Browse art deco homes style for sale in Kaufman, TX. Art Deco style refers to a short creative movement from 1925 to 1940 which influenced the architecture of many American cities. The movements name comes from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs in Paris which was a showcase for new fashion, art, and design inspiration and was essentially a style of applied decoration and rich embellishment. Residential Art Deco architecture can be identified through bold colors, hard edges, geometric shapes like chevron and ziggurats, as well as floral and sunrise patterns, plus the use of wood, lacquer, marble, and metal.