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The concept of Rustic Modern interior design received increased attention after 2000, especially in the State of California. [3] This incarnation of the design method includes design elements alternatively known as "kitsch" that represent eras of design in the 20th century such as chalkboards or twig racks alongside modern conveniences like reduced energy lighting and other state-of-the-art ...
National Park Service rustic – sometimes colloquially called Parkitecture – is a style of architecture that developed in the early and middle 20th century in the United States National Park Service (NPS) through its efforts to create buildings that harmonized with the natural environment. Since its founding in 1916, the NPS sought to design ...
A dog-leg staircase A quarter-landing, on a dog-leg staircase, is made into an architectural feature, by the use of arches, vaulting and stained glass. A dog-leg is a configuration of stairs between two floors of a building, often a domestic building, in which a flight of stairs ascends to a quarter-landing before turning at a right angle and continuing upwards. [1]
Charleston Farmhouse, near Lewes, East Sussex. Charleston, in East Sussex, is a property associated with the Bloomsbury group, that is open to the public.It was the country home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant and is an example of their decorative style within a domestic context, representing the fruition of more than sixty years of artistic creativity. [1]
The farmhouse and garage are in sandstone, and have a pantile roof with coped gables and shaped kneelers. There are two storeys and six bays. Most of the windows are horizontally-sliding sashes with wedge lintels, and some lights are fixed. The entrance is at the rear, and the doorway on the front has been blocked, leaving its wedge lintel.
Staircase House (30/30a Market Place), also known as Stockport Museum, is a Grade II* listed medieval building dating from around 1460 situated in Stockport, historically in Cheshire, now within Greater Manchester, England. [1] The house is famous for its rare Jacobean cage newel staircase. An audio guide recounts the full history of the house.
The farmhouse was built in 1680 by High Sheriff Josiah Hobart, an important early official of the first New York Royal Province government. Samuel "Fish Hook" Mulford bought the property in 1712 after Hobart's death. He had the barn built in 1721. [2]