Arts & Crafts Homes Fall 2016

An original colonnade with bookcases and built-in benches was intact, but so filthy it had to be cleaned with a combination of steel wool, Butcher’s wax, and elbow grease. Photo: Dan Mayers

Think them ingenious, historic, or simply charming, millwork built-ins are an essential part of the Arts & Crafts house.

A large buffet anchors one end of the room, which opens to a dining area on the sunset porch.

Kitchens & Baths

Visit a spacious, Prairie-leaning kitchen.

Garden

A staple of English Arts & Crafts gardens, edging has practical as well as historical appeal. From buried barriers to iron and stone, edging remains a practical and often ornamental staple in the garden.

A custom entry by Mendocino Doors was fashioned from scarce, salvaged old-growth redwood. Photos by William Wright

Furniture & Interior Style

Local building custom was preserved in the rehabilitation of an at-risk 1905 cabin, now a family retreat on the wild coast.

Revival Today

Inspired by Greene and Greene, fine woodwork in mahogany enhances an elegantly rustic timber-frame house in the woods.

Exteriors

Play up quality, period style, and architectural interest in all your home's exterior with these hardware options.

The sign on the old L. & J.G. Stickley factory, Stickley museum

Travel

If you’re in the Finger Lakes region of New York, stop by the new Stickley museum in the original L. & J.G. Stickley factory.

The American Foursquare

This American Foursquare in Central Gardens, Memphis, Tenn. celebrates its 100th birthday this year. The house, never neglected, was restored and gently renovated.