Solid wood furniture can last for generations...when it's properly cared for. Discover how to care for solid wood furniture today. The last thing you need is for your solid wood furniture investment to split, crack, or scratch. In this video, we show how to avoid those common issues, as well as how to protect your wood finish from water damage and heat damage, and much more. Solid wood furniture i...
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Hard Maple is a fantastic wood type for furniture; and it’s among the most popular woods for Amish furniture. But is it the right selection for you? And what’s the difference between hard and brown maple? Hard Maple WoodThe Use of Maple Wood in AmericaMaple trees cover the landscape of the Northeast and Midwest United States, and they can be found throughout the country. Maple trees are recogniza...
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Selecting a Wood Furniture Finish“What stain or finish should I get for my solid wood furniture?” This is one of the biggest questions we get at DutchCrafters–and one of the hardest to answer. Stains have a significant impact on the look of a piece and its fit in a room. Luckily, we've got the tools to help you make the right selection for your home. In this video, we'll explain the stain option...
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How many people can we get on top of an Amish table? We decided to put our furniture to the test...and wish you happy holidays in the process! We've always known our furniture is strong but we didn't realize it was THAT strong!The testThis furniture durability test features an Amish made table. We conducted this test by adding people one-at-a-time to see how much the table could take. Our director...
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Cherry wood: elegant, timeless, and strong. But is cherry the right wood choice for your new furniture? Keep watching as we break down the distinctive characteristics of cherry wood compared to other wood types for furniture.What are the characteristics of cherry wood?Cherry wood is one of our most popular wood type upgrades here at DutchCrafters, and for good reason. This high-end option offers...
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It’s traditional, hard, and strong. But you may be asking yourself: is oak wood the right wood type for your furniture? Well, keep watching as we break down the distinctive characteristics of oak wood compared to other wood types for furniture.What are the characteristics of oak wood?TraditionalWhen you think of “traditional” Amish furniture, you’re probably picturing a blonde stain on oak wood. I...
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After the test shown in this video, we can confidently recommend that you clean and protect your solid wood furniture with Aristo Shield. Buy the Aristo Shield Protective Polish, product 64312, here at DutchCrafters. We set up a test in which we polished a section of the tabletop with Aristo Shield and left another section unpolished. We found that the keys slid much smoother and faster on the pol...
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Mission style living room furniture is defined by several unique features, and in this video Milca from DutchCrafters shows off all of these features on the Amish Trinity Mission Living Room Furniture set, formerly known as the McCoy set. Amish living room furniture is often Mission style furniture, Shaker style furniture, Rustic furniture, or Country Farmhouse style furniture. DutchCrafters is an...
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Start the Amish Furniture House TourStep inside a home full of Amish furniture! Join us for a tour of a house with Amish furniture in nearly every room. Then consider which room you want to renovate first in your own house, and give us a call. All of this furniture represents the lasting, heirloom quality of solid wood furniture. And it's all available at dutchcrafters.com. Is your house tour-read...
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Elegant simplicity. The bold Dillon Swivel Barstool at DutchCrafters delivers distinction and class in a contemporary solid wood barstool. Although shown here in Hickory wood with OCS 119 Cappucchino stain, the entire piece will be made to order to your custom bar stool specifications. Barstool customizations allow for your choice of wood, finish, seat, upholstery, swivel, and tack design. This ve...
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