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How to Create a Reading Nook

A reading nook comes down to three decisions: the right chair, the right light, and enough enclosure to make the corner feel its own. Hickory Chair, founded in 1911 in Hickory, North Carolina, buil...

Hickory Chair x Liberty Fabrics: A British Textile House Meets American Upholstery

Hickory Chair's Liberty Fabrics program pairs more than 20 upholstered frames with 11 colorways drawn from Liberty of London's 150-year archive of printed textiles. Sutter & Vale carries the fu...

Susan Hable Smith for Hickory Chair: Pattern, Colour and Southern Warmth

The Susan Hable Smith collection for Hickory Chair brings the Athens, Georgia artist's bold brushwork and warm Southern color sense directly into bench-made American upholstery. Sutter & Vale c...

How to Order Furniture as a Designer for a Client

Designers ordering Hickory Chair furniture for clients through Sutter & Vale work through a trade account process that keeps specifications, finishes, and fabric selections tied to a single pro...

Hickory Chair Sectionals: How to Plan One That Fits

Hickory Chair sectionals are planned piece by piece, which means almost any room can accommodate one. Sutter & Vale carries the full Jules program, a modular system from Hickory Chair, founded ...

Mariette Himes Gomez for Hickory Chair: Restraint as a Design Language

Mariette Himes Gomez is one of a small group of designers with a long-standing collaboration with Hickory Chair, the bench-made upholstery and casegoods house founded in 1911 in Hickory, North Caro...

David Phoenix for Hickory Chair: Comfort First

David Phoenix's collection for Hickory Chair puts comfort at the center of every decision, in forms built to last. Sutter & Vale carries the full range from this 115-year-old North Carolina hou...

How to Arrange Furniture in a Long, Narrow Living Room

A long, narrow living room works best when you divide it into two or three distinct zones anchored by furniture placement, not walls. Sutter & Vale carries Hickory Chair's bench-made upholstery...

Ray Booth for Hickory Chair: The Tectonic Collection

The Tectonic Collection is Ray Booth's contribution to Hickory Chair's designer program, available through Sutter & Vale. It draws from architectural thinking, favoring clean structure and rela...

Down, Foam or Spring: How to Choose Sofa Cushions

Choosing the right sofa cushion fill comes down to three factors: how the seat feels, how much upkeep you want, and how the piece will be used day to day. Hickory Chair, founded in 1911 in Hickory,...