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Craftsman Homes: More than 40 Plans for Building Classic Arts & Crafts-Style Cottages, Cabins, and Bungalows by Gustav Stickley click to enlarge

Craftsman Homes: More than 40 Plans for Building Classic Arts & Crafts-Style Cottages, Cabins, and Bungalows

Gustav Stickley
Stickley's own compilation of the best of his designs, contemporary designers and remodelers will find more than 40 plans for building classic arts and crafts style cabins, bungalows and cottages. He aslo discusses, at the end, the decorative scheme as it applies to each room.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. "The Simplification of Life:" by Edward Carpenter
2. "The Art of Building a Home:" by Barry Parker & Raymond Unwin
3. A California House Founded on the California Mission Style
4. An Old-Fashioned House with the Dining Room and Kitchen in One
5. A Small Cottage that Is Comfortable, Attractive & Inexpensive
6. A Plain House that Will Last for Generations and Need but Few Repairs
7. A Cottage of Cement or Stone that Is Conveniently Arranged for a Small Family
8. Suburban House Designed for a Lot Having Wide Frontage but Little Depth
9. A Very Simple and Inexpensive Cottage Built of Battened Boards
10. A Cement House that Shows the Decorative Use of Concrete as a Framework
11. Cement House Showing Lavish Use of Half-Timber as a Decoration
12. Cement House Showing Craftsman Idea of Half-Timber Construction
13. A Comfortable and Convenient House for the Suburbs or the Country
14. A Craftsman City House Designed to Accommodate Two Families
15. A Craftsman Farmhouse that Is Comfortable, Homelike and Beautiful
16. House with Court, Pergolas, Outdoor living Rooms & Sleeping Balconies
17. The Craftsman's House: A Practical Application of Our Theories of Home Building
18. A Small Shingled House that Shows Many Interesting Structural Features
19. A Roomy, Inviting Farmhouse, Designed for Pleasant Home Life in the Country
20. A Simple, Straightforward Design from which Many Homes Have Been Built
21. A Craftsman House in which Tower Construction Has Been Effectively Used
22. A Concrete Cottage Designed in the Form of a Greek Cross to Admit More Light
23. A Bungalow of Irregular Form & Unusually Interesting Construction
24. A Roomy, Homelike Farmhouse for Lovers of Plain and Wholesome Country Life
25. A Plaster House upon which Wood Has Been Liberally Used
26. A Farmhouse Designed with a Long, Unbroken Roof Line at the Back
27. Two Inexpensive but Charming Cottages for Women Who Want Their Own Homes
28. A Log House that Will Serve either as a Summer Camp or a Country Home
29. A Pleasant & Homelike Cottage Designed for a Small Family
30. A Country Clubhouse that Is Built like a Log Cabin
31. A Plain Little Cabin that Would Make a Good Summer Home in the Woods
32. A Bungalow Built around a Courtyard Facing the Water
33. A Rustic Cabin that Is Meant for a Week-end Cottage or a Vacation Home
34. A Bungalow Designed for a Mountain Camp or Summer Home
35. A Convenient Bungalow with Separate Kitchen and Open Air Dining Room
36. A Cottage Planned with a Special Idea to Economical Heating
37.A Cottage that Comes within the Limits of Very Moderate Means
38. A Country House that Was Originally Planned for a Mountain Camp
39. Porches, Pergolas and Terraces: The Charm of Living Out of Doors
40. The Effective Use of Cobblestones as a Link between House and Landscape
41. Beautiful Garden Gates: The Charm that Is Always Found in an Interesting Approach to an Enclosure
42. The Natural Garden: Some Things that Can Be Done when Nature Is Followed instead of Thwarted
43. What May Be Done with Water & Rocks in a Little Garden
44. Halls and Stairways: Their Importance in the General Scheme of a Craftsman House
45. The Living Room: Its Many Uses & the Possibilities It Has for Comfort & Beauty
46. The Dining Room as a Center of Hospitality and Good Cheer
47. A Convenient and Well-Equipped Kitchen that Simplifies the Housework
48. The Treatment of Wall Spaces so that a Room Is in Itself Complete & Satisfying
49. Floors that Complete the Decorative Scheme of a Room
50. An Outline of Furniture-Making in this Country Showing the Place of Craftsman Furniture in the Evolution of an American Style
51. Willow Chairs & Settles which Harmonize with the More Severe & Massive Furniture Made of Oak
52. Craftsman Metal Work: Designed & Made According to the Same Principles that Rule the Furniture
53. The Kind of Fabrics & Needlework that Harmonize with & Complete the Craftsman Decorative Scheme
54. Home Training in Cabinet Work
55. Our Native Woods & Their Treatment
56. The Craftsman Idea

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