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Archive for the ‘Entertaining’ Category
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Silver plate is a highly desired and extremely affordable collectible that can enhance your home’s dining room or kitchen’s décor. Silver plate has historically been used as a more economical version of real silver in dining accoutrements such as cutlery, tankards, pitchers, caddies, tea and coffee services and candlesticks. If it was crafted in the more […]
Tags: collecting silver plate, electroplate, old sheffield, sheffield silver, sheffiels silver plate, silver plate Posted in Accessories, Metal Ware, The Art of Dining at Home | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
The economy has literally made it less a saying and more a reality that home is actually where the heart is. Our homes have become less of a showplace that we pass through as we rush to work or out for the evening and more the heart of living, entertaining and the heart of whom […]
Tags: americana style, country style, economical decorating, economy, found items, world decorating, world furnishings, world furniture Posted in Accessories, Bedrooms, Decorating Tips for Amish Designs, Dining Room Furniture, Entertaining, Flooring & Rugs, Glassware & Crystal, Libraries and Offices, Lighting and Lamps, Linens, Metal Ware, Modern & Contemporary | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Candlelight dancing on the surface of your expertly finished solid wood dining room table does something magnificent to the soul. Not only does the candlelight add reflective animation to the room’s décor but it is provides ambience and even scent. Candles have been an important part of the home since ancient times and today […]
Tags: amish tables, Arts and Crafts, beeswax, beeswax candles, candle ideas, Candles, crafts, homemade candles Posted in Accessories, Amish Furniture, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Custom Dining Room Table Pads, Decorating Tips for Amish Designs, Dining Room Furniture, Entertaining, Go Green, Holidays, Lighting and Lamps, Solid Wood Furniture | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Many an Amish built solid wood bookcase, hutch, cabinet or curio holds the precious porcelain collectible known as the butter pat, butter chips, butter pads or individual butters. While many young homemakers today may not know what a butter pat is, they still remain a compact, decorative and highly sought collectible. These miniature plates are […]
Tags: amish dining room, butter chips, butter pats, butter plates, china, individual butters, Porcelain, Victorian butter pats Posted in Accessories, Entertaining, Glassware & Crystal, Kitchens, Porcelain, The Art of Dining at Home | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
No man is an island but life is a lot more functional when he has one in his kitchen. The smart Amish kitchen table owner knows that a compliment to your perfect kitchen is an island. The contemporary home is not complete without a central work area for either chopping or peeling, eating, studying. […]
Tags: amish dining room, green kitchens, kitchen islands, kitchen organizing, kitchens, shaker kitchens, work stations Posted in Amish Furniture, Custom Dining Room Tables, Dining Room Chairs, Dining Room Furniture, Entertaining, Go Green, Kitchens, Modern & Contemporary, Organization and Storage, Party & Event Hosting, Solid Wood Furniture, The Art of Dining at Home, The Shakers | No Comments »
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