Pottery barn is made in china crap.

Really like Stanley furniture. Also try Stoffers in Baltimore, HUGE selection and good sales.

Anonymous wrote:I am fairly new to the US and have no idea which furniture companies build furniture that will actually last. We are looking for new dining room furniture (table, chairs and buffet/sideboard) and have been to Crate and Barrel, West Elm, Pottery Barn and Room & Board. Ignoring design, which of these companies sell furniture that will last more than 10 years? At the moment I'm thinking Room and Board, but it is at the very upper limit of our budget and I'm not sure we can justify the cost.

Any thoughts or other brands/companies we should be looking at?

I like Haverty's. Had good luck with Stanis furniture,don't know if they are still around.

One more idea to throw into the mix; you could get unfinished furniture and pick and/or stain it yourself:

http://www.saahfurniture.com/products.php?catid=1335&category=Dining:Tables:Tables:Tables

You may want to look at consignment/antique stores for antique furniture. I have a beautiful Chippendale dining room set I bought for nothing (about $1k for table, leaf, and 6 chairs). I would start looking around. It was totally worth it. High quality solid wood for much less than current fiber board/particle board pieces.

Anonymous wrote:If I had unlimited money for furniture, I tell you where I'd go: an Amish furniture maker showroom. Have you ever seen Amish furniture? It is BEAUTIFUL. Just classic and lovely and it's made with real wood. I would love a house full of custom made Amish pieces. If you can afford it, for at least some of the pieces, consider this route.

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Anonymous wrote:Ethan Allen has always held up well. My parents always bought from there, and I have some pieces, and I cant think of anything thats ever had a problem, except for wearing out the upholstery on one side chair that I've used as my desk chair for 12 years. My childhood furniture is still good.

Ethan Allen used to make quality furniture when it was made here in the US. Now it's cheaply made abroad. Google Ethan Allen complaints and you'll see what I mean.

I second that. I bought based on past quality and reputation and I am dissatisfied. Finish on wood is not wearing well after five years.

I'm the first poster in this quote -- I also have stuff that we bought in the last few years (2008) since my son was born. All just fine and still holding up. I'm about to go this weekend and finally complete the bedroom set (never bought a bed -- first time in my life I'LL have a big girl bed -- always just had mattress on frame) But I totally accept that you guys got bad stuff. Maybe this line is still made in the US (I think it might be, if I remember what's engraved inside the drawer).

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Anonymous wrote:Ethan Allen has always held up well. My parents always bought from there, and I have some pieces, and I cant think of anything thats ever had a problem, except for wearing out the upholstery on one side chair that I've used as my desk chair for 12 years. My childhood furniture is still good.

Ethan Allen used to make quality furniture when it was made here in the US. Now it's cheaply made abroad. Google Ethan Allen complaints and you'll see what I mean.

I second that. I bought based on past quality and reputation and I am dissatisfied. Finish on wood is not wearing well after five years.

I bought a lot of Room & Board furniture about 9-10 years ago and it's all held up really well. In fact, I'm feeling guilty because we need to replace the dining room table and the sofa due to growth of our family (furniture was purchased when I was single, now I'm a mom of 4 and we don't all fit!), but the furniture is still in such great shape that I feel like it's wasteful to move on to something else.

That said - it's not inexpensive. But it has really held up well. (Bed frame, dressers, huge desk, dining table and chairs, end tables, armoire, sofa, leather chairs - all still going strong.)

100% wood made the old fashioned way:
http://www.duckloe.com/

More in catalogues than on line. A favorite solid wood US manufacturer of mine closed.

I hear how other people are happy with Ethan Allen, and I seethe, because I don't understand how I got so royally screwed by them. I got a dining room table and chairs, and it was a disaster, both in terms of quality and customer service. Buying was unpleasant, in short. Then the quality problems started within weeks of delivery (dents appeared all over the place, screws falling out), and they were incredibly rude and dismissive when I called for help. I like their designs a lot but will never go back.

I've bought numerous things from Room and Board (2 beds, 2 nightstands, a sectional couch, ottoman, two lamps, an area rug) and have been 100% happy with the quality and customer service from them.

I have regretted buying furniture from PB. It does not hold up well. Try Belfort in Dulles. It is a large furniture warehouse, prices are very competitive. Another place like Belfort is Green Front.

A second for Arhaus furniture. has held up very well through two kids, dog, pillow forts, trampoline practice, etc.!

we've had great luck with our furniture from Arhaus.

I still have the Ethan Allen dining room set that belonged to my parents and ut still looks great. That said, I didn't know they switched to china. I have recent stuff from them, holding up well year 6, but in a formal living room so not too much wear and tear.