Designing a Federal Style room? Kuiken Brothers Company INC is a small business with many locations in the NY/NJ area. I've order all the moldings in my houses from them, I love there millwork profiles. See their Federal Mouldings here.
I like to think of Federal architecture is an American adaptation of Georgian architecture. The Federal era came at the end of the Georgian era and is present in numerous buildings in the Northeast United States, particularly in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington D.C. where there are many historic 18th century buildings that have been well preserved.
"After the revolutionary war, inspired by English Architect Robert Adam, the federal style is much lighter and more delicate than the bold Georgian mouldings. Note the cavetto shapes and simple beads; this helps the mouldings to read as more refined in a room. This style would have been popular from the 1770's through the early 1800's and was often ornamented with decorations like urns, swags and busts. The room shown here uses a select few mouldings, but there are many additional profiles in theFederal Moulding section of our website to create a similar, yet custom look of your own." - Kuiken Brothers Company INC.
