Mixing It Up

Sharing decorating successes with furniture purchased from Amish Workbench Furniture are the pluses of our business. Note the photo at right. A table and chairs, purchased at a different time than the buffet/hutch, blend in this customer’s home. This is an example of mixing it up to have finishes and colors that compliment each other, not matching exactly.

Furniture is often purchased one piece at a time, causing fits to those who want every piece to match exactly. Remember, it’s okay to have variety. Other accessories can tie the room together. Find the focal point in the room, then work around it with cherished treasures. Rotate items from storage (a.k.a. the attic, garage, under your bed, junk closet) to your walls and tables. Decorate with what you have: trying a new arrangement of pictures on the wall; grouping items by color or similar theme. Imagination, let it rise. What a pleasant surprise awaits when mixing things away from the routine arrangements. Or adding a new piece to adorn your living area: a sign, hand hooked or quilt wall hanging, an original or framed print, ceramic or pottery vase, pitcher, pewter candlestick holder, braided rug, scherenschnitte, carved swan or loon, a number of special art choices are available at Amish Workbench Furniture.

Hangin' In There

Mother Nature has certainly let us know what she can do with the sun here in the Pacific Northwest. Did you find a drawer to stuff the heavy winter blankets? Wouldn’t a quilt rack be more attractive, let the items air out? Quilt racks are great for your table runners, table cloths, or ...the kitchen towel, instead of the refrig or oven doors. Available in a number of styles, solid oak or cherry wood. No, they aren’t good for hangin’ the wet beach towels or sleeping bags!

Also available are black metal hooks, heart or ram’s head shapes, strong enough for the kitchen towel, bathroom face cloth or the winter jacket you’re not wearing this season; three sizes.

For decorative plates, there are black metal single, double or triple plate hangers. Get those pretty dishes out of the cupboard and show them off now, wowing your friends.
Wood peg rails are super by the door, where kids come in, to hang backpacks, etc. In the bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, wherever you need a handy peg for hangin’. An umbrella, for those summer showers, an apron, hot pad, sweater, even a pencil on a string.