BUNGALOWS – THE ARTS & THE CRAFTS
Not surprisingly, the beauty of a bungalow is enhanced by hand-made Arts & Crafts objects of natural materials. Starting with the furniture, then embellished with paintings, pottery, metalwork & textiles, your bungalow home becomes a personalized work of art.
In addition to antique pieces, there is a new generation of artisans working in the spirit of the Movement. Learn about them, delight in their beauty & discover resources for both old & new in the articles below.
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Charles Rennie Mackintosh of Glasgow
My first submersion in Charles Rennie Mackintosh of Glasgow, was at a special exhibit at the Museum of the Arts & Crafts Movement in St. Pete Florida. It was astonishing to see many of the actual items that I had seen in books, only inches from my nose. The life...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Arts & Crafts Lighting
When I bought my 1910 Crafts,am. my dear mother loaned me the money for the down payment. Shortly before the first payment was due, I found the perfect lamp for the library table in my entry. It's price was exactly the same amount as what I owed my mother & after...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Gustav Stickley
How did the Arts & Crafts Movement swim to America from England, & why did it look so different here? Because of the vision of Gustav Stickley who went to Europe to study the movement where it originated, but felt that, “There are elements of intrinsic beauty...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Frank Lloyd Wright
"Organic buildings are the strength and lightness of the spiders’ spinning, buildings qualified by light, bred by native character to environment, married to the ground." Frank Lloyd Wright, architect Rather than trying to compose an educational post, I have curated...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS-The Women of the Arts & Crafts Movement
As muses & artisans of the Arts & Crafts Movement, women inspired & changed the course of history through their works, both in the early years in England & later here in America. Had there been no Industrial Revolution, the Movement quite likely would...
ARTS & CRAFTS LIGHTING- Part 1
The desire for lighting is in our DNA. Our circadian rhythms, our bodies’ clocks, determine the patterns of our bodies, our minds & behavior over a 24 hour cycle & respond to light & dark. Light exposure generates signals from our brains, releasing...
HANDMADE BUNGALOW TILES, INSPIRED BY NATURE
I love handmade bungalow tiles- Batchelder, Malibu, Catalina. But I don't discriminate. I love tiles from all over the world. I adore the vivid colors of Mexican tile, Cuban tile, Moroccan tile, painted tile, relief tile- little pieces of art. It is a medium, first...
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...
