The Victorians used both waxed and painted inside doors, depending on the style they desired. Some people choose to keep the natural wood untreated, giving their home a rustic air, as shown in the image below. Others enjoy the amount of refinement that painting their inside Victorian doors provides. The choice is up to each homeowner. In addition to choosing between treated or untreated wood, people also chose from a variety of colors and styles for their inside door. In most cases, the color chosen for the interior of the house matched the siding and other features already on the building. However, some homeowners may have requested that their door be painted a different color. In cases like this, the shop would usually use a dark color for contrast purposes. The last thing people needed to make their inside doors more appealing was decoration. If flowers were wanted instead of stripes, people bought them and stuck them on their door themselves. Otherwise, they'd go buy some at the local grocery store and stick those on their door instead! People didn't need to hire a designer to create the look of their home. All they needed to do was walk outside and see what others had created. That's why we see such variation in homes from the era, in terms of styling. One man's castle is another man's shack. One woman's romance is another woman's shambles. It's all in how you play it.