You've had all winter to fix up the inside of your home, so now that spring is on our doorstep, it's time to begin thinking about the outside.
Is your backyard boring? Could you use a new patio table and chairs, a new gym set for the kids (or grandkids), a new gazebo or a new picnic table? Or how about a new storage barn for all that clutter in your garage (and wouldn't it be nice to get your car back in the garage, where it belongs!)? Can't you see how happy your little ones would be if they had a real playhouse to play in ... just their size?
Well, a trip to Amish Country and a visit to Kauffman Lawn Furniture is just what you need to achieve all the above. Very conveniently located on US 62, between Berlin and Bunker Hill, Kauffman's has "the best quality for the price," according to owner David Kauffman.
"We've been in business for 12 years now," David said, "and we've always stressed the quality."
With a couple small exceptions, all products sold at Kauffman Lawn Furniture are locally made, ensuring the quality you've come to expect in Amish Country.
This is a list of available products:
* Storage barns and hunting cabins -- up to 16'X32'
* Real log cabins -- up to 12'X26'
* Poly-vinyl lawn furniture -- this means maintenance free!
* Gym sets -- in both wood and poly-vinyl; many accessories available, such as towers, monkey bars, slides, teeter totters, double carriages and canvas roofs
* Noah's Ark -- gives children a "whole boat" of fun
* Play houses -- available in both log and traditional, from 4'X6' up to 10'X12'
* Garden arbors
* Swing arbors
* Pergolas -- provide a "room-like" setting in your back yard and an opportunity for growing vining plants
* Four-season gazebos -- in both vinyl and wood
* Hot-tub and gazebo rooms
* Picnic tables -- in both poly-vinyl and treated wood; square, rectangular and octagonal; with attached or unattached benches
* Swing gliders -- available with roll backs, straight backs and high backs; 2-, 4-, 5- and 6-foot styles
* Outdoor accessories -- including lighthouses, mail boxes, Dutch windmills, wheel barrows, bird feeders, gully bridges, wishing wells and concrete statuary
* Hand-made baskets
* Porch rockers, end tables and foot rests
Both delivery and set up are for the products sold at Kauffman Lawn Furniture are available.
I asked David what new trends are popular among his customers, and he said, "We're seeing a lot more sales in the poly-vinyl products. They are maintenance free, and they come in seven different colors. People can choose a combination of different colors to create just the look theyre after -- up to 20 different combinations.
So as the snow piles melt, flowers begin to pop up and the breezes turn warmer, take a lovely drive to Holmes County and visit Kauffman Lawn Furniture for all your outdoor spruce-up needs.
And before you go back home, be sure to have a piece of homemade pie at one of the many Amish-style restaurants in the area. It will make your trip complete!
Kauffman Lawn Furniture -- 4540 U.S. 62, Millersburg, OH 44654 (located at the bottom of the hill, between Berlin and Bunker Hill), (330) 893-3149; hours: Mon.-Sat., 8 a.m.-6 p.m.