Jane Powell and Linda Svendsen Linoleum Gibbs, Smith Publisher, 2003 119 pages, illustrated Hardcover Purchase Here I HAVE BEEN PUZZLED for a long time as to why most people look down on linoleum, aside from it being on the floor,” writes old-house renovator and self-proclaimed “radical preservationist” Jane Powell in Linoleum, her latest collaboration with photographer Linda Svendsen. … Continue reading Linoleum
Jane Powell and Linda Svendsen Bungalow: The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Home Gibbs Smith, 2004 286 pages, color photography throughout Hardcover Purchase Here AS SHE CANDIDLY proclaims on her business card, Jane Powell is known for strong opinions, obscure knowledge and bad puns (“joist the facts, ma’am,” “swinging shingles,” “dormer vous,”). Her previous books, including … Continue reading Bungalow: The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Home
The New Bungalow Kitchen Peter Labau The Taunton Press 224 Pages Purchase Here THIS HANDSOME BOOK IS described by its publisher as a guide to remodeling (or building) a “new” bungalow-style kitchen that incorporates the most up-to-date 21st-century amenities (think Viking ranges. Sub-Zero refrigerators and home offices). It draws on 17 bungalow-style kitchens designed or … Continue reading The New Bungalow Kitchen
Susan Hershman House Colors: Exterior Color by Style of Architecture Gibbs Smith 336 pages Softcover, $34.95, SG74 AS THIS IS WRITTEN, Susan Hershman’s House Colors, published in October 2007 (just nine short months ago), is temporarily out of stock at amazon.com. If that tells you something, listen. As a present or prospective bungalow homeowner, you’ve … Continue reading House Colors
What They Gave Us AS THIS ISSUE WAS ABOUT TO GO TO PRESS, we were saddened to learn of the death, from cancer, of photographer Linda Svendsen, whose collaborations with authors Jane Powell and Paul Duchscherer produced a series of definitive books on the architecture, history, furnishing and preservation of the American bungalow in all … Continue reading What They Gave Us
Table of Content WHEN PRAISE IS LAVISHED UPON American Bungalow and I find myself puffing up like a proud father, I have to remind myself that the magazine is sustained by your passion, not mine. And thankfully, your ardor can be pretty intense. Individually, readers’ passions are diverse, yet they are subtly unified. Demographically, according … Continue reading Table of Content
[dms] Purchase Here Fall 2000 BUNGALOW FEATURES: Collectors The Scheide-Mantel House by David Cathers The Elbert Hubbard-Roycroft Museum is a bungalow filled with Roycroft rarities. History Researching the History of Your Home by Michael Houser Where to go and what to look for when searching for your bungalow’s past. New Construction A Tale of Two … Continue reading Issue 27 Table of Contents
[dms] Spring 2002 BUNGALOW FEATURES: Historic Homes The Coulton House at Coyote Range by Michelle Gringeri-Brown A Southwest/Arts and Crafts Fusion in Flagstaff. Collecting Arts & Crafts The Art of the Leather Purse by Evelyn Haertig Tooled leather purses bring a feminine side to Arts and Crafts. Neighborhoods The Bungalows of Mason City by Tim … Continue reading Issue 33 Table of Contents
[dms] Purchase Here Summer 2004 BUNGALOW FEATURES: Arts & Crafts Roots Roycroft Heritage by Marjorie Searl A family tie to the Roycrofters shapes a home and four generations. Neighborhoods Wild Rose: The Quintessential Bungalow Neighborhood by Michelle Gringeri-Brown Monrovia, Calif., has countless bungalows, but none more charming than those on Wild Rose Avenue. Show Us … Continue reading Issue 42 Table of Contents
[dms] Purchase Here Summer 2005 BUNGALOW FEATURES: Interiors A Little Slice of Paradise by David Cathers A Maine lodge comes alive when filled with family and friends. Arts & Crafts Memorabilia The Art of the Bungalow by Michael Williams Selling the bungalow lifestyle to the public: charming vintage ephemera. Architecture Swept Away by Tim Counts … Continue reading Issue 46 Table of Contents