We found a lovely dining room (Su Casa Designs) and we thought it would be fun to do a recreation with similar pieces that we offer. Below you will find the gorgeous inspiration and then our “Get the Look” ideas. We think either would be a lovely place to enjoy leisurely morning coffee chat with [...]

Welcome to Before & After, a new series on the blog!  We are highlighting customers’ homes before the arrival of their furniture and also after!   Many thanks to our customers who are willing to assist us with this.
This customer had relocated and moved into a new home.  Instead of moving with their old dining set, [...]

Cooler temperatures, Sunday football games, Chili and Pie.  All of these things have been on our mind as the warm summer sun has been replaced by the cool, crisp air that signals fall’s impending arrival.  Today’s post is inspired by two of our favorite fall foods: Chili and Pie.  We put together some decor pieces [...]

Over the years we have sold many expandable tables of every shape and size.  We have received photos from customers’ parties and gatherings with 20 people gathered around one long table and it got us thinking.  When hosting a party with this many guests, there is usually (and thankfully) lots of food and beverages to [...]

Remodeling and redecorating can be expensive. But you don’t have to spend a bundle to get a new look. There are lots of different ways to refresh a room on a small budget. One of the easiest things that you can do is go through the room in question and get rid of all the [...]

Ahhh, the smells of fall: apple pie baking, bonfires, cinnamon, a big pot of chili on the stove!  Nothing can warm up a chilly evening quite like these comforts!
We felt inspired by the colors {and smells} of the season to bring you our first “fall must haves” style guide. We wanted to focus on ways [...]

While homeschool families utilize the whole world from home to yard to neighborhood and beyond, as their classroom, at some point even the freest thinking parent-teacher must dedicate a room or sections of a room to the home school. Logically, home schooling families quite often use the dining room table as command central. Even “out [...]

Christmas Eve family and friends are gathered together inside of your well appointed home; filled with warm and welcoming Amish custom built furnishings. The fireplace is burning a with an amber glow, friends are cozy on your sofa, delicious holiday treats are spread out in a buffet on your solid wood dining room set and [...]

  
There is a simple purity, a grand country casual elegance about bench seating, especially when crafted from solid hardwoods by superb furniture builders like the Amish. Bench seats were most likely the second evolution of personal seating, the first being the stool. From huge banquet hall in the Middle Ages to large farm family’s daily dining, the [...]

 
1. There is something universally awesome about shelves. No matter what you place on them, from precious porcelain figurines to old books, with simple organization and a few proper display tricks, you can make them look like museum pieces. A shelf or shelving unit, when properly arranged, makes everything look well placed and intentional. While [...]