Dear Seattle Landlords: Your House is Not A Craftsman
I currently live in a Craftsman house, and I love it. I would love to move to another one, so I appreciate your attempts to target my demographic with your Craigslist ad. However. The architectural wing of the Arts and Crafts movement produced a particular, recognizable style.
- Does your roof have a low pitch? Gables? Hips? Luxurious eaves? No.
- Are there exposed rafters and/or decorative brackets? No.
- Square pillars? No.
- What about carefully handcrafted stone or woodwork? Or anything that displays attention to detail and respect for the skill of the artisans who built the home? Goodness no.
- Is it small? Yes.
- Does it have wainscoting or some shit? Eh, a couple of the walls change color halfway up.
- Was it built before the sucker grad students you are trying to rent to were born? Yes? Then what the fuck, call it a Craftsman!
- “Unit has wonderful craftsman touches including dishwasher, washer and dryer, and microwave”
Lab Lemming wrote:
Is it built out of a material completely incapable of withstanding shear stresses?
Craftsman.
Posted 01 Jun 2020 at 7:23 pm ¶