artsy-craftsy

adjective

art·​sy-craft·​sy ˌärt-sē-ˈkraf(t)-sē 

variants or less commonly arty-crafty

är-tē-ˈkraf-tē 

: pretentiously, or quaintly artistic : arty

She lives in a bungalow with artsy-craftsy decor …

—Kevin Thomas

For every Ye Olde this or that, though, there is something of genuine antiquity to be found, and in many cases even the most relentlessly artsy-craftsy establishments are worth looking into.

—Jay Jacobs

Examples of artsy-craftsy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There could be a playful homage in Lacy’s dollhouse, which is like an artsy-craftsy homemade version of the children’s puppet theater seen in the opening of Ingmar Bergman’s semi-autobiographical classic. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase arts and crafts

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above