On a covered porch, the space between the porch posts on the ceiling was a great place for designers of Victorian homes to decorate. Thus the spandrel was born. The spandrel is a primarily decorative element, and early versions looked similar to a latter running horizontally between the tops of the columns. Eventually the spandrel was expanded to include turnings, curved elements, and decorative fretwork. Because it is primarily decorative, spandrel designs are limited only by the designer's imagination.

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