You have wisely selected the perfect Amish built focal point for your new media room or personal home theatre – the entertainment cabinet and now it is time to fill it with quality electronic fun. A well planned personal home theater will deliver years of entertainment for you, your family and friends.

TELEVISION:

Both satellite and cable providers support High Definition (HD) television. HD packages vary from carrier to carrier in both price and content available. Not all channels, as yet, are broadcast in HDTV.

DVD PLAYERS:

One of the hot new ways to view movies from home is via either a DVD Blu-Ray or a HD DVD. The next generation players give better clarity and picture quality for more satisfying home viewing but the jury is out as to which one is best.

REMOTE CONTROL:

Nowadays we are no longer looking for “the” remote but rather the REMOTES! There is now an option to eliminate an individual remote for one high tech device that immigrates all devices onto one mini-LCD screen. Some of these high-tech gadgets even let you lower the curtains or raise the house lights. So far none can bring you fresh popcorn or a cold drink though.

SOUND PROOF PANELS:

Although this accessory may sound extravagant or beyond your budget there are many options available for keeping your theatre experience inside the room, while also reducing the echo effect of some environments. Soundproofing does not insure viewing quality but can keep the noise from exiting the theatre.

FUN IN DESIGN:

This can be your one chance to go imagination wild. From cordoning ropes to movie memorabilia, the theater palette is wide open for whimsical to classic designs. Small versions of popcorn machines, cotton candy machines and even hotdog rotisseries are now available at many home centers to add the whole movie going atmosphere, from eye appeal to stomach appeal.

While an Amish built entertainment center may hold all of your movie, music and gaming supplies you also have the option of adding matching armoires or closets. A brilliant idea is to place a row or more of plush solid wood leather or upholstered recliners, built for comfort by the Amish, as theater seating. With these chairs you can create theater seating worthy of an Oscar. William Morris and Gustav Stickley could not have conceived a better reclining chair than the Morris recliner for viewing movies in your new personal home theater.

By investing in good high end home or office designs you are creating a tradition of sharing heirloom family keepsakes to be enjoyed and passed down for generations, unlike those sweaters and ties he sold at the last garage sale.While there are hundreds of customizable and hand built items that anyone would be delighted to receive this holiday season here are a few of the many personal gift ideas:

WINE RACKS- Solid wood wine racks help store the wine in the proper position in order to keep the cork wet. These distinguished designer pieces fit in nicely with any décor and in fact are a real focal piece to display a nice wine collection and the bar accessories, such as cork screws and wine glasses. Available in several sizes and styles, some even create a mini bar for serving guests.

RECLINERS-The Amish woodworkers have hand created Morris Chairs just like the original. First produced in mass production by William Morris and Gustav Stickley during the Arts and Crafts Mission heyday, this reclining chair has never been out of production or style since the late 1800‘s. Available in upholstered fabrics or leathers these timeless recumbent seats will win the heart of any recipient. Footstools, in matching woods and fabrics are also available.

GUN CABINETS-The choice to own a gun should also include the choice to own a gun cabinet, gun locker, gun storage cabinet or gun armoire. A gun cabinet not only makes for a handsome display of your firearm collection but is imperative for safety, especially in a house with children. By maintaining a well built cabinet, constructed from solid native North American hardwoods, you can lock your guns away from inexperienced hands and store the ammunition in a separate location. Recreational guns that are used not so much for protection but for hunting or target shooting practice can be displayed unloaded behind locked doors or even dismantled and locked away in the cabinet for safe storage.Amish handcrafted gun cabinets are available in finished skip peel pine, red cedar, oak, cherry, hickory and walnut and in single door size that holds five guns, one bow or double doors for up to a dozen guns, one bow.

FIREPLACES-Who would not love their own architecturally beautiful fireplace to sit by on Christmas Eve and sip holiday eggnog? The Amish build a beautiful alternative to the wood burning fireplace with no construction or remodeling needed. Available to be delivered in many designs with optional feature from a marble backsplash, to side glass curio shelves, curio lights, mirrored backs, glass doors and remote controls. You can even add the Dimplex Flame with a more realistic flame effect and 4,600BTUs.

ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS-From 42” console size cabinets to plasma television cabinets with storage below to room sized four piece Entertainment Units; these are a beautiful addition to anyone’s living or family room. All of these entertainment centers and consoles are fully customizable and handcrafted by Amish woodworkers in Northern Indiana to fit TV area sizes of 42”, 48″, 54″ or 66″w. There is ample display space for your television and storage space for your CDs and DVDs.

RECLINERS: For centuries men have found that reclining was their favorite way to relax. From ancient biblical times, when diners actually lay down to eat around a table, to the 1800’s when mechanical furniture began to show up in homes and businesses, we have loved recliners. William Morris began producing the recliner chair that came to be known as the Morris chair during the Arts and Crafts Movement. One philosophy of this movement was to surround your self in organic, useful and beautiful simplicity. The end result was meant to be a higher quality of life in form, function and visual aesthetics.  

Today Amish craftsmen from Northern Indiana custom build the world’s sturdiest and most comfortable reclining chairs and ottomans. Upholstered in high end leathers or fabrics and built in Native American hardwoods these chairs are a comfortable and comforting place to put down your worries and put up your feet. Imagine putting on some soft music, pushing back in your reclining Morris chair, putting up your weary feet in the wide ottoman stool and placing a cooling scented herbal eye cloth across your brow? Peace and tranquility are found in a chair built for a lifetime of healing your soul, one day at a time.

BATH: A bath is a quick, easy and inexpensive way to unwind. In twenty minutes you can reduce tension, energize the body, and rejuvenate your mind. By stocking a well built Amish corner cabinet or bathroom hutch with fragrant essential oils, scented or herbal bath salts and soft luxurious towels you can ensure you have on hand the makings of a very peaceful environment and your own personal spa retreat. 

Inside of your Amish built corner cabinet or solid wood storage unit simply keep in stock relaxing aromas of orange, grapefruit, tangerine, rose geranium, pine, lavender, chamomile, lemongrass and basil. Bath salts are usually scented sea or Epsom salts and it is not just a myth that these salts can help to draw soreness out of muscles and joints. Believe it or not, for a luscious milk bath basic powdered milk from your grocery drink aisle works great.  

Remember for optimal relaxation the bath water temperature should be between 90 and 104 degrees. When bathing in warm water remember that it is the best way to promote relaxation but it does tend to dry out skin. Always use moisturizing soaps or oils to alleviate that.  

CHAIR MASSAGE: Chair massage has taken hold across America. The chair massage is so simple and easily done that kiosks have sprung up in malls everywhere for about a dollar per minute. You don’t need to run to the mall or even own a special massage chair to help out a family member with tense back and shoulder problems. If you own a well constructed Amish dining chair you can create a makeshift massage chair.

 First get a comfortable pillow to place between the recipient and the back and top of chair. You want the pillow or pillows to fill the space between them and the chair and to cushion their face from the top rail. Now ask your guest to straddle the chair backwards, placing their arms to their sides. By following instructions found in books on home massage or many websites you now have a quick and inexpensive way to deliver a home chair massage using your Amish designed chair.