Wouldn’t it be great if we could always have our dream kitchen or the best dining room for hosting, no matter where we lived? Realistically, that won’t happen unless you build your home from scratch with a feasible budget. But with thoughtful choices—like investing in Amish kitchen furniture—you can make the most of what you’ve got, even if that means limited space, budget, or resources.
The goal should be to make these rooms easy to navigate and welcoming. Ideally, they’ll feature easy-to-clean and organized furniture so that you can add charming details that effortlessly say, “This is home.”
The Essentials Worth Investing In
We get it, not everyone has an expendable budget or the ability to expand their home. However, you might be surprised by your home’s beauty when you focus on the basics. The best way to achieve a great kitchen or dining room is to invest in quality Amish kitchen furniture and appliances that will make these rooms function correctly. Most of these items will seem obvious, but our goal is to help you get creative in choosing and placing them.
Kitchen Appliance/Furniture: The Bare Minimum
- Refrigerator/Freezer (Combined or separate)
- Oven/Stove (Alternatives for small spaces could include toaster ovens and hot plates)
- Kitchen sink
- Ample pantry/storage space (Cabinets, hutches, buffets)
Anything else on your kitchen furniture/appliances list is purely based on your budget and interests. While most homes have the space for a microwave, some do not. In this case, the oven is the space-saving option for reheating foods.
Pantry space can be challenging to find, depending on the home. If you don’t have the budget to add a walk-in pantry, consider purchasing a stand-alone cabinet, hutch, or buffet to give you the space you need for canned items, display your fancy dishes, or store all of your other kitchen accessories.
How to Elevate Your Kitchen
- Buying the same brand/colors of appliances
- Painting or staining all of your cabinets the same
- Matching the hardware on all of your doors and drawers
- Stick to one tone for your colors (warm or cool)
- Good lighting (natural light from windows is always a plus)
- Section your kitchen off (coffee bar, food prep, baking nook, etc)
- Install quality countertops
Dining Room Furniture Essentials
- Dining table
- Dining chairs
The dining room doesn’t need much more; you only need a spot to sit and eat. Its simplicity makes it easier to work in a smaller space and elevate it into something eye-catching.
How to Elevate Your Dining Room
- Keep your table uncluttered
- Add fun elements like a wine cabinet/shelf, a chandelier, or large wall decor
- Purchase a table with extension leaves
- Match your chairs to your table
- Invest in quality hardwood Amish kitchen furniture
Why Amish Furniture?
When you fill your home with Amish kitchen furniture, you are furnishing these rooms with pieces that will last a lifetime of use and memories. Solid wood Amish furniture has become more widely available over the years. It has gained traction for its incredible quality, growing style selection, sustainability, and heirloom manufacturing methods used by the builders. These factors make it the perfect option for kitchen and dining room furniture.
If you’re interested in adding fine Amish furniture to your kitchen or dining room, we recommend checking out these Amish dining furniture options:
Dining Chairs
Finding a comfortable, long-lasting, and attractive dining chair can prove challenging. However, there are so many options available in Amish-made chairs. While Shaker, Mission, and Traditional styles will be the most popular, there are still a variety of other designs of Amish kitchen furniture built with the same care and quality, including modern trends.
Amish builders have something for you, whether looking for simplicity, intricacy, dark stains, or something light and airy.
If you’re looking for something in a counter or bar height chair, Amish builders also specialize in those. A specific manufacturer may have a design available in all height options. You can find stationary, swivel, and backless options with or without upholstery.
Dining Tables
Another thing we believe every home would benefit from having is an Amish-made dining table. This Amish kitchen furniture staple is full of family history for many Amish builders. Tables have been a part of Amish manufacturing for centuries and are truly an area of expertise.
Amish tables are a beautiful display of talent, natural wood grains, and care for detail. These tables are guaranteed to be built with stability, longevity, and beauty.
If you find an Amish-made table that you like, it likely belongs to an entire dining set. This means you can have a fully matching dining room if you want.
Hutches, Buffets, and Cabinets
The Amish are known for being master cabinet makers. Many of the homes in their community have beautiful standing and overhead kitchen storage. While many cabinet-makers specialize only in cabinets, many Amish kitchen furniture manufacturers combined these products in catalogs alongside their other kitchen pieces.
“Where Can I Shop for Amish Kitchen Furniture?”
There are many furniture stores across the Eastern US that sell Amish kitchen furniture, but what about the West Coast? Amish Traditions Furniture can help. We are an Amish furniture store with locations in Beaverton and Eugene, Oregon. We have an entire online catalog that you can browse.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? Make a custom Amish furniture order! We work with skilled Amish craftsmen who would be delighted to build your design once we have all the details arranged.
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