If you have ever lived in an older home, you are probably familiar with what we mean by “old” bathroom. Crazy colored tile, less-than-attractive countertops, and dated fixtures are often the hallmark of classic old home bathrooms, circa 1920-1960. Not many of us today would choose that look should we be remodeling or building from …
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One of our Amish Originals team members was recently describing the elementary graduation ceremony that she had attended for one of her children—a fourth grader!—because her son was moving up to middle school. At risk of sounding a tad cliché (you know, back in our day we really did have to walk ten miles …
We just unloaded a beautiful, custom seven-piece office furniture set from the truck today. No chair was ordered—our customer had one that he preferred at his office already. While desks are selected (or in this case, designed) to fit a certain space and provide organization, office chairs are best chosen with ergonomics in mind. For …
Frightening new statistics were released recently: every two weeks, a child dies from falling furniture. Every 45 minutes , a child arrives in the ER to be treated for injuries also obtained through falling furniture; seven out of ten of these injuries occur in children under age five. Every piece of Amish Originals furniture is built …
Mother’s Day is this Sunday and it is traditional in central Ohio for this to be the “go” date for planting annual flowers. Supposedly, we are NOT going to get any frost past the second Saturday in May. And while we certainly enjoy the gorgeous hanging planters that line State Street in Uptown Westerville, container …
One of our employees recently purchased a piece of art that her child’s 4th grade class had created for a school fundraiser. It’s a lovely grouping of hand painted ceramic owls and it spurred a discussion at the store of other unique and inexpensive ways to bring blank walls to life. Children’s artwork is always …
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Walking through the Amish Originals showroom, it’s not unusual to hear customers exclaiming over the quality and beauty of the wood used to make our furniture. It’s hard NOT to run your hand over a sleek dining table or to marvel over the color and patina of the wood grain in one of our handmade …
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We are proud to say that the furniture we sell at Amish Originals is heirloom quality. What does that mean? It is built to last and stand the test of time: children, pets, moving and well, anything else that you can throw at it. Many of us have pieces like that in our homes already. …
Upholstered Furniture Tip of the Month: How to Get Rid of Musty Smells! Read More »