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.
ARTS & CRAFTS LIGHTING, Part 6
ANTIQUE ARTS & CRAFTS LIGHTING RESOURCES There was a great deal of lighting manufactured 100 years that doesn’t come with a designer name & a designer price tag. (An authentic Tiffany, as an example, can set you back a cool $2,000,000.) For anyone not...
ARTS & CRAFTS LIGHTING, Part 7
MODERN DAY ARTS & CRAFTS LIGHTING MASTERS Jane Powell used to joke that the Arts & Crafts Revival has lasted longer than its original period of popularity. Although I am ever pining for my time machine, it gives me joy to know that there are many talented...
ARTS & CRAFTS LIGHTING, Part 8
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME REPRODUCTION ARTS & CRAFTS LIGHTING RESOURCES If you should feel more comfortable with modern light fixtures, below are some good reproduction Arts & Crafts lighting resources for you. I have chosen companies with longevity & good...
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 Craftsman, 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. Its price was exactly the same amount as what I owed my mother that month,...
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...
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...
