People love to decorate their homes with art. Folk art, or art that?s produced by an indigenous people, is highly sought after for their beauty, history, and cultural significance. Art pieces, though, are generally only decorative — they?re made to line the walls or and showcase a scene, or bring a certain memory. Rarely are they both useful and beautiful.
Early American folk art became popular around the 1920s and was praised for its beauty and craftsmanship. In a lot of cases, American folk art is handcrafted from wood, with a lot of focus on the small details. Many pieces of American folk art have a Western theme, featuring such iconic images as prairies, cowboys, and cattle. One of the largest — both literally and figuratively — pieces of American folk art is known as ?Amish furniture,? which is completely handmade furniture crafted from wood. It serves a dual function: it’s a piece of American history and a functional item to keep in and around your home.
Whereas most of American folk art was created in the past, Amish furniture and other Amish structures are still being created and circulated today. Small sheds are the most common, though it isn’t too rare to find other pieces of furniture, such as Amish gazebos or Amish horse barns. These pieces of custom furniture can even be further decorated with other pieces of American folk art for a beautiful art piece. A wood-crafted American flag can be hung on Amish sheds for a proud, 100% American-made piece of lawn art.
Wood products are also made to last for at least 15 years, and sheds made of wood can last for up to 20 years or more. Several weeks of work are put into each piece of Amish furniture to give it the beautiful, American folk art look that make them so highly sought after by Americana enthusiasts. There are several different Amish shed designs, as well, to fit all kinds of homes. The sheds are typically made from oak, cherry, hickory, walnut, or maple wood. This allows for many different looks and styles for the custom art pieces, so they can fit with almost any other decorations.
True art never goes out of style, which is why people love to decorate their homes with art pieces from throughout history. American folk art is a very popular style, and having furniture in the folk art style can help unify the home around the common theme.