Remodeling a Craftsman style house, anyone who is familiar with this style please help?
Question:I recently bought a house that was built in 1928. It has a definite Art Deco/Craftsman/Arts & Crafts feel. I would like to restore as much as possible true to this design period. I specifically like styles such as William Morris and Frank Lloyd Wright. Any tips --especially websites, catalogs, and stores from which I could purchase original or reproduction pieces-- would be most appreciated.
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Restoration Hardware has a great selection of furniture, accessories, hardware, lighting, etc. that fit that style perfectly. www.restorationhardware.com
There is a catalog called Renovators Supply that would help; also look in the yellow pages/google architectural salvage. Stickley manufactures stickley style furniture (BTW Art Deco would not be a style included in Arts & Crafts). Kravet (fabric to the trade) manufactures some fabrics that are copies of William & Morris. I believe that you can also get W & M reproduction wall paper (try google). Looking on line at Barnes & Noble in the Interior Design section--there a lot of books on that period & you could study the pictures. Greene & Greene brothers in California were quite famous for their Craftsmen Bungalows & some are open to the public--so google them & see if they have pictures posted--as is the Reardon Mansion in Arizona. Generally Craftsman style/W & M used a lot of wood, and artisanl products (tiles, ceramics, stained glass) in natural themes & earthy colors. You also might like looking at Charles Rennie MacIntosh's work as well.
Try eBay. I have found rugs, carpets, lamps, chandeliers, candlesticks, chairs, tables, everything! I have also shopped extensively, locally, and the prices they are selling stuff at is at least 1/2 what I would pay locally. Just search mission decorating, William Morris, any maker you know of.
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