shopping: mission-style

[ellenkushner]

Everyone in Seattle seems to live in fantastic Craftsman bungalows ca. 1920 - fortunately, there is a local branch of Rejuvenation, where the stuff looks even better than in the catalogues! Delia & I were smitten by a line of Quoizel lamps the store also sells - and I've found the one we want online for a terrific price - and lots of its friends, as well - so YO HO, YOU BUNGALOW-DWELLERS who need new lighting fixtures (you know who you are)!!! Check out this site for some truly remarkable Quoizel chandeliers etc. Great prices on Arroyo Craftsman, too, if that's more your style.

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[handworn.livejournal.com]

Have you been to architectural salvage (http://www.nyc.com/shop/Architectural_Salvage_Warehouse.195239/editorial.aspx) stores? You can get somewhat similar items there, though fixtures like chandeliers or sconces more than table lamps. (Your lamp is indeed beautiful.) Better selection 'cause not everything is reproduced, but worse availability for any one thing because it's a matter of what has happened to turn up in houses being rehabbed or demolished. Still, it's a fun pursuit.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

We went to one in Harlem and got great old bathroom mirrors! But this one looks cool; we'll have to check it out.

[aurenfaie.livejournal.com]

I'm rather fond of the snail! Though I don't know if I'd ever actually put it in a room. *laughs*

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

I know - when it comes to Tiffany glass, some people just get a little overexcited....

[aerialscribe.livejournal.com]

Ellen -- It was very nice to meet you and Delia at the reading on Wednesday. Thanks so much for coming to Seattle!

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

It was a real pleasure! I hope we'll get back there soon.

[tazlet.livejournal.com]

If you're into quarter sawn oak, Stickley is doing fairly affordable repros of some of their best pieces.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Wow! I didn't know anyone was working in quarter sawn commercially now! Thanks for the tip. (Love your icon!)

[tazlet.livejournal.com]

Mine someday:
Prairie spindle settle:
http://www.stickley.com/gallery/details.cfmid=1399&c=36&cat1=88&view=all&view=complex

It has the most beautiful lines of any mission settle and in period would cost upwards of $25,000. This one is possible, though, and, come the dawn, if they won't sell it to me unfinished, I'll strip it, fume it and finish it in button lac.

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

I would kill to be able to live in an Arts & Craft bungalow (Hi, my name is David, and I'm an American Bungalow addict...). Know anyone that needs to be bumped off?

Note to the FBI: KIDDING!

[paulakate.livejournal.com]

Next time you are in LA, go to Historic Lighting in Monrovia (the city was founded in 1887 and has a nice downtown for walking and lots of bungalows around).


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[(Anonymous)]

Actually there is a lot of criticism over the quality of the Stickley Greene & Greene stuff; it's made in Vietnam, the wood isn't especially great, construction is mediocre. I'd steer clear; there are LOTS of small independent designers and builders doing Greene & Greene inspired stuff which is A) cheaper than Stickley and B) better quality. Plus, building a relationship with a woodworker over the years is vastly more rewarding than buying from the local Stickley dealership.

I love Stickley stuff, and I think their contemporary work is perfectly well made - mostly. I just think that in this case they missed the boat a bit. A very large part of the emphasis of the Arts & Crafts movement was keeping labor and materials local, because by buying such work we support our own communities and artists. By having this stuff made overseas, we're violating that compact, as well as paying a huge markup on work that just isn't worth it.

do any of you read Hewn & Hammered - http://www.hewnandhammered.com/ ?

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