Even though many Americans in the Northeast live side by side with their Amish neighbors, many people don’t know much about the Amish at all. As far as most people know, Amish communities ride around in horse drawn buggies, shun electricity and other modern gadgets, and often sell produce on the roadside. So if you’re one of the people who think the Amish only have three main exports — furniture, those odd fireplace contraptions, and high-quality facial hair — here’s some other things you never knew about your Amish neighbors.
1. Not Your Grandpa’s Furniture…
Amish furniture is known for being 100% handmade from quality wood like red oak. And although Amish furniture is prized by antique hunters the world over, many Amish workshops also produce modern goods and structures as well. In fact, you’ll find Amish built sheds, custom Amish gazebos, and Amish pool houses outside McMansions and modern estates all over the Garden State. And if you’re picturing rustic wooden cabins, you couldn’t be more wrong. Amish workshops deliver sheds with modern designs that blend in with contemporary styles.
2. Many Amish Workshops Can Deliver Sheds To You
Some people think you have to venture out into the country to find Amish built goods, when in reality many stores and workshops can deliver sheds and other large structures right to your backyard. And although the Amish won’t go on the Web themselves, you can even order Amish built garages and sheds online. And we promise, horse drawn buggies won’t deliver sheds to your home (not even if you want them to).
3. The Amish Use Modern Technology, Too
Every Amish community creates its own guidelines on dealing with the modern world. While Amish people won’t use electricity, a typical Amish workshop uses hydraulic equipment to manufacture furniture, farm machinery, and backyard structures.
4. Amish Deliver Sheds To The Silver Screen
Every so often, the English (that’s what many Amish people call mainstream Americans) go through a period of fascination with Amish culture. You may have seen television specials about the Amish world recently, but there’s also a television trend documenting the Western world’s growing fascination with the backyard shed. Many DIY homeowners are turning sheds into elaborate backyard retreats, and increasingly these amateur designers seek out Amish built structures to use.
If you’re revamping your property this year, many Amish workshops will deliver sheds right to your door. So whether you just need some additional storage space, or you want to construct the most elaborate garden shed in the history of the modern world, consider finding someone who works with Amish workshops and can deliver sheds.