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A Brief History of Butter Pats, Butter Chips, Butter Plates, Individual Butters

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 […]

Owning Your Own Island : Why Today’s Kitchens Are The Hub of The Home

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. […]

Dining Room Linens: A Brief Definition of Fine Flax Based Genuine Irish Linens

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Linen, elegant and robust, is one of the earliest products known to civilization; here since man first settled down long enough to cultivate land and grow flax. Flax is the plant from which the fibers are used to create linen, the earliest vegetable fabric to be woven. Even the Holy Bible lists one of the […]