American Craftsman- Laura's dream house

I have a lot of blogging to do, and hopefully what with my facebook fast this week, I can get caught up on it. Get ready for the binge of my binge and purge blogging. This first one is probably going to be one of least interesting ones. 

As much as I love gaudy things, I love simplicity- white with lots of windows

Lately I've had a few friends express an interest in what craftsman style houses looked like.

 American Craftsman architecture and design is my favorite.

The thing is I could live in almost any style of house and make it a home and love it- there are so many fun styles of houses, but if I designed my dream house it would likely follow the craftsmen style because it samples from some of the best movements in architecture, including art nouveau, Victorian, and modern.

Think arts and crafts. Think decorative, but not in a Marie Antoinette way. Think earthy, woodsy, and colorful (natures colors). Handcrafted wood, glass/stained glass, metal, etc.

 I like this from Wikipedia, "In architecture, reacting to both Victorian architectural opulence and increasingly common mass-produced housing, the style incorporated a visible sturdy structure, of clean lines and natural materials." 

 Toss in some art deco and I might faint from sheer joy, "Emphasis on the originality of the artist/craftsman led to the later design concepts of the 1930s Art Deco movement." 

 Victorian + Art Deco + Craftsman = Laura's dream house. 

 Hello Pacific Northwest, America. AMERICA! 

Give me a Wes Anderson house! FAINT.

 Hello Eureka, California- the place that molded me into this motha amazing playa you see before you!

Be sure to include a kitten.

 Common architectural design features, as listed on Wikipedia: 

 Low-pitched roof lines, gabled or hipped roof Deeply overhanging eaves, Exposed rafters or decorative brackets under eaves Front porch beneath extension of main roof Tapered, square columns supporting roof 4-over-1 or 6-over-1 double-hung windows Frank Lloyd Wright design motifs Hand-crafted stone or woodwork Mixed materials throughout structure. HELLO DOLLY.

I don't know if this link will work, but if it does- sweet ginger beets!
http://pinterest.com/wiwabin/dream-home/