Stickley Furniture

Ever heard name Gustav Stickley Furniture? I am sure you are aware of it if you ever tried to purchase some sort of furniture for your home. If you are not familiar with it then let me explain it a bit for your information. It is some sort of furniture which was started in beginning of nineties i.e. 1901. Gustav Stickley was a person who started all this and it is now a very well recognized brand. People love simplicity and original look and Stickley Furniture fulfils all such requirement.

Stickley Furniture also relates to another term which is known as Craftsman houses. It is quite an old term and was introduced by Gustav Stickley. In 1903, He introduced such homes and later he also published a magazine with 36 designs. All of craftsman houses plans were introduced for small places or houses which were very popular at those times. Although those are not applicable to current house plans but designers always use those design for modification. In those houses which were built at that time own Stickley furniture which was built from American Oak. Moreover, Stickley’s Craftsman houses were divided into different periods. Many people and designers still follow that to build modern day homes.

Stickley Furniture is popular for its simplicity and original look. Furniture lovers love this look and often go for this furniture for the same reason. Stickley Furniture is perfect to create a warm and antique look. Clear lines over it and its simplicity give antique look to homes. It is not limited to any part of a home. You can have it in your bedroom, Kitchen, Living Room or Dinning area. There are no limits. If I say that it is perfect to give a theme to your home then I’ll not be wrong.

Adding different accessories with Stickley Furniture is an essential part. You can go for different type of lights, drapes and vases to match with the furniture. You can purchase rugs and other stuff matching with the furniture. Good news about all this stuff is that all of them are easily available. You don’t need to wait very long time periods.

Despite that Stickley furniture is easily available it doesn’t mean that it is being built easily. For your surprise, most of the processes to manufacture this furniture are handcrafted. Although Stickley brothers involved machinery in the process but most of the work is carried out manually. So if you are going to have Stickley Furniture in your home, most of the people will know your taste for the good stuff. I can say it is a name of elegance and uniqueness.

Now a few stuff on the brand of Stickley furniture. You can find different brands and blends of Stickley Furniture like Mission Oak & Cherry, STICKLEY FINE UPHOLSTERY & LEATHER, CLASSICS, MODERN, JOHN WIDDICOMB, ANTIQUITIES, and so on. What that means? It means you are not limited to one type of furniture for Stickley. They have a vast collection on the stuff which gives you different choices. You can go with whichever theme of your choice and there is no restriction. The basic theme is the same but there are many modifications which make Stickley Furniture very unique. I think all this stuff will help you to select Stickley Furniture of your dreams.

Things around us always get popularity and importance with passage of time. We admire the old stuff our desire to have master pieces around us or our home increases. Our houses reflect our way of living and our rich culture. Furniture in our houses is one of the important aspect which shows how we adore our past or culture. Mission Oak Furniture is one kind of furniture which now considered antique. Although it is evolved a lot and we can find it in many different forms but master pieces from 18th century have no substitute. They often are kept in museums now as they belong to prior era of industrial revolution in 18th century.

It is difficult to find that good old stuff from 18th century now as of 20th century but we still have great people around us who know how to save our past. Mission Oak style is evolved due to that 18th century industrial revolution and people like Frank Lloyed and other famous architects.

Mission Oak furniture was named by a famous furniture maker Joseph McHugh, but Gustav Stickley make it immortalized and it named now Stickley Furniture.  So as a result, Stickley brothers still are manufacturing this unique styled furniture named as Stickley Furniture. To keep the history of Stickley Furniture – Mission Oak Furniture, there is, also, a museum in New Jersey.

So how Stickley Furniture is being built? Well, that is kept so simple to make it as natural as it should be. Clean like highlight the beauty and smoothness of natural wood.  It reflects the skillfulness and art of its creator. It is simply topped up with fabric or leather. What make it a masterpiece, is it’s construction itself.

Mission oak style furniture which gained a real popularity in these days is more wanted than ever after being manufactured by Gustav Stickley. It is then often called as Stickley Furniture due that fact and because Stickley Brothers are manufacturing it. Stickley Brothers involve machinery in this handcrafted industry which makes it affordable. Although Machinery is involved in the process but it is being used in initial process only. All other process is being carried out manually which give it final touch of Stickley brother’s craftsmanship.