Charity Crouch
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Steamer Trunks
Steamer trunks are a favorite piece of furniture since they fit right into most peoples decor. These nostalgic wooden storage chests are placed in rooms as coffee tables, side tables or used for general storage to give any setting an 'at home' feeling. Steamer trunks date back only a few centuries since they are basically luggage trunks and were the first chests to be used as carry on luggage. These storage trunks were normally called... (posted by Charity 1 year 262 days ago.)
Steamer trunks are a favorite piece of furniture since they fit right into most peoples decor. These nostalgic wooden storage chests are placed in rooms as coffee tables, side tables or used for general storage to give any setting an 'at home' feeling. Steamer trunks date back only a few centuries since they are basically luggage trunks and were the first chests to be used as carry on luggage. These storage trunks were normally called... (posted by Charity 1 year 262 days ago.)
Cherry Hope Chest
Hope chests are a great familiar reminder of our childhood. Our grandmothers stored their most treasured items in their cherry hope chests, then enticed us into good behavior so that we could explore the contents along side them. Cherry is one of the most sought after wood types to create hope chests. When America was first settled by European immigrants, trees were in great abundance. Cherry wood was easily found in the Eastern... (posted by Charity 1 year 262 days ago.)
Hope chests are a great familiar reminder of our childhood. Our grandmothers stored their most treasured items in their cherry hope chests, then enticed us into good behavior so that we could explore the contents along side them. Cherry is one of the most sought after wood types to create hope chests. When America was first settled by European immigrants, trees were in great abundance. Cherry wood was easily found in the Eastern... (posted by Charity 1 year 262 days ago.)
Blanket Chests With Dovetail Joinery
Dovetail joinery was a favored construction technique among Colonial wood workers. The beautiful finished look and strength that this joinery gives to blanket chests makes dovetailing as popular today as it was centuries ago. Colonial craftsmen, especially those who lived in Pennsylvania, preferred to use a joinery style known as dovetailing when creating their blanket chests. There... (posted by Charity 1 year 341 days ago.)
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Dovetail joinery was a favored construction technique among Colonial wood workers. The beautiful finished look and strength that this joinery gives to blanket chests makes dovetailing as popular today as it was centuries ago. Colonial craftsmen, especially those who lived in Pennsylvania, preferred to use a joinery style known as dovetailing when creating their blanket chests. There... (posted by Charity 1 year 341 days ago.)
Inlay Design On Blanket Chests
Master wood craftsmen, usually known as cabinet makers, during the Early America Era, created blanket chests with very intricate designs. Beautifully crafted inlay design patterns on blanket chests was one of the sophisticated style choices. During the 1600's and 1700's Pennsylvania had a high influx of European people looking to establish their own communities with all of the much desired freedom and rights that were... (posted by Charity 2 years 9 days ago.)
Master wood craftsmen, usually known as cabinet makers, during the Early America Era, created blanket chests with very intricate designs. Beautifully crafted inlay design patterns on blanket chests was one of the sophisticated style choices. During the 1600's and 1700's Pennsylvania had a high influx of European people looking to establish their own communities with all of the much desired freedom and rights that were... (posted by Charity 2 years 9 days ago.)
Hex Signs on Hope Chests
One of the more interesting aspects of the Pennsylvania Dutch culture was to paint hex designs on buildings,especially above doorways and on barns, and on hope chests. These beautifully rendered hex designs represented a positive magical charm. People of every time period have been superstitious about witches, mainly evil witches that would do them harm. They would take any and every precautionary step necessary to repel witch... (posted by Charity 2 years 28 days ago.)
One of the more interesting aspects of the Pennsylvania Dutch culture was to paint hex designs on buildings,especially above doorways and on barns, and on hope chests. These beautifully rendered hex designs represented a positive magical charm. People of every time period have been superstitious about witches, mainly evil witches that would do them harm. They would take any and every precautionary step necessary to repel witch... (posted by Charity 2 years 28 days ago.)
Handcrafted Blanket Chests
Too many pieces of furniture fill our homes that are not meant to last more than 20 years. Handcrafted blanket chests, on the other hand, last for generations since they are constructed with the best in joinery styles and strong hardwoods. Blanket chests are one type of furniture that is worth being made well. They are handcrafted wooden chests passed from one generation to the next which families fill with their heirloom... (posted by Charity 2 years 39 days ago.)
Too many pieces of furniture fill our homes that are not meant to last more than 20 years. Handcrafted blanket chests, on the other hand, last for generations since they are constructed with the best in joinery styles and strong hardwoods. Blanket chests are one type of furniture that is worth being made well. They are handcrafted wooden chests passed from one generation to the next which families fill with their heirloom... (posted by Charity 2 years 39 days ago.)
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