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The Suzanne Kasler Collection for Hickory Chair: Soft Colour, Clean Lines

The Suzanne Kasler Collection for Hickory Chair pairs soft, restrained color with architectural line. Available through Sutter & Vale, it draws on over a century of bench-made upholstery and ca...

How to Arrange Furniture Around a Fireplace

Anchor a sofa directly across from the firebox, flank it with two chairs angled slightly inward, and place everything on a single rug. That geometry is the foundation of any fireplace arrangement. ...

Hickory Chair: How a North Carolina Workroom Has Made Furniture Since 1911

Hickory Chair, founded in 1911 in Hickory, North Carolina, is one of the few remaining American furniture houses that frames, finishes, upholsters, and ships every piece under a single roof. Sutter...

How to Measure Your Room Before Buying a Sofa

Before you browse a single frame, take four measurements: the wall where the sofa will sit, the clearance in front of it, the delivery path from your front door to that wall, and your ceiling heigh...

The Winter Living Room Playbook: Texture, Weight, and Lighting

Winter calls for weight, warmth, and surfaces that hold light rather than scatter it. The right combination of heavier upholstery, layered textiles, and low-angle lighting can shift a room from bar...

The 10-Second Measuring Trick Before You Buy Furniture Online

Before you order a Hickory Chair sofa through Sutter & Vale, measure every point along the delivery path, not just the room. The 10-second trick: hold a tape measure at the narrowest point of e...

Designing with Purpose: Spaces that Honor Story, Heritage, and Community

Rooms that carry meaning are built from deliberate choices. The furniture in them was made by specific people, in a specific place, using methods refined across generations. Sutter & Vale works...