the tasteful arrangement of a few well-designed, decorative, and useful objects.airy, light-filled rooms that encourage interaction with the outdoors.natural materials such as stone, brick, and wood.Practically the only common factors to be found in all Arts & Crafts houses are those that encourage an informal but cultured lifestyle: First of all, Arts & Crafts isn’t really a single style it’s an intellectual approach to many styles. And what does an Arts & Crafts-style house look like anyway? Is it a Craftsman bungalow, a Foursquare with bracketed eaves, a quaint cottage, or perhaps an architect-designed Prairie house?
The name sounds improbable-more like a Girl Scout merit badge than a house style. Architect Gary Brewer breathed new life into this Yonkers Foursquare, which he calls home.įor many old-house observers, Arts & Crafts may be one of the most confusing architectural styles.
