Amish Furniture – Iowa

 Handcrafted Hawkeye State home furnishings

Got your eye on Amish furniture in Iowa?  The Hawkeye State has been home to Amish for over 150 years.  Amish woodworking shops are found across Iowa’s 20 Amish communities.

Like their counterparts in other states, Iowa Amish produce a wide range of furniture for the bedroom, office, dining room, kitchen, and elsewhere in the home.  From Des Moines to Cedar Rapids, from Dubuque to Davenport to Iowa City, Amish furniture is within easy reach of Iowa natives.

Midwest Woodworks LLC‎
2019 Iowa 22
Kalona, IA 52247-9575
(319) 646-3200

R S Lawn Furniture‎
2026 B Avenue
Victor, IA 52347-8511
(319) 647-3251
Retailer carrying outdoor Amish furniture.

Kalona Furniture Co‎
210 5th Street
Kalona, IA 52247-7706
(319) 656-2700

Simply Amish of Davenport‎
3711 N Harrison St.
Davenport, IA 52806
(563) 386-5515
simplyamishdavenport.com‎
Davenport area dealer for the Simply Amish network of Amish furniture manufacturers.

Amish Haus Furniture‎
3037 100th Street
Urbandale, IA 50322-3875
(515) 270-1133
amishhausfurniture.com‎

Hardy Lawn Furniture‎ (lawn and outdoor)
4161 Naples Ave
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 688-9482
hardy-lawn-furniture.com‎
Outdoor and lawn furniture made by Amish and Mennonite craftsmen. Wooden and vinyl gazebos, poly furniture, gliders, swings, wooden chairs, benches, picnic tables, playhouses, sheds, lighthouses, pergolas, and more.

Amish Corners‎
101 180th Street
Drakesville, IA 52552
(641) 722-3882
amishcorners.com‎

Amish Heirlooms‎
1631 4th Street Southwest
Mason City, IA 50401
(641) 421-0471
amishheirloomsfurniture.com‎
Amish-made furniture produced by Amish in Indiana. Amish-made gliders, rockers, recliners, entertainment systems, bookshelves, desks, cabinets, office furniture, occasional tables, hutches, buffets, dining room and living room furniture, and more.

Amish Heirloom Cabinetry‎
4370 Dodge St # 3
Dubuque, IA 52003-2603
(563) 583-8222

Looking for Amish furniture dealers in neighboring states? Visit the Amish Furniture Guide main listings page for a full directory.

Note to Iowa residents: Please be sure to check opening hours of any Amish furniture businesses listed in this guide before traveling long distances to visit them.  While we strive to keep this directory up-to-date, business locations and availability can change.  Not responsible for changes to information. 

A Hawkeye haven for Plain woodworking

Amish have found a home in Iowa since the first settlers arrived in the Kalona area of southeast Iowa in the 1840s.   Amish furniture in Iowa is a relatively more recent phenomenon.  Amish have long found a happy home on the farm, with dairies and cash crops providing a living for Amish families for generations.

Iowa Amish furniture craftsmen typically work from shops located on the home property

In recent decades an entrepreneurial trend has swept Amish society.  Ever-large families and high land prices in their traditional areas have driven Amish to open a wide range of small businesses, including dry goods and crafts stores, salvage groceries, metal and machine shops, engine repair, and numerous others.  The wood industry has proven most popular for Amish, however, with a wide range of wood-related businesses emerging, furniture-making chief among them.

Amish have proven adept at crafting a diverse range of home furnishings.  Amish furniture is not just plain and simple, running the gamut from the traditional styles such as Mission, Shaker, Queen Anne and others, to contemporary styles at home in an urban loft or suburban household.  Amish have developed a deserved reputation for quality craftsmanship.  Perusing the literature potential buyers will also notice an emphasis on hardwood construction over particle board, veneer and pressed wood.  Oak, quarter-sawn oak, maple, cherry, and walnut are commonly-used woods in Amish furniture workshops.

Amish furniture craftsmen are remarkably versatile, stepping outside of their plain sensibilities to customize furniture to client’s needs.  Custom furniture craftsmanship is frequently seen among Amish, in addition to standard furniture lines.  Amish entrepreneurs show a high responsiveness to trends, as well as exhibiting a creative side in innovating new designs and styles.

Iowa Amish furniture locations

Iowa’s largest Amish settlements are found in three locations: 1) Kalona, in Washington and Johnson Counties in SE Iowa; 2) Bloomfield, in David County, also in the southeast, and 3) Buchanan County, in northeastern Iowa (Read more on Iowa Amish).

Amish furniture seekers, looking for Amish furniture direct from the source, are probably better served in the first 2 of these communities, which are more progressive relative to the highly conservative Buchanan County Amish.  Higher levels of technology generally permit Amish more versatility and scale in furniture production;  however more conservative Amish communities also produce furniture, though often on a smaller scale.

Like Amish in most other states, Iowa’s Amish population continues to grow.  New generations of Amish follow in parents’ footsteps in opening wood working shops.  Iowa Amish furniture seekers have a number of options, from finding Amish furniture direct at the source, or by purchasing it from a range of dealers across the Hawkeye State.