Archive for the ‘Linens’ Category
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
The years surrounding Civil War was not just a separation of tastes politically but one in interior décor. The last part of the 19th century in North America saw the blending of many very strong interior design tastes within one home. Many consider this to be the Eclectic period in American history. This eclectic collecting [...]
Tags: Amish, Arts and Crafts, Charles Eastlake, Chippendale, Contemporary Design, Eclectic, Furniture, furniture design, Grand Rapids, Henri, Hepplewhite, Interior Design, Louis, Michigan, Modernism, Sheraton, William Morris
Posted in Accessories, Arts and Crafts, Collectibles, Craftsman, Design Style, History of Furniture Making, Lamps & Lighting, Linens, Mirrors, Mission, Modern & Contemporary, Rugs & Carpets | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Solid built Amish bedroom and children’s furniture is the perfect foundation for creating a childhood full of Disney memories. In 1955 Walt Disney looked at a blank canvas of real estate and saw the fantasy world the globe has grown to love. Just as you were as a child your child is captured by the [...]
Tags: Amish, Beds, Bookcases, carpets, Cedar Chest, Cedar Chests, Chests, Convertible Crib, crib, Furniture, Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers, pirate, Princess Pocohantas, rugs, solid wood, Walt Disney
Posted in Adirondack, Arts and Crafts, Baby Cribs, Baby Furniture, Bedrooms, Cherry Furniture, Craftsman, DIY Projects, Decorating Ideas, Design Style, Hickory Furniture, Home Life, Linens, Lodge, Log Cabin Homes, Maple Furniture, Mission, Modern & Contemporary, Oak Furniture, Rugs & Carpets, Rustic Furniture, Shaker, Upholstered Furniture | No Comments »
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Amish solid wood bookcases, shelves, corner cabinets and hutches, that themselves are collectible, are the optimal organization center for any collection. Today’s collector knows that the best way to showcase your collection is in a central area, instead of spread throughout the home or office. Collecting is as old a desire as the hunting and [...]
Tags: Amish, Art, Bookcases, Collecting, corner cabinets, Craftsman, custom shelves, hardwood, Hutch, hutches, investment, Organization, solid wood
Posted in Art & Photography, Bookcases, Clocks, Collectibles, Decorating Ideas, Design Style, Furniture Uses, Home Life, Linens, Organization, Porcelain & China, Storage | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Bonnets are not only worn but collected as home decor accessories. Once upon a time a bonnet referred to the headgear worn by a man, not a woman. From priests to beef-eaters, the head coverings were masculine attire. The Scotch still refer to caps as “bonnets.” In its original form the definition of a bonnet [...]
Tags: Amish, amish bonnets, Anabaptists, Easter bonnets, Madison Square, Nebraska Amish, Quaker bonnets, Scotch bonnets, The Amish
Posted in Accessories, Home Life, Linens, The Amish | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
While we may collect things from sports cards to furniture simply for the enjoyment of the hunting and the gathering, most of us collect knowing that there is a chance if needs arose, we could sell that collection. Many a handcrafted Amish built bookcase holds the world’s most prized collectibles. It is a fact that [...]
Tags: Amish Furniture Styles, Art, Cedar Chest, Cedar Chests, Chests, colectibles, Hutch, hutches, Quilts, Storage, storage units
Posted in Accessories, Amish Quilts, Bookcases, Cedar Chests & Trunks, Clocks, Collectibles, DIY Projects, Home Life, Lamps & Lighting, Linens, Organization, Porcelain & China, Rugs & Carpets, Storage | No Comments »
Monday, January 26th, 2009
Food, water, clothing and a place to give you shelter is the necessities to live a decent life. While it is true that you can make do with the most minimum of furnishings in order to create the shelter that protects you we are fortunate enough to be able to create a warm and welcoming [...]
Tags: Amish Furniture Styles, furniture investment, game center, home environment, intelligent design, personal atmosphere
Posted in Accessories, Adirondack, Arts and Crafts, Baby Furniture, Bedrooms, Cherry Furniture, Clocks, Craftsman, DIY Projects, Decorating Ideas, Design Style, Dining Room Furniture, Furniture Tips, Hickory Furniture, Home Life, Home Office Design, Lamps & Lighting, Linens, Lodge, Log Cabin Homes, Maple Furniture, Mirrors, Mission, Modern & Contemporary, Oak Furniture, Organization, Rustic Furniture, Shaker, Sofas, Upholstered Furniture | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
In an unsteady economy isn’t it nice to know you have designed a custom home, full of Amish hardwood furniture you can enjoy and entertain on in a much less costly fashion than dining out? If you don’t always find the joy in eating and entertaining at home it may be you are lacking an important [...]
Tags: ambience, Amish Furniture Styles, Amish hardwood, Dining Room Tables, economical dinner party, entertaining at home, Hardwood Furniture, memorable event, Shabby Chic
Posted in Accessories, DIY Projects, Decorating Ideas, Design Style, Dining Room Furniture, Holidays & Gift Ideas, Home Life, Linens, Organic, The Entryway | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
You had the wisdom to invest in a magnificent hardwood bed hand built by Amish artisans so why not buy the best sheets you can afford? Sheet quality is determined by thread count in the bedding marketplace. In recent years the thread count has risen from 400 to 600 to even 1000 thread count. While [...]
Tags: Amish Furniture Styles, Bed, cotton fiber, cotton yarn, egyptian cotton sheets, egyptian cottons, fiber quality, John Mercer, Linens, Mercerizing, pima, quality cotton, silk blends, sodium hydroxide, staple cotton, thread count sheets
Posted in Accessories, Bedrooms, Decorating Ideas, Home Life, Linens | 12 Comments »
Monday, December 1st, 2008
Vintage bathroom linens, hand towels, finger tip towels and bath linens are beautifully showcased when displayed on a solid wood, Amish designed and built quilt rack, shelf, cabinet, or other organizational furnishing. Placed strategically in the bathroom or guest room, these heirloom quality furniture pieces can hold your collection of Shabby Chic guest linens, from [...]
Tags: Amish Furniture Styles, ARESISTOVAR, bath towels, Bathroom Organization, Bathroom Storage, bathroom towels, dresser scarves, Guest Room, hand towels, heirloom quality furniture, Hope Chest, house warming gifts, Quilt Rack, resistovar, Shabby Chic, solid wood Bathroom, storage cabinets, vintage bathroom
Posted in Bathrooms, Cedar Chests & Trunks, Decorating Ideas, Furniture Tips, Furniture Uses, Holidays & Gift Ideas, Home Life, Linens, Organization, Storage | 1 Comment »