The Craftsman Bungalow Home
The Craftsman Bungalow home is one of the most common house styles that emerged from the Arts & Crafts movement of the early 20th century. Shallow pitched roofs, exposed rafter tails and a mixture of materials like brick, shingles and siding are all telltale characteristics. Our example is a 1-1/2 story bungalow variation that first appeared in the early 1900s and remains popular today.
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Essential Style Elements
Craftsman Bungalow homes feature shallow-pitched roofs with deep overhangs and exposed rafter tails at the eave overhang and decorative brackets at the rake overhang. Deep, broad porch elements with expressive structural components such as rafters, brackets and columns are common. A mixture of materials are used, including brick, shingles and siding.
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Quintessential Windows
While Craftsman Bungalow homes utilize a variety of window types, some themes remain consistent within the style. Double-hung windows with stained wood interiors are predominant, but casement windows are also common. The windows are typically vertical in proportion, although single-opening accent windows do not always follow this rule.
Grilles are used in the upper windows and are vertically proportioned or square. Grilles are never horizontal, even in accent windows.
Grilles are used in the upper windows and are vertically proportioned or square. Grilles are never horizontal, even in accent windows.
Quintessential Doors
Craftsman Bungalow homes typically have one main entry door, although there can be numerous auxiliary doors leading to patios, decks, the backyard or a side yard. Craftsman Bungalow doors typically feature stained wood and are rarely painted, which helps accentuate any use of art glass, which is common to doors of this style.
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Colors & Finishes
Craftsman Bungalow window colors favor warm, earthy browns, greens, burgundies and yellows. The window frame and sash are usually one color, the window trim is a contrasting color and the home’s siding color is close to the color of the window frame and sash.
Exterior Color Palette
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Red Rock
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Cherry
Interior Stain Colors
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Mocha
Hardware Styles
Craftsman Bungalow window hardware is known for its functionality. Hinges, sash lifts and locks are integral to the style, and any decorative elements are simple and understated. The most popular hardware finishes are black, distressed bronze and distressed nickel. Craftsman Bungalow doors feature substantially sized hardware usually in black, distressed bronze or distressed nickel finish.
Double-Hung Hardware
Lock and Keeper in Oil Rubbed Bronze finish
Casement Window Hardware
Traditional Folding Hardware in Black finish
Yuma® Door Hardware
Yuma® hardware features a rectangular escutcheon plate and smoothly curved handgrips that are traditional within the style.
Albany Door Hardware
Albany door hardware offers a slightly rounded plate and straight handles with a very crafted look.
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Andersen® Art Glass
Earthy colors and heavy leading are popular in Craftsman Bungalow style homes. Symmetrical arrangements in rows of two or three are common, as are medieval design elements.
Casement, awning or picture windows used as accents, particularly next to the fireplace, are ideal locations for art glass. Floral patterns are particularly well suited for use in transom windows or in the upper sash of double-hung windows. Also, art glass with diamond-shaped designs is common in the upper sash of three-wide, double-hung
window groupings.
Andersen offers several art glass designs that complement Craftsman Bungalow style architecture. Each design is available in a wide range of sizes and shapes, and in a combination of clear and colored glass or clear glass only. See more art glass options.
Grille Patterns
Modified Colonial
Tall Fractional
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Pattern Book
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Pattern books from the Andersen Style Library present quintessential details of the most popular American architectural styles, with an emphasis on window and door design. The result of years of research, they exist to make it easier to create homes with architectural authenticity.
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