BUNGALOW: THE ULTIMATE ARTS & CRAFTS HOME
by Jane Powell, author & Linda Svendsen, photographer This book, BUNGALOW: THE ULTIMATE ARTS & CRAFTS HOME, was Jane’s most impressive work & it is majestic, with 285 large, glossy pages. She referred to it as "The Big Book of Bungalows" & I’m not...
BUNGALOW WINDOW COVERINGS-RESOURCES
The subject of bungalow window coverings & the resources where they can be found is much debated, but is actually pretty simple. Nobody wants to cover their beautiful window moldings, but blocking the sun is generally desired & blocking passing eyeballs is...
HISTORIC BUNGALOW SUBFLOORS
by Dennis Prieur, a guy who has seen hundreds of historic bungalow subfloors as well as those in other styles of other historic houses, 40 year veteran of the wood flooring industry. A Popular speaker at Historic Homes Workshop he has supported me in my preservation...
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR BUNGALOW’S FOUNDATION
Your bungalow's foundation was the first thing to be built give or take, 100 years ago. It is still of primary importance. It bears the weight of your house & all its contents- your cast iron bathtub, your refrigerator, your bookshelf. If you live in a cold...
NATIVE LANDSCAPING FOR YOUR BUNGALOW
Using native landscaping for your bungalow is eco-friendly, easier care & a beautiful complement to your house of natural materials. "Everything made by man's hands has a form, which must be either beautiful or ugly; beautiful if it is in accord with Nature, &...
WHEN SHOULD YOU REFINISH THE OLD WOOD FLOORS IN YOUR BUNGALOW?
by Dennis Prieur, 40 year veteran of the wood flooring industry, writes about how to decide when to refinish the wood floors in your bungalow. Dennis was a 25 year member of the National Wood Flooring Association where he sent his craftsmen for certification & was...
BUNGALOW FLOORS: FROM THE VERY HEART OF THE PINE TREE
by Dennis Prieur (usually known as Hubby) & Carol Goodwin, of the Goodwin Heart Pine Company Heart pine floors in bungalows is one of the most appreciated features of our charming homes here in the South, where they are deservedly revered. They gleam a warm...
CHOOSING BUNGALOW PAINT COLORS, Part 1
THE COLOR LESSON This is a lesson in choosing the right bungalow paint colors, which can be a huge challenge. Most articles give you a few examples, & the paint manufactureres provide pitifully few Arts & Crafts combinations, but they don’t actually teach you...
CHOOSING BUNGALOW PAINT COLORS, Part 2
COLOR HARMONY HARMONY DEFINED: The degree of harmony is determined by how well the separate parts of a piece of art work together, & have some sort of logical progression in their relationship. Not just a concept used in music, harmony forms the basis of any...
CHOOSING BUNGALOW PAINT COLORS, Part 3
THE ARTS & CRAFTS MESSAGE The Arts & Crafts message is evident in every piece of design that flowed from the masters of the Movement 100 years ago & is passed on by those in today's Revival. The motivation & purpose of art is communication, the passing...