Modern Arts & Crafts home - Naperville, Illinois

This Naperville, Illinois contemporary Arts & Crafts home represents the newest wave in house fashion – homes that have all the modern features yet have an architectural style that is reminiscent of the early twentieth century.  The home has a mix of siding types, both clapboard and shingles, as well as wide trim boards, stonework tapered columns on piers and knee brackets at the eaves – all features of Craftsman homes of Gustav Stickley.

The elevation drawings for the home.  They provide a great background to build an historic color scheme around.

The Color Placement Map page for the front elevation.  This device allows the painter to have a detailed guide to all the paint locations.  It saves the home owner from having to request change orders and thereby saves money!

The color scheme was chosen to reflect the hues and tones of the Arts & Crafts era. An historic period gray was selected for the clapboards and coupled with a bronze for the shingle areas.  The trim choice was from a 1915 set of off-white options.  The red window sashes are typical of what were labeled “Indian Red” windows.  Finally, a grayed-green accent was employed to highlight special architectural features. 

“The house looks great. The colors are outstanding and give the house a genuine feel for the Craftsman period. I haven't met anyone that doesn't like it! Great curb appeal!” Chuck Wilkins

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