My new friend, and Laurelhurst neighbor, donaleen, gifted me with a copy of a reprinted period house catalog. I believe the original book was published in 1921 by the Morgan Woodwork Organization and was called "Building with Assurance." The catalog was reprinted in its entirety by Lee Valley Tools Ltd. in 1987, under the title Homes & Interiors of the 1920's. When donaleen placed the book in my hands, I got so excited when I thumbed through it. This catalog is loaded with great pictures: Millwork, doors, windows, wainscoting, leaded glass, stair parts, breakfast nooks, built-ins and more. It has something like 400 pages of great detailed drawings. I'm going to show some of my favorites, so this post is very picture heavy. I'm going to put in a page break, so if you want to load the pictures, you'll have to open the post. Here are a few of my personal favorites. I'm always happy to find stained kitchen cabinets. The brackets on the upper cabinets look almost exactly like the ones we put in our kitchen. There are a number of house plans offered with color drawings. And an amazing array of millwork and built-ins. These table and chairs actually fold out of the way. It's hard to stop adding pictures. There are literally so many good things in the catalog, I have to force myself to stop posting them here at the blog. I'm just going to add one more thing, because it's in color: Leaded glass.

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Completed in 1908 in Pasadena, United States. The essential nature of architecture by Greene & Greene begins with intense attention to detail and craftsmanship, as their bungalows mark the...

The history and style of the heyday bungalow with its exotic, Anglo–Indian associations and artistic naturalism.

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Even though I don't really need to do much more research, I seem to be addicted to downloading books from Internet Archive. I really am a research junky. I guess I may as well put all this research energy to good use by sharing some of the good stuff I've found. Because I'm putting lots of pictures in this post, I'm going to insert a page break so it won't bog down folks loading the main page. If you want to see all of the pictures, you'll have to open the post. On my mind this week are closets and other bedroom built-ins—probably because we're trying to make progress on our closet this month. I've cited where I got the drawings. From Housewifery by L. Ray Balderton, 1919 From Home Interiors by the National Lumber Mfg. Association, 1929 From Home Interiors by the National Lumber Mfg. Association, 1929 These three wardrobes are from the Morgan Millwork catalog (1921) I shared a couple days ago. These 5 pages about Closets and Wardrobes are from the book What Makes the House Beautiful: A Collection of Building Details and Measured Drawings, published in 1920 by Henrietta C. Peabody. And three more from various sources. From the Curtis Cabinet and Stair Work catalog, 1927. From an Ideal Built-In Furniture catalog, c. 1920 From a Sears Honor Bilt Building Materials catalog, 1930.

Handcrafted in the USA out of quartersawn white oak, this Prairie Craftsman style floor lamp is a centerpiece of any craftsman-style room. A patina is carefully applied to all solid brass lamp parts to give an aged effect, and the oak wood is fumed for a rich deep color. Finished in a rich burnt umber stain, with real amber mica panels. Also includes an oak leaf medallion and acorn pull chains.  Dimensions: 60" high, 21.5" x 21.5"W. Uses 2 bulbs

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Вы что-нибудь слышали про социалистическую утопию в дизайне? Craftsman, mission, prairie style вам что-то говорит? Чисто англо-американская затея. И целая философия. Вкратце пересказать сложно (кому интересно - разыщет, прочтёт). Будучи антикапиталистической мечтой, продержалась, как и Советский…

My new friend, and Laurelhurst neighbor, donaleen , gifted me with a copy of a reprinted period house catalog. I believe the original book w...