art & crafts style
pic of butten
 
a pic of Blacker House
 
Blacker House
Pasadena, California, 1907
Set facing the San Gabriel Mountains, the house has a dramatic sixty-foot port cochere that spans the circular driveway on the right and, on the left, a graceful second-floor balcony that shades the living room terrace.
 
 
 
Bolton House
Pasadena, California, 1906
In restoring the dining room, the decision was made to use a board-and-batten style of mahogany paneling, as the Greenes chose for the entry.
 
a pic of Bolton House
 
a pic of blacker house
 
Blacker House
Pasadena, California, 1907
Recalling the stylized waves in a Japanese woodblock print, a baseboard patterned with rolling waves seems to flow upward, following the graceful rise of the grand staircase.
 
 
 
Gamble House
Pasadena, California, 1908
This lighting fixture casts a strong light upward to reflect off the ceiling as well as a gentle colored light downward to give warmth to the living room.
 
a pic of Gamble house
 
a pic of Charles house
 
Charles Greene House
Pasadena, California, 1901
Charles was constantly experimenting with ideas and designs that made their way into his larger masterworks. Here, wooden beams are carefully joined together with all the surfaces rounded off.

 
 
Duncan-Irwin House
Pasadena, California, 1903
Lifted above the lawn by the foundation wall are terraces to cross before entering the house, which is partially shaded by a pergola and the overhang of the second-story porches.
 
a pic of Duncan-Irwin house