If you want to learn how to enhance and embrace the history and soul of your old home (especially a craftsman house) then you are in the right place.
English-leaning outside with an American Arts & Crafts interior, this stunning new home has simple massing punctuated by a two-story window bay.
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Hand Wrought Tiles, Historic and Contemporary, including one of the largest selection and finest reproductions of Ernest Batchelder tile designs. Durable high fired glazes with non-glossy Craftsman color palette. Custom fireplaces, walls and fountains.
Before we can design our master bath, there must be inspiration for the Master Bath. Check out some of my favorite master baths (Cancer Update too).
I like the Frog Chaise and Chairs from Living Divani Italy. Designed by Piero Lissoni, these outdoor pieces carry an air of unique and simple sophistication. The Frog lounge and chair are built for stability and durability. The frame is made from tubular stainless steel and trimmed with PVC. There is a nice variety of colors available in this collection. The chaise lounge may also be outfitted with a comfortable cushion. Although created for outdoors, I can easily see the lounge or chair used for seating inside a contemporary or modern home.
A couple with two young sons takes the starch out of a venerable California Craftsman, respecting its history while updating the interior and adding an overlay of fun.
Barrett, our tile guy, brought out the mosaic floor tile last night. Sadly, the red is the wrong color. We picked up a sample in late summer when we were looking for matching colors and the tile he ordered around October is not the same color. He called Dal Tile and apparently reds are not always the same. The new red looks too bright and candy cane and it doesn't look period to us. In theory we could special order a custom color but we really only need 6 square feet of it and who knows how many months it would take (and how expensive it would be). Barrett is still working on the problem, but we likely have to change the tiling plan. We are actually expecting to go back to the original plan, which is tiling based on this floor. Since our master bathroom will have stained woodwork trim like the rest of the bathrooms, we think the rust tile will look OK as it will blend with the woodwork rather than the deco tiles. This is probably a good place to share our wainscoting tiling plan as well. Before I bought the tile auction, I was planning the shower something like this. But then we found the decorative tile among the tiles we bought at the auction. Unfortunately, there are not enough of them to entirely encircle the bathroom so we had to adapt the plan a bit. So, instead, we are going to run the deco tiles in the wainscoting outside of the shower and terminate them at the shower. It's not like you will see them inside the shower anyway because I will NOT be installing a clear glass enclosure. We plan on laying out the tile something like this. And then we think the interior of the shower will be tiled something like this. (I originally grabbed this photo from the internet, but the original website it appeared on is gone.) Update later: I was cruising around the newly released New York Public Library public domain images and I found this in a Mott's Iron Works 1911 bathroom catalog. Check out that tile pattern. Now I'm pretty enthused about the pattern we've chosen.
The designer takes a classic approach to create a balance of beauty and function in these two new, period-style baths.
Restoring a 1912 Craftsman bungalow to it's original beauty takes an artist and a craftsman -which describes Long Beach, California homeowne...
Traditional Arts & Crafts elements—wood, tile, classic fixtures—are the basis for rooms that meet modern expectations.
Everything you need to know and do before buying, selling or renting a home. Find tips, research and step-by-step guides to build confidence around your next move.
An old-fashioned bath is still the favored style, even in new construction. Here are two examples of existing bathrooms from the Arts & Crafts era.
Take a tour of this stunning modern craftsman style home. You'll be amazed by the architectural details and pleasing color palette.
Built by Wardell Builders, this amazing residence is located in La Jolla, California, United States.
Today’s half-bath may be utilitarian—set near the laundry or garden and able to handle yard dirt—or it may a jewel box of fancy treatments kept affordable by the room’s diminutive size. It’s a good place to make a decorating statement.
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Restoring a 1912 Craftsman bungalow to it's original beauty takes an artist and a craftsman -which describes Long Beach, California homeowne...
Everything you need to know and do before buying, selling or renting a home. Find tips, research and step-by-step guides to build confidence around your next move.
Wavy "Dune" wall panels by ModularArts and an "Elise 2" tub by MTI create a calm oasis in this Kalorama bathroom by architect Bruce Wentworth. Photograph by Ron Blunt. Giving an Attic a Suite New Life Designer/contractor: Four Brothers Vanities: Restoration Hardware Sink and tub faucets: Grohe, Hansgrohe Tub: BainUltra Shower fixtures: Hansgrohe Floor tile:
This Missouri family updated their 1925 bungalow to restore its original Craftsman style. Thrifted finds and DIY projects now fill it with farmhouse style.
Manufacturer of custom tile: hand painted & cut; numerous colors, shapes & sizes; custom color matching; reproduction of antique tile; flooring, wall, fireplace, pictorial mosaic, relief & geometric.
See a collection of our favorite Craftsman-style service rooms.
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A couple with two young sons takes the starch out of a venerable California Craftsman, respecting its history while updating the interior and adding an overlay of fun.
