2007-03-03 12:01:14 · 4 answers · asked by kaseymoo1 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Bungalows are often associated with the Craftsman movement. Simplicity in design, modest decoration, and natural materials were essential characteristics of the Craftsman style. The style dominated between 1905 and 1930.
Overhanging eaves with exposed rafters sheltered the interior from sun and rain. Bungalow style was flexible enough to be adapted to many tastes and climates. At the peak of this styles popularity Sears Roebuck offered bungalow style homes in its mail-order catalogs. Each house was delivered to the site with pre-cut lumber, nails, doors, and all the other necessary building components, as well as a sheet of instructions. Local craftsman would erect the homes using the kit. Through the efforts of Sears and other building supply companies the bungalow style spread in popularity throughout the country.
2007-03-03 14:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by shanequinox 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the info you've recieved is correct. i would add that the craftsman style occurred at the height of the arts and crafts movement, and is almost always closely associated with the works of designers like gustav stickley or greene & greene for the furniture and casework inside the house.
2007-03-04 10:45:53 · answer #2 · answered by sic-n-tired 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a style, like tudor or colonial. Typical homes of that kind have a large front porch and have a slight resemblance to a cottage in roof style(gable) and such. There are many windows and there is usually a great amount of detail trim work inside (crown, cove chair railings as well as door casings.
2007-03-03 21:04:00 · answer #3 · answered by Ann S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well i thought it was a home built by Bob Vila!
2007-03-04 13:02:22 · answer #4 · answered by NubbY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋