase, airy and bright etc etc, my question is will a real genuine Victorian Bell Pull (I have 4 of various size from 98cm to 224cm) ‘go’ with the house? Will they not look out of place? I’ve never seen any (apart from Downton Abbey and Chatsworth etc) in use or displayed.
Should I replace the existing chords with my actual authentic Bell Pulls?
Would they look in-keeping? Anyone have any examples of ordinary houses on ordinary roads who do actually have them up or even displayed?
Should they have to compliment the paint colour, furniture colour?
In one of my alcoves I have a cute little serving hatch, should I make that into a bigger feature? How?
Thank you lovely people