FURNITURE FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE

by Rachel Hagenbaugh

Nestled in the heart of Ohio’s charming Amish Country, Homestead Furniture merges world-class quality and small-town hospitality to create an unparalleled experience for those in search of the right pieces to bring an entire home together. Furniture should represent you — not the store from which it came. At Homestead, we combine the craftsmanship of our heritage with cutting-edge designs, and the result is stunning statement pieces that are uniquely yours.

“We take ideas and dreams and bring them to life,” says Lavern Hershberger, store manager and oldest son of Homestead founder Ernest Hershberger. He highlights the thousands of pieces located within the destination’s 35,000-square-foot showroom — “In the past couple of years, we’ve added a private designer showroom, full outdoor gallery and leather gallery, as well as renovated and expanded our selection throughout the store to serve both residential and designer needs.”

Have you considered purchasing Amish-built furniture for its reputation of quality and longevity, but you just don’t love the style? At Homestead, we get that. For more than 30 years, we’ve been staying on the cutting-edge of design trends. From modern, rustic, live-edge and transitional to shaker, mission, industrial or anything in between, if you can imagine it, we can design it. You choose everything, including the fabric, color, stain, size and shape, and our experienced design consultants will be there every step of the way to make the process simple, yet exhilarating. If you already have an interior designer, by all means bring them with you. We’re happy to work with them to help make your vision a reality.

“We are constantly observant of trends and bringing new products into our showroom every quarter,” Lavern says. “It’s so important to remain innovative.”

Limitless — that’s the best way to describe Homestead. From designer upholstery, leather, mattresses, rugs and lighting to metal work and hardware, we can create custom, heirloom-grade furniture for every room of your home, inside and out. “A lot of times, you have to sacrifice quality, size, color or style to get exactly what you want,” Lavern says, noting Homestead’s textured hardwood finishes, HD colors and thousands of fabric options. “We have a local blacksmith who does our custom metal work like bases and accents, as well as an on-site factory, which allows us to control quality, design and flexibility.”

Those qualities recently garnered the attention of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is launching an exclusive, limited-edition collaborative collection of furniture this spring with Abner Henry,

Homestead’s sister company that launched in 2007. “This is the first collaboration between The Met and a hardwood furniture company.

Abner Henry is the pinnacle of luxury design,” Lavern says, encouraging designers to visit the line’s private showroom during their next visit to Homestead. It all comes back to selection, customization and quality.

At Homestead, it’s not just about stunning designs — although we’re certainly known for that. We’re also committed to a sustainable future and care about where our materials come from and the impact we leave on the environment. Our hardwoods are sourced in the U.S. and most of our materials come from within 30 minutes of our Mt. Hope location. The result is lasting, one-ofa-kind furniture that’s functional, fashionable and leaves our clients looking forward to their next home project.