Clean lines, quality workmanship and natural materials are the hallmarks of arts-and-crafts style, which is experiencing a revival. Host Joan Kohn studies the elements of this timeless design style.
Not only architecture, but furniture adhered to the arts-and-crafts philosophy of clean, simple lines.
Period lighting fixtures, which use mica, metal and geometric lines, are another key element of arts-and-crafts style.
Wood is a key feature of the arts-and-crafts style. It is used for simple, wide molding, trim, wainscoting and doors, and often is contrasted with plain white or light-colored walls. The grain of the wood is important, and furniture and trim are never painted but always stained a rich warm shade of brown. Teak and oak, especially quarter-sawn oak, are commonly used woods.
Attention to the details of design is important to the look. For example, the woodwork of the door might be mimicked in the window trim.
No one feature stands out in an arts-and-crafts home. Everything works together harmoniously.
Low ceilings are common, as is exposed woodwork. A picture rail might be used around the room at door height, which brings the feeling of the ceiling lower.
Creating a relationship to the outside is another key element of the style.
Pedestal sinks, built-in medicine cabinets, claw-foot bathtubs and simple details in tile work and trim are typical in the bath. So are white and cream colors used for tiles and walls. The look is simple and functional.
Guests Su Bacon
Historic Lighting Inc.
114 E. Lemon Ave.
Monrovia, CA 91016
Phone: 626-303-4899
Fax: 626-358-6159
Website: www.historiclighting.com
Joana Turits
Sales, Lighting Design, Metropolitan Lighting
200 Lexington Ave Ste. #512
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-545-0032
Fax: 212-545-0031
Website: www.nydc.com/metlight Also in this Episode
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