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How to Gift, Collect and Display Retro Vintage Bathroom Linens and Hand Towels

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 […]

How To Create a Mini Home Office in a Small Space (part 2 ~ Cedar Chests & Trunks)

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

 
A charming idea for a home office that could also double as a coffee table or a bench at the foot of the bed is found inside a chest or trunk. With some imagination any vacant spot in your home big enough for a cedar chest can be converted to a home office. With little […]

A Brief History of the Evolution of Chest or Chests of Drawers

Monday, October 13th, 2008

 Today the Amish craft solid wood chest of drawers as stand alone pieces or part of a bedroom suite. The name Chests of Drawers is literally derived from the furniture piece that was a chest or trunk; a wooden box for storing clothing linens, books, documents and valuables of any kind. The earliest forms were […]

Understanding Cherry Hardwood Amish Furniture

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, […]

Amish Hope Cedar Chests and Trunks; A Part of History

Monday, September 15th, 2008

The cedar chest, hope chest or trunk may well be as many furniture historians believe, the first true piece of furniture. From it, most certainly, evolved the chest of drawers. The box called a trunk or chest was a common sense and practical structure. This wooden framed box was built to store and move personal […]