The most striking example is a pair of amber and green opalescent windows in the living room that catch the afternoon sun. McNutt decided to furnish the apartment with as many locally-made items as possible, and to concentrate on arts and crafts furniture made out of fir. They wouldn't take me seriously. It's the poor person's furniture. It's becoming valuable now, but for the most part people just take it to the cottage or burn it when they don't want it.
Kids get it and scrawl their names in it.
He has a fir dining room table and sideboard from Vancouver, a fir china cabinet from Salmon Arm, a fir plant stand from Victoria, and a fir book rack from North Van. His imposing 1915 stove came from Delta, and is made from cast and sheet iron, with nickel plating and white enamel. A distinctive roll top desk in the hallway was hand-made by a machinist in New Westminster and used to house the machinist's lathe. An arts and crafts library desk was also hand-made by a local craftsman. But he also scours the continent for items when he goes on buying trips for Architectural Antiques.