“When love & skill work together, expect a masterpiece.”
– John Ruskin (1819-1900) English Critic of art, architecture & society
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...

HOW BUNGALOW AUTHOR JANE POWELL CHANGED MY LIFE

HOW BUNGALOW AUTHOR JANE POWELL CHANGED MY LIFE

Into every life walks a handful of people who impact your life profoundly. Jane Powell, bungalow  author, restorer & advocate, was one of them for me. In the winter of 1998, I walked out of my 1966 MCM house in Pasadena where I had lived as a renter for 8 years...

OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- the Menu

OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- the Menu

This post is an overview of my old house restoration videos, arranged like my site, INSIDE, OUTSIDE & ALL AROUND. Plus, there's a special section of THE MASTERS, without whose creativity, genius & pioneering spirit, our bungalows would not exist. There's also...