Vintage styles: Arts and Crafts homes

Arts and Crafts style home

Arts and Crafts homes by definition are meant to be unique and distinctive. Their design was not meant to be cookie cutter. In fact, they were in part a reaction to the industrial revolution and the mass  production of goods.

As their name implies, the homes were meant to showcase the craftsmanship of the builder.

Some features common to Arts & Crafts homes are their asymmetrical design and complex floor plan. Some have cantilevered second floors, meaning the second story overhangs the first.

They have steep gabled roofs with large porches. They can have gabled dormers (front facing windows that extend out perpendicular to the roof).

Siding includes wood shingles, but they can also feature brick and stucco.

Arts and Crafts home were particularly popular in California, Texas, and Florida.