Amish Custom Furniture for Where You Work and Play

Working and playing at home are par for the course. Baked into the pie. Just the way it is. We all have a place in our home where we keep our important documents and catch up on work. And, of course, much of our home is devoted to recreation – from watching the game to playing with friends and family around a gameboard. But is your home office or workstation as well-equipped as you want it to be? And, do you have the furniture, games, and accessories you need to keep your family and friends entertained? When it comes to furniture that enhances productivity and play areas in the home, nothing beats Amish solid wood furniture. So, let’s explore Amish custom furniture for where you work and play.

Why is Amish custom furniture a great choice?

Amish custom furniture is widely considered to be a great choice for a number of reasons, including superior craftsmanship, excellent quality, customization, wide selection, and long-term value.

Exceptional craftsmanship.

The Amish handcraft each piece of furniture by paying close attention to each piece of furniture, using traditional and modern tools, plus applying tried-and-proven wood joining techniques like dovetail and mortise, and tenon joints. As a result, Amish furniture is renowned for its beauty and perfect fit and finish.

Excellent quality.

Amish craftsmen choose regional hardwoods like maple, cherry, and oak. These woods are famous for being tough, sturdy, and long-lasting. So, it’s little wonder that Amish furniture is so durable, it’s heirloom-quality – routinely passed down to the next generation. In contrast, furniture normally sold in big-box stores is put together on assembly lines and includes manufactured woods like particleboard and medium-density fiberboard (MDF) plus veneers and laminates. Manufactured wood lacks the durability and strength of solid wood.

Just about every piece of furniture handcrafted by the Amish is built to customer specifications. Indeed, customers can choose everything from the wood type to the finish, hardware to dimensions, furniture style to special features like soft-close drawers and doors, type of glass, LED lights, and more. This means you can order furniture for your home office or entertainment space that’s uniquely yours!

Wide selection.

Amish retailers like Brandenberry Furniture offer a wide selection of styles, including Mission, Shaker, Traditional, Rustic, and Modern. You can also order furniture with a mixture of different furniture styles. So, whatever your preferences are regarding style, you can get Amish furniture in that design!

Long-term value.

Solid hardwood furniture typically costs more than furniture made from manufactured wood. However, solid wood furniture is far more sturdy — resisting bumps, scratches, and everyday wear and tear and lasting for decades or several generations. This means solid wood furniture represents an investment in long-term value. Conversely, manufactured wood pieces typically succumb to the effects of everyday use in shorter order than one might imagine.

If you’re looking for furniture to enhance your home’s work or entertainment space, you’ll want to check out the pieces at Brandenberry Furniture. You can do this online or at their ‘brick and mortar’ store in Shipshewana, Indiana.

Can I get custom furniture for my home office?

Yes. You can certainly get custom-built furniture for your home office, with your options ranging from design services from big-box-store retailers, specialized design services, and independent craftsmen. However, if you’re looking for top-quality, fully customizable office furniture, your best source is Amish custom furniture, such as what’s offered by Brandenberry Furniture. Here are some reasons why:

Wide furniture selection.

Home office furniture custom-built by the Amish includes office desks, credenzas, desk chairs, file cabinets, bookcases, armoires, complete office sets, and accessories. Desks built by the Amish include corner desks, executive desks, computer desks, roll-top desks, writing desks, and secretary desks.

Wide selection of styles.

The Amish custom-build desks representing a wide variety of styles, such as Mission, Shaker, Traditional, Rustic, and Modern. What’s more, you can mix and match stylistic elements to create office furniture that’s exclusively yours.

Legendary craftsmanship.

Amish cabinetmakers are renowned for building superb pieces of furniture. In fact, Amish artisans individually handcraft each furniture item – as if they were building it for themselves. The Amish also use sturdy woodworking practices like building dovetail and mortise, and tenon joints. No wonder Amish furniture is renowned for being the best!

Excellent quality.

Every piece of custom office furniture built by the Amish is built from hardwoods like oak, maple, cherry, and hickory. These woods are so tough and durable, they’re resistant to dings and nicks, and they withstand years of heavy usage. In fact, solid hardwood furniture is so sturdy and durable, it’s heirloom-quality. Not so with office furniture made with manufactured wood – furniture normally sold in big-box stores. This furniture is susceptible to dings, scratches, and stains from cold or hot beverage containers. Also, after a while, joints tend to get wobbly – or fail.

You can order your furniture just the way you want it. This means you can choose items like the wood type, hardware, and the finish. You’re also free to determine the dimensions of the furniture plus special features like extra shelves, soft-close drawers and doors, type of glass, LED lights, and more.

Amish retailers, including Brandenberry Furniture, offer a wide variety of custom, solid hardwood furniture.

What styles of custom furniture do the Amish make?

Amish cabinetmakers build furniture representing a variety of styles – from Traditional through Modern. This makes it possible for furniture buyers to get solid wood custom furniture in the style or styles that match other pieces in their home and fulfill their needs and desires. The main furniture styles made by Amish cabinetmakers are Traditional, Shaker, Mission, Rustic, and Modern.

Here’s a brief introduction to each style:

Picking up elements from the Victorian and Edwardian periods in Great Britain, Traditional furniture features elements like crown moldings, intricate carvings, turned legs, winged sides, claw-foot legs, and a curved silhouette. Other features of this furniture style are dark wood stain, luxurious upholstery, and gold trim.

Developed by the Shakers, a religious group that focused on personal piety, pacifism, and communal living, the Shaker style is characterized by practical, simple, and minimalist design. This includes simple, gracious curves; round, wooden knobs; tapered feet; lighter wood stains; and the absence of ornamentation.

This furniture style highlights the imperfections and unique characteristics of natural wood, resulting in furniture that’s renowned for being cozy, comfortable, welcoming, and trendy! Rustic furniture typically features knots, cracks, visible saw marks, natural bark, ‘live edges’, and other natural imperfections.

The Mission style owes its origin to the Catholic missions that sprang up in the American Southwest and to the popularization of the unpretentious furniture design by furniture manufacturer and designer Gustav Stickley. Mission furniture is characterized by straight lines, 90-degree angles, extreme simplicity, lack of ornamentation, and a hefty persona.

Coming into prominence after World War II, the Modern furniture style features bold geometric shapes (such as rectangles), strong straight lines, and sweeping curves. Furniture designers often incorporate materials like leather, vinyl, plastic, and chrome-plated steel into Modern furniture pieces.

Brandenberry Furniture and other Amish furniture dealers offer office furniture in these styles as well as pieces that represent a medley of styles. So, you can choose the furniture item or collection of pieces that are built in the style you really love.

Is Amish office furniture trendy?

Yes. Increasingly, Amish cabinetmakers are creating trendy office furniture that showcases minimalist design elements, simple lines, and geometric shapes. Also, these trendy pieces make accommodations for electronic equipment, flexible workstyles, and minimalist storage – all hallmarks of today’s workspaces.

Some trendy Amish desks, for example, feature a minimalist design, push-button desktop height adjustment, USB ports, and small storage drawers. What’s more, the desks are built entirely from solid wood or a solid hardwood top and metal legs for beauty, strength, and durability.

Similarly, modern Amish desk chairs come with leather upholstered seats, ventilated backrests, level-controlled gas lift, tilt adjustment, swivel feature, and easy-rolling casters.

And like other Amish-built furniture, modern Amish furniture is handcrafted with solid hardwoods and other quality components for strength and heirloom-quality durability.

Do the Amish build custom gun cabinets?

Yes. Amish furniture builders custom-build several styles of gun cabinets. What sets Amish gun cabinets apart from the rest is that they are built to customer specifications, made from quality components, and represent a variety of styles.

You can order your gun cabinet with all the features you like. For example, you can choose the wood type, varnish/finish, hardware, and dimensions. In addition, you can select the type of glass, a wildlife graphic on the glass door, flush doors with light guard (which prevents light from seeping around the doors), plus LED touch lights and felt-lined bottoms. So, the gun case you order will be just the way you want it.

Quality components.

Amish cabinetmakers handcraft each gun cabinet from top regional hardwoods like oak, maple, hickory, and cherry. These woods are renowned for toughness and great looks. Also, the Amish use quality glass, hinges, felt, and other components for great performance and long life. Locks are standard for safety. The gun cabinet you order will be so sturdy and durable, it can naturally become an heirloom item that’s enjoyed for generations to come!

Variety of styles.

Amish retailers like Brandenberry Furniture offer gun cabinets in a variety of styles, such as Mission and Traditional. This means you’ll be able to find the style that syncs with your concept of style. One unusual style from Brandenberry is the Brooklyn Gun Cabinet, which looks like a cheval mirror. Slide the mirror to the right, and you’ll see the hidden gun cabinet behind it!

Can I get Amish game room furniture?

Yes. A full lineup of Amish game room furniture is available from Amish retailers like Brandenberry Furniture, located in Shipshewana, Indiana. Game room furniture from Brandenberry includes pub and counter tables, pool tables, game tables, poker tables, pub chairs, board games, and accessories. Every Amish-built piece of game room furniture is custom-built from solid hardwoods for incredible strength and durability. The Amish also use quality fabrics, leather, and other components. So, you can count on Amish-built game room furniture to last a long time!

Do the Amish build custom entertainment furniture?

Yes. Amish craftsmen build custom entertainment furniture, and the furniture is sold by Amish retailers, including Brandenberry Furniture. Entertainment furniture from Brandenberry includes entertainment centers, TV cabinets and TV stands, corner TV cabinets and stands, stereo cabinet furniture, CD and DVD storage cabinets, pub and counter tables, game tables, bar chairs, game room chairs, games, gun cabinets, and entertainment and game room accessories.

Amish entertainment furniture is built just the way you like it. In fact, you can select items like the wood species, finish stain, dimensions, upholstery fabrics, or leather, and much more.

What is outdoor Amish furniture made of?

Most Amish outdoor furniture is made from cedar, pine, and cypress softwoods, and also from outdoor poly lumber. Each material has its own distinct advantages:

Cedar has proven itself to be an excellent choice for outdoor furniture. As a softwood, cedar excels in durability, comfort, natural resistance to decay, low maintenance, and eye appeal. Cedar outdoor furniture includes patio chairs, benches, gliders, and benches as well as picnic tables, arbors, and swings.

Cypress is a superb choice for outdoor furniture because of its resistance to decay from moisture and insect damage, plus its workability, eye appeal, and durability. This is why Cypress is used for a variety of outdoor pieces, including chairs, benches, gliders, rockers, and tables.

Treated pine wood is a popular choice for outdoor furniture, primarily because of its affordability, relative strength, workability, flexibility, and sustainability. Amish artisans build outdoor chairs, tables, swings, and other outdoor pieces from pine wood.

Poly lumber has emerged as a popular choice for outdoor furniture due to its durability, weather resistance, low maintenance, and eco-friendly properties. Craftsmen reinforce the pieces of poly wood with sturdy aluminum angle braces, giving the furniture incredible strength. Also, some pieces of outdoor furniture made with poly lumber look like actual wood. The Amish use poly to build a wide variety of outdoor furniture, including sofas, gliders, tables, dining sets, picnic tables, rocking chairs, Adirondack chairs, and swing sets.

You can see outdoor furniture made from cedar, cypress, treated pine, and poly lumber at Brandenberry Furniture online or at their ‘brick-and-mortar’ store in Shipshewana, Indiana near Middlebury.

What are the advantages of wood dog crates?

Wood dog crates, such as those made by Amish cabinetmakers, have several advantages over dog crates of metal or plastic. The main features are a furniture-like appearance, stylishness, versatility, superior insulation, quiet operation, and durability.

Furniture-like appearance.

Made of wood – and often nicely varnished – wood dog crates portray an attractive, furniture-like persona. So, it will blend with your existing furniture – and even double as an item of furniture. In fact, you could treat the top of your dog crate like a tabletop or desktop, adorning it with a doily, plant, and/or figurine!

Your wooden dog crate can be customized to match your desired look.

For example, you can finish it with your choice of varnish. Or, you may wish to finish it with paint or a rustic treatment. Similarly, you can request black, silver, or bronze bars. Also, you can specify a hinged or barn-style door and an ‘old tyme,’ Mission, or caster base.

Versatility.

You can station the wooden dog crate wherever the family gathers in your home. The available casters make it easy to roll the crate from one room to another. That way, the crate will enhance the room’s décor while keeping your dog safe and close to everyone.

Superior insulation.

Wood provides better insulation than metal or plastic. As a result, the wood dog crate will help keep your dog comfortable even if the temperature fluctuates.

Quiet operation.

Wood does not produce a loud, jarring noise when the dog moves or when the crate door opens, as metal crates do. So, your dog will remain calmer in a wooden crate.

Durability.

Amish artisans handcraft each dog crate from solid hardwoods like maple, cherry, and oak. The builders also use proven woodworking techniques handed down from generations of cabinetmakers. So, the wooden dog crate you order will be sturdy, durable, and heirloom-quality!

Are Amish dog feeders durable?

Yes. Amish-made dog feeders are extremely durable due to their expert construction from quality materials. The Amish typically build dog feeders from durable materials like solid wood, poly lumber, stainless steel, as well as Corian. The Doggy Diner from Brandenberry Furniture is made from rustic brown maple and finished with a white antique glaze. This makes the feeder more attractive and easier to clean.

Poly lumber is also a popular choice for creating dog feeders. Made from recycled plastic, poly lumber is durable and also resists cracking and splitting. Plus, it’s easy to clean.

Stainless steel is the material of choice for dog feeder bowls. It resists rust, looks great, and is easy to remove and replace. Stainless steel also cleans easily.

To find out more about Amish dog feeders, visit Brandenberry Furniture.

Will Amish-made-to-order furniture last a long time?

Absolutely. Amish-made-to-order furniture typically lasts a very long time. In fact, Amish furniture is so sturdy and durable, it’s often passed down from one generation to the next. Indeed, the heirloom-quality nature of Amish furniture is due to a number of factors, including solid hardwood construction, traditional craftsmanship, and custom construction with close attention to detail.

Solid hardwood construction. Amish cabinetmakers handcraft furniture using solid hardwoods like oak, maple, cherry, and hickory. These woods are well known for being extremely tough and sturdy. In contrast, most furniture sold in big-box stores is made from manufactured wood, which lacks the strength of solid wood.

Traditional craftsmanship. When building furniture, the Amish apply tried-and-proven woodworking techniques handed down from their ancestors. These skills include joining wood with dovetail and mortise and tenon joints, which are unsurpassed for strength and durability.

Custom construction with close attention to detail. Each piece of Amish furniture is built to customer specifications, and Amish artisans handcraft each piece individually. No wonder Amish furniture has a perfect fit and finish! In contrast, most big-box-store furniture is put together on an assembly line with workers joining pieces of manufactured wood with plastic and metal fittings, brads, and nails.

All of these factors combine to make Amish custom (made-to-order) furniture heirloom-quality.

Can I order custom Amish furniture from my device?

Yes. You can order custom Amish furniture from your device. Several Amish online retailers, including Brandenberry Furniture, offer a full range of products on their respective online stores. Your customizing options include the wood type, hardware, stain color, upholstery, dimensions, plus a host of special features. Also, to find out more about custom furniture, visit Everything You Need to Know About Amish Custom Furniture.