It’s no secret – the dining room is one of the central places of any home. Not only is it a common area to gather while eating, but dining rooms also play a role in the style and feel of a home. In properly laying out your dining room, there are a lot of questions…
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One Trick to Buying Better Furniture
Read MoreWe recently got this note from a customer and just had to share it. Even though it’s long, we wanted to share it with you because we felt like it really represented the best of what we do here at The Amish Craftsman. The Testimonial Our salesperson and manager were wonderful – but seriously, we…
Read MoreThere’s one big myth that most people redesigning their home believe: pick your paint first and go from there. At The Amish Craftsman, we see it time and time again. Instead, we’d like to offer you a new way to think about your space – try this design hack and watch everything else unfold like…
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Most furniture you buy today won’t last more than a few years. In fact, it’s designed that way! Mass-produced furniture is intended to break down so you’ll continue to need more, and it’s become standard for chain and big box stores to make furniture that won’t stand up to the wear and tear of real…
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It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the furniture buying experience. What starts out as a fun exercise, quickly devolves into stress and mental anguish when faced with too many choices for your new space. Style, colors, even wood types all start to blend together. You feel powerless to make a decision. Not good. Our In-Home…
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For too long neutral colors have gotten a bad rap. Sure, neutral can seem boring, but it’s not. Your bigger pieces are the “bones” of your room. Picking a neutral color for your sofa allows you to accessorize around that. Accent furniture is always easier to replace than the big stuff — and it’s a…
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The biggest step in making your house into a home is filling it full of furniture, family heirlooms, and accessories that make your heart happy. Unfortunately, it’s never easy to design your dream space. What should be fun quickly turns to, well, not fun, as you’re bogged down in fine details. Does that wall paint…
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You don’t have to go it alone anymore. Spending your free time trying to research, going to a furniture store, then going to another furniture store, then a rug store, then a lighting store, THEN pulling it all together is such a stressful way to spend your free time. Don’t do it! We’ve got a…
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