Mission Furniture Plans for Woodworking

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Mission furniture is heavily associated with Gustav Stickley -- the "father" of the American Arts and Crafts and Mission movement. These two styles are closely related. The Mission style was originally associated with the Spanish missionary work done long ago in the North American Southwest. The hallmark features of both styles are: straight lines, simplicity of design, and mortise/tenon joinery.

Mission style furniture not only known for its beauty, but also for its strength, ease of construction, and its ability to meld with a wide variety of home decor. All of the plans you find here, and at our mother store, Furniture Designs, will help make you a successful woodworker by providing accurate, full size blueprints, complete material lists, tips and helpful advice, and Toll Free customer service.

Mission Beds Plan

Morris Mission style chair plan for woodworking

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You'll not only find Mission style furniture plans and blueprints here. . .we also have plans for adirondack lawn chairs , toys, curio cabinets, and lots more. We look forward to serving you both with this informational website and our plans.

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The Mission and Arts and Crafts styles of furniture building and architecture are quite interesting and have a rich history both here in America and abroad in the UK. We've compiled a few links for you:

Gustav Stickley
Mission Architecture
Arts and Crafts Movement

Additional Mission Furniture History:

The Mission Style, also referred to and grouped with the Arts & Crafts movement of the United Kingdom, began, approximately, in the mid 19th century.

The exact origin of this style of sturdy and simple furniture is still speculated about even in the modern era. The most accepted and common sensical idea (perhaps that's why it is the most accepted) about its origins reflects the name by which the movement is called.

The Arts & Crafts Movement of England was heavily influenced by the straight lines and simple structure of Japanese furniture of the times; however, when one refers to Mission Style furniture, furniture which is native to America is what is being discussed. So already one can see the vague notions surrounding the styles.

But lets keep the history brief. The most widely accepted and romantic theory about the origin of the American style of Mission Furniture is this one:

When the Spanish monks encountered the Native Americans
of the Southwest and began spreading the word of the Catholic
Church, many missions were founded. Of course, one needs
furniture to furnish a place. The new parishioners of the Church
along with the monks dedicated themselves to building simple,
sturdy, utilitarian chairs and tables for their churches.

In any event, the Mission Style was born and a philosophy was born with it. Perhaps best described by The Shop of the Crafters, of Cincinnati, OH,: "Buy (furniture) for simplicity, strength, and beauty; buy for permanency; and finally, make the home a con- sistent background for the life within." This statement which was most likely used as an advertisement for their wares, summarizes, for some, the philosophy behind Mission.

So, you see, Gustov Stickley, who may be the most well-known proprietor of Mission Style Furniture, was just that -- a proprietor, as well as a student and artist of the Mission form.