Which one will you choose: Bassett, Ethan Allen or A Pottery Barn Dining Table & Dining Chairs?

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Anonymous wrote:Hands down Bassett Furniture. I grew up in a household where I saw firsthand how it withstood time as per quality and classic design. Ethan Allen sleek deign looks but quality is not as good for the investment. As per Pottery Barn, I wouldn’t include in the category, as the quality cannot compare to Bassett products, not to mention the customer service. I schedule my purchases at Basset to be on Presidents Day, Memorial and Labor Day weekend sales. I call my designer of choice and they take care of it for me. 🥰 it combines with some Arhaus accent pieces to give it a nice touch.

This is some serious adulting. I am sincerely impressed.

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The painted PB stuff is crap. Maybe the stained stuff is better?
We have EA bedroom set that we bought in 2004 that is fabulous quality and looks new. Sad to hear if it’s going downhill.
We have a basset kids set from the 1980s that is in decent condition still...but I think the company has been thru significant changes in 40 years so that’s probably not relevant.

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Ethan Allen has the highest quality. We've owned wood and upholstered furniture from there and it's held up great.

Basset - we got a dresser & mirror and the handles keep breaking off the drawers.

PB dining room & chairs were crap, never should have bought it. Laminate wood. Mistake.

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Anonymous wrote:Ethan Allen last forever. PB doesn't look good after a year.

All the furniture I bought at EA, including a dining set, looked horrible after two years. Never had furniture that scratched or chipped so easily.

Op, for dining room, consignment or other used furniture is your best bet. You’ll pay far less and usually get much higher quality if you stick to furniture that is more than 20 years old.

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Anonymous wrote:Ethan Allen has the highest quality. We've owned wood and upholstered furniture from there and it's held up great.

Basset - we got a dresser & mirror and the handles keep breaking off the drawers.

PB dining room & chairs were crap, never should have bought it. Laminate wood. Mistake.

RA is also cheap Chinese imports with huge mark up. Literally no difference in quality between these two brands.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ethan Allen has the highest quality. We've owned wood and upholstered furniture from there and it's held up great.

Basset - we got a dresser & mirror and the handles keep breaking off the drawers.

PB dining room & chairs were crap, never should have bought it. Laminate wood. Mistake.

RA is also cheap Chinese imports with huge mark up. Literally no difference in quality between these two brands.

Ethan Allen not RA

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Bassett

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Basset is the best but they have varying levels of quality. The best is their Benchmark which is hand built and stained from solid wood.

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I think it’s best if you can look at the actual furniture in store, then buy online. When we were looking for a dining room table I looked @Ethan Allen & PB and EA was considerably more expensive for what felt like PB quality. Some PB furniture is sturdier than others, depending on manufacturer - same with Crate & Barrel. I prefer Room & Board but they are fairly contemporary. We ended up getting a table handmade, and love it. Would recommend this or Craigslist (old Ethan Allen seem better quality)

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I echo the earlier comments to look at a solid wood store like Zadia. For the same price or even slightly less, you pick a higher quality wood and can contract with their in house company to have it finished or painted in the style you want. They have a lot of options. We have found the quality to be much better— we’ve spent about $700 on large alderwood dressers that still look brand new after three moves and use (abuse) from three young kids.

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Ethan Allen.

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Don't buy a set. Buy separate chairs so it's not too matchy-matchy.

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Bassett is the worst. Do not buy anything from them. Horrible customer service. We have a dresser from them that broke and they will do nothing to help.

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Anonymous wrote:Bassett. Pottery Barn is not worth the price, and Ethan Allen has gone way downhill lately and is also overpriced.

This. Basset is your current best option

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Basset is the best but they have varying levels of quality. The best is their Benchmark which is hand built and stained from solid wood.

We have a Benchmade Bassett DR set that we love. It’s solid wood and made in VA.