Spanish Colonial Home Accents
After the conquest of Mexico in 1521 and the Philippines in 1565, Spain dictated a global culture. The colonization of territories in the Americas, Western Europe, Africa, Oceania and the Pacific imposed the values of Spain, including Catholicism, while the extraction of resources reinforced the empire’s wealth and power. Unlike many styles that came out of European colonialism, such as British Colonial, Spanish Colonial furniture and architecture frequently mixed local heritage with the artistic traditions of Spain.
Spanish Colonial furniture was informed by the shifting styles of Europe as well as Indigenous culture. There were Inca tapestries depicting Spanish coats of arms and Baroque chairs adorned with tropical flora. The butaca, a low easy chair popular in the Caribbean, was inspired by Rococo’s curving forms and the shape of precolonial seating. In New Mexico, Pueblo artisans carved chests with patterns reminiscent of Anasazi art.
Even within the homes of the wealthy, furniture was usually restricted to necessities like benches, desks, cupboards and chests. These were often ornately designed and especially important for storing prized goods like textiles. Spanish Colonial houses were built with adobe and clay and tended to be minimally decorated, so the style’s heavily carved wooden furniture pieces stood out against a home’s white stucco walls.
The Spanish Colonial period mostly came to an end after the territories achieved independence from Spain. However, its aesthetics continued to influence Southwestern style and Spanish Colonial Revival style after Spanish Colonial style was used extensively at San Diego’s 1915 Panama-California Exposition.
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20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Ceramic
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Leather
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Metal
Mid-18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Iron
Mid-20th Century Argentine Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Wood
17th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Iron
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Wood
Mid-18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Wrought Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Bronze, Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Wood
19th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Cowhide, Leather
Early 20th Century English Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Bronze, Iron
19th Century Swedish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Iron
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Tin
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Iron
19th Century Swedish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Teak
2010s American Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Paint, Paper
19th Century French Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Brass
19th Century English Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Brass, Metal
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Cypress
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Iron
Mid-20th Century Indian Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Iron
20th Century Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Hardwood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Wrought Iron
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Iron
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Bronze
Early 1900s Haitian Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Home Accents
Leather