Old House Journal

Whether it's a true reproduction of a period piece or a modern creation inspired by the past, today's Arts & Crafts designs are as classic as ever. From hammered hinges to stained glass lamps, you'll find exciting options for every room. Colonial Rev

ARTS & CRAFTS IS ABOUT LIVING WITH BEAUTY EVERY DAY. Art is not just for paintings and sculpture; the hand-embroidery on a sofa pillow is art, too. Why shouldn’t our lamps and our chairs, our kitchen bowls and door hardware be beautiful? Adherents of

AN ARTIST AND CRAFTSPERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OF PERIOD DESIGN, Gwen Jones had a good idea of what she wanted when she moved to Portland: an old house, comfortable, not a fixer-upper, with space for her floorcloth-making business. (A precursor to linoleu

appliqueartistry.com Wende Cragg stitches and appliques exquisite pillows, wall panels, and table runners that lean toward Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts in silks, dupioni, velvets, and other luxurious fabrics. All works made to order. Prices vary; mo

IN HER EARLY 20s, Wende Cragg was faced with a choice: Should she spend her days mountain biking near her Bay Area home, or creating textiles with her signature appliques? As the only woman taking part in “clunker” rides in the Marin County hills, Cr

WHEN SHE DECIDED TO USE Charles E. Burchfield’s little-known wallpaper designs as background for a designer show house in her hometown of Buffalo, New York, Traci Ackerman had her eureka moment. A former art teacher and volunteer at the Burchfield Pe

bradbury.com Thistle is a classic Arts & Crafts wallcovering from this maker of historical screen-printed and digital reproduction wallpapers. The hand-printed paper has a 21" repeat. A single roll is 27" wide x 15' long; $104 per roll. (707) 746-190

“I still remember how captivated I was,” says Steve Walsh about his visit to the Roycroft Inn, in East Aurora, New York, when he was in graduate school. He remembers the simplicity, the use of wood and stone, the metal strapwork and oak trim lit by g

barnfurnituremart.com This long-time company is known for its Amish-made, solid-wood furniture. The Greene & Greene 48" sofa table in cherry features cloudlift motifs, pegged accents, and breadboard ends. As shown, it retails for $1,767.95. (888) 302

artsandcraftspress.com Kelmscott Manor is a limited-edition print from Yoshiko Yamamoto, part of her News From Nowhere series. Unmatted with a deckle edge, it measures 11" wide 15" high. It’s available unmatted, matted, or in a quarter-sawn oak frame

AS A KID, DIANE HUSSON was a big tree-climber. She especially loved sitting in the canopy of a certain elm. Today, she’s still negotiating branches, leaves, and bark, but in a wholly different way. Now an artist in faux bois, Husson turns cement and

“We wanted a kitchen that looked as though it might have been here in the 1920s,” says Shirley Erstad. That’s the genius of this new kitchen: although it’s new, it is convincing, handsome, and functional, outfitted with its original oak millwork, lea

DESIGN Michael Crull, David Heide Design Studio dhdstudio.com G.C. Golliker Construction, St. Paul: (651) 489-8482 WINDOWS Marvin marvin.com WALL TILE Cadet Blue 4" ‘Revival’ Mission Tile West missiontilewest.com FLOOR TILE Subway Mosaics Heritage Ti

bigchill.com This maker of Retro and classic-look appliances offers ranges from 30" to 48" wide. The 36" Retro stove in custom Bottle Green offers six burners with continuous grating, and it’s fitted with custom traffic green knobs. In 200 low-VOC co

MARY CHASE PERRY is still a presence at Pewabic, the pottery she founded in 1903. Executive Director Steve McBride, once a potter here and now the pottery’s executive director, can visualize Perry (later Stratton) stamping out sparks from her long sw

restorationtile.com This family-owned business makes close replicas of the unglazed porcelain mosaic hex tiles popular during the Arts & Crafts and prewar eras. Mosaics come in a range of colors, lending themselves to decorative borders and intricate

WHEN’S THE LAST TIME you thought of flooring—linoleum in particular—as art? Meet Laurie Crogan, whose wild imagination, skill, work ethic, and personality have clients praising her as the “Rembrandt of linoleum” and suggesting a museum should feature

anneryanmillerglassstudio.com This glass artist builds exquisite window panels and table lamps from hand-blown glass, often with distinctive metal overlays. In vivid greens, blues, and different clear glasses, "Waterflow" measures 18" wide x 33 1/2"

VERY FEW PEOPLE can make a hammered copper lamp like Luke Marshall. From his father, he learned to make silver jewelry when he was 13, but he’d been working in less expensive copper when he met a grand master Spanish silversmith, Ricardo Lopez de Gra

acornmfg.com The mortise cylinder lockset in forged black iron from this American manufacturer will stand the test of time. The 16" high exterior plate has a thumb latch and detailed pull. The 9" high interior plate has a lever handle and thumb turn.

JUST AFTER WORLD WAR II, when Andrew Bevolo founded Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights, he’d had a lot of experience in metallurgy. After emigrating from Italy in the early 20th century, he’d worked at Ford Motor Company, then was part of the first crew to

Jim Pierce grew up around rulers, protractors and compasses, drafting tables and blueprints: his father was an architect. From an early age, Pierce’s life goal was to design a house of his own. He understood the importance of ergonomics in the layout

alliedwindow.com Get superior storm protection while saving energy and reducing noise with exterior storm windows in historic and operable designs, with options for bent or bowed-glass windows. The Historic One Lite (HOL-B) window shown has a bottom

abatron.com Repair door and window frames and decorative elements like these wood corbels with WoodEpox, a shrink-free adhesive wood-replacement compound that’s virtually VOC free. The GreenGuard-certified material bonds permanently with high strengt

superiorclay.com Components for this new Rumford fireplace include a 48" throat, smoke chamber, cast-iron damper with gasket, black glazed firebrick, refractory mortar, and terra-cotta flue liners. A similar fireplace construction costs about $3,500,

dhdstudio.com Led by designer David Heide, this design/restore/new-build firm’s work blends elements of timeless residential architecture with the necessary amenities for modern living. They’re especially noted for sensitive historic renovations and

ANIMALS The rabbit (or hare) is associated with fertility and rebirth. Fishes are phallic and fecund yet, carrying the power of water, are associated with the Mother; the carp or koi fish is common in Anglo–Japanese designs. Stylized cats and tortois