AHAHAHA

[changeling]

I was talking with a friend about how I wanted to build my own house, and that I liked Victorian style houses (I also like Edwardian, but I didn't mention that at the time). He said that I should use the Australian Federation style, as it's more suited to our landscape.

So I checked it out (not knowing too much about architecture except in the most vague sense).

And it's my favourite style, the one I had been taking photos of (before my phone was lost/stolen) for inspiration: the front verandahs with timber handrails and tiling on the floor, the deep red or brown brick, the leadlight windows, the fretwork. I want a back verandah as well, I think.

So yeah, Dave, I'm totally going to use the Federation style as a jumping off point.

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[changeling]

*nods* Though you do see some that are symmetrical, I like the ones that aren't best. I love the pretty details, the Arts-and-Crafts decorations that serve no purpose, like the mosaics laid into the verandahs and the stained glass windows.

According to Wikipedia, there are multiple styles within Federation, one of which is Arts and Crafts, which uses stone below or above the windows. Lemme see if I can find the webpage that talks about that briefly:
Here, and here's a photo of one of the A&C houses with said stone.

So that might be an option.