Amish Entertainment Game Room Furniture and Accessories
One of the high points of family life is spending time together – sharing a movie, playing games, and enjoying life’s enriching experiences. To make your family life even better, Amish artisans handcraft a wide variety of entertainment furniture, game room furniture, and games, as well as home accessories. You can get Amish solid wood furniture for work and play – and for every room in your home. All the Amish entertainment, game room furniture, and accessories described below are available online.
Is solid wood furniture better than other types of furniture?
Yes.
Solid hardwood furniture is superior to furniture made with materials like manufactured wood, veneers, and laminates. This is because solid wood excels in durability, visual appeal, customization, value, and sustainability.
Durability.
Made from hardwoods like oak, maple, and cherry, solid wood furniture is renowned for being tough and durable. It withstands decade after decade of wear and tear. Amish cabinetmakers build with solid wood. And the craftsmen use traditional woodworking methods while drawing from tried-and-proven skills and techniques handed down from their ancestors. These include sturdy joinery methods like dovetail and mortise, and tenon joints. What’s more, the Amish pay careful attention to detail. No wonder Amish furniture is routinely passed down from one generation to the next!
In contrast, most entertainment and game room furniture sold in big-box stores is made from manufactured woods like particleboard and medium-density fiberboard (MDF), which are topped with veneers and laminates. With their insides made of materials like sawdust, wood particles, and wax, manufactured wood furniture lacks the strength and durability of solid wood.
Visual appeal.
Beautifully polished hardwoods – with their eye-catching woodgrain, flicking, and knots – add character and charm to your living room, den, and game room like no other material does. Also, solid wood maintains its luster over time. Not so with materials like laminates that begin to look dull as the resin-saturated surfaces get scratched, tarnished, and discolored.
Custom design.
Amish furniture is made to order. So, you can specify that the furniture meets your needs and desires. For example, you can select the wood species, varnish, and hardware plus numerous other features like full-extension drawers, soft-touch drawers and doors, LED lights, and type of glass (clear, smoked, leaded, etc.).
Value.
A piece of solid wood furniture might cost more than a comparable piece made of manufactured wood. However, solid wood furniture typically outlasts faux wood. Hardwood furniture is typically passed down from one generation to the next. This means solid wood furniture outpaces manufactured wood in value.
Sustainability.
Amish cabinetmakers usually choose hardwoods grown in local and regional forests. Also, the Amish typically refinish furniture with natural oils. These factors minimize the environmental impact. In contrast, manufactured wood off-gasses volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including formaldehyde. What’s more, most of the profit from the sale of Amish furniture goes to rural Amish communities in Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. So, buying Amish furniture represents a vote for sustainability.
What features should I look for in an entertainment center?
Choosing an entertainment center is a big deal based on its cost, effect on the ambience of your living room or den, plus its heavy usage. So, when selecting an entertainment center, you should consider several factors, including its size, durability, style, storage space, functionality, custom options, and technical features.
Size.
Consider the space the entertainment center or wall unit will occupy, the size of your TV, the size of your media libraries (DVDs, CDs, games, etc.), plus the amount of other electronic equipment you wish to stow in the cabinet space. This includes items like game consoles, DVD players, Blu-ray players, and audio systems. streaming devices, DVRs, cable boxes, and satellite receivers. Make sure that your entertainment center has the size and features to accommodate everything.
Also, make sure that the unit will allow your TV to be placed at a height that will be comfortable to view. What’s more, the entertainment center you choose will be the focal point of the room. So, make sure you choose one you’ll be proud of.
Durability.
An entertainment center can represent a major financial investment. So, it stands to reason that it should not just be great-looking and functional but also one that will last a long time. This is why you should consider a solid wood, Amish-built entertainment center or wall unit, such as those available at Weaver Furniture Sales. Amish cabinetmakers – the best in the Midwest – handcraft each piece from solid hardwoods like oak, cherry, and maple. Also, the Amish men use traditional woodworking methods plus skills handed down from their ancestors. This explains why the Amish build drawers with dovetail joints and use mortise and tenon joints elsewhere. No wonder Amish entertainment furniture is so sturdy, it’s heirloom-quality!
Style.
Since the entertainment center will be the central focus of the room, choose a style that will complement your existing furniture. In this regard, Weaver Furniture Sales is a great place to shop. Because they have a wide selection of entertainment centers representing several styles – including Traditional, Mission, Rustic, and Modern designs. What’s more, among the array of styles, you’ll find some interesting features. For example, some units come with a fireplace. Others have a modern, open-shelf design.
Storage and functionality.
Look for an entertainment center or wall unit that best meets your needs for displaying your TV, plus special items like figurines, photos, and books. Of course, the unit must also store your DVDs, Blu-rays, gaming consoles, and the like. This means the size, design, and storage features of the unit will go a long way in determining which cabinet is best for your needs. For example, if you prefer to keep your media library and entertainment equipment hidden, you may go for a unit that has drawers plus wood panel or smoked glass doors. Conversely, you can choose a unit that has mostly open shelves so your equipment and media library are easy to access.
Customization.
Many Amish retailers – including Weaver Furniture Sales – give you the freedom to ‘design’ your entertainment center just the way you want it. For starters, the Amish handcraft each unit from solid hardwoods like oak, maple, cherry, and hickory. These woods are renowned for being tough, durable, and incredibly beautiful. The fact is, Amish entertainment centers are superior to units normally found in big box stores, because these pieces are usually built with manufactured wood faced with veneers and laminates.
But that’s just the start. You can specify a different size of any unit shown, plus the finish, hardware, and type of glass (such as plain, antique, leaded, or smoke). What’s more, you can choose items like full-extension drawers as well as soft-close drawers and doors. Some designs also give you the option of selecting LED lights. Bottom line: customization gives you the freedom to order an entertainment center that’s as plain or as fancy, as traditional or as modern, as your heart desires!
Technical-friendly features.
Choose an entertainment center or wall unit that makes accommodations for the various pieces of sophisticated electronics you will place into the unit. For example, look for cable cutouts (usually in the back of the unit) or channels to hide and organize cords. Also, you may wish to specify features like an integrated power strip with a surge protector and USB ports.
Why choose a wood TV cabinet?
When compared to other materials, a wooden TV cabinet/TV stand, especially one made of solid hardwood, offers several advantages, including natural beauty, strength and durability, a wide choice of styles, great storage potential, and customization.
Natural beauty.
Real wood – rustic, antiqued, or finely varnished – offers a warm, beautiful, and timeless look that enhances the ambience of any room. And a solid wood TV cabinet will add a welcoming feel to your living room or family room.
Strength and durability.
TV cabinets typically get a lot of heavy usage each day. So, the stronger they’re built, the better. This is why a solid wood TV cabinet is your best choice. Solid hardwoods like maple, cherry, and oak are tough and durable. And Amish cabinetmakers build a TV cabinet from solid wood. Also, the Amish use traditional woodworking practices as well as tried-and-proven joinery methods like dovetail and mortise, and tenon joints. No wonder the Amish TV cabinets at Weaver Furniture Sales are so sturdy and durable. They’re heirloom-quality!
How about TV cabinets made from manufactured woods like particleboard and medium-density fiberboard (MDF)? They’re not as durable as solid wood. Manufactured woods cannot support as much weight as solid wood. Shelves routinely sag in the middle, joints tend to go wobbly after a while, and the veneered or laminate surfaces get scratched, discolored, or dull over time as the synthetic surface gets damaged with no prospect of getting repaired.
Style.
Amish artisans handcraft TV cabinets in several styles, including Traditional, Mission, Rustic, and Modern. Rustic offerings include an unfinished, barn-style look or an antique finish. You can also find several Mission-style pieces plus Mid-century and Modern units, including some with a trendy metal base. So, no matter what style you like, you should be able to find a TV stand from Weaver to fulfill your desires, such as to complement your existing furniture.
Storage.
Wooden TV cabinets typically offer a variety of storage options. They include cabinets with open shelves and units with drawers and doors. This means you can find a solid wood TV stand with the right combination of open and enclosed spaces that you like.
Customization.
Amish cabinetmakers give you the freedom to custom-order the TV cabinet of your choice with all the special features and options you desire to make the piece uniquely yours. For starters, you can choose the wood type – such as oak, maple, and cherry. You can also select the finish and hardware. Depending on the design, you can choose items like the type of glass (plain, smoked, and/or doors with mullions). Other options include full-extension drawers and doors, plus drawers that close with a gentle touch.
Are Amish entertainment centers and TV cabinets available online?
Absolutely. Many Amish retailers offer entertainment centers and TV cabinets online. Weaver Furniture Sales of Shipshewana, Ind., is one such retailer. Just visit Weaver Furniture’s website and ask for ‘entertainment center’ and/or ‘TV stands’ in the search bar. You will see a wide variety of models to choose from.
How should I furnish a game room in my house?
To make the game room in your house a place of maximum fun and positive interactions between family members and friends, divide the space into three zones: a sitting game table area, a standing game table area, and a sitting/relaxation area. Your game room can be a spare room, part of a basement, or an attic (with sturdy cross-beams to support the weight of a game table/s). If space is limited, it would be okay to eliminate one of these areas:
The sitting game table area can have a poker table, chess table, game table, or pub table – each with a set of chairs. Weaver Furniture Sales has a collection of these tables as well as wooden chess/checker sets, plus board games such as the Aggravation Game.
A standing game table area could be furnished with a pool table, foosball table, and/or a shuffleboard table. You can choose accessories for each table, like a Deluxe Wall Rack or a stand-alone Deluxe Cue Cabinet to accompany your pool table.
Sitting/relaxation area. The seating could take the form of a sofa set or individual chairs with accessories like a coffee table, a wall-mounted TV set, and a mini-refrigerator with drinks and snacks.
Do the Amish make game room tables?
Yes. Amish cabinetmakers handcraft game room tables, including pool tables, shuffleboard tables, foosball tables, poker tables, and game tables for playing chess and checkers. Amish game tables are distinguished from most others for two reasons: they’re Amish-handcrafted from solid hardwoods, and they’re fully customizable.
Solid wood construction. All Amish game tables are built by Amish cabinetmakers using hardwoods like oak, maple, hickory, and cherry. These woods are renowned for toughness and durability. The Amish also build with traditional woodworking methods that include using mortise and tenon joints. They also use top-quality components such as fabrics and leather. This means the Amish game tables you buy will be so durable, they can withstand decades of heavy use, making them a valuable investment.
In contrast, game tables sold in big-box stores are typically built almost entirely from manufactured woods like MDF, which do not have the strength and durability of solid wood.
Customization. Every Amish game table offered by Weaver Furniture Sales is fully customizable. Indeed, you can request the wood type you like – such as oak, maple, hickory, or cherry – as well as the varnish. For pool tables, you can select the 22-ounce cloth from more than 20 colors. Plus, there are multiple pocket choices. Also, game tables come with your choice of sizes and leather inlays.
Are pub tables and chairs made for the home?
Yes.
Pub tables, also known as high-top tables and bar tables, are frequently used in homes, where they provide a casual dining and entertainment setting in dining rooms, sunrooms, breakfast nooks, and in-home bars. The tables are also used for outdoor patio and deck dining areas and bars. Three reasons pub tables are so popular in homes are their casual dining and entertainment appeal, eye appeal, and space-saving features.
Casual dining and entertaining.
The elevated height encourages a more relaxed and intimate dining atmosphere in dining rooms, sunrooms, game rooms, in-home bars, and patio bars. (Pub tables are typically 40 or 42 inches high, compared to dining tables, which are usually 28 to 30 inches high.)
Eye appeal.
With their high profile, smaller (usually square or round) tabletops and eye-catching bases, pub tables add a trendy touch and an upscale feel to any home.
Space-saving characteristics.
Some pub tables are designed so the chairs fit beneath the table, thereby saving space.
Weaver Furniture Sales offers a wide collection of pub tables and accompanying chairs. These sets are superior to pieces normally sold in big-box stores. This is because Amish cabinetmakers handcraft each piece from solid woods like oak, cherry, and maple. These hardwoods are renowned for being tough and durable. Also, the Amish build with traditional woodworking methods and utilize skills handed down from fathers to sons throughout the generations. The skills include building every piece with pride and utilizing joinery methods like dovetail and mortise, and tenon joints. No wonder Amish pub table sets are so sturdy; they’re on track to last for generations to come.
In contrast, most pub tables and chairs sold in big-box stores are built with bargain substitutes like particle board, medium-density fiberboard (MDF), plus veneers and laminates. These materials and their assembly-line construction fall short of the strength and durability of solid hardwood.
What’s more, the Weaver collection of pub tables and chairs represents a large variety of styles, including Traditional, Mission, Arts and Crafts, and Modern. This means you should easily find a style that works with your existing furniture.
Do the Amish sell game room furniture online?
Yes. Several Amish retailers offer game room furniture online and in their ‘brick-and-mortar’ stores. These retailers include Weaver Furniture Sales, located in Shipshewana, the Amish capital of Indiana. Just visit Weaver’s website and enter ‘pub tables’ in the search line.
Are board games making a comeback?
Yes. Despite the popularity of online entertainment and video games, old-school board games are experiencing a resurgence. Behavioral experts point to several positive results of this trend. They include enhanced cognitive development, increased family bonding, and nostalgia.
Enhanced cognitive development. Research on the impact of video games on the process of growth and change in intellectual/mental abilities of children concludes that while video games improve hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills in kids, they fall short of the social and intellectual benefits of playing board games. More specifically, board games present players with obstacles and challenges that require them to find solutions. This process helps to stimulate brain activity and improve cognitive skills like decision-making and critical thinking.
Increased family bonding. Board games uniquely foster bonding with family members and friends and, in the process, create lasting memories. This is because board games require face-to-face interactions as players engage with each other — offering encouragement and praise, fostering teamwork, plus stimulating trivial chatter and meaningful conversation. This bonding is superior to the dynamic of playing video games individually or with strangers online.
Real-life social engagement. Board games provide the perfect antidote to the isolation of engaging with technology or remotely connecting with others via digital screens and virtual experiences. Rather than using a mouse, keyboard, or screen touch, board games demand that you move objects on a board, handle playing cards, roll dice, and even write scores down on paper. This engages your senses of sight, touch, hearing, and even smell in a way that digital interactions can’t.
Several Amish retailers, including Weaver Furniture Sales, offer a wide selection of board games. Handcrafted from solid wood and other durable materials, they include chess sets, checkers, Chinese checkers, Aggravation games, and Tic-Tac-Toe.
Do the Amish make home accessories?
Yes. Amish artisans handcraft a wide variety of home accessories — decorative and functional items that enhance the comfort and décor of a home. While accessories are not ‘necessary,’ they help transform a home from just a collection of furniture to a place that reflects the style, personality, and décor choices of its occupants while giving the home a comfortable, lived-in feel.
Amish home accessories are meticulously handcrafted from solid hardwoods and other quality components like wicker, glass, and metal. The collection from Weaver Furniture Sales includes:
Kitchen and pantry items like solid hardwood bread boxes, veggie bins, and trash bins,
Living room and family room items like grandfather clocks, mantel clocks, electric fireplaces, hardwood plant stands, nature-themed wall shelves, and wall hangings,
Hallway accent furniture items like hall seats, hall benches, and hall trees,
Bedroom and bathroom accent pieces like wall hangings and accent tables, plus
Office accent furniture items like office lamps, tables, and printer stands.
The entertainment furniture, game room furniture, and games, plus home accessories from Amish retailers like Weaver Furniture Sales, are designed to add comfort, fun, and enhancement to your life – and that of your family. Check them out today! Visit Weavers in Shipshewana.
