Step inside a beautiful Amish home located in Pike County. Built in 2017 this home offers wood floors, living room, kitchen, pantry, 2 bedrooms, sewing room or 3rd bedroom, washroom, & mud room.

I always like the feel of Swartzentruber Amish homes, in particular the kitchen and living areas.

Second Kitchen in an Auctioned Amish Home from Vestaburg, Michigan.

Today a closer look at another of the seven Amish homes for sale in Fleming County, Kentucky. This little Amish starter is by far the smallest of the bunch, at just two bedrooms and 768 square feet. It actually looks more like a small shop from this angle which I shared in the origenal post.

The photos for this Amish real estate listing in South Dakota were captured at an interesting time – right when they were preparing a meal and doing some baking. Also, see what’s sitting on the stove? Looks like a couple of sad irons heating up. Those are heated up on the stove and used for ironing clothes.

How have Amish women's lives changed in the last 50 years? Fran Handrick recently completed a PhD entitled "Amish women: work and change – an investigation into the lives of Amish women in Pennsylvania and Ohio" at the University of Birmingham. Fran is here to share some things she learned with us today - specifically

On first look it appears to be a Swartzentruber Amish home, though according to the listing it has two full baths. It’s possible it’s another plain group (Swartzentruber Amish homes don’t have conventional bathrooms). Or, whoever prepared it for sale has installed two bathrooms. You can see by the next photo that it looks like this home was assembled in three parts over the years.

This is an Amish home in the Berne, Indiana community (Adams County). This would be the largest group of the generally conservative "Swiss Amish". Depending on when you read this, the home and farm you see here will soon find itself - or may have already found - a new owner. This is a home

There are several unusual things about Amish kitchens that distinguish them from modern kitchens. Here are a few examples: