The owners of P.F. Candle Co. respect the historic integrity of their home while expressing their own aesthetic
The ultimate guide to craftsman colors. How to choose them, how to use them, where, when, and why. We talk about all aspects of choosing the right colors, exterior and interior, from where to start your search and how to apply the colors in the right manner to the types of colors to strive for and the types to avoid for traditional craftsman homes.
Because I had some time away from the house while we went to Disney, and because I had a chance to really think about the direction I was going I decided to start a new series called In Search of C…
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.
Jessica Brigham has turned an already charming Craftsman bungalow into a modern eclectic glamazon home bursting with green plants and patterns!
The homeowner was destined to rescue this 1913 Arts & Crafts house. The hard work took eight years; the result is a home perfect for her.
Having moved around a lot growing up, Sam always dreamed of a place to call her own. This bright and happy mid-century Craftsman is it!
Name: Christian Doble and Alicia GburLocation: Pleasant Ridge, MichiganSize: 1800 Square FeetYears lived in: 7 years, ownedChristian and Alicia are both full-time creative professionals, and while they’ve both reworked homes before, this house—a 99-year-old Craftsman bungalow—is the first project together as a married couple. “It was this home that helped us realize our joint passions for restoring and designing spaces,” the couple explains.
Name: Christian Doble and Alicia GburLocation: Pleasant Ridge, MichiganSize: 1800 Square FeetYears lived in: 7 years, ownedChristian and Alicia are both full-time creative professionals, and while they’ve both reworked homes before, this house—a 99-year-old Craftsman bungalow—is the first project together as a married couple. “It was this home that helped us realize our joint passions for restoring and designing spaces,” the couple explains.
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Even though I don't really need to do much more research, I seem to be addicted to downloading books from Internet Archive. I really am a research junky. I guess I may as well put all this research energy to good use by sharing some of the good stuff I've found. Because I'm putting lots of pictures in this post, I'm going to insert a page break so it won't bog down folks loading the main page. If you want to see all of the pictures, you'll have to open the post. On my mind this week are closets and other bedroom built-ins—probably because we're trying to make progress on our closet this month. I've cited where I got the drawings. From Housewifery by L. Ray Balderton, 1919 From Home Interiors by the National Lumber Mfg. Association, 1929 From Home Interiors by the National Lumber Mfg. Association, 1929 These three wardrobes are from the Morgan Millwork catalog (1921) I shared a couple days ago. These 5 pages about Closets and Wardrobes are from the book What Makes the House Beautiful: A Collection of Building Details and Measured Drawings, published in 1920 by Henrietta C. Peabody. And three more from various sources. From the Curtis Cabinet and Stair Work catalog, 1927. From an Ideal Built-In Furniture catalog, c. 1920 From a Sears Honor Bilt Building Materials catalog, 1930.
Bungalow style homes have wide porches, genuine charm and make a wonderful family home. Use our bungalow paint color chart for authentic Arts and Crafts colors.
Sharon has been saving and storing rug images for a while now and she thought it was time to share some of them. Again, excuse this post if you have no interest in period research. There are lots of great opportunities out there to get less-expensive rugs in an appropriate style, if you're familiar with what rugs looked like back in the early-1900s. Like today, they actually had a large diversity in styles. The two best resources for color rug images that Sharon's found are two books: Arts & Crafts Carpets by Malcolm Haslam published in 1991 (ISBN 0-8478-1388-6) Arts and Crafts Rugs for Craftsman Interiors by Linda Parry and David Cathers published in 2010 (0-39373-320-4). Here are some of Sharon's favorites from those two books. From Arts & Crafts Carpets, page 132. These designs date from 1904. From Arts & Crafts Carpets, page 131. This design is from 1903 and is based on the Book of Kells. From Arts & Crafts Carpets, page125. It was designed by Voysey. From Arts & Crafts Carpets, page 123. It was designed by Voysey. From Arts & Crafts Carpets, page 121. It's a "Fintona" donegal rug which dates from 1902. From Arts & Crafts Carpets, page 114. It's the "Lisburn" donegal rug designed by Voysey. From Arts & Crafts Carpets, page 106. It's a donegal rug designed by Morton in 1899. From Arts & Crafts Carpets, page 71. From Arts & Crafts Carpets, page 55. It's the "Hammersmith" designed by William Morris. From Arts & Crafts Rugs, page 98. It was designed by Elevyn Gleeson in 1912. From Arts & Crafts Rugs, page 79. It's a donegal rug designed by Morton in 1899. From Arts & Crafts Rugs, page 67. It's "The Rose" designed by William Morris in 1897. From Arts & Crafts Rugs, page 64. It's "Donemana" designed by William Morris in 1898. From Arts & Crafts Rugs, page 42-43. It's "Flowery Field" designed by William Morris in 1885. There are also a number of period sources, but they are mostly black and white. There are lots of rug drawings and pictures in the Craftsman Magazine. Here are a few of the best ones. From Craftsman Magazine, Jan 1905 issue. From Craftsman Magazine, April 1905 issue. From Craftsman Magazine, Jan 1906 issue. From Craftsman Magazine, Aug 1910 issue. From Craftsman Magazine, May 1904 issue. From Craftsman Magazine, June 1904 issue. From Craftsman Magazine, Nov 1906 issue. From Craftsman Magazine, July 1910 issue. From Craftsman Magazine, March 1911 issue. From Craftsman Magazine, Dec 1910 issue. From Craftsman Magazine, Jan 1910 issue. Finally, here are three color images from a Stickley Craftsman Homes catalog, published in 1909. The catalog is available from Internet Archive for download here. From Stickley's Craftman Home Catalog, dated 1909. From Stickley's Craftman Home Catalog, dated 1909. From Stickley's Craftman Home Catalog, dated 1909.
Since so many people find this post when searching for paint colors, I’ve updated it with better images of the Arts & Crafts colors. I can say that 9 years in, we’re still very happy with our choices! For years, I’ve been carrying around a booklet I found at Sherwin …
The history and style of the heyday bungalow with its exotic, Anglo–Indian associations and artistic naturalism.
I've been digging thru period catalogs again. I ran across a color Minton Tile catalog from c. 1905 that is quite stunning. Here are many color pictures from it.
I'm poking around tile patterns in bathroom catalogs again. These are most of the worthwhile pictures from the book Bathrooms of Character from Trenton Potteries Company in 1922. I'm going to do a series of these posts over the next few days showing pictures from different catalogs.
In a far corner of Washington State, a basic house is made over in a rustic Arts & Crafts vein, clad in cedar shingles and rustic fieldstone masonry. Welcome to Raccoon Cottage!
