“Do your work as if you had a thousand years to live and as if you were to die tomorrow.”
The above quote is usually attributed to Mother Ann Lee, founder of the Shakers, whose style of furniture lives on even as their sect as dwindled to a few remaining members.  Much of the enduring appeal [...]

 
The brothers Stickley began furniture making in 1877 in Brandt, Pennsylvania.  Since 1900 the Stickley philosophy has been “living in harmony with nature” and what a befitting tribute to write this blog on Earth Day.
Leader of the Arts & Crafts Movement, Stickley furniture is most commonly known as “Mission Style”.  It was designed to be [...]