Bungalow Details: InteriorJane Powell and Linda Svendsen Publisher's Comments: What defines an Arts and Crafts bungalow? What makes it different from other small, one or one-and-a-half-story houses? In Bungalow Details: Interior you'll learn of the wonderful detailing that makes up the interior of the whole experience of a bungalow: wooden paneling, built-in furniture, art glass, beamed ceilings, inlaid floors, impressive fireplaces, and more. None of these things by itself characterizes a bungalow, but it is often the way these details and others are combined—and the philosophy they represent—that makes a house an authentic Arts and Crafts bungalow. From fireplaces to flooring, plate rails to paneling, closets to colonnades, lighting to laundry chutes, and everything in between, Bungalow Details: Interior is the ultimate resource book that will teach you how to incorporate these elements into your home's design. Included are historical sidebars and general how-to information that will enable you to appreciate, recreate, or apply them in planning your unique bungalow. |
Bungalow Details: ExteriorJane Powell and Linda Svendsen Publisher's Comments: What defines an Arts & Crafts bungalow? What makes it different from other small, one or one-and-a-half story houses? In Bungalow Details: Exterior you'll learn of the elements that make up the exterior of the whole experience: sleeping porches, knee braces, river-rock columns, pillars, three-part front windows, low-pitched roofs, shingle siding, art-glass light fixtures, clinker-brick chimneys, pergolas, exposed rafter tails, and an extensive use of wood, stone, and brick. None of these things by themselves characterizes a bungalow, but it is often the way these details and others are combined—and the philosophy they represent—that makes a house an authentic Arts & Crafts bungalow. Bungalow Details: Exterior is the ultimate resource book that will teach you how to incorporate these elements into your home's design. Included are historical sidebars and general how-to information that will enable you to appreciate, re-create, or apply them in planning your unique bungalow. |
Bungalow KitchensJane Powell and Linda Svendsen Publisher's Comments: The kitchen was and is the most complex room in the house. The demands placed on it at the turn of the twentieth century are nothing compared to today's demands. Then it was essentially a workroom, a utilitarian space, yet far more complicated than the rest of the house. During the Arts & Crafts movement, it was believed that family life would center in the living room around the hearth. Today, the kitchen has supplanted the living room as the central place in our homes. Not only must it be functional, it is seen as a gathering place for family and guests, a status symbol, a place for projects, and a vehicle for self-expression. There are many reasons to have a bungalow kitchen—to either restore the one that is there, or build a new one in a period way. Bungalow kitchens are an important piece of history—the history of the house, of the twentieth century, of women, and of technology. And because of their simplicity, usefulness, honesty of design and materials, they can easily be made to function for the twenty-first century without compromising their integrity. |
Bungalow BathroomsJane Powell and Linda Svendsen Publisher's Comments: In the sequel to the best-selling Bungalow Kitchens, Jane Powell and Linda Svendsen turn to the second most complex room in the house. While utilitarian by nature, the bathroom doesn't have to emphasize usage. As reflected in these pages, the bathroom can—and should—be a beautiful extension of the home style—and what better examples than those from the Arts & Crafts era. Though it may seem a self-evident feature of the Arts & Crafts style, bungalow bathrooms are truly artistic endeavors. They go beyond the traditional pedestal sink and claw-foot tub to some of the most beautiful tile work, woodwork, fixtures, and decorative elements available. Bungalow Bathrooms is a guide to restoring or designing a period-style bathroom for a bungalow or other nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century house. It provides a wealth of information about flooring, cabinets, countertops, fixtures, faucets, and all the other elements that make up a bungalow bathroom, as well as advice on how to integrate modern technology while maintaining the bungalow look. |
BungalowThe Ultimate Arts & Crafts Home Jane Powell and Linda Svendsen Publisher's Comments: The term bungalow is more than just a romantic term for a beautiful home. Bungalows were the first houses available to the masses that were truly modern. But there was more to bungalows than that. The Arts & Crafts advocates believed that design could change people's lives. They believed that the design of objects mattered, they believed that the built environment mattered, and they believed that people living in these houses, having these objects, raising their children there would result in a wholesome life, upstanding citizens, and a peaceful and prosperous country. In Bungalow: The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Home, the queen of bungalows, author Jane Powell, dissects one of the most endearing home styles. Eighty-five of the truest examples of the form across North America are showcased through the brilliant photography of Linda Svendsen. Experience the beauty of the bungalow in this behind-the-front-porch look at many homes never before photographed for any Arts & Crafts tour and discover the style and tradition of simplicity, informality, ease of construction, and affordability that will inspire homeowners to reach for higher levels of architectural form. |
Bungalow StyleCreating Classic Interiors in Your Arts and Crafts Home Treena Crochet Publisher's Comments: Whether renovating, restoring, expanding, or building new, we all share a longing for the values that hark back to the Arts and Crafts era. The lush woodwork, ingenious open plans, and fine finish details are symbolic of a time gone by. Or are they? As Treena Crochet amply illustrates in Bungalow Style, recreating the beauty of these Arts and Crafts gems without sacrificing our modern lifestyles is not only feasible but deeply rewarding. Over 300 photographs offer a host of ideas, while case studies and sidebars show real world examples and offer advice on how to incorporate period-authentic details in your own home. This extensive collection of beautifully photographed interior architectural elements is an indispensable source of information and inspiration for anyone interested in these special homes. |
Creating a New Old HouseYesterday's Character for Today's Home Russell Versaci Publisher's Comments: A traditional house is a house meant to last. In this groundbreaking book, Russell Versaci shows it is possible to craft a new home with the familiar forms and harmonious proportions of tradition that is also tailored for modern living. Today, however, we need practical guidelines to help recover the practices that were so intuitive to master builders in the past. With the author's "Pillars of Traditional Design" as a guide, homeowners can create a home that looks like it has always been there. Using this simple set of creative tools, a new old house can appear steeped in tradition, devoted to craftsmanship, and reflective of an appreciation for comfort—the trademarks of classic homebuilding. Each of the eighteen homes in this book was chosen as one of the best examples of a classic regional style from across the country. With Creating a New Old House, Versaci reveals the authentic details and the hallmarks of traditional style that make each home distinctive. |
117 House Designs of the TwentiesGordon-Van Tine Co. Publisher's Comments: In the post-World War I era, as the economic boom of the 1920s gathered momentum, millions of Americans set out to make the dream of owning their own home come true. Labor and materials were plentiful and cheap, and new trends in home design made the prospect of homebuilding an exciting venture. This fascinating book, a reprint of a rare catalog of prefabricated houses from 1923, reveals in detail the types of design offered to those in the market for a new home in the early 1920s. Of the 117 designs included, most are substantial middle-class homes. But the popularity of cottages and bungalows is also apparent in the wide selection of practical and appealing designs depicted. And there are large, formal homes as well, many of which embody America's unflagging interest in colonial styling. Some have affluent touches such as a sleeping porch or a sun room. Many reflect a strong interest in exterior detailing, in the form of cypress siding, broad eaves, heavy timber brackets, stucco pillars and flower boxes, among other features. Each house is shown in a large frontal illustration. Floor plans for the first and second floors are included, and interior and exterior detailing are extensively described. The specifics of plumbing, heating and lighting are included in a special section at the back of the book. Architects, architectural and social historians—anyone interested in American home design—will enjoy the rich variety of designs presented. Republished in association with The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, this authentic catalog provides not only an indispensable repository of information about the homes themselves but a source of insight into American life at a time when owning a home became a widely realizable dream for a rapidly growing middle class. |
Small Houses of the TwentiesThe Sears, Roebuck 1926 House Catalog An Unabridged Reprint Sears, Roebuck and Co. Publisher's Comments: For almost 20 years, Sears, Roebuck and Co. purveyed the materials for complete prefabricated houses, providing thousands of Americans with attractive and comfortable low-cost dwellings. Many of these homes are still a common feature in cities and towns across America. The present volume, a meticulous reproduction of a rare Sears, Roebuck catalog of 1926, provides a thorough, accurate record of the company's "Honor Bilt Modern Homes." Over 300 photographs and illustrations, with full descriptions, offer views of 86 different houses and cottages of widely varying sizes and designs. Readers may recognize familiar architectural styles in designs such as the cozy six-room "Homewood" bungalow or the elegant "Lexington," a nine-room, green-shuttered colonial. Also shown are several room interiors for each of 14 homes, along with photographs and plans for nine garages and a hunter's cabin. In addition to visual documentation, the catalog provides extensive, detailed construction information, ranging from the grade of exterior siding to the type of wood used for flooring, windows and trim. An invaluable primary source of illustrated information for anyone engaged in the study, authentication or restoration of antique homes or furnishings, this period catalog will also be of special value to architectural and social historians, Americana enthusiasts and general readers. |
Classic Houses of the TwentiesJ.D. Loizeaux Lumber Company and Loizeaux Builders Supply Co. Publisher's Comments: For home restorers, preservationists, architectural historians or anyone interested in American domestic architecture of the 1920s, this unabridged republication of a rare plan book from that era will be an invaluable resource. Published by the Loizeaux building-supply and lumber companies of New Jersey in 1927, it includes illustrations and floor plans for 134 houses in many styles—New England Colonial, Dutch Colonial, Gothic or half-timber, Modern English, Italian, Spanish Mission and more. Ranging in price from less than $4,000.00 to over $13,000.00, these homes offer a fascinating cross section of the most popular building styles in America over sixty years ago. For each home, the catalog provides an illustration of the exterior, complete floor plans with dimensions, costs and a brief description of the features and advantages of the house. Helpful commentary is often included: "The living room should offer an invitation to relax mentally and physically. Comfortable chairs, shaded lights, and soft-tone hangings, draperies and walls will help create the homelike, restful atmosphere so desirable in a living room. For the decoration of the living room walls, tans, medium brown, warm gray, old blue, gray, green and other soft colors are excellent." In addition to complete plans, the catalog also includes plumbing and bathroom fixtures, wiring, closet fixtures, tiling, heaters and other necessities. The result is an authentic reference guide for a wide range of homes still extant in American cities and towns. For anyone seeking to buy or restore one of these houses, the Loizeaux plan book represents an unparalleled resource containing original plans, detailed descriptions, dimensions and prices. |
Aladdin "Built In A Day" House Catalog, 1917The Aladdin Company Publisher's Comments: In the early 1900s, when land and building materials were cheap and plentiful, most Americans could dream of owning a home of their own. To meet this exploding demand, enterprising firms such as the Aladdin Company of Bay City, Michigan, created, stocked and sold plans, specifications and materials for a wide variety of comfortable homes. Aladdin's 1917 catalog, reprinted here from a rare original edition, shows over 60 homes, from a simple four-room cottage with a front porch to a comfortable two-story home with four bedrooms, a reception hall and pantry. Landscaped exteriors of each design are depicted in photographs or in detailed illustrations. Floor plans for each are included, and many homes are shown in overhead cutaway views that display furnished interiors. A detailed commentary on each home points up the features that make it especially appealing. Aladdin offered its customers many optional built-in fixtures, and they are included here as well—buffets, bookcases, medicine chests, furnaces, light fixtures and more. Enhanced with over 370 illustrations, including 120 photographs, this rare catalog gives readers a close-up view of home design and construction in the early years of the 20th century. Architects, construction specialists, home restorers, decorators, social historians and anyone with an interest in the history of American domestic architecture will want this fascinating document for their libraries. |
Bennett's Small House Catalog, 1920Ray H. Bennett Lumber Co., Inc. Publisher's Comments: In the years following World War I, the typical American family's hopes of owning a home inspired building-supply companies to offer potential buyers attractive, affordable home designs. Along with the plans, they sold—through company catalogs—the millwork, hardware, paints and interior and exterior appointments to turn the designs into dream homes. This volume is a reprint of one such catalog, published by the Bennett Lumber Co. of North Tonawanda, New York, in 1920. In it are designs for 56 single family dwellings, ranging from the graceful eight-room Potomac colonial and the six-room New Hartford bungalow to simple but sturdy four-room summer cottages. All are shown in photographs and floor plans with complete specifications. Here, too, are examples of double- and single-car garages (with model names signifying such automotive aspirations as "Cadillac," "Hudson" and "Buick"), as well as plumbing and lighting fixtures, furnaces, kitchen and medicine cabinets, French doors and stairways typical of the period. Architectural and social historians, old house restorers and preservationists, as well as Americana enthusiasts, will find this rare sourcebook on post-World War I domestic architecture an invaluable reference. |
Houses By MailA Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company Katherine Cole Stevenson and H. Ward Jandl Publisher's Comments: Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years—but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on quality bungalows, colonials and Cape Cods, all with the latest modern conveniences—such as indoor plumbing. Houses By Mail tells the story of these precut houses and provides for the first time an incomparable guide to identifying Sears houses across the country. Arranged for easy identification in 15 sections by roof type, the book features nearly 450 house models with more than 800 illustrations, including drawings of the houses and floor plans. Because the Sears houses were built to last, thousands remain today to be discovered and restored. Houses By Mail shows how to return them to their original charm while it documents a highly successful business enterprise that embodied the spirit and domestic design of its time. |
California Bungalows of the TwentiesHenry L. Wilson Publisher's Comments: In the 1920s, Los Angeles architect Henry L. Wilson, who called himself "The Bungalow Man," published catalogs of numerous bungalow designs for which he offered to provide full sets of plans and specifications for the sum of ten dollars each. The plans consisted of a foundation and cellar plan, floor plans, four elevations and all necessary details, as well as a complete set of specifications. This unabridged reprint of a rare Wilson catalog of the period contains front or front-angled elevations, floor plans and interior sketches for dozens of authentic bungalows, many of them unique to the California landscape. Together they provide a broad cross section of bungalow designs of the region, embodying what Wilson called "artistic beauty and cozy convenience." The design descriptions in the catalog point up the special features and possibilities of each house as well as including estimates of costs and other data. For home restorers, preservationists and architectural historians, this rare sourcebook is an invaluable guide to an extraordinarily popular style of domestic architecture during the 1920s. |
Radford's Artistic BungalowsThe Complete 1908 Catalog Radford Architectural Company Publisher's Comments: Around the turn of the century, bungalows were all the rage in America. Their coziness, warmth and individuality appealed to would-be homeowners looking for an affordable alternative to the conventional high-priced housing of the day. The Radford Architectural Co. of Chicago specialized in providing low-cost architect-designed plans for a wide variety of homes. This book is an exact reprint of their rare 1908 catalog featuring over 200 bungalow designs. Designed by professional architects specializing in low- and medium-priced houses, the plans emphasized originality, economy, versatility and attractiveness. Shown here are an artist's rendering of each complete dwelling, along with overall dimensions and floor plans (including interior measurements). Also included is a description of the blueprints, elevations and other materials provided to homeowners and builders ordering these plans, as well as the price of the plans themselves. Most of the bungalows built in America (many now sadly gone, victims of urban sprawl, tract housing, shopping malls and other forces) were built by builders using catalogs like this one. That makes this inexpensive reproduction of a widely used contemporary catalog an indispensable resource for architects, historians, restorationists, preservationists and any lover of the time-honored appeal embodied in the bungalow. |
A Field Guide to American HousesVirginia and Lee McAlester Publisher's Comments: The guide that enables you to identify, and place in their historic and architectural contexts, the houses you see in your neighborhood or in your travels across America—houses built for American families (rich, poor, and in-between), in city and countryside, from the 17th century to the present. |
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