When I first started working for an Amish furniture store, I admit my mental frame of reference was limited to beards, straw hats, and a culture far removed from my own. Within my first week, however, those caricatures were replaced by the reality of the people behind our vendors. They were humorous, welcoming, and jovial:…
I remember when my oldest son was around five and my wife and I would take him to the local playground. We’d spend so much time running and playing. His favorite thing was the rock wall — or trying to climb it, anyway. He’d play for hours as if he were a pirate commanding a…
When I first started working for Millwest, I was introduced to a whole world and language that I wasn’t expecting. In my mind I already know about furniture. Sure, I was prepared to learn about new pieces that I’d never heard of before like the chessar, a combo piece between a chest and a dresser…
