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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 […]

Only a short drive from central Ohio, Holmes County offers so much to do and see for a quick weekend trip.  We’ve given you some tips on hotspots when travelling with the kids, but if you’re looking for an adult-only adventure, Ohio’s Amish Country offers some wonderful options for visiting wineries and cheese houses. Here

We’re always amazed at the burst of energy that appears to do things in and around our homes once the winter weather breaks.  To take advantage of this “spring fever,” we wanted to share our April to-do list for both indoors and outdoors.  It’s not quite time to plant, but there are plenty of things

Anyone ever been to the Beg Hunt in Columbus’ Short North? If so, you’ll be familiar with what will be happening in Uptown Westerville on Saturday, April 12! Grab your four-legged friends and bring them to participating shops in Uptown for a canine Easter egg hunt.  The event is officially being sponsored by Captivating Canines; everyone

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

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