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Remodel Your Craftsman Style Home – Part I: Interior Features

Craftsman style architecture emerged in America in the early 1900s, marking a return to handcrafted materials that had been overshadowed with the emergence of mass production during the industrial revolution. Today, many owners of craftsman style homes are remodeling to better accommodate the modern lifestyle while preserving the warmth and charm that has defined the craftsman style for the past century. Preserving the original style of a craftsman style home may be met with some challenges, such as restoring craftsman character that has been compromised in previous renovations.

Heavy use of exposed woodwork gives craftsman homes their warmth and signature charm. A return to artistic, handcrafted wood detail is observed in original craftsman homes in decorative moldings, chair and picture railings, wood paneling and intricate staircases. Exposed beams, built in shelving and intricate crown moldings in warm wood tones are characteristic craftsman touches that can be preserved, restored or added during a renovation. Stripping and staining woodwork that has been painted is one way to restore a craftsman home’s authenticity and preserve the original style of the home. Newly added wood should be matched as closely as possible to existing woodwork to preserve the home’s style and give a cohesive look to the old and new elements of the home. The use of local natural materials such as wood and stone is also in keeping with the craftsman style.

The simple, functional layout that is characteristic of craftsman style homes makes the efficient use of space a priority in remodeling. Adding built in shelving or cabinets that coordinate with the original woodwork throughout the home is a great way to preserve the home’s historic charm while adding the storage that is often lacking in older homes. Built-in window seats and banquettes can add functional seating and storage into small spaces while maintaining craftsman style.

In your quest to update a craftsman home without compromising its historic value, you may be wondering how to modernize kitchen and bathroom fixtures. Fortunately, resurgence in the popularity of craftsman inspired furnishings has resulted in many modern day recreations that give homeowners the option to update their homes with brand new materials without sacrificing the home’s original charm. Brand new sinks, countertops, vanities, bathtubs, cabinet hardware and lighting fixtures can be purchased in designs very similar to those that helped define the craftsman style a century ago.

By utilizing period appropriate materials and styles, you can update your historic home for the modern lifestyle while preserving the warmth and simplicity that was integral to the home’s design so many years ago.

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Puzzle Projects for Woodworkers (Paperback) $14.78 Perfect for crafters and anyone interested in toys and games, this resource provides a collection of wooden puzzle projects submitted by members of the International Puzzle Group—a worldwide membership of puzzlers. With images of finished pieces, line drawings, and solutions accompanying each project, this guidebook provides woodworkers with 14 original patterns, including puzzles using blocks and boxes. Information on how to construct jigs to improve a puzzle’s accuracy and professional tips for crafting more polished pieces are also provided.

Drafting And Design For Woodworkers $19.59 Lang has produced a clear, well-organized guide to the art of drafting, describing the methods and materials for drafting whether on paper or on the computer. Designed for beginning to intermediate woodworkers, the text is heavily illustrated, with superb drawings and photos illustrating each point or project described. A chapter is included on developing woodworking designs, with practical tips to working with wood. The book is oversized (9.25x11") and presented in a spiral bound book encased in hardcover, to lay flat when open. Popular Woodworking Books is an imprint of F&W Publications. Annotation )2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

1001 Tips for Woodworkers (Paperback) $19.56 Blandford provides 1001 tips for all elements of woodworking, for amateurs, beginners, and professionals who build items as small as models to those as large as houses. He collected tips from those he submitted to British, American, and other magazines as early as 1930. Tips are brief, with diagrams, and numbered and arranged by type, including preparation and layout, bench, hand tools, workshop techniques, joints, cramping, power and machine tools, routing, lathework, finishing, sharpening, and advice for household work. The book uses English woodworking terms, but there is a comparison of English and American terms at the end. Sizes are metric. There is no index. Blandford is a craft writer and the author of many books. Annotation )2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Do it Best Urethane Woodworkers Glue $3.55 Advanced urethane technology, developed for structural bonding. Multipurpose, can be used on wood, foam, fiberglass, and metal. Can fill gaps up to 3/8''. Sandable and stainable. Won't shrink. 4 oz. tube.

Easy-To-Make Bird Feeders for Woodworkers $4.95 Detailed, simple-to-use guide for designing, constructing, caring for and using feeders. Text, illustrations for 12 classic and contemporary designs.

The Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction for Woodworkers $3.5 Detailed instructions, illustrations, tables. Also data on bird habitat and instinct patterns. Bibliography. 3 tables.

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Homebuilding and Woodworking in Colonial America $12.38 From the late 1600s to the mid-1700s, colonists built their own homes--with the help of their neighbors--from the ground up. Homebuilding, using 17th- and 18th-century tools, is the focus of this fascinating book that includes a pictorial, chronolog

American Woodworker, 6 issues for 1 year(s) $24.98 American Woodworker is a how-to magazine edited for the woodworking enthusiast seeking to improve his or her skills. The premier publication for woodworkers across America, the American Woodworker offers the most accurate and up to date informat...

Bookcases $18.77 With designs by some of America's most outstanding custom woodworkers, this handbook includes 11 popular projects for people of all skill levels. 147 color photos. 82 drawings.

Beds $16.98 These nine projects, all designed by the author, include a small first bed, a Shaker-style bed, a Craftsman-style bed, a pencil

A Splintered History of Wood $16.31 In a world without wood, we might not be here at all. Without wood, we wouldn`t have had the fire, heat, and shelter that allowed us to expand into the colder regions of the planet. If civilization somehow did develop, our daily lives still would b...

Practical Furniture Design (Paperback) $16.31 Articles by America`s most respected builders and designers discuss the furniture design process for such furniture types as cabinets, chairs, casework, and tables.

701 Woodshop Tips & Tricks (Paperback) $17.09 Woodworkers are often faced with challenges while building. The best woodworkers are quick to come up with one, if not a dozen solutions to these complications. No, they`re not all original solutions. But the cleverest among us learn from others, and t...

Greene And Greene $16.31 Considered among the highest achievements of the American arts and crafts movement, Greene & Greene furniture was custom-built for specific interior spaces, and many of the pieces still remain in their original locations. This manual, written ...

Was (Not Was) - The Woodwork Squeaks $17.98 Description Not Available

Early American Country Furniture $18.03 A volume of original woodworking projects inspired by traditional New England country furniture pairs step-by-step building instructions with historical notes, articles on period hardware and finishes, and tips about wood selection. Original.

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