“When love & skill work together, expect a masterpiece.”
– John Ruskin (1819-1900) English Critic of art, architecture & society
EVERY BUNGALOW NEEDS A CUSTOM SHED MINI-ME

EVERY BUNGALOW NEEDS A CUSTOM SHED MINI-ME

I’m a gardener & a bungalow style custom shed for me was a much needed item. I love to buy pots, tools & soil supplements & I needed a place to stash the dang stuff. With only a porte cochere & lacking a garage, a shed was also required to store my...

RESTORING A BUNGALOW – THE RIGHT WAY

RESTORING A BUNGALOW – THE RIGHT WAY

I wrote this article about restoring a bungalow the right wa-a-ay back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, around 2006 when I first moved to Tampa. I had left the little "town" of Eagle Rock, a historic neighborhood in N.E. Los Angeles, left the Hare House, a beautiful...

WHY EVERY BUNGALOW NEEDS A SCREEN DOOR (& A CAT)

WHY EVERY BUNGALOW NEEDS A SCREEN DOOR (& A CAT)

Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my custom made, tiger oak, square pegged, brass mesh, bungalow screen door. Meet Mahjong the Amazing Wonder Kitten (furry face on the left) & his bro, Bukhai Thunder, on the right.  When you have pussycats, it is a good idea to have a...

YOUR HISTORIC BUNGALOW’S HOME INSPECTION

YOUR HISTORIC BUNGALOW’S HOME INSPECTION

by Matthew Steger With 20 years of inspecting bungalows under his belt, Owner/ ASHI Certified Inspector at WIN Home Inspection (Lancaster, PA) follows the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) Standard of Practice, the nationally recognized GOLD standard for home...

DISCOVER BUNGALOW KITCHENS BY JANE POWELL

DISCOVER BUNGALOW KITCHENS BY JANE POWELL

I had tried innumerable times to figure out a decent floor plan but was completely stymied. I knew that BUNGALOW KITCHENS, by the lovely & brilliant author, Jane Powell, held all the answers, but I had read it 18 times (Well, a few of those times I just drooled...

MEET THE BIG-HEARTED, BUNGALOW CAT, BUKHAI

MEET THE BIG-HEARTED, BUNGALOW CAT, BUKHAI

My cat, named after an anime sumo wrestler character in honor of the Asian influence of the Arts & Crafts Movement on the bungalow & his chunk-ster legs (the largest kitten in his litter) - my little Bukhai Thunder, AKA Bukhai Bunny-Bear, came to me as a...

BUNGALOW BATHROOMS

BUNGALOW BATHROOMS

by Jane Powell, author & Linda Svendsen, photographer “The hands-on source book for creating or restoring a stylish Arts & Crafts/bungalow bathroom.” If you really want to know about bungalow bathrooms, you need to get ahold of Jane Powell’s Bungalow...

CHILDHOOD PETS IN MY BUNGALOW NEIGHBORHOOD

CHILDHOOD PETS IN MY BUNGALOW NEIGHBORHOOD

by Barbara Farrar (October 6, 1926 - March 29, 2011) As I recall the years of my childhood spent in “Tampa Town,” I am always cognizant of the changes that have accompanied our metamorphosis into a much larger city. One of them has impacted the daily lives of today’s...

ARTS & CRAFTS & THE BUNGALOW

ARTS & CRAFTS & THE BUNGALOW

by Janet Lea Haddock CID #4333 Instructional Specialist of Interior Design Anne Arundel Community College These two words are tossed around today by Realtors, consumers, builders & designers. We say them… “I love arts and crafts furniture”, we ask for them… “I...