Posts Tagged ‘Interior Design’

Before & After: Dining Room

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

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, [...]

Weekend Organization

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

There comes a point in time when in any given room when things could work better.  Of course, over time we acquire new items or get rid of old ones and each room needs to be re-evaluated.  It’s that old motto: “a place for everything and everything in its place”.  Whatever the reason for needing [...]

Guest Post: How To Refresh A Room On A Budget

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

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 [...]

Fall Must Haves for the Home

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

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 [...]

Guest Post: Color Trends for 2011

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Today we are pleased to have a guest post from Sally Hammond! Ms. Hammond is an interior designer and owner of Sally J. Designs. She also writes the often irreverent blog, Divine Distractions. Sally is an artist, interior designer, and Master’s level educator with over 12 years of experience in interior design, home [...]

The Wonderful World of Couches

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

No matter if you’re a huge TV fan, a big reader or just love sitting around chatting with friends and family, couches are a must have piece of décor.  The couch has become the defacto center piece of American interior design and for good reason; they are just so wonderfully comfortable and functional.
If you’re looking [...]

Amish Furniture Home Blog Carnival: Update Your Guest Room this Weekend

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Welcome to Amish Furniture Home’s Fourth Blog Carnival! We have collected posts from around the web that focus on updating one room of your home. With these simple steps, you could make over a room in a weekend! For this post we chose a guest room, but these steps could easily be [...]

The Right Way to Use Color

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

It can be a scary thing picking out the right color scheme for your house.  We have all seen examples of color gone wrong in someone’s house, so we know the pitfalls that exist when you’re sitting in front of the color wheel.  On the other end of the spectrum, not many people are cool [...]

Four Simple Ways to Decorate Like a Pro

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Watching professional interior decorators at work on TV or in real life is so inspirational and motivating.  These geniuses take a “blah” space and transform it into a “wow” within the span of days.  While that level of proficiency at interior decorating may take years to acquire, you can start your stylistic journey today by [...]

The Universal Design Appeal of Amish Furniture

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

It’s a common misconception that just because the Amish ride around in horse drawn buggies and shun modern conveniences that their furniture is devoid of modern style. Nothing could be further from the truth!
When discussing Amish furniture, you aren’t talking about the style of the piece but rather its origins and level of quality. [...]