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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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