The arts and crafts movement also brought about America’s interpretation of European art and crafts ideals. We know it to be craftsman architecture. In addition, furniture and other decorative items we designed in association with this movement. Bungalow architecture also closely connects with the Arts and Crafts architecture movement.
Design Features associated with the Arts and Crafts architecture movement
- Low pitched gable roofs with wide eave overhangs
- Exposed rafter tails
- Open floor plan design – viewed as a rebuff of the closed boxy rooms of Victorian architecture
- Decorative brackets in gables
- Built-ins (cabinets and other furniture)
- Dominate fireplace that’s often a focal point within the design
- Porches with wide square or tapered columns and masonry porch supports.
- Exposed beam on the interior and exterior.