ARTISANS LIST

A Resource Directory for People Who Love Old Houses

Artisans List was a platform with a directory, articles, videos, and DIY guides to help people restore or re-create old homes

Artisans List was inspired by Cindy Bogart when she was restoring her house in Newport, Rhode Island. As her notebook began overflowing with names, phone numbers, ideas and learned lessons. Cindy turned to her skills as a creative digital designer and began organizing it all on her own website which evolved into Artisans List, a resource directory for sourcing traditional craftsman and products.

Divided into two sections, the resource directory listed over 4000 vendors and products and the content section provided information and news that helped homeowners with their projects.

Artisans Directory

Artisans Directory

Nine general categories had detailed subcategories

Subcategory Listings

Individual businesses were listed with advance search on the left

Individual Listings

Individual listings provided contact information, a full description and examples of work

DIY Guides . Articles . Videos

The Perfect Traditional Garden Shed at Seven Gates Farm

Traditional garden designs were at the forefront of Artisan’s List’s garden series. One of our favorite stories was about James Cramer, a former Country Living Magazine garden designer, who created seven garden rooms on his historic Maryland farm.

The Best City Guide to Historic Newport, RI

This city guide was created with Eventbrite for Newport, RI. which suggested the best things to do and places to stay and eat in this quaint city by the sea.

The American Heiresses Who Revived Britain’s Country Homes

I was able to gain an interview with notable British architectural historian, Clive Aslet, about his book, ‘An Exuberant Catalogue of Dreams, which chronicled how country estates and castles were saved by the marriages of American heiresses to British aristocracy around the turn of the 19th century.