If you find yourself attracted to the fabrics and wallpapers of the arts and crafts design movement or with a property that was built in this period, here are some ideas to reflect and enhance your home with the arts and craft style in mind.
Certain motifs repeat in the decorative arts movement and its revival. These may be ancient, like the Celtic knot, or simply pretty and easy to stylize, like the iris. Most of the motifs come to us from nature and moderation and balance is key when decorating.
The movement’s furniture proves that Arts & Crafts is a design philosophy and a way of working, much more so than a “style.” How else to explain so many design vocabularies?
Use color palettes, stencils, frieze papers, textiles, and tile to can add color to your Arts & Crafts home, informed by period conventions and your personal taste.
This 1910 house in Portland, Oregon was built according to plans published in Gustav Stickley’s magazine. Recent owners fixed it up true to the original intention.
An enlightened architect's interpretation of British Arts & Crafts precedents, for a house in New Jersey.
An exclusive list of contemporary art-tile manufacturers. Their beautiful tiles are suitable for Arts & Crafts homes.
The arts and crafts movement was a reaction to industrialization and influenced everything from architecture to jewelry to furniture design.
Prophet, or bad omen? Raven and crow motifs carry ancient symbolism—in different cultures and at different times associated with evil but also rebirth, darkness and (in Chinese mythology) the sun, spiritual strength and yet death.
These small furnishings by today's artisans will add style to your old house.
Use color palettes, stencils, frieze papers, textiles, and tile to can add color to your Arts & Crafts home, informed by period conventions and your personal taste.
Remodeled in a grand California Arts & Crafts idiom, the late-20th-century house fell into disrepair before it was restored with finesse.
After spending a decade restoring a 1908 house, this couple was pleasantly surprised to find they’d fallen for a newer Craftsman—one built in 2008!
From a period-appropriate paint color scheme to Stickley furniture, the Arts & Crafts interior has many facets to it.
White or rustic? Bungalow-era kitchens may be basic in white, while revival kitchens are new interpretations, often unique.
Pocket doors can be a style statement—or an efficient use of space.
Antiques, Reproductions, and inspired contemporary work mix well in Arts & Crafts revival interiors.
Bungalow-era rooms have been described as plain, but they are warm and fully decorated.
Some motifs appear again and again in the decorative arts of the Arts & Crafts movement and its revival. Most of these designs come to us from Nature. Some motifs are ancient, others exotic. Often they have symbolic significance.
For bungalows and Craftsman houses with severe woodwork and furniture, Arts & Crafts textiles are a critical part of the decorative scheme. Explore options for curtains, pillows, carpets, tapestries, stitchery, stenciling, table linens and bed covers.
These are the best Arts and Crafts Movement places in Britain. From Arts and Crafts houses in the UK to museums with the furniture and art, it's all here.
A resurgence of fine work brings us such useful and beautiful objects for the home as fireplace tools, stove hoods, garden gates, handsome lighting, metal art tiles, and tabletop wares.
A fabulous collection of period art pottery, antique furnishings—and new rugs in the Arts & Crafts tradition—lend a pedigree to a new house.
Remodeled in a grand California Arts & Crafts idiom, the late-20th-century house fell into disrepair before it was restored with finesse.
Looking for cooking space inspiration? Look no more — these arts and crafts kitchen ideas combine form, function, and the perfect amount of vintage.
Our home is located in Milton, Wisconsin, a historic small town about 40 miles south of Madison.
An unusually handsome model with English pedigree, “The Rossley” pre-cut home by Aladdin has great character.
An unusually handsome model with English pedigree, “The Rossley” pre-cut home by Aladdin has great character.
Space-efficient bungalows and other modern homes of the period are stuffed with built-ins, nooks, and corners that lend useful space for seating, storage—even sleeping.
Collaboration is alive and well in the revival of Arts and Crafts. This installation for a client in Santa Rosa was conceived by Debey Zito, who designed and built the fireplace woodwork, the light fixture, and the chair (with a copper falcon inlaid in the side panel). Her partner Terry Schmitt did the carving.
The revival of small-batch hand-crafted art tile has never been more vibrant and beautiful than in today’s revival, as you’ll see in the work of three unique artisan tile makers.
Historic-house whisperer Nina Farmer conjures an inspired mix of colors, materials, and artful pieces in this young family’s Massachusetts home
Coast To Coast With The Director of Home Alone And Mrs. Doubtfire
Once a cheap and practical wall covering considered fit only for back-hall and service areas, beadboard now appears front and center in many high-end bathrooms and kitchens. But it’s just one of many legitimate wall treatments for Arts & Crafts homes.
An unusually handsome model with English pedigree, “The Rossley” pre-cut home by Aladdin has great character.
This 1910 house in Portland, Oregon was built according to plans published in Gustav Stickley’s magazine. Recent owners fixed it up true to the original intention.
The designers/owners kept the home's original Arts and Crafts style posts.
