Infinite Possibilities: Creating Custom Furniture
Anyone who has spent hours searching fruitlessly among countless furniture retailers to find the perfect home furnishing can relate the frustration of finding a piece that’s almost right, but not quite. For this reason, Weaver Furniture Sales is proud to offer a variety of custom options (including wood species/hardware/stain, paints […]
Aug12
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The Wide World of Amish Furniture: Mission Style Furniture
Navigating the vast world of Amish furniture can be tricky. In previous posts, we’ve discussed the advantages of real wood furniture, the history of Amish furniture in America, and how to find a quality furniture retailer. In this post, we turn again to a familiar topic: Mission style furniture. For […]
Aug08
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In Search of a Great Office Desk
In Search of a Great Office Desk For many, just the words “the office” can conjure up a sick feeling in the stomach and a dull headache. Sometimes this overflow of bad vibes transfers from work directly into the home office, transforming what could be a creative and invigorating environment […]
Aug05
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Discovering Shipshewana Amish Furniture
For lovers of real wood furniture, the search for a beautiful wood furnishing is not simply a hobby, but often closer to a passion. This passion often leads to the small, hard-working communities of the Amish, where beautiful wood furniture is also something of a passion. The small town of […]
Aug01
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Weaver’s Presents: the Making of the Amish Shadow Quilt Garden
Form May 30th through October 1st, Weaver Furniture Sales proudly presents the Amish Shadow Quilt Garden, part of the Quilt Garden Tour along the Amish Heritage Trail. Visit us in Shipshewana, Indiana and experience this uniquely beautiful garden. Also browse our wide variety of Amish furniture and crafts located next […]
Jul29
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Summer Events in Shipshewana!
Shipshewana has opened its arms to visitors far and near as it is in the heart of its busy season. Furniture enthusiasts, antique lovers, amateur craftsmen and bakers all have come for the Shipshewana experience. Here are a few events to stay tuned for courtesy of our friends at Trading […]
Jul25
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Hardwoods and Softwoods: Three Facts That Might Surprise You
The tree boasts the longest life of similarly complex life forms. The famed Joshua Tree, a species native to arid deserts, can live upwards of 700 years. Some of the older Redwoods of the American West are 2,000 years old, while the rare Methuselah tree is estimated to be 5,000 […]
Jul22
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Shaker Furniture in the 21st Century
Digging through mom and pop’s old photographs from the early days always is a right of passage for every son or daughter. Who could suppress a laugh at the sight of their dad sporting uber-small shorts or their mother’s impossibly-high hairdo? The ideal of beauty is subject to the times, […]
Jul18
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The Benefits of Shipshewana Amish Furniture
What is Shipshewana? To many folks, Shipshewana is just a hard-to-pronounce name reminiscent of Native America. But for those “in the know”, Shipshewana (or “Shipshi” as it’s affectionately called by locals and regulars) is a small Amish community with a thriving furniture and craft market and a reputation for warmth […]
Jul15
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Strength and Beauty in the Grey Elm Tree
While Cherry, Oak and Maple may be the popular wood choices for home furniture, there are a huge variety of woods to be found in the world of wood furniture, each of which possess unique qualities and a distinct beauty. Grey Elm in particular is noted for its beauty and […]
Aug15
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