Home and Decor » retreat http://www.amish-furniture-home.com/blog Your friendly guide to tasteful interior design Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas: Amish Solid Wood Mother’s Day Gifts For Patio, Porch, Deck or Yard http://www.amish-furniture-home.com/blog/furniture-tips/furniture-uses/mothers-day-gift-ideas-amish-solid-wood-mothers-day-gifts-for-patio-porch-deck-or-yard/ http://www.amish-furniture-home.com/blog/furniture-tips/furniture-uses/mothers-day-gift-ideas-amish-solid-wood-mothers-day-gifts-for-patio-porch-deck-or-yard/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:34:21 +0000 admin http://www.amish-furniture-home.com/blog/furniture-tips/furniture-uses/mothers-day-gift-ideas-amish-solid-wood-mothers-day-gifts-for-patio-porch-deck-or-yard/  Thanks to the Amish craftsmen you can create an outdoor retreat getaway for your mom for Mother’s Day. Obviously, there is a reason that Mother’s Day is in the spring – so mom can get out of the kitchen and in to the yard! On Sunday morning you can lead her out, on to her newly furnished patio or backyard room, proudly displaying solid wood, custom built tables, chairs, swings and accessories. Prices begin at less than a formal flower arrangement and will last for years.

PLANTER BASKET GIFTSET-

If mom is a gardener she can find reports and inspiration at the National Gardening Associations website http://www.garden.org/regional/report . Write this site on a card and place it inside a custom stained cedar planter, along with new gardening tools, gloves, seeds or plants.

MAKE A WISH -

What mom really wishes for is a relaxing spot to call her own. This wishing well is available for gardens or yard decors ranging in size from 30″ wide to 50″ wide. It can be placed on a patio, as an accent to a water feature or even indoors as a planter. Don’t forget to include a bag of pennies for tossing!

MAKE MOM A ROCK STAR -

So you think your mom can’t rock? Her kind of rocking may not be to heavy metal but she can certainly rock out to solid wood! With a good book, or a grandchild on her knee, she can watch the world go by from her porch with a customized old fashion rocker. The Amish crafters build Adirondack Rocking Chairs, crafted from aromatic red cedar which has a natural resistance to rot. Custom stained, no mom could resist this heirloom rocking chair.

RELAXING GLIDERS AND SWINGS -

Moms are stressed. It comes with the territory. Therapists have long known that the act of rocking, swinging and gliding is beneficial to a human’s mind and body. The pendulum action is soothing while also making you more focused. Set on sturdy frames, the Straightback Deluxe Glider or the Suspended Swings provide an enjoyable gliding or swinging experience. Customized from aromatic red cedar, which has a natural resistance to rot, these are available in varying shades of stain.

BREAKFAST OR BRUNCH ON THE DECK -

The Elegant Chat set is perfect for holding a casual breakfast or brunch buffet on Mother’s Day. Later it will be a well used gift, serving snacks at pool-side parties, relaxing in the cool of the evening or playing cards with friends out on the patio. Constructed from aromatic red cedar, this wood has a natural resistance to rot. This solid wood, custom-made and custom stained set includes a generous 36″ round table and four straight-back chairs.

LUNCH IN HER BACKYARD PARK -

A simple Picnic Table Set is a great addition to any yard, patio or deck. This design features moveable benches that are independent from the table. This style gives you more options for varying seating arrangements. Pack a picnic basket full of mom’s favorite items (and those are always things she didn’t have to cook herself!) and hold a picnic in honor of her.

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Why worry about travel safety and soaring transportation prices this year when you can plan for a vacation to paradise in your own backyard? For less money than you would spend on a cruise for two you can convert your patio into a private resort setting using handcrafted custom patio furniture from the Amish. These durable and handsome pieces of outdoor furniture will provide you years of entertaining, not just a quick weekend trip. When you convert your patio into a resort setting with long lasting solid wood Amish patio furniture you will be anxious to get home every evening to relax in your own retreat.

Step one is to determine your budget for this year‘s outdoor expenses. There are very funky and fun ways to convert the drab patio into a rendezvous on a small budget. With an investment in a few central pieces you can build from there and add on each year. This investment has a guaranteed pay off, with evening after evening of amusement in your own private backyard.

Step two may be to determine your decorating theme. The theme will determine the style of furniture you will be investing in, just as in your living or family room. Even though your patio may not be enclosed it is considered an outdoor room; in essence an extension of your own home. You may wish to create a tropical decorating theme or a traditional grill/picnic area look. The “Chat” set is perfect for pool-side parties or playing cards out on the patio and looks great with the either traditional or tropical themed accessories. The “Chat” set includes a huge 36″ round table, along with four custom, form fitting, slat-back chairs. The Amish woodworkers craft this patio design from aromatic red cedar, a wood naturally resistance to rot. The traditional “Picnic Table” set is a great addition to any patio, deck or backyard. This very practically designed set has benches that are independent from the table, giving you more options in seating arrangements. Topped with a red plaid tablecloth and a picnic basket, all you need is the ants!

Choosing benches, swings, easy chairs in cedar or rustic hickory create a warm and inviting area even under a wide open sky. You can even enjoy the feel of a traditional porch swing even if you don’t have a porch. A strong wooden tripod or arbor base holds the swing so it can be set up anywhere. The tripod base has three legs per side to provide a stable foundation for carefree swinging along with shelves on each side for snacks or beverages. The covered arbor is another beautiful option that features side panels with decorative cutouts and cup-holders. Furnishing add-ons such as a cedar planter or end table will tie an area together.

Stay home and enjoy your summer savings. Thanks to Amish ingenuity in no time you will be able to create the atmosphere of a relaxing retreat. Whatever ideas you may have for decorating for outdoor living there are plenty of available accessories at online and brick and mortar stores in your home town. Hang up a hula skirt and a beach umbrella in your drinks and travel agents will be booking trips to your backyard resort!

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Amish furniture creators have ensured that we can enjoy solid wood Cabin or Lodge designs that will be enjoyed for generations. Furniture for your personal lodge is crafted by the Amish in cabin friendly organic oaks, cherry, maple, hickory and walnut with a variety of stains.

While typically replicating nature and landscapes cabin style ranges anywhere from a rustic shack interior to the grand lodges of the Adirondacks. The common threads that run through these Rustic Cabin Adirondack Lodge looks are true hardwoods, imagination, simplicity, naturally organic, relaxing, comforting, comfortable, welcoming and timelessness.

By studying nature and pre-existing themes in cabin interiors you can easily recreate the lodge look inside your home with or without the timber and chinking on the outside. No matter where the cabin is in North America there are common subject matter used as accessories:

Wood- trees, twigs, logs, birch, pine, solid woods- these are used in furniture and as trim on things like picture frames, vases, bowls, baskets or accessories

Animals- from moose on land to fish in water to birds in the air- what is nature without wild animals

Tools and Sports- The tools and sporting equipment of the region you are emulating displayed as conversation starters

Although cabins and lodges are found from the top of North America to the bottom each region has its own flavor. Even if you do not live in the geographical area you can create the feel by understanding each of their environments and their history. Here are few themes to get started with:

Native American- all across North America various tribes resided and incorporating the art of the people who truly knew the land it makes for environmentally interest impact in design. This theme can be incorporated with any of the cabins but especially Southwestern

Southwest- If you love the Southwest cabins then here is the opportunity to incorporate clay and Mexican potteries, cowboy memorabilia and leather works like saddles and tack or fringes and suede. Wagon wheels and branding irons bring in the outdoors but set up the Wild West Bunkhouse Lodge theme

Pacific Northwest- Buffalo plaids and lumberjack items bring the logging camps cabin home. Fishing themes work well here on the coast by incorporating poles and creels as décor items

Great Lakes- Quilts and loons, snow themes and pine trees indoors. This cabin allows an excused year round Christmas tree in the living area. Fishing is a theme here near the Great Lakes

New England- Maple sugaring buckets or firkins speaks to the theme of the New England cabin along with the beloved blueberry motifs. Handmade quilts alongside Shaker furniture fits well in these cabins

Adirondack- This upstate New York design began here over a century ago. The idea of the grand lodge and camping retreats was inspired and advocated by the rich and famous such as Teddy Roosevelt. This home must have the famed Adirondack chair somewhere.

No matter if your home is an environment of “roughing it” rustic or chic lodge the Amish hardwoods will endure many years of friends and family

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