Apartments

A late 17th century apartment, designed at a time when the English have just gained control of Manhattan from the Dutch, many Dutch influences remained. The high beamed ceilings (not shown here) and the white washed walls being two examples. Yet the people who chose to live within this sort of apartment, wanted to demonstrate their prosperity. The expensive imported plates at the top right of the room show off wealth.

An apartment of this design was popular in the middle 18th century. To convey a meaning of prosperity here, more things British were used, such as the mahogany tables, for which the materials were imported from British colonies.

Heading forward into the future, this is what a typical wealthy New York City apartment would look like in the 1820s. Set to represent the nation’s democratic ideals, columns and acanthus leaves are used. The latter of which are an ancient Greek design which the tops of columns are laced with.

This late 19th century apartment does well to help exude wealth. From the Greek style statues to the purple curtains, someone coming into the apartment would easily perceive the intended feeling.

This apartment was one designed in 1905 and is meant to showcase various cultural tastes. The ceiling (not shown here) is based on a Venetian Ecclesiastical roof and medallions showcasing mythology are built into the backs of chairs. The painting, most importantly, gives the best impression of a high cultured family which would live in this sort of home.