Where to find Amish furniture craftsmen in the mid-state area?

[TGO David]

My family and I recently finished building our new home and we'd like to pick up some well-built furniture.  Right now we're primarily looking for things like rocking chairs or Adirondack chairs for the front and rear porches, but eventually we're going to want to do more than that.

 

Do any of you know of Amish craftsmen in the mid-state area?

 

[UncleJak]

There is an Amish community outside Franklin Kentucky. It is definitely worth the drive. I can get directions if you like. Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

[Hershmeister]

[quote name="UncleJak" post="1141859" timestamp="1398257550"]There is an Amish community outside Franklin Kentucky. It is definitely worth the drive. I can get directions if you like.Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee[/quote] Please share! Thanks

[E4 No More]

Martin's on Broad Street in the boro carries Amish outdoor furniture I believe. http://www.martinshomeandgarden.com/

 

We bought a swing there a few years back.

[TNMTBik3r]

Come south, Ethridge/Summertown area.
I do not know any specifically that deal in furniture, but I have seen chairs and stuff at a few of the places. There are a few stores, plus can drive the back roads and stop in at some of the home shops.
There are a couple of lumber mills and some leather workers I have dealt with before.

https://www.google.com/maps/search/amish+summertown+tn/@35.3863599,-87.3182121,12z/data=!4m5!2m4!3m3!1samish!2sSummertown,+TN!3s0x886339463dea98fb:0xb32a85d55ad35b8f Edited April 23, 2014 by jonathon1289

[Dustbuster]

There's a huge place on hwy 46 on Dickson that does small barns and outdoor north of Charlotte if I get past it this week I'll post the name of it.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling.

[KKing]

I'll second the Ethridge/Lawrenceburg area. Everything from fresh vegetables, to hand made furniture, to leather craftsman, if they don't do it their neighbor does. Very large community of them, most I've dealt with are very friendly and the work they do can't be beat

[thundersnow]

There's also a place in the franklin factory that sells Amish crafted furniture. I'll bet it's at a premium though.

[UncleJak]

I k ow it is perrytown road area in scottsville Kentucky. I'll get a better address from my sister later. Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

[TripleDigitRide]

I see several Amish riding along highway 43 in and around Lawrenceburg, TN. There is some sort of Amish roadside thing shortly before entering Lawrenceburg.

[R1100R]

There are a lot of Amish up by Ft Campbell also. I had quite a bit of furniture built up there.

 

It was inexpensive when I first started acquiring it. But they have gotten quite and education over the past few years

in what their products are worth do to the recession and downsizing in growing crops.

 

I will see if I can find the card. It is on the Oak Grove, KY side.

 

One of the funniest thing I ever saw up there were Amish people doing brick work on the Cat West Strip Club one day on my way to

Ft Campbell to a meeting.

Edited April 24, 2014 by R1100R

[viscero]

As stated above - Lawrenceburg/Pulaski, TN.  The walmart there even has tie up posts in the parking lot for the horses there are so many of them.

[E4 No More]

Just saw a commercial for Gish's Amish furniture at 131 Cason Ln in the boro.

[D3vo]

Anderson's Amish Furniture 1233 N Mt Juliet Rd Mt Juliet, TN 37122 (615) 773-2875

[hipower]

Martin's on Broad Street in the boro carries Amish outdoor furniture I believe. http://www.martinshomeandgarden.com/

 

We bought a swing there a few years back.

 

Yes for Martin's. I found a beautiful White Oak and Maple Glider Rocker there last year. I was intending that it be my front porch chair, but it looks just too good to be outside. So it resides in our den instead.

[JAB]

Well, they ain't Amish but, instead, Menonite (they used to be one group but the Amish broke away from the Menonites way back when.)  In Monterey, Tennessee (near Crossville) there is a Menonite settlement at Muddy Pond.  I don't know if that is far enough 'middle' for you but they have a couple of general stores there including one large one with a tack shop next to it.  There is usually some outdoor furniture for sale outside that store.  You could check out the quality, etc. of those pieces and if you like what you see I bet the folks working at the store could tell you how to get ahold of whoever makes it so you could talk to them about the possibility of making exactly what you want.

Edited April 25, 2014 by JAB

[bersaguy]

There is an Amish store located right on wy 41 going into Greenbrier on right hand side that has quite a bit of Amish built Items on the lot.

[Guest t.bird]

Just saw a commercial for Gish's Amish furniture at 131 Cason Ln in the boro.

I drive by this place all the time, I've never been in though.  It seems that there are usually a few cars in the parking lot.