What adorable houses! Would have loved to see some interior shots though.

That second one is a dream... I wish the photo was a little better quality and that I could see it from more angles!

i don't think there is anything more beautiful than a great craftsman. can't wait to get my own someday. so california.

the only thing i worry about is furniture. its hard to find stuff that compliments a home like this just right without costing a fortune. sigh.

I love this kind of feature, are you planning more of the type?

I lived in a Craftsman house that was renovated into 5 apartments. It was fantastic! It was so nice to always feel like I was coming home to my big beautiful house, even though I only had the tiny studio apartment in the back. I loved it so much! The owners really did a phenomenal job renovating the place and I was so sad to eventually leave it.

We actually just put our little craftsman house in Southern Maine on the market a few weeks ago. It closely resembles a Sears & Roebuck "Twilight" craftsman-style bungalow. It's not as fancy as any of these by any account, but it is lovely and bright and cozy and has beautiful vintage wood details.

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@ Tobi: we furnished our house with an eclectic mix of old and new, with a lot of mission style furniture, glass, and vintage prints we scored in flea markets. Wasn't very expensive at all. Though i have to say that a lot of midcentury modern stuff and ikea contemporary doesn't really jive with the whole stone and wood craftsman vibe.

The craftsman home is exactly what I hope to own in the future. However, as tobi mentioned, furniture for this style can be hard/expensive to come by. So, it's extremely helpful if the owner is a crafstman or woman too. I hope down the road I can have one built. What a dream that would be.

My boyfriend and I live in a highwater bungalow in Sacramento. While my design sensibilities lean more modern, I've really enjoyed it. Beautiful moulding work and built-ins, and the architecture of the house is lovely. We're only just beginning to make interior changes (kitchen remodel, baby on the way, etc), which I will document somewhat on my blog.

As for furniture, I am far less hampered by era-appropriateness, like my boyfriend is. I think it's perfectly fine to introduce more modern elements into the home if they work, you just need to experiment. We currently have a lot of older furniture that's been gifted from his parents (who live in a huge 4-level Victorian). The older stuff feels stranger in the Craftsman than the more modern pieces, in my opinion.

i love craftsman homes! they are so open, calming, and functional (even if the square footage is low). I like a combo craftsman & spanish, which i call "Craftswoman".

I've got an 80 year old Craftsman in upstate NY. I'm also of the opinion that old and modern can mix. They do it that way all the time in Europe, and it looks great. Respect the bones of a place, but modernize. You shouldn't feel like you're living in a museum.

Seriously, AT, are my google searches registering on your radar?

This is the Foursquare I just bought (first-time homebuyer!), I guess most wouldn't classify it as Craftsman style but it does have some elements (as well as some pretty cool built-ins!). Since it was built in 1910, I really wanted find the colors and style that would go in the interior and update it to 2010. And I agree, the furniture is hard to find and very expensive.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahrazak/4584803701/in/set-72157602039359912/

For great interior shots, I source Daily Bungalow and American Vintage Home (check them out on flickr).

my next house will be a craftsman bungalow!

i have had a real passion for them since i was a child visiting my grandparents in santa barbara. i loved all the little bungalows in the downtown neighborhoods. so much character and quality.

i need to sell my 1950s home so i can "upgrade" to a real bungalow.

anyone selling something affordable in austin ;) fixer-upper okay!

We're in a 1929 Milwaukee Bungalow, with intact woodwork including kitchen cabinets and a gorgeous sunroom; we were lucky enough to find a house where all the finishes were original on the first floor (including quarter sawn oak built ins in the living room and dining room). We love the house--the layout is very livable. We moved to the Milwaukee area from Eugene, OR and were so happy to end up in the land of amazing old houses.

I live in a 1920s Craftsman bungalow in Portland, OR - although I sometimes say that I like bungalow neighborhoods better than I like bungalows, I do love my house. We're fortunate in that a lot of the original woodwork and built-ins were preserved over the years.

We have a spacious front porch, and in the summer my partner and I like to sit in our adirondack chairs on the porch, sipping lemonade and waving to all the neighbors who walk by - our neighborhood has a lot of foot traffic which is really nice.

The biggest downside is probably how drafty it is in the winter - we've replaced some of the windows, which helps, but we don't want to mess with any of the beautiful original windows. This is probably an issue with any old house.

I'm firmly in the camp of incorporating more modern furniture into Craftsman homes - I find bungalows that are furnished exclusively in period style to be a bit stifling - who wants to live in a museum? Our living room is furnished in what could be called mid-century style furniture under a broad definition of that term, and it looks great! Our sofa is upholstered in a neutral, strongly textured fabric, we have two brown leather chairs, a limestone coffee table, and a brown wool rug and it all looks great with the original woodwork.

My husband and I just bought a bungalow home.. we Believe it is the Sears Catalog house "The Walton".. the only difference is that ours is in reverse floorplan (which was possible to order) and instead of brick, it has stone masonry. Every floorplan detail is identical, down to the original built in cedar window seat/chest, that still exists in the main bedroom.

I have to agree with others who above stated that furnishing a craftsman home in true craftsman style would be $$$$$$$ ( a stickley chair alone could be around $2K)... With our home, I've decided to do what I can only describe as 'craftsman-modern'. Taking colors and elements from the Era, and creating spaces that are a nod to the historical, but with modern appeal. I don't have pictures up yet-- but will soon :) we're only in the first stages of Demo.. (note: if you ever buy a house with wet bed cement tile- plan to call in a good entourage of friends to help take it down... it weighs a ton and it does not come down easily! 5 hours in this weekend only brought down one half of the kitchen walls...)

As for the craftsman style--It definitely has timeless appeal. What I personally love about them, is that despite small square footage, it has a much larger feel. Our house is only 1,222 sq ft... but it feels like Heaven :)