We're counting down the top 10 American Furniture Stores, based on the favorites of the Furniture Decorating readers and editors. We looked at furniture companies nationwide, from Ashley Furniture to Z-Gallerie, to highlight some of the most noteworthy. Did your favorite make the list?
Top 10 American Furniture Stores #10: Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn, the San Francisco headquartered chain of home furnishing stores, has been delivering mid to high priced transitional and lifestyle furniture since the mid 19th century. Pottery Barn is probably best known for its selection of textiles and home accessories, as well as its successful PB Teens and PB Kids spin-offs. Pottery Barn furniture design is simple and elegant, but too vanilla for some furniture buyers.
Top 10 American Furniture Stores #9: City Furniture
Ft. Lauderdale based City furniture finds a great mix of imported case goods and American made furniture to make it a popular place to find low to mid price items. Their affordable residential design services make them a popular spot for first time home buyers to furnish their new spaces. We were most interested in the Kevin Charles line. This Mississippi-born furniture collection has the quality you would only expect to find in something hundreds of dollars more expensive.
Top 10 American Furniture Stores #8: Robb & Stucky
Robb & Stucky is a spare-no-expense interior design specialist with a knack for creating fresh ideas in furniture. While Robb and Stucky may only be in reach of the upper-crust, they continually produce amazing furniture that is still comfortable and inviting. The anything goes feeling of Rob & Stucky lifestyle furniture is an inspiration to interior designers the world over.
Top 10 American Furniture Stores #7: Restoration Hardware
The unusually named Restoration Hardware is a California based retailer that specializes in contemporary and lifestyle furniture. The quality of Restoration Hardware furniture is second to none, although their furniture design is not as adventurous as Robb & Stucky. Because prices at Restoration Hardware are slightly more agreeable than their competitors, Restoration Hardware edges out their competitors for position #8.
Top 10 American Furniture Stores #6: La-Z-Boy
La-Z-Boy has always put comfort and innovation on the top of their list. It's not surprising that most Americans answer "Lay-Z-Boy" when their asked what comes to their mind when they hear the words "comfortable chair". Beyond plush comfort, La-Z-Boy isn't afraid to innovate solutions to make every aspect of life more comfortable, from lounge chairs designed to surf the Internet as well as promotional pieces recreated to resemble vintage hot rod seats, La-Z-Boy takes American ingenuity and creates worldwide success.
Top 10 American Furniture Stores #5: Thomasville
Founded in Thomasville, NC, Thomasville furniture has been building American style furniture for over 100 years. Representing high end traditional and transitional design, Thomasville has become a staple name in furniture for their work in lighting and kitchen cabinets as well. Their signature Ernest Hemingway and Darryl Carter collections allow for fresh new looks on traditional design that appeal to people worldwide.
Top 10 American Furniture Stores #4: Art Van
Michigan-based Art Van furniture has continued to grow rapidly, and it's no wonder why. Their eagerness to embrace the newest trends in home decor put them ahead of considerably larger companies. Online streaming video segments with interior design how-to's, a free interactive room planner, and cutting edge products like eco memory foam mattresses makes Art Van a great place to shop.
Top 10 American Furniture Stores #3: Rooms to Go
One of the big names in retail furniture, Rooms to Go, has a secret formula that is hard to wrap your head around. Although Rooms to Go visits the same trade shows, talks to the same vendors, and buys the same styles as their closest competitors, they somehow always manage to create something different and better than their contemporaries. Did we mention that Rooms to Go furniture is about as affordable as it gets?
Top 10 American Furniture Stores #2: Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen, one of the largest and most respected furniture companies in the United States, continues to provide amazing furniture in all genres. Contemporary, lifestyle, traditional, and country furniture all make an appearance in Ethan Allen design centers. This high end furniture typically includes clean lines, making it easy to style your rooms with a splash of color on your walls and decorative accessories.
Top 10 American Furniture Stores #1: Crate & Barrel
Crate & Barrel got its start as a housewares company, and quickly turned into a nation-wide showcase of amazing furniture, curious designs, and affordable prices. Their new CB2 stores are poised to bring the same design principles down to an IKEA price point, becoming the first American company of its kind.
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