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.
Candy colored and classically inspired, this remodeled Seattle home combines the best of past and present
By Alan George Imagine stepping into your living room and feeling that soothing calm of the seaside wash over you. I'm talking soft neutral...
Historic-house whisperer Nina Farmer conjures an inspired mix of colors, materials, and artful pieces in this young family’s Massachusetts home
Discover 6 ways to enhance your home's architectural charm and resale value, and make decorating easier, fun and your home beautiful.
Name: Victoria Cho (designer and founder of Metalepsis) with partner Ryan N. and their two dogs Bobby and Ruby Location: Northeast of Los Angeles , California Size: 980 square feet Type of Home: Craftsman / California bungalow built in 1912 Years lived in: 6 months, owned I found our small Craftsman house in September of last year. It is in the Northeast area of LA, in the foothills of Mount Washington, an area I had been eyeing for a few years.
Rehab Addict host Nicole Curtis is giving a turn-of-the-century bungalow a second chance to be the cute and cozy home it once was. A crumbling brick facade, leaking roof and unfinished attic are renovated along with a living room, dining room, bathroom and master suite. See the surprising before-and-afters here.
English-leaning outside with an American Arts & Crafts interior, this stunning new home has simple massing punctuated by a two-story window bay.
Gorgeous contemporary craftsman house with 2-story living room, white kitchen, huge upper landing and totally decked out throughout.
Invented in 1860, linoleum flooring was already very popular by the early 1920s, when these full-color (thus, very expensive) advertisements ran in four
Another day, another interior by my favorite British designer, Ben Pentreath. Over the course of five years Ben directed the renovation and decoration of the charming, early Georgian home in Highgate, London. There’s much to admire about the colorful interior, but in particular, I can’t get enough of the bold floral sofa and armchair in […]
We talk home comforts and antiques with Leanne who is renovating her gorgeous Victorian townhouse in London.
You'll fall for these snug inspiration rooms with their cozy style, cottage charm, and intriguing paint colors - lots of ideas to sample.
According to this article from Ladies' Home Journal magazine in April 1912, "the first requirement of a living room is to give a feeling of cheerfulness and hospitality." I certainly love the glass doors that open to the fresh air and the the whole room seems to me to look much lighter than typical rooms of the day. This article also featured ideas for the bedroom and dining room, so in the next few entries I'll be continuing with those.
