Arts and Crafts Design Quiz

The Arts and Crafts movement migrated to many parts of the world, including the United States, but it all started across the pond in England.

Renaissance man William Morris was an author, textile designer and artist who helped pioneer the Arts and Crafts movement.

The hallmark of Arts and Crafts design depended on talented craftsmen who allowed manufacturing to move from machines to human hands.

Remaining true to the materials being used was important to the Arts and Crafts movement. Many times, the materials were left undecorated to highlight their natural properties.

Victorian furniture is too lavish, and modern is too clean. Mission style furniture is right in the middle and stylistically fits in an Arts and Crafts home.

Greens, browns and warm, yellow, earthy tones go much better in an Arts and Crafts home than bold colors or pastels. Save those for Miami Beach.

Arts and Crafts homes were designed with functionality in mind, and they frequently feature built-in shelves, livable spaces and warm rooms.

Because of the chunky, heavy quality of oak, Arts and Crafts furniture was built almost exclusively of this wood. A dark stain and leather upholstery complete the Arts and Crafts look.

Cubist sculpture is more suitable for a modern or minimalist home, and shag carpeting screams 1970s chic. A classy, stained glass piece is more at home in the Arts and Crafts world.

Interior design usually has little to do with politics, and minimalist design didn't come onto the scene until 1929. Most people feel that the Arts and Crafts movement was a backlash against ornate and lavish Victorian styles.