Seattle Bungalow Inspired by a Visit to Roycroft

A smitten owner brings the Arts & Crafts aesthetic to a 1921 bungalow—looking past tilting porch piers and baby-blue woodwork! 

When Steve bought the house, problems were evident. The porch piers had loose bricks and were tilting. The bathtub in the single bathroom had leaked for so long that water had seeped into the exterior wall and created significant rot. The original double-hung windows remained, but they’d been painted shut and many were missing their sash cords. 

For inspiration, Steve pored over vintage periodicals and books, including Roycroft founder Elbert Hubbard’s magazine The Fra. He combed antiques fairs and shows. The rooms filled with hand-hammered copper and brass lamps with glowing Handel and Quezal shades, elegant Roycroft copper candlesticks, bowls and vases, and serene woodblock prints, by artists from William Seltzer Rice (1873–1963) to today’s Yoshiko Yamamoto. A collection of ca. 1900 orotone (gold-tone photography) views of local Mt. Rainier anchors a wall in the living room. 

With Roycroft interiors in mind, Steve chose a Morris chair by Limbert, which he put next to the fireplace with a Handel floor lamp to read by. He balanced the room with a Limbert settee and an L&JG Stickley paddle-arm Morris chair. Linen curtain panels and table runners by Dianne Ayers absorb sound and soften the rooms, adding to the Arts & Crafts ambiance.

Arts & Crafts Homes   Brian D. Coleman   Apr 27, 2022 

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