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About Hartmann Antiques |
 Welcome
to our 2000 square foot refurbished historic barn in southern
New York State just over the boarder from Orange County
into Ulster, just 15 minutes northwest from Newburgh and
south of New Paltz. Our barn sits overlooking the Shawangunk
Mountain range where Mohonk House and Minniwaska are located.
Kerry's
mother and father, Fred and Harriet Hartmann 50 years
ago started this business, now owned and operated by Jim
and Kerry Konopka. Dad showed his "favorite son-in-law",
Jim, how to refinish furniture and achieve the "Hartmann
color and finish" reputation. It was a slow process
by hand stripping, rubbing, using the secret "Hartmann
colored stain", which was always specially mixed,
and the many brush applied coats of varnish and shellac
and not too mention the sanding in between each coat of
finish. Yes, it was not easy, but who said something that
looks that good could be that easy.
Harriet has rubbed off on her daughter Kerry the knack
for displaying and decorating all of these pieces in a
home setting. There has been many times that a piece was
sold as it was displayed, with all the decorations on
it.
Our selection of pine primitives has not changed through
all these years. Harriet was criticized by not going into
other types of furniture by other dealers, and that she
would die with those pine primitives. But she did not
and neither has Jim or Kerry. The Hartmanns do carry other
kinds of furniture woods such as some chestnut, oak, cherry
and several lovely empire pieces. We take pride in our
enormous selection of one of a kind and unusual items.
Our barn is filled with country furniture like desks,
tables, dressers, end tables, apathacaries, pie safe,
corner cupboards, straight cupboards, stepback cupboards,
barrel back cupboards and all of this mixed with accessories
such as mirrors, lighting, wall hanging items and many
other interesting pieces.
Harriet at 90 years of age and Fred
at 93 years of age are still very much interested in the
goings on of Hartmann Antiques and still contribute helpful
suggestions to both Jim and Kerry. And of course their
knowledge has been the foundation which Kerry and Jim
have continued in the success of HARTMANN
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