Archive for the ‘Chairs’ Category
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Everyone longs for a moment, or longer, to relax but the fact is that most of us don’t really know how to reach full relaxation. Also, the irony in relaxing at spas, retreats, etc., is that the cost alone can create more stress. By setting up a home environment that is conducive to relaxing we […]
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
Mechanical furniture like the Morris reclining chair have a long, interesting and well documented history thanks to great designers like William Morris and Gustav Stickley and important design authors like Sigfried Giedion. In these icon’s footsteps dedicated Amish craftsmen still produce mechanical furniture and recreate solid wood Morris chairs. The Amish Morris Chair recliners are […]
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
In the genus known as Acer there is a group of trees that produce a distinctive wood used in high quality Amish furniture, more commonly known as the hard maple, sugar maple or just maple. Grown in many places in the Western Hemisphere, the maple tree loves cold weather. In the North the sugar maple […]
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
Cherry has long been a coveted wood and when used in the creation of Amish furniture designs it is a stunning choice. The Amish always choose native hardwoods for their furniture and cherry is one of, if not the, finest hardwood in North America. The elegance of hardwood cherry furniture is showcased in tables, cabinets, […]
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Posted in Amish Furniture Styles, Cedar Chests & Trunks, Chairs, Cherry Furniture, History of Furniture Making, Understanding Hardwood and Furniture Construction | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Amish upholstered furniture is a beautiful investment in comfort. A house can be picture perfect but if it is not comfortable is it truly a home? Comfort does not mean a loss of high quality; in fact it actually is the opposite. Well made, hand-made, aesthetically pleasing furniture is both physically and emotionally comforting to […]
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
The Amish crafted arm chair is a robust design of beauty and comfort. If any furniture has seen change and varying styles of design it would be the age old chair. Ancient wall art and pottery confirm that chairs have existed since at least 3000 B.C. Today there are hundreds of designs both in and […]
Tags: Amish Furniture Styles, arm chairs, Chairs, furniture history, Interior Design
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