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Bavarian (fig 72)

The Bavarian Collection is easy to recognize with its unique arched crown moulding with the center “crown”. The bases are often matched with arched panel style doors and overlay doors and drawers.

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Bunker Hill (fig 73)

The Bunker Hill Collection is built in the mission style. Most items have flaired legs at the base and inset door and drawers. This style often has the arched doors either with raised panels or glass panels with mullions. The Bunker Hill Collection often has the massive crown moulding on top to complete the look.

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Carlisle (fig 81)

The Carlisle design is one of the most popular designs in the Amish Community. This design has a flowing curvature to the base. There is also a Carlisle style chair that compliments this look.

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Contemporary (fig 74)

Some Amish craftsmen are building modern style furniture. Clean lines and unique angles showcase a mixture of wood and metal. Look for a clean, smooth look on the wood. Often the wood is painted black.

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Hampton (fig 111)

The Hampton Collection can be identified by the very solid base with an 8 sided bell design. The legs are thick and gracefully curved from solid hardwoods. This style will add mass and depth to your room.

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Heritage (fig 78)

The Hoosier heritage line can be identified by the flaired base legs and overlay doors. They can come in a flat panel side case or a raised panel design. Often the doors have an arched, or cathedral pattern with a raised panel center.

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Mission (fig 22)

The Mission Collection is what most people think of when there looking at Amish furniture. The Mission Style has very straight lines that end with a square, straight corner post. This gives the furniture a massive framework. Many have spindles and mortise and tenon joints that compliment the piece. There are many books dedicated to the design of this furniture at your local library.

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McCoy (fig 75)

The McCoy Collection has a unique angled leg that gets wider and farther apart at the base.

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Modesto (fig 79)

The Modesto Collection was designed by the Yoder Family and has expanded into many different designs. The original design can be found in the Modesto chair, which has a tapered and canted leg design. It also boasts the mortise and tenon exposed jointery to complete the look.

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Queen Anne (fig 23)

The Queen Anne style has flowing curves on the legs and oval table tops. The chair backs often have a decorative cut design.

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Slat Mission (fig 80)

The Slat Mission design adds mission style slats over a solid panel of wood. These slats are often wider than traditional spindles found on other mission style Amish furniture.

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Shaker Hill (fig 77)

Shaker Hill style has a flared base leg design with an inset door design. Curved arches on the frames help identify the style.

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Spring Hill (fig 82)

The Spring Hill has a solid, square leg mission shape with arched bases on the frame. Inset doors with flat panel sides complete the look.

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Rio Grande (fig 83)

The Rio Grande style has a fluted table skirt design and a unique routered design on the table and chair legs. Most Rio Grande style furniture is made from Hickory.

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Shaker (fig 26)

The Shaker style Amish furniture has a “box” style to it. Clean lines with straight, often square legs with little design features routered into them. Shaker style often has inset doors and a more simple hardware choice, often a wooden knob.

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Royal Mission (fig 76)

The Royal Mission Collection takes the mission style and adds a unique twist. Many of the Amish Craftsmen add a diamond shape design to each piece of furniture. Royal Mission can also be identified by its very tall and flowing curved back chairs. This chair design is built by many different Amish Families.

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West Lake (fig 84)

The West Lake Collection has an arched lower case that is accented with rope twist. The sides are flat panel design with inset doors. The doors are raised panel with an extra routered design around the outside edge. The tops have a radius edge and the legs have a routered edge that runs two thirds of the leg length.

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