Posts Tagged ‘Amish’
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Editor’s Note: The following post is the latest segment in our series of “Frequently Asked Questions about the Amish”. Through a series of regular postings, we will address many of the questions asked by customers, bloggers, emailers and Tweeters concerning Amish traditions and culture. The quality and beauty of the furniture we sell in at [...]
Tags: Adolescence, Amish, Amish Culture, Courtship, culture, Family, Religion, rumspringa, Socializing, Teenager, Traditions
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
The furniture trends for this year have arrived. They tend to basic variations of 2009 trends. For example, the trend in family sofas for 2009 was brightly colored pillows and throw with neutral sofa. This year, the couches are brightly colored with neutral pillows and throws.
Trying to keep up with yearly trend changes can get [...]
Tags: Amish, Buffet, Couch, decor, Dresser, Furniture, Living Room, loveseat, shade, Slipcover, Sofas, Stained Wood, Trends
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
The green movement has taken over the furniture industry. It has come with a few misconceptions about what green furniture actually is. Most people are surprised to learn that green furniture can be made of wood. Sure, there is the recycled material made from bottles and cans. For those who love the look of real [...]
Tags: Amish, eco-friendly, green, Lumber, Reclaimed Furniture, Sustainable wood, Wood
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Everything in your home has some sort of pattern or texture and is a color. The chances are high that you selected your custom Amish built furniture’s specifications based on what you liked about the color of the stain and the grain or pattern of the wood. These elements play together to give each piece, [...]
Tags: Amish, apartment, Art, Color Scheme, Decorating Tools, dimension, economical decorating, economy, environment, Furniture, grain, home, pattern, scheme, solid wood, texture, TEXTURES
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Historians following the trends of the furniture industry can attest that furniture styles and their designers are virtual archives of an era. The economy of the time, the availability of supplies and tools and most surprising, the politics and religion of the time all influenced home décor. Religion and the organizations that formed around each [...]
Tags: Amish, Ann Lee, Arts and Crafts, arts and crafts movement, economy, Federal, Furniture, Gustav Stickley, Mission, Shaker, shakers, The Amish, Victorians
Posted in Accessories, Amish Furniture Styles, Arts and Crafts, Clocks, Collectibles, Craftsman, Design Style, History of Furniture Making, Lamps & Lighting, Mirrors, Mission, Rugs & Carpets, Shaker, The Amish | No Comments »
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 »
Monday, July 13th, 2009
Hardwood as a natural resource that has helped shaped not just communities but the evolution of societies in to countries such as the United States. Natural resources have always been a major factor in determining how well an environment can sustain people but wood has an influence that runs deeper than everything but food and [...]
Tags: Amish, cherry, fine furniture, Furniture, hardwood, hickory, MAPLE, North American hardwoods, The Amish, walnut, white oak
Posted in Baby Cribs, Baby Furniture, Cherry Furniture, Dining Room Furniture, Hickory Furniture, History of Furniture Making, Maple Furniture, Oak Furniture, Understanding Hardwood and Furniture Construction | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Perhaps it was the birth of a new nation that spurred great interest in both furniture and architecture during what became known as the Federal Era. Federal was an American period that existed from the end of the Revolution (1780) to post-Revolutionary War (1830). It was the end of the Colonial Period in [...]
Tags: Adam, Amish, architecture, Directoire, Duncan Phyfe, fine furniture, Furniture, Hepplewhite, Mahogany, rosewood, Sheraton, solid wood, Williamsburg
Posted in Amish Furniture Styles, Bookcases, Cherry Furniture, Dining Room Furniture, History of Furniture Making, Maple Furniture | No Comments »
Monday, June 29th, 2009
There may not be a better known or more duplicated wooden chair in the world than the Windsor. The Windsor is well recognized for its bentwood back frame and its pegged legs going directly in to its wooden seat. The Windsor is differentiated from other styles of chairs because of this styling that normally are [...]
Tags: Amish, bentwood, chair, Chairs, England, hardwood, Philadelphia, Queen Anne, solid wood, Windsor, Windsor Castle, Wood Windsor
Posted in Chairs, Cherry Furniture, Dining Room Furniture, Hickory Furniture, History of Furniture Making, Maple Furniture, Oak Furniture, Understanding Hardwood and Furniture Construction | 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 »