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It’s the Amish for the win…

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Though I really wanted to purchase living room furniture first, we seem to have put that on hold (due to ugly ass fabrics) and moved on to the dining room.

This is what my husband fell in love with.

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An extremely high quality, Amish made, Mission style table and chairs made of elm and maple. He surprised me by liking the black contrast but was so impressed with the quality he may not have even noticed.

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A feature he really liked? The leaves store in the table itself.

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He also like the table base which has an odd… shelf? Place for tablecloths? I don’t know what it is but I can totally see Lord Dudley Mountcatten claiming it for his own.

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This is the arts and crafts style hutch we also purchased, though it will be in the darker stain like the table and have glass sides on the top cabinet.

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It’s unusual to see my husband so thrilled with furniture… but the man couldn’t stop rubbing his hands all over this so I guess it’s worth the jaw dropping price.

Delivery in 12 weeks.

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30 thoughts on “It’s the Amish for the win…”

      1. Something tells me, unless the builder dies, you will have your furniture on the date promised, and the xact colour you asked for. You are not dealing with mass producton, you are dealing with an artist.
        One question, who will be your first guests over for dinner?

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      5. You aren’t the first blog I have been dropped from, but it hadn’t happened for about a year. I was thinking msybe they fixed the problem, but I guess not…

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  2. Amish. That means no power tools, doesn’t it? No wonder he’s caressing it. The work must be all hand crafted immaculately. Skill, Care and quality. It explains the price. I remember making something by hand many years ago thinking I could sell my art/craft. The hours I put into it were many. But I didn’t think I could charge what it was worth in terms of time and materials. Consider it as a piece of fine art for him. Happy shopping!

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    1. In today’s world of made in China and piss poor quality it was wonderful to find something so lovingly made. It may not look like much in the pictures, but it was beautifully crafted and solid.

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  4. The hutch isn’t blowing my mind but I’m more into Stickley with the quarter sawn white oak. The table, on the other hand, is great. One bit of good advice: My table has the same folding hidden leaf. You need to leave it extended most of the time or the top will fade and the leaf won’t match. That would be a real shame for such a beautiful piece of furniture. Now for the really interesting part: Did you go anywhere interesting for lunch?

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    1. The hutch pictured is a light cherry, ours will be darker elm and maple like the table. As for oak, everyone has it here… I wanted something different. The table is a good size, I don’t think our dining area can handle it being leaf extended every day. But I take your point about fading.
      As for lunch, no. This shopping was done on a full stomach. And sober. Go figure…

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      1. Sober and full belly, that’s the way to do it. Some decisions shouldn’t be rushed, and nothing will do that quite like hunger and thirst. Can’t wait to see the pictures, please don’t make me beg.

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