Floors, Walls and Ceilings

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Some of the most beautiful and definitive elements of the Arts & Crafts movement can be found in the craftsmanship and design of each home's floors, walls and ceilings. Explore flooring materials such as wood, tile, linoleum and stone; find inspiration for your walls with historic paints, wallpapers and millwork; and discover which ceiling styles will enhance your Arts & Crafts home.

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Floors, Walls and Ceilings

Matte rather than shiny, mellow rather than bright, wood floors in Arts & Crafts-era homes often fade into the woodwork.

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These color palettes will get you started on a direction, informed by period conventions and your own personal taste.

An original beamed-ceiling decoration scheme survives at the Lanterman House in California. below Narrow borders along beams coordinate with the pendant frieze in a revival room.

Floors, Walls and Ceilings

Don't overlook a period-friendly ceiling.

Apparently pastoral but with a decidedly modern twist, the frieze takes center stage in this highly decorated period room. Henry Bosch Co. From the catalog “Modern Home Decoration,” 1912

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Pastoral but with a modern twist, this wallpaper frieze is from the Henry Bosch Co. catalog “Modern Home Decoration,” 1912.

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Small hexagon-shaped floor tiles are a bathroom standard; note the Greek key border in square mosaics.

Floors, Walls and Ceilings

For Arts & Crafts-inspired homes built at the end of the Victorian era and into the 20th century, many flooring types are appropriate—and available again today.

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A deep landscape frieze (‘Birchwood’) from Bradbury & Bradbury exemplifies both the palette and stylized forms of the era. Photo by William Wright

Floors, Walls and Ceilings

Original millwork in a 1908 Prairie-style house includes this window seat in a bay. Photo: Scott Van Dyke

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Floors, Walls and Ceilings

In the philosophy of Arts & Crafts, the fireplace is idealized as the centerpiece of family life: hearth and home.

This Craftsman living room was added to a 1901 house in 1907; simple raw linen curtains admit the late-afternoon light. Photo: William Wright

Floors, Walls and Ceilings

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

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A custom border stencil designed by Trimbelle River crowns the living room in the home of architectural designer David Heide. Photo by William Wright

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Enhancing the woodwork, a digitally printed frieze by Bradbury & Bradbury adds to the serenity in a 1916 Seattle bungalow. Photo: William Wright

Floors, Walls and Ceilings

In this chapter, you'll also find period textiles that add color, pattern, and texture to rooms inspired by the original Arts & Crafts movement.

Linoleum and commercial vinyl are available in vibrant, period-friendly colors. Courtesy Linoleum City.

Floors, Walls and Ceilings

Wood flooring is the perfect backdrop in an old Adirondack lodge furnished with Copeland Furniture’s exclusive reproductions of Frank Lloyd Wright designs. Photo by Carolyn Bates.

Floors, Walls and Ceilings

Uninsulated summer houses of the early 20th century were often paneled in nothing but beadboard. If the original patina is badly damaged or has been painted over, consider a colorful paint scheme. Photo by Gross & Daley.

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The Arts & Crafts ceiling is the largest and least obstructed plane in the room, and it establishes a look. Start there for best results.

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An exclusive list of contemporary art-tile manufacturers. Their beautiful tiles are suitable for Arts & Crafts homes.

A group of hand-knotted carpets with Prairie School designs, from Aspen Carpet.

Floors, Walls and Ceilings

Leaded-glass windows remain in the house. The living room was stripped and restored to return it to the architect’s original vision.

Floors, Walls and Ceilings

Vintage velvet portieres from the view from the dressing room into the bedroom. Bed and tall dresser are re-issued pieces by Stickley.

Floors, Walls and Ceilings

The many colors in ‘Fairyland’ from Trustworth Studios blend to become an analogous and near-neutral background for warm oak tones and the brilliant green of the lantern. The “white” woodwork is actually a softer coffee-cream color.

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