Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Extremely Busy Summer
Thankfully we have been amazingly busy this summer. SO busy in-fact that we haven’t even had a chance to update our blog or even get photos of the new furniture that we have on our floor!
An Obituary
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years.
Help for a local family
Today in berkley, mi there is a huge garage sale going on to help a local family raise money for a seizure dog from 4 Paws For Ability. The little girl is 5-year-old Shaylee and she has Aicardi Syndrome which is a terminal and incurable illness; she has seizures that sometimes cause her to stop [...]
Secrets to Amish success – CBS 21
Secrets to Amish successCBS 21According to a 2009 study done by Donald Kraybill, an Elizabethtown College professor and an Amish expert, Amish businesses have a much greater chance of … and more » Social Bookmarking
Great Article on Amish businesses
Cnnmoney did a great article on Amish businesses and why the have such a low failure rate. They even interviewed one of the craftsmen, Myron Miller, that we work with. You can see the article here: http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/04/smallbusiness/amish_business_success/?npt=NP1 Social Bookmarking Technorati Tags: About the Amish, Amish in The News
Day one of the NIWA furniture …
Day one of the NIWA furniture show! I can’t wait to see the new styles of furniture the Amish craftsman of northern indiana have this year Social Bookmarking
Furniture arriving at the store
This Saturday morning, the 17th of april, we have our monthly furniture delivery arriving. On there will be customers furniture as well as a few new things for our showroom floor. After we have unloaded all the furniture and had a chance to inspect it all we will be contacting customers about their furniture. For [...]
Just finished uploading pictur…
Just finished uploading pictures on photobucket of our new laptop computer desks http://pbckt.com/sc.qb3 Social Bookmarking Technorati Tags: tweets, twitter posts
Finally got the chance to set …
Finally got the chance to set up a photobucket account!you can find us here: http://s575.photobucket.com/home/AmishDirectFurniture Social Bookmarking
Delivery truck arriving on 3/20
This Saturday morning we have a delivery truck arriving. Once we have had a chance to look everything over we will be contacting the customers who have their orders in to arrange delivery during the week of the 22nd – the 26th. We are working with a new company and have regularly scheduled deliveries to [...]
Amish Dining Tables
Dining Room Tables Dining Room Tables for all occasions. We offer everything from small Round, Gateleg or Drop Leaf Kitchen and Dinette Tables to to Large Dining Room Tables that can seat up to 22 people Social Bookmarking
Amish Dining Chairs
Dining Room Chairs Amish Chairs, Benches and Barstools to match your dining room furniture. All of our Chairs, Benches and Barstools are available in Mission, Traditional and Shaker styles Social Bookmarking
Small problem at our stain shop = 1 week delay
Earlier this week our finisher had a pump blow up, and I mean blow up. No one was hurt but it did some pretty good damage to the shop. Thankfully the damage was in an area that didn’t have any furniture in it. Because of the loss of the pump and damage to the shop [...]
Hopes Lemon Oil Discontinued
Recently we discovered that the oil we recommend use to polish & preserve Amish furniture was discontinued. This is very unfortunate because it worked great and was non-toxic. Obviously we’re trying to find a good alternative that works just as well and is green. Once we do we’ll let you know Social Bookmarking Technorati Tags: [...]
Here is a new take on an old c…
Here is a new take on an old classic. It’s basically a carlisle table with an 18 inch butterfly leaf http://twitgoo.com/1v1z Social Bookmarking
Amber Alert issued after girl, 2, taken in Southfield, MI
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 2-year-old girl who disappeared from Southfield at 1:15 a.m. today. Police were not releasing the girl’s name, Michigan State Police Sgt. Greg Jones said this morning. But the girl, about 35 pounds and 3 feet tall with braids with pink and white beads, was last seen with [...]
Chinese Furniture Company Fined
I just came across a story that doesn’t surprise me. A chinese baby furniture manufacturer was using internationally protected species of wood to make it’s furniture. They were fined $40,000 and made to take out advertising in china and the united states telling other manufacturers about its actions and the consequences. You can read the [...]
Tomorrow morning we’re headed …
Tomorrow morning we’re headed to Ohio to pick up furniture. We should be back around 5pm. Once it’s organized we’ll be setting up deliveries Social Bookmarking
Win a 100 dollar gift card ! s…
Win a 100 dollar gift card ! submit a picture of your Amish dining furniture. If users vote your furniture as the most beautiful you win Social Bookmarking
Most beautiful Amish dining room contest
We’re launching a contest for all everyone who owns Amish dining room furniture. Upload a photo of your Amish dining room furniture as a comment to this post, include a description of what you bought (as much information as possible about it. Things like why you chose the wood type, the color and things like [...]
In celebration of our 10 year …
In celebration of our 10 year anniversary we will be giving back to our community. Stay tuned for the details, we’re still sorting them out. Social Bookmarking
looking for new video suggesti…
looking for new video suggestions for our youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/AmishDirectFurniture Social Bookmarking Technorati Tags: tweets, twitter posts
March Delivery schedule
We will be going down to Amish country this friday to pick up all the furniture that is done. Once we get it here & unloaded we will be calling our customers whose furniture is ready to schedule deliveries or pick ups on saturday. The deliveries will be scheduled over the next week from tuesday [...]
January Deliveries
The date at this point for bringing up furniture from our finish shop is the 27th and the 28th. Once everything is here well be calling to schedule deliveries over the next day or 2. Social Bookmarking
Amish Direct Furniture Donates to Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Amish Direct Furniture is proud to be a part of tonight’s show at 8 pm on ABC. As business owners we feel that helping those in need in our community is the only right thing to do. When ever we have large sales, like our tent sale in september we always have something going on [...]
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Extremely Busy Summer
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An Obituary
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Help for a local family
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Amish Dining Tables
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Secrets to Amish success – CBS 21
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