Collectibles & Accessories

The Arts & Crafts Press

A fabulous collection of period art pottery, antique furnishings—and new rugs in the Arts & Crafts tradition—lend a pedigree to a new house.

Bats were a big design motif of the Arts & Crafts movement.

Bungalow-era rooms have been described as plain, but they are warm and fully decorated.

These small furnishings by today's artisans will add style to your old house.

Clocking the Time.

Antiques, Reproductions, and inspired contemporary work mix well in Arts & Crafts revival interiors.

Herons, storks, and other wading birds are a design theme that has appeared in Arts & Crafts furniture and accessories for over a century.

An enviable collection of Arts & Crafts-era furniture, lighting and pottery enhances a period interior.

Hosting a dinner party or holiday gathering allows an Arts & Crafts enthusiast to use his or her collection: candlesticks, china, and linens come off the shelves and out of drawers.

Prophet, or bad omen? Raven and crow motifs carry ancient symbolism—in different cultures and at different times associated with evil but also rebirth, darkness and (in Chinese mythology) the sun, spiritual strength and yet death.

Thistle-themed work.

Fish have been used as a decorative element for centuries.

Do-it-yourself rescue of a handsome house made it the perfect backdrop for a wealth of period art and furnishings. Now it’s like a step back in time in this Pasadena bungalow.

Owls were a common motif in the Arts & Crafts movement.

The free and colorful dragonfly is popular in today's A&C revival.

Do-it-yourself repair tips for broken or chipped tiles, a loose tile, disintegrating tile grout, and “bloom” or efflorescence.

Insight into today’s guild: Kevin Hicks and company at Ephraim Faience pottery studios, Wisconsin.