Design & Decor Tips & Ideas
New Year, Better Home: Easy Home Improvements for a Happier 2025
Your home should be your happy place, and if it’s not, it’s time to get to work! We’ve heard all the excuses for why your house isn’t your dream home: “I don’t have time”, “I don’t know where to start”, and the most common complaint, “home improvements are too...
2025 Interior Design Trends
What are the hot interior design trends for 2025? By looking back at 2024 interior design and analyzing emerging interior design trends, we have identified some themes that we predict will dominate 2025. In 2025, we anticipate a departure from fleeting trends and a...
Amish Furniture- Myth vs Fact
Amish furniture has been around since the late 1800s, earning a name for its superior craftmanship and establishing itself as a point of pride in the Amish community. While these characteristics are important and still ring true, Amish furniture has evolved into so...
What’s Special about Amish Furniture? 6 Benefits of Amish Furniture
Amish furniture has been around for hundreds of years. It became popular in America during the 1920s and 1930s as part of the American Folk Art Movement, a cultural trend that celebrated the artistic traditions of American settlers’ homelands, specifically handmade...
Wood Selection for Solid Hardwood Furniture
Wood is a versatile natural building material, or rather a category of building materials, that plays a central role in the structure, appearance, and interior design of most homes. There are thousands of tree species and 50+ popular household woods. If you’re...
All About Amish Elegance
The journey from an idea to a realized dream, challenges along the way, periods of change and growth—every business has a unique story. In this interview, Angie Carroll tells the story of her Knoxville furniture store, Amish Elegance. She discusses the history of...
Heirloom Furniture- Why Quality Furniture is a Worthwhile Investment
An heirloom is a valuable object that has belonged to a family for generations. Heirloom furniture can be passed down to you from a family member or you could buy heirloom quality furniture with plans to pass it down to your children in the future. While heirloom...
Tips for Decorating a Small Space
Decorating a small space can be challenging. Whether it’s your first apartment or you are downsizing after your children have moved out, you can still make the space feel stylish and functional. Don’t be afraid to get creative with layouts or design. You never know...
Lake House Interior Design
A home on the lake is a special place—a place to enjoy gorgeous views, breathe fresh air, spend days on the water, get away from the city, and spend time with family and friends. Whether your lake house is your primary home, a rental property, the place you’ll retire...
Man Cave Design Ideas & Tips
In most households women take charge of the interior design--choosing furniture, color schemes, and décor that fit their own style. Most men don’t care, or even prefer, that their wives and girlfriends take the reins when it comes to decorating their homes. However,...