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Modern and Contemporary Arts & Crafts Mission Furniture

In a society that changes trends as fast as they can microwave dinner it is refreshing to see that Amish built Arts & Crafts and American Mission style furniture is as modern and contemporary as it was at its conception in the latter Victorian 1800’s. Once done in historically dark stains and heavy tapestries now home owners have the freedom to add more casual and comfortable era appropriate stains & upholsteries.

Fundamentally elegant and yet unrestricted, Arts & Crafts and Mission furniture can add ambience and lightness to a room with its geometric lines. Even the authentic leather upholstery has transcended any design styles and is still crisp, clean and contemporary. Arts and Crafts design coordinate beautifully with big, bold geometric patterns in rugs and accessories. The organic element of Mission, with its slatted lines and its heavy oaks, can be incorporated into any home today as easily as it was over a century ago when Gustav Stickley furnished the world with his concepts.

The Amish have kept alive a time honored style and created a new vintage home décor option. Thanks to true Amish craftsmanship and hand tools you can easily and affordably fill any home, from an Arts and Crafts bungalow to a hip downtown loft, with heirloom quality pieces. Whether you use ultra-modern upholstery choices like leathers or stripes, or you choose a more traditional fabric, Mission style furniture bring the outdoors inside in a freshly creative way that allows for a bold playfulness between the formal and the relaxed environment.

Mission looks just as good in a formal living room as it does in a fun sunroom. Virtually indestructible in design, with true mortise and tenon joinery, Arts and Crafts pieces can be recovered over the years as color schemes change but because of their timelessness and construction the furniture will last lifetimes. It is as if you are investing in yours and the next generation’s homes. The value of this wise furniture and cash investing cannot be overstated in any economy.

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