Another Greene & Greene Masterwork The Duncan-Irwin House, Part II: The Interior
In my previous post, I gave you a tour of the exterior of the Greene & Greene’s Duncan-Irwin House in Pasadena. Now we go through the doors below for a personal tour of the amazing interior of this quintessential Greene & Greene home… From the inside (below), the wisteria vine motif shines through the door’s...
Christmas Came Early: A Pair of Stickley Nightstands on Craigslist!
I’ve written in the past about all the great things we’ve purchased on Craigslist, including our house itself, an antique roll-top desk, a beautiful Stickley cabinet, and the gorgeous Warren Hile Prairie Chair I scored earlier this year. Well, this week it happened again, and Christmas came early, in the form of a pair of...
Stunning Warren Hile Studio Prairie Chair Bought On Portland Craigslist
I haven’t been too active on Craigslist in the past few months – it hasn’t been for a lacking of looking – but rather because I haven’t seen anything that really spoke to me. But late last week I came across a gorgeous prairie-style chair that I absolutely had to have. Just like the Stickley...
Our Collection of Arts & Crafts Furnishings Found on Craigslist
In light of the two recent great deals I’ve found on Craigslist (the oak desk and the Stickley nightstand), I thought I’d take the opportunity to show you some of the other Arts & Crafts items I’ve acquired through the site. It’s no secret that it can be very expensive to furnish your bungalow home...
Another Incredible Deal On Craigslist: A Stickley Cabinet
It’s no secret that I am a Craigslist addict. I willfully admit it. We’ve furnished much of our house with purchases made through the site, and in fact, we even found our house on Craigslist. You’ll recall that a few weeks ago I scored an amazing 1917 quarter-sawn oak roll-top desk, and this week I...
Origins of the Arts & Crafts Movement in America: The Roycroft Campus
This week I traveled to Western New York State for business and while there I was able to spend some time in the Arts & Crafts artisan community of “Roycroft” in East Aurora, just outside of Buffalo. The Roycroft Campus was founded in the late-1890’s by Elbert Hubbard, who along with Gustav Stickley, is considered...
