Victorian trends are a part of many of today’s home design elements, whether you notice them or not. Some are obvious, like the comeback of old china cabinets for plants and knickknack display or the resurgence of retro plate walls, à la Gwyneth Paltrow in her Architectural Digest editorial. Subtle trends sneak through, too, though, like introducing marble fireplaces as room focal points or playing with maximalism as a whole. (Fun fact: Maximalism began trending during the 19th century when home goods were first mass produced; the middle class filed their homes with bric-a-brac to signal wealth — not only because you needed money to buy things but because you needed servants to dust all of them!)