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Fairfield Chair Upholstery: Sofas and Accent Chairs Made to Order

Fairfield Chair sofas and accent chairs are built to order, meaning you select the fabric, wood finish, and configuration before production begins. Sutter & Vale carries the Fairfield Chair col...

How to Choose a Floor Lamp for a Reading Corner

Choosing a floor lamp for a reading corner comes down to three things: light placement, shade height, and the lamp's proportion to your chair. Wildwood, carried at Sutter & Vale, offers a range...

Jonathan Charles Occasional Furniture: Consoles, Chests and Side Tables

Jonathan Charles occasional furniture, available at Sutter & Vale, covers consoles, chests, and side tables drawn from historical European references. The house cuts veneer the way the antiques...

How to Choose Wall Sconces and Where to Place Them

Wall sconces from Visual Comfort give any room a second layer of light, one that sits at eye level and works independently of overhead fixtures. Sutter & Vale carries the full range, and choosi...

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...

How to Mix Metals in a Room

Two or three metal finishes give a room depth and a collected quality without tipping into chaos. One finish reads flat; four or more becomes noise. Sutter & Vale carries Global Views decorativ...

Highland House Chairs and Ottomans: Small Upholstery, Big Choices

Highland House Furniture, an American upholstery house, offers accent chairs and ottomans that reward the kind of attention you give a room you actually live in. Sutter & Vale carries the full ...

How to Mix Wood Tones in One Room

Mixing wood tones in one room works when you anchor the space with one dominant tone and let one or two others support it. Century Furniture, available through Sutter & Vale, makes this practic...

Global Views Side Tables: The Small Table That Does the Most Work

Global Views side tables earn their place at Sutter & Vale because they function as objects first and furniture second. The Global Views collection draws from design traditions across many peri...

How to Choose a Dresser or Chest for Your Bedroom

Choose a dresser when you have a long wall and want horizontal storage; choose a chest when your wall is narrow and vertical stacking works better. For most bedrooms, a dresser between 60 and 72 in...