From Sears kit homes to new construction that captures the heart-and-home feeling of bungalow living, these Arts and Crafts homes reflect the spirit of their original owners and the families that live there today.

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	Tucson, AZ, Kerry and Herb Stratford This house is located in the West University Historic District, a primarily bungalow area. It is known as the "Tompkins House," and was built in 1907 for a prominent family. The architects, Holmes and Holmes, were considered to be one of the best firms in town and designed symmetrical homes like this one, which has identical front and side porch entries. There are office and library areas at the corners of the house, and pocket doors separating the living room and dining room.
Lexington, KY, Gregory Guenthner and Sarah Galvin We are in the process of renovating our 1923 house, which was turned into a duplex in the 1960s and horribly neglected. Until we bought it in 1995, it had been vacant for eight years and was uninhabitable. Renovation has included returning the house to the original layout-removing walls and an extra bath and kitchen. We decided to take down one wall that divided the kitchen from a small breakfast nook; otherwise the layout is now original. In the near future, we may add a room on back.
		Dallas, TX, David and Leslie Hudson When we designed our new home, we became interested in the Prairie style and the Arts and Crafts movement. Even though the style was common in many of Dallas' early homes, it is never employed in new construction here. The response we've received from neighbors and passersby has been tremendous. Our house seems to bring nostalgia for a time when homes were homier and the "hearth was truly the heart of the home."
Redmond, OR, Michael and Karena Houser The outside of our Streamline Moderne bungalow has many unique features: a flat roof, a stepped parapet wall, graduated banding on the main facade, glass block, a porthole front door and a window that turns a corner. Inside, it has French doors into the bedroom, a built-in telephone nook, hardwood floors and Art Deco-style hardware with glass knobs. The original owner of our 1937 house was the proprietor of two local movie theaters. Apparently after having a theater built in the style, he liked the look and had this home constructed. It is perhaps the best example of residential Streamline Moderne architecture in Oregon.
		Pasadena, CA, Elizabeth Norment It's been a wonderful adventure reclaiming my 1928 bungalow from a long era of neglect. The most stunning transformation has been the exterior: My friend painstakingly sanded down the redwood siding before repainting in lovely Craftsman colors, and the original casement windows and screens were rebuilt. I decided to simply stain and varnish them to highlight their natural beauty. I will be relocating in the near future, so to be in Family Album is a wonderful farewell to my home.
Gardiner, WA, Bruce and Linda Fitzgerald Our log home was built in 1996 and sits on two acres just off the shoreline of Discovery Bay. We chose white oak cabinets with hammered copper pulls in the kitchen and bath. There is Mica lighting throughout the pine-paneled interior, and massive green slate flooring with radiant heating, plus a wood burning stove.
		Spring Lake, NJ, Frances Spetnagel Owren My bungalow is one of the smallest residences in an upscale community that consists mainly of huge High Victorian- and Queen Anne-style homes. It was purchased by a New York City doctor so his family could experience the joys of the ocean and country. It is a Sears, precut house built in approximately 1910, and has a stone slab mantelpiece and wonderful rafter tails. The ceilings were replaced about 25 years ago when the original wood began to deteriorate; they look like the hull of a ship and are lovely.
East Dundee, IL, Steven Dianis My bungalow is a Sears kit house, "The Vallonia," built in 1927. All the rafters and beams in the attic are numbered, and I found scraps of blueprints in the attic that say "Sears, Roebuck" and "Honor Bilt Homes." I also have a piece of a door jamb that has a shipping sticker with the owner's name, the destination and the railroads it was delivered on. The house still has all the original woodwork, doors and hardware. I have removed the aluminum siding-getting back to the original clapboards-refinished the woodwork, painted inside and out, starting sanding the floors and begun working on the kitchen.
Streamline Moderne: At the tail end of the bungalow era (1930-40), some bungalows were built in the new, modern style that called to mind cruise ships, touring cars and speedy locomotives. Like this example in Oregon, they featured curved corners, portholes, glass block and decorative banding, and were constructed of stucco or concrete.