ASHEVILLE, HERE I COME
Arts and Crafts lovers from across the country are converging on Asheville, North Carolina, February 18-20 for the 24th National Arts & Crafts Conference and Antiques Show. I'll be there,...
View Article24TH ANNUAL ARTS & CRAFTS CONFERENCE
Are things returning to normal?I just got back from the Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference in Asheville, North Carolina, and from the throngs of customers converging on the antiques show...
View ArticleFINE ART, FINE CAUSE
I’ve long been a fan of Washington state artist Yoshiko Yamamoto, whose exquisite block prints echo the work of the Arts and Crafts masters and rival them in terms of beauty and technique. Now you can...
View ArticleHOW TO HANDLE A PERIOD KITCHEN
Have you ever strolled through a beautifully preserved Arts and Crafts home, admiring the rich woodwork, lustrous floors and vintage fixtures, only to encounter a kitchen that looked like something...
View ArticleLOCAL LIBRARIES HONOR PRESERVATION WEEK
How should you care for old family photos? What's the best way to preserve memorabilia? How can you save digital images in the face of changing technologies? Now through April 30, libraries across...
View ArticleAPRIL SHOWERS BRING FREE MAY FLOWERS
Spring has been slow to arrive in much of the country, with rain, cold, snow and, of course, tornadoes, dampening spirits nationwide. Before the plague of locusts attacks, this might be a good time...
View ArticleIT’S A BUYER’S MARKET AT BRIMFIELD
Guest blogger: Zac BissonnetteWhen I headed to the Brimfield antiques shows last week to report on the event for Antique Trader, “Time to buy!” was the popular refrain among the dealers I spoke to.One,...
View ArticleVIENNA IN NEW YORK
I just got back from New York City, where I caught the Neue Galerie's very fine show Birth of the Modern: Style and Identity in Vienna 1900. Spread over two floors of the museum's 1914 mansion, the...
View ArticleFORGET THE HAMMER; BRING THE BLOG
In order to remodel a house, there are few essential items you need: time, money, tools, a blog …A blog?These days, it seems like every home remodeler has his or her own blog, enumerating in...
View ArticleSEATTLE WRAPS UP ANNUAL BUNGALOW FAIR
Historic Seattle mounted its 14th annual Bungalow Fair September 24 and 25, and I was in the Style 1900 booth both days, handing out copies of the magazine and chatting with visitors. While attendance...
View ArticleVISITING VAN BRIGGLE'S SPIRITUAL HOME
I was driving through Colorado Springs the other day and decided to stop at the original Van Briggle Pottery factory. Completed in 1908, this complex is a happy testament to the creativity of the...
View ArticleHOW TO FIX DAMAGED TILE
If you own an old house, you've probably had to deal with old tile, and all the problems that go with it: holes, cracks in the glaze, missing grout. Are these problems fixable? And can you do the...
View ArticleSHELL SHOCKED
What do you give the Arts and Crafts enthusiast who has everything? How about a vase made from a World War I artillery shell?I found this impressive work of “Trench Art” in a Maine antiques shop a few...
View ArticleDUTCH TREAT
Dutch design from the end of the 19th century through the 1920s will be the focus of a discussion January 27 at 7 p.m. at the Wolfsonian–FloridaInternationalUniversity in Miami Beach. The museum’s...
View ArticlePOWELL SHORTAGE
Writer and restoration consultant Jane Powell is a respected figure in the American Arts and Crafts revival. The author of such books as Bungalow Kitchens and Bungalow Bathrooms, as well as countless...
View ArticleNORTH CAROLINA BOUND
I must confess I feel an extra twinge of anticipation about this year's Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference, which runs February 17-19 in Asheville, N.C. Bruce Johnson's annual Arts and Crafts...
View ArticleBEST IN SHOW
The SOLD signs were nearly as plentiful as the raindrops by the time the Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference concluded on Sunday. As usual, the antiques show was the centerpiece of the 25th...
View ArticleARTS & CRAFTS LANDMARK CHANGES HANDS
The Grove Park Inn, home of the annual Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference for the past 25 years, has been sold to a private equity firm.KSL Resorts, a Denver- and New York–based firm...
View ArticleWOLFSONIAN INAUGURATES VIRTUAL VISITS
Although I often feel the urge to throw my computer through the window, there are definitely advantages to the digital age—one of which is the ability to survey a museum’s collection from the comfort...
View ArticleANTIQUES AND SUN
As Americasizzles under record heat, it’s time to remember the other victims of this weather cycle: your furniture.According to an article by Style 1900 Contributing Editor Bruce Johnson, the sun’s...
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