Furniture & Interior Style

The architecture and period details are intact in this 1912 house gently reconfigured for family living today.

Once derelict, a 1906 house in Portland is faithfully restored, then decorated with rich colors and a mix of vintage and revival furniture, textiles, and pottery.

This new interior for a recent house is a pleasing example of interpretive design: using the Arts & Crafts philosophy not to re-create the past, but in a contemporary twist on the revival.

Serial restorers thought they were done—until they were smitten by a 1912 house that desperately needed their help.

A Network of Craftspeople

The terms for American art glass may be baffling, but few other details are quite so transporting as these jewel-like treasures. Here’s a clear introduction to art glass of the early 20th century (and of today’s Arts & Crafts revival).

These Arts & Crafts collectors built their English- and Bungalow-inspired home in 2021, incorporating salvaged and handmade elements.

It was once the worst house in a good neighborhood, until a couple enamored of Arts & Crafts took on its restoration.

Symphonic organs were once a sign of wealth and taste.

A decorative arts historian and artist shares his work restoring an old house that leaves visitors open-mouthed with wonder.

Craftsman style furniture represents enduring warmth and simplicity, diverging from ornate Victorian designs with its emphasis on meticulous craftsmanship and quality materials.

From Britain to the United States and beyond, diverse influences and styles make up Arts & Crafts.

A jewel of the Fairmount Historic District in Fort Worth, this Chalet-Bungalow has the quintessential bungalow-era interior with period lighting, pottery, and Stickley furniture.

A Family Endeavor Ongoing

See dozens of specialty sources who can supply trim lumber, wainscot and paneling, period mouldings, and wood finishes, all to enhance your bungalow, Foursquare, Tudor, or Arts & Crafts house.

Did you know that today’s Stickley is a descendant of the original companies?

Antiques, reproductions and inspired contemporary work mix well in revival interiors.

A California architect saves the essence of a 1910 house while adding a second story in a handsome makeover.

A Craftsman Evolving

Mailed to schoolteacher–carpenter Andrew Fery in the hamlet of Aumsville, Oregon (pop. then 100), this postcard illustrates how the Arts & Crafts movement—or retail versions of it—reached even rural American homes.

David Berman of Trustworth Studios invites us into his 1910 home for the holidays.

Precise in Wood and Deed

The movement’s furniture proves that Arts & Crafts is a design philosophy and a way of working, much more so than a “style.” How else to explain so many design vocabularies?

Restoration veterans saw beyond fake siding and popcorn ceilings to the inherent charm of this rural bungalow.