Characteristics Of Shaker Furniture What features a clean, timeless design, tapered angles, gentle curves, and a rich legacy? While a particular luxury car or piece of modern architecture may have come to mind, the previously mentioned qualities are the Characteristics Of Shaker Furniture. Unlike any other line of furniture, Shaker […]

Shaker Artisans “Do your work as though you had a thousand years to live and as if you were to die tomorrow.” The Shakers expressed this mantra in everything they did, from the most mundane tasks to their fervent religious meetings, and especially in the craftsmanship of wood furniture. Shaker […]

Amish Furniture Styles Whether handcrafted or factory-assembled, traditional or modern, simple or ornate, each furniture piece has a story. This is especially true for Amish Furniture Styles. The story is about who designed it and when, and what inspired them. For instance, Mission furniture makers are partaking in the legacy […]

American Furniture Styles Of the classic American Furniture Styles, Shaker furniture boasts a unique history. The Shakers were a Christian religious group that emigrated to the United States. Therefore settling along the Eastern seaboard in close-knit, hardworking communities. Their ethics of simplicity, integrity and hard work translated into their furniture […]

The Graceful Shelby Chair Shaker Style Amish Furniture Digging through mom and pop’s old photographs from the early days always is a right of passage for every son or daughter. Therefore who could suppress a laugh at the sight of their dad sporting uber-small shorts or their mother’s impossibly-high hairdo? […]

“Do your work as though you had a thousand years to live and as if you were to die tomorrow.” Shaker Style Furnishings This motto of the Shaker people reflects the care, integrity, and quality with which they approach their furniture craftsmanship. Early-American Shakers emigrated from Europe due to religious […]