What is this dooorinf in 1920’s/30’s house ?!

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I appreciate it’s hard to see but all I can think is it might be terrazzo? But I don’t think that was what was usually in these houses back then was it?

It's Edwardian I'd say, or possibly just after that period.

There’s me thinking it’s 1930, I have no clue !
It has the stained glass windows too which I’m in love with !

Yep, stained glass windows can definitely be Edwardian.
Jealous! 😀

Our house has all the original stained glass - we were literally jumping up and own when we viewed it (once the owners let us look round on our own!). Still absolutely love it, despite all the work we've had to do. Has lots of original features.

Never would I have imagined to be buying a house like this, I feel so so lucky. It’s been such a stressful time though !!

You sound excited - looks like it will be a great family home. I'd love to see the rest of it!

Totally 1910. The light well in the top roof. The size and breadth of the windows. The Tudor beams only on that front gable above the front bedroom window. Also the roof comes right down in a sort of arts and crafts way - it's a mishmash of styles but gorgeous. The bannisters are identical to those in my house which was built in 1912.

Houses of that era open out from.the Victorian style- narrow and dark - and have bigger hallways and entryways and loads of light and stained glass.

This was me 😆 I was giddy !!

We are really really excited !

This is amazing information m. Thank you. I love the way the roof slopes, it does it at the back too

This house has alot of similarities to our house OP - roof shape and style, tall chimney stacks etc and ours was built in 1904.

Interesting ! What other features does your house have ?

ooh definitely Google arts and crafts houses, and also Edwardian suburbs. These houses look amazing decorated in light pastels, that was the trend at the time.

The usual, fireplaces in every room, an old range area in the kitchen, winding staircases, sash windows, lots of 'up and down' higgledepiggle-ness

In my pic, I wet-mopped it before the photo to bring back the shine and colour. I suppose you could use a polish on it. Possibly the intention was that the housemaid would beeswax it.

The stone chippings look like marble but I understand they are actually granite.

Marble is lime, the same material as limescale in a kettle, so would be eaten away by an acid cleaner.

I agree that in a kitchen, every cup, plate or glass you drop will smash, so we had cushioned vinyl laid. It was in the front hall, understairs, kitchen, scullery, pantry, and downstairs WC. IMO it is magnificent in the front hall, though cold on the feet, and you will need at least a doormat. Do not allow any carpet fitter or plumber to drill holes in it. Unless you are very rich, damage is irreparable,

The generation before me considered it old-fashioned and had fitted carpet laid.

I was interested to find that my 1910 house, then on the commuter outskirts of Londin, was in a style that radiated out to other towns and the provinces into the 1930s

So ladies, how can I do this house justice ? It hasn’t been modernised since the 50’s, so we have alot to play with ! I don’t want to wipe the features out but would like to incorporate old and new somehow

As others have said, that house is c 1910. I have one - it has stained glass too. Other houses in the street have that floor - uncovered. It's very practical to be honest.As others have said, do not under any circumstances allow holes to be drilled into it!

Have you had an old house before ? If not, you need to know 1) nothing is ever straightforward and as a result 2) one repair/modernisation will undoubtedly lead to another because of something found during the process.....

Apart from that - enjoy!

Ok now I want a detached house with a terrazzo floor in the hallway! 🤣 It looks amazing OP 😊

We completely renovated an Edwardian house a few years ago, being as faithful as possible - what an exciting project OP!

Some books I can recommend for inspiration:

William Morris and the Arts & Crafts Home
Edwardian House Style
The Edwardian Gardener's Guide

If you're thinking of using wallpapers anywhere, William Morris would be the way to go, and I also found some vintage early 90s Laura Ashley paper on eBay - about 7 rolls unused - to do a small third bedroom. The decorator said the quality was excellent, much better than modern papers.

I wouldn't worry about toddlers and the stone flooring - I live in Portugal now where all the houses are tiled throughout. Kids aren't cracking their heads open.

That said, if you want an authentic, soft flooring for the kitchen, consider genuine linoleum rather than vinyl. Lino is warm, practical, eco-friendly and has a lovely linseed oil smell when it first goes down. It's produced under the brand name Marmoleum these days.

This sounds so exciting. I don’t suppose you have any old pictures? Would love to see if you didn’t mind.

Lucky you also living in Portugal ! But I consider myself lucky aswell to be honest buying this gorgeous house.

The Lino, it’s not like the stuff we’d have had in my mums council house is it? 😆

Thank you for the recommendations - off to search Amazon !

😆 I’m sure it will throw up some surprises !

Never lived in a new build, just 50’s/60’s so I am well prepared for others bodge jobs to show themselves lol

Then it’s mock Tudor
Lots were built late 19th early 20th century.

We’ve always had hard floors. No carpets. With small kids rugs are your friend

I'll dig out some pics and PM you. Ours was much more modest than yours, but we had lots of original features and did some cool things with it. I did have a mental breakdown in the process, but I can laugh about it now. Ha.