In the beginning of the 20th century, many households were furnished with either Victorian furniture or mission furniture. To meet the increasing demand for mission furniture, many major furniture makers and individuals started to create their own lines of mission style furnishings, including the Craftsman Workshops of Gustav Stickley, Stickley Brothers, L&JG Stickley, Chair Company, The Shop of the Crafters, Greene and Greene, Charles Rohlfs, Charles Limbert and Frank Lloyd Wright.                                                                                                                                                                                                

Autumn Park 7-Piece Trestle Table Group

Later on, an expert on the arts and crafts movement, Bruce Johnson, wrote about the differences between arts and crafts furniture and mission furniture. He said that the former is characterized by high quality furniture that features more elaborate designs, whereas mission furniture is low quality furniture with very basic designs. By 1910, almost every furniture manufacturer was producing mission furniture pieces, and much of these were poorly designed and constructed, which somehow fitted the Johnson’s description of the mission furniture. Today, mission style furniture is produced by all types of furniture makers, ranging from large international manufacturers to one-man craft shops. There is also a wide selection of such furniture in the market, and come in different designs and materials.

If you want to buy mission furniture online, you can take a look at Grand Furniture Gallery’s wonderful collection of high-quality and beautifully designed mission furniture products.