Decorative Columns
Adding decorative columns to your home makes a powerful statement, whether you are considering columns for the interior or exterior of your home. When deciding to use columns in the architecture of your home, you will find that there are many options regarding columns. You will need to make choices about the width of the decorative columns, what material they will be made out of, and what style. You could chose one of the classical styles, or choose something completely different. Regardless of what you choose, the addition of decorative columns to your house will instantly add a new level of grandeur and elegance that will last for generations.
Decorative columns can be made from numerous materials such as cultured marble, fiberglass, foam or wood. Decorative columns have been around for thousands of years, when the Greeks and Romans used them for decor on various buildings and palaces. Although the symbolism that was one attached with columns may have declined, columns will always hold an aura of grandeur, classicism and dignity.
| Greek Doric | Roman Doric | Composite |
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| Corinthian | Tuscan | Ionic |
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