locally Amish Crafted Mission Style Tables

Mission Style, sometimes called Arts and Crafts movement, refers to the style of furniture that incorporated clean lines, sturdy structure, and natural materials.  Mission style came about as a reaction to Victorian opulence and the increasingly common mass produced housing elements.  The Craftsman name came from a magazine published in the early 1900's by Gustav Stickley called The Craftsman which featured houses and stylings done by Gustav Stickley, Harvey Ellis, and the Greene brothers.  The style found many names for itself such as mission, arts and crafts, shaker, and craftsman.

The Illinois Amish country has been producing Mission style furniture for over a decade creating furniture with clean lines and sturdy, natural hardwoods.  Mission pieces of furniture have been crafted in all types of woods from quarter sawn oak to soft grained cherry wood.