Good Craftsman/Arts & Crafts style furniture is tough to come by. Many pieces are considered antiques. Many pieces actually ARE antiques.
This makes it tough for an amateur old bungalow owner to find something like a sofa, if you want to match the style of the house.
Stickley is THE name in American Craftsman style furniture. http://www.stickley.com/ They have been around since 1900, and the style of their furniture is distinctive.
Unfortunately, at least based on their website they only really have one sofa model that has the sort of hand-crafted wood frame and comfy seat cushions that I’ve generally associated (in my amateur way) with Craftsman-style homes. They call it the “Spindle Settle.” http://www.stickley.com/OurProducts_Details.cfm?id=2797&q=sofa&view=all&view=complex&finish=&Collection=.
I’m just not big on this particular design. Among other things, the rails on each of the arm rests are narrow, and don’t look quite right.
This is NOT a slam on Stickley. They can do chairs, and all sorts of other things (as I’ll discuss in future posts). I’m just not big on their sofas.
Fortunately, we found just the place to find the iconic Craftsman-style sofa (more on this tomorrow). Though it wasn’t with the iconic Stickley…
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