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Furniture Designs, Trends and Purchases and Our Personal History

Friday, July 31st, 2009

 Just like our personal appearance the decor of our homes, especially the interior, reflects who we are. If we were honest with ourselves we would admit that upon entrance into a new person’s residence, we subconsciously draw a conclusion of the person who lives there. We deduce their financial status, their taste, even their hygiene […]

The Influence of Immigration on American Furniture

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

 The United States as a culture was built less by indigenous peoples and more by foreign peoples. Each one came here from vastly different regions of the world and for vastly different reasons. As they arrived, with or without possessions, they brought with them traditions and styles that began to blend and homogenize into a […]

Twas The Night Before Christmas & Where Is The Pennsylvania Dutch der Belsnickle?

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

H olding a small tree or a branch the hooded belsnickle looks stern and judgmental as he travels from home to home for Christmas visitations. The symbolic Saint Nicholas figure known as a Belsnickle was known to leave a naughty child a whipping switch, very unlike the Santa Claus we have come to know and […]