Cosy Federation Interiors

Federation architecture refers to the architectural style of Australian homes built around the decades before and after 1900 AD. This site is a backup to Federation-House.wikispaces.com, which closed down in 2018. The new Federation-House.com site links to these blogs, but many old links to the Wikispaces site are unfortunately still present.
The cosy indoor features of Federation style
The interiors of Cosy Edwardian and Cosy Federation Houses
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Warmth, Light and Comfort:
Table of Contents
Cosiness with warmth:
Inglenooks
Corner Fireplaces
Cosiness with Light:
Bay Windows
Window seats
Fanlights
French doors
Leadlight Windows
Oeil-de-boeuf windows (Bull’s eyes)
Cosiness with Comfort:
Nooks
Window nooks
Cosy Bathing spaces
Cosy Verandah spaces
Gazebos
Cosy Games Room
cosy
adjective[1] Giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation. “the flickering lamp gave the room a cosy lived-in air”
Of Edwardian lodgings: “A wonderfully warm fireplace makes our time so enjoyable, so welcoming.”
Here I outline the Cosiness that Federation architecture introduced to the people of Australia in their own homes:
After the heaviness, clutter and dark colours of Victorian interiors, people wanted something new and cheerful. Edwardian style was a breath of fresh air for the English.[2] In Australia this corresponds to the Federation period.
Federation style homes were the first cosy suburban and city homes,
The Federation period coincides with
Cosiness with warmth:
The Federation or Edwardian fireplace rejected Victorian styles and fireplace practices (Victorian fireplaces were not efficient).
As the Federation house expressed a desire for informality, fireplaces were often moved to the corner of a room, or situated in cosy nooks and bays.
Inglenooks
An inglenook (Modern Scotsingleneuk), or chimney corner, is a small recess that adjoins a fireplace.
Above: Inglenook at ‘Redruth’ 20 Knutsford Street, Balwyn Vic
Corner Fireplaces
The corner fireplace is said to have been invented by Sir Christopher Wren, the famous British architect of St Paul’s Cathedral and of 51 other churches of London. [4]
Cosiness with Light:
Bay Windows
Window seats
A window seat is a miniature sofa without a back, intended to fill the recess of a window.
Fanlights
A fanlight is a window, originally semicircular or semi-elliptical in shape, with glazing bars or tracery sets radiating out like an open fan. It is placed over another window or a doorway, and is sometimes hinged to the transom.
A transom window is the customary U.S. word used for a transom light (window) above a door frame, the window over this crosspiece above the door.
French doors
A French door is a door style consisting of a frame around one or more transparent and/or translucent panels (called windows or lights) that may be installed singly, in matching pairs, or even as series.
Leadlight Windows
Leadlights or leaded lights are decorative windows made of small sections of glass supported in lead cames, and impart elegance and romantic charm to the rooms they illuminate.
Oeil-de-boeuf windows (Bull’s eyes)
Oeil-de-boeuf, also œil de bœuf, (French, “bull’s eye”) is a term applied to a relatively small oval window, typically set in an upper section of the wall.
Cosiness with Comfort:
Nooks
A Nook refers to a small corner formed by two walls.
Window nooks
Window nooks were to be used primarily by the women of the house, who could read, take tea, tatt, knit or sew with plenty of natural light. Federation Queen Anne architecture was a feminine influence on domestic style.
Cosy Bathing spaces
This bathroom even has a nook for sunning in a balcony off the bathroom. It looks so very comfortable.
Cosy Verandah spaces
A verandah (from Portuguese varanda, IPA: [vɐˈɾɐ̃dɐ]) is a roofed opened gallery or porch.[1]
Gazebos
Gazebos are an outdoors small building, especially one in the garden of a house, that gives a wide view of the surrounding area.
They provide a shaded area to use for intimate social occasions, as well as for summer meals.
Cosy Games Room
The Games room was a masculine domain, used for snooker or billiards, and for smoking.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/cosy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/design/period_edwardian.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winslow_Hall