In “Craftsman” architecture we find a very direct and simple expression of a very direct and simple idea.
The “Craftsman idea,” indeed, might better be called a “creed”—the creed of the simple life.
The style is one which, were its origin traced, would lead directly back to William Morris—a style, or a point of view, which decries all adherence to forms which recall the arts of foreign lands or other ages. Its exponents maintain that whatever may be lost in historic association is gained in freedom from constraining precedent, and in actual establishment of a contact with nature itself. It is the architecture of “the simple life.”
Nor need it be supposed that “Craftsman” architecture is necessarily a thing austere and ascetic. The creed is framed to include, necessarily, all furniture, rugs, draperies and other fitments of the home, as well as the color scheme, both inside and out.
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With so many requests for more color reproductions constantly coming in, we have felt it advisable to show several new combination’s.
The color-schemes are in the nature of wall elevations that show the ceiling color, wall paint colors including the stencil border and the finish of the baseboard and molding.
Since wall decorations are selected to meet the requirements of the various conditions of the single room-namely, style, exposure-sunny or otherwise, furnishings-color and type, it is not possible to specify definitely regarding the finishing of the one room or entire home. The influencing conditions are so variable.
On the other hand, the Craftsman Home Color palette can be so selected to overcome any architectural deficiencies and add to the interest of the furnishings.
In the large, barely furnished room, the rich, warm colors, browns, deep tans or even warm blues which are more or less advancing, will give the best results. If the room, however, is not well lighted, the lighter tints will be required. Then the furnished effect should be secured through the use of a wider stencil border applied in rich low-toned colors that are in analogous harmony with the wall tone.
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The Craftsman House - as a rule – is adapted to any portion of the United States in which there are temperate weather-conditions. The house conveys the feeling of country life even while it is intended as a home in urban areas.
Craftsman homes are planned so that they are free from disturbing noise, polluting smoke and reverberated heat.
Field stones are employed in this case for building the foundations and the chimneys; the stones being used as found, with their stains and mossy accretions; since these accidents insure the most pleasing variety of color and surface.
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