Store Hours 9:00 - 4:30 Weekdays 9:00 - 1:00 Saturday Closed Sunday ABOUT US Our People Chris Dienner - Founder Born and raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the heart of Amish Country, Chris has been working with wood all his life. As a son of a carpenter, he has a lifetime of experience as a businessman and brought that experience with him into the start of what is now known as the "Furniture Barn." Having recently passed on the operations of the business to the next generation, his experience continues to prove valuable in his position as the salesman for the Kitchen Division. Dathan Stoltzfus - Managing Partner As a son-in-law to Chris, Dathan has been a part of the company since its beginnings in 1994. He brings that experience into his new responsibility of Managing Partner of the custom furniture business. His goal is to continue to provide the same level of quality, service and the personal touch that are the hallmarks of The Furniture Barn's reputation. Our History The Furniture Barn began in 1994 as a small shop designed to build only crafts and small furniture. It was only a “sideline” business that supplemented the primary construction business, where we built homes, additions, and garages and also included a good bit of remodeling work. In its first 2 years, the main outlet for the furniture business was “The Farm” market in Warsaw, where the main products sold were small handcrafted pine items purchased from wholesalers in Pennsylvania. As customers began asking for items not available through the wholesale suppliers in Pennsylvania, we began setting up a shop for custom furniture, where we would make almost any wood furniture item requested by our customers. Increasingly there were those who wanted larger items, large entertainment centers, desks, computer units, etc, that required some creative designing. Eventually there were requests for kitchen cabinets as well. In the fall of 1996 we put the first full time craftsman in the shop, and later that winter had four craftsmen making furniture full-time. The Furniture Barn offers to its customer’s years of experience in woodworking. Chris Dienner, founder and currently our kitchen salesman, grew up working with wood, learning it from his father who was a woodworker nearly all his life. Chris’ grandfather owned and operated a small woodworking shop from approx 1925-1960, and passed on to each succeeding generation a love & talent for woodworking. This love for woodworking has been picked up by several of Chris’ sons, as well as his son-in-law, Dathan Stoltzfus, who has taken on the operation of the Furniture Barn as Managing Partner. Our reputation is built on the belief that giving a quality product, at a reasonable price, with good service both during and after the sale will create satisfied customers who will keep us in business. We are very thankful to God for blessing our business and providing for us the opportunity to be in the custom furniture business. God bless you, we hope to meet you at the Furniture Barn soon!