Pennsylvania Dutch Furniture Style

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Pennsylvania dutch furniture style. Shoppers can browse over 8 000 square feet of hand made furniture and pieces can be custom ordered to match your specifications and finishing choices. Dutchcrafters amish furniture welcome to the largest amish furniture collection online. The pennsylvania dutch pennsilfaanisch deitsche also referred to as the pennsylvania germans are a cultural group formed by early german speaking immigrants to pennsylvania and their descendants. You join a movement that rejects big box store discardable furniture for furniture that is good for the earth good for america and good for you.

Our furniture design consultants can help you select your furniture or design it from the ground up. Indo dutch portuguese colonial style satinwood ebony mahogany cupboard cabinet. The word dutch refers to the german settlers known endonymically as deitsch in the principal dialect they spoke palatine german or deutsch in standard german. Vintage paint decorated pennsylvania dutch style blanket chest.

The original pennsylvania dutch communities looked to furniture to maintain their traditions and developed a unique style with german and english influences as well as characteristics completely. A popular destination for lancaster county residents and surrounding areas dutch selections is amish owned and operated and works with some of the area s finest amish craftsman. Starting in the late 17th century german protestants arrived in pennsylvania settling into insular communities that entertained minimal influence from the. The amish pa dutch have a reputation for hard work and quality craftsmanship so it s no surprise that amish furniture makers build custom heirloom quality furniture in lancaster pa.

It is characterized by colorful folk painting on case furniture. It does not refer to people. No matter your style preferences we can help. We have amish built furniture in classic contemporary mission rustic and more.

Pennsylvania dutch 1720 1830 pennsylvania dutch is a simple utilitarian american country style of furniture with germanic influences. Handcrafted amish furniture is often made in a shop at home or on an amish farm and can typically be customized to your exact specifications. Pennsylvania dutch furniture styles.