"A small love nest near the stream, red,
A red rose, a bungalow of our dreams grows.
Keeping away from the city,
We are sitting quite a bit in a dream bungalow. "
Thus the chorus "The Bangalore of Dreams" written in 1927 was held, reflecting the broad affection of the building style that swept the United States in the 20th century. Today, families of these arts and crafts continue to have cities from California to Cape Cod, keeping the elegance and grace of beauty, social and industrial movements.
The story began in the UK and was written mainly by William Morris. The theme of household decoration is in contrast to the guilds of the Victorian era and gorgeous households. He, and others, wanted a return to organic simplicity and a blend with the natural environment. His decorative art was developed at the same time, sailing the Atlantic quickly, becoming indispensable to a new architectural style adapted by American architects and designers.
The birth of exercise
Their open interior design, the low profile and the simplicity of the lines and the attractiveness of art and craftsmen were far beyond the style. It was a reflection of social change thought by the industrial revolution. In England, Morris and his leader mourn the influence of mass production and the loss of personal connection with his work. They encouraged individuals to return to past craftsmanship invested in quality, not the amount of work. Morris's household decoration fully expresses this ideal pattern from nature, natural pigment made from grain pattern and wallpaper.
At the same time, Industrial Revolution slowly changed family life in Japan and Britain. People are moving to cities to work in the factory, and more people are making a living in households. Their house will be simple - there is no need for a servant quarter and a big entrance. The appearance can be kept simple and easy. Gingerbread sculpture has been replaced with natural stone, brick, wood, which distinguishes several variations of American craftsmen's house.
American craft masters and marketers
The birth of the nationwide wave of many skilled workers who are working is modeling exercises such as Greene and Greene, Frank Lloyd Wright, Julia Morgan. Wisconsin hugged the woodwork and furniture completely and proposed Gustav · Stickley expressing the principles of art and craft. He also published the first of many magazines and catalogs that will help spread craftsmen's houses and interiors.
Works of these renowned architects and designers attracted attention in the early 1900's, but it continues to do this today, but this is a popular media, and the everyday of beloved bungalows It is an American dream. Sears and Roebuck Company, Montgomery Ward and other nationwide retailers began selling craftsmen's house plans in catalogs with materials, design drawings, and homes of self-made kits. Sears and Roebuck even even painted the house in the kit. Three major companies alone in Michigan State sold American bungalows and craftman's kits. The cost of the kit ranged from under $ 1,000 to about $ 2,500.
This mass marketing reflects other changes in American cities. Due to the construction of roads, trams and trolleys were carrying people to more white collar work, so the demand for homeownership increased. Building materials are relatively inexpensive, America 's dream of ownership is flourishing.
Style of American craftsmen
The house of arts and crafts has various styles. The bungalows are still the most popular today and are still admired. It characteristically has one story, a brick or rock fireplace, a small entrance supported by bricks or simple wooden posts, and a gently sloping roof. Some bungalows have a small half story above traditional design. Among this broad class are several styles that reflect the use of gables and expanded rafters.
The craftsman's house is a grand scale than the bungalow. The two-storey design features fine details on the window and Eve. Roof rafters are exposed and cut into simple yet elegant geometric patterns. The craftsman's house was generally bigger than a more discreet bungalow, with additional bedroom and large shared space above the stairs. A front porch with a unique row may be spreading over the width of the house.
Another popular style of craftman genres was often a rectangular or box house built on narrow city lots. The two stories of Foursquare, a simple trim board and pouch adorned the entire front of the house. Like other craftsmen 's style, bricks, rocks and timber used in simple lines were one of the most popular kit houses of Sears and Roebuck between 1900 and 1920 I decorated the house. Many of these Four Square homes are down-condominiums in modern American cities.
At the house of a very popular craftsman, a new building revived in this style at the end of the 20th century. The organic feel of families friendly families continues to appeal to people building in the 21st century. And as a testimony to the fundamental principle of exercise expressed by William Morris, the house of a craftworker built 100 years ago stands strongly. You can pay elegant time by carefully paying attention to craftwork made with extreme care.
