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Mission Style is a general name often used to specify furniture of Mission Style architecture, the types of buildings of Spanish missions located throughout the South Western United States, or to the style aspects of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Mission Style can also refer to Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture. The furniture and architecture of Gustav Stickley is also associated with the Mission style. Stickley was considered a leader in the thought and design of mission furniture and lighting. The architecture of the Prairie School, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie Houses, were key to the development of American Mission style design. Without these two great men, the Mission style would more than likely have been a blip in the history of architectural design. It would be hard to imagine today’s style selection without these movements.

The Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts style is an American architectural, interior design, and decorative design made popular during the final years of the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th century. As a design movement, its favor remained stable until the 1930s, although in certain homes it continues to have a number of revivals until the present day. Both Independent wood workers and mass manufacturers both offer Mission style furniture.

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