Living in the Arts and Crafts Style: Your Complete Home Decorating Guide [Paperback]

Charlotte Kelley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 18, 2006

Now available in paperback, this practical handbook is designed to help both beginners and aficionados decorate in the Arts and Crafts style. The movement's timeless appeal, characterized by superior craftsmanship and natural materials, is at home in any interior. Living in the Arts and Crafts Style helps readers understand what makes an Arts and Crafts space, from fabrics and wall treatments to warm lighting. For each element, whether a dining chair or a bathroom tile, photographs and drawings describe a range of typical styles. Special sidebar sections focus on classic designers of the erafrom William Morris to Gustav Stickleyproviding a look at their signature motifs and most famous pieces. Accessible text and glowing visuals give the reader the tools to take on home projects ranging from small accents to large-scale interior design. With hundreds of inspiring photographs as well as pictorial examples, this is the most comprehensive and useful guide available to decorating and dwelling in the Arts and Crafts style.

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About the Author

Charlotte Kelley is an author who specializes in art and architecture. She lives in London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (May 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811853632
• ISBN-13: 978-0811853637
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #7 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Interior Design > Professional Reference

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, August 31, 2007

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J. Wagner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living in the Arts and Crafts Style: Your Complete Home Decorating Guide (Paperback)

This book helped kick off our interest in the Arts and Crafts style. It has a good smattering of examples showing everything from textiles to metalwork, furnishing to wallpapers. It also throws in brief bits of information about the Arts and Crafts movement and some of the "Who's Who" in the movement that were the leaders in the field. The author displays traditional rooms, modern rooms heavily decorated with the style and rooms featuring current adaptations of the style into modern settings. A great beginning book or for quick basic reference. Definitely recommended. If you like this book and want more information about the Arts and Crafts style, I'd also recommend "The Arts and Crafts Movement" (Sommer/Rago), "The Arts and Crafts Companion" (Todd) and "The Beautiful Necessity" (Smith/Yamamoto).

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How I'd Decorate a Bungalow, November 10, 2006

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living in the Arts and Crafts Style: Your Complete Home Decorating Guide (Paperback)

The Arts and Crafts style reached its zenith in the early twentieth century, just about the time the bungalow house style was spreading across the country. Today we are seeing a lot of bungalow houses built about that time being 'gentrified' into more modern residences as people are moving back into the urban areas and avoiding the commute.

This book is a guide to the styles in which these bungalows may well have been furnished when they were new. It shows furnishings that fit with the built in things like doors, light fixtures, fireplaces. The furnishings feature straight lines, beautiful materials, and honest craftmanship. They just seem to fit well into the bungalow.

This book shows the essence of the style, including both original furniture and modern derivations. It also spends a good bit of time talking about the colors that go with the movement. It's an inexpensive book that illustrates a timliness style.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, March 18, 2007

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Lola Walls "Lola" (Boaz, Al USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living in the Arts and Crafts Style: Your Complete Home Decorating Guide (Paperback)

This is a good book for the person wanting to know more about the Arts and Craft movement and wanting to remodel, decorate, etc in that style.