Archive for the ‘Bedrooms’ Category

Ways to Spot Real Wood Furniture

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

A surprising number of the wood pieces in stores are fakes disguised as the real thing. Amish furniture, especially, is often copied in non-wood materials. It is then sold at the higher price that sturdy, real wood pieces command.
The consumer is stuck with a piece that is of sub-quality material that will break or wear [...]

Kovels say Yes to Furniture as Investments In a Slow Economy

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

 
Can furniture be a wise investment? Even in a slow economy? According to the Kovels website data gatherers number three of the Top Twenty most sought after searches in July 2009 was indeed furniture. The Kovels are considered the leading expert in collectibles and antiques and not only publish the most sought after price guides [...]

Creating the Happiest Place in Your House with a Disney Themed Bedroom

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 [...]

Rent To Own Furniture versus Buying Furniture : Why Renting Furniture is Not Good Economics

Monday, June 1st, 2009

 Renting furniture seems like a viable option in a bad economy that is suffering from a credit crisis. In fact renting home furnishings is usually a losing investment in most circumstances and not an answer to no or bad credit. Investing in high end, solidly built heirloom quality furniture, if only a piece at a [...]

Much Ado About Creating a Room With Personality

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

  
Really great rooms begin with thoughtfully developed plans springing forth from good ideas and furniture like the Amish present. A truly great room should have an almost anthropomorphic character; décor that is memorable because it seems to actually have its own personality. When you walk in to it all of your senses can perceive the [...]

Taking the Mystery Out of Buying Bedding: Mattress Tips and Sizing For Your Amish Bedroom

Friday, April 17th, 2009

There is nothing better on the eye than a custom made solid wood headboard or full bed from an Amish craftsman. Whether it is crafted from solid oak, maple, walnut, cherry or hickory a handsome bed makes a warm and welcoming bedroom environment. That said a headboard is not a necessity when it comes to [...]

How To Make Spring Cleaning Day a Family Fun Day

Monday, April 13th, 2009

You carefully selected your custom Amish pieces to make your house a home, but after a long winter indoors your carefully decorated, but not so fresh, home is in need of a family spring cleaning day. Alright, your family may not be thrilled to hear you have decided to host a family spring cleaning / [...]

The Trinity of Furniture Designers: The Big Three – Hepplewhite, Sheraton and Chippendale

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Hepplewhite, Sheraton and Chippendale, the big three, were the Holy Trinity of furniture designers in the 18th century. Hepplewhite and Sheraton were extremely popular furniture styles in the late 1700s and remain the most desired of traditional designs even today. The traditional creations from the Amish woodworkers still keep the designs alive and affordable in solid [...]

An Art Lesson: A Brief History of Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts Movements

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

 Art Deco-
Art Deco was born in 1925 at the Paris International Exposition and lived and evolved over a quarter of a century. Evoking images of nude nymphs, geometry-centric lines curves and shapes, early chrome and glass and caricatures of greyhound dogs, Art Deco has often been misunderstood.
Within the genre of Deco there were several sub-categories. [...]

Closet Efficiency: How to Organize Your Amish Armoire, Closet, Wardrobe or Chifferobe

Monday, March 30th, 2009

  
A PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
The first step to organizing a closet or armoire is deciding what stays and what goes. Starting with a clean slate is a benefit few acquire, but if it is possible to empty the closet and then begin elimination, it will optimize your efforts. If your discards are truly reusable then there [...]