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Interior Design Trends 2009 -2010 - Amish Built Designs Keep In Step With Fashion

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

                                                                     

Interior décor trends follow the fashion world even more now than ever in history.  As clothing displays more beading, feather trim, this year’s hot decorative ruffles, and many other embellishments it is appearing in furniture and home decorating items, too. Light fixtures, accent furniture such as tables, upholstery and many accessories are displaying the latest fashion […]

A Brief History of Renaissance Gothic - Old is New Again

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Books and movies like Twilight and Harry Potter may indeed be inspiring a youthful but mainstream resurgence of Gothic or Renaissance Gothic designs not unlike those seen in castles. While designers all like to think that they have created the newest and most unique design more often than not their designs are simply a revival […]

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 […]

A Brief History of Cabinetmakers’ Chairs : How Eighteenth Century Craftsmen Dictated Decor Styles

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

                  

          
The eighteenth century cabinetmaker was a busy and much diversified craftsman. A Colonial cabinetmaker was engaged to make many household furnishings because they were specialists in furniture construction. When a cabinetmaker climbed off the boat in a port city they quite literally could change the styles of that port city. They were known to […]

Solid Wood Custom Barstools - Not Just For the Bar Anymore

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

The barstools crafted out of solid hardwoods by the Amish craftsmen at Amish Tables.com come in many styles, stains and woods. Barstools have become popular in homes, usually placed at the kitchen counter or at a home bar, because of their compact and functional concept. Well designed bar stools allow for a higher access to […]