Posts Tagged ‘Furniture’

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 [...]

Amish Furniture Home Blog Carnival: Vol I

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Amish Furniture is about so much more than wood. It’s about handcrafting furniture for generations of use in the family… It’s about loving the resources Mother Nature has provided… It’s about decorating your home in style…and so much more. We are celebrating all these facets of Amish Furniture in our very first Blog Carnival. [...]

Is It Really American Made?

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Furniture stores are chock full of “hand made” and “American Made” goods. The spirited “Buy American” campaign has always been apart of the American retail market, spurring US shoppers to support the economy and their neighbors.
Due to a variety of patriotic issues in the past decade, the authenticity of “American-Made” claims were rarely questioned. However, [...]

Trendy Furnishings for Family Friendly Rooms

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 [...]

Coming Soon: Home & Decor Blog Carnival!

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Amish Furniture Home is excited to announce a new feature coming soon to our blog – on the third Wednesday of every month, we’ll be posting the Amish Furniture Home Interior Design & Decor Blog Carnival!
What’s a Blog Carnival?
A blog carnival is a type of blog event that is easily compared to print magazines (thanks [...]

Think Local Washtenaw County

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

The revolution has begun.  Organizations across the United States are encouraging their communities to “Think Local”.  As we heard numerous times in the past year, the economic recovery will come on Main Street, not Wall Street.  As such, local business leaders have taken up the banner in support of their locally-owned, independent businesses.  Many small, [...]

Death of the American Parlor (And Rise of User-Friendly Furniture)

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

The American parlor was once a staple in large homes. The room was used for visiting with guests, and for hosting funeral wakes (or viewings), weddings and receptions. Despite its various uses, the parlor became associated with death and mourning. The room’s formal décor only helped to perpetuate this pairing of parlors and death.
The Furniture
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The Economics of Pattern, Textures and Colors – Powerful & Affordable Decorating Tools

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, [...]

Keeping The Faith in Furniture with the Shakers and the Amish- How Religion Influenced Designs in America (part 2)

Monday, July 27th, 2009

 The Amish arrived in America around 1730. A group of the descendants of the Anabaptists, which include Amish and Mennonites, settled near Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  William Penn had began a ‘holy experiment’ in religious tolerance and welcomed these European immigrants. Although the most popularized, the Pennsylvania Amish are not the largest group of U.S. In [...]

Keeping The Faith in Furniture with the Shakers and the Amish- How Religion Influenced Designs in America (part 1)

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 [...]