Heather, a young mother of five from Columbus, Ohio, has a message for the folks behind the scenes in Bedford, Virginia who cut, sewed, tailored and upholstered her Demetrius reclining chairs in the Sam Moore Furniture factory.

“I love these chairs, and the upholstery workmanship and tailoring is amazing,” she said. “I am amazed at your skill. They are the picture of perfection!”

A happy Heather with her Demetrius recliner

When Heather ordered the chairs last year with a custom fabric featuring a complex leaf pattern, “I was very nervous about how the pattern would line up, and especially if the two chairs would mirror each other since they would be sitting side by side in the same room,” she said. “This is a room I am in often, and knew I [...]

More >
Leave a comment
Tags: club chairs, living room chairs, reclining chairs, Sam Moore Furniture, upholstered chairs

The color green is about to have a coming out party in, of all places, Washington, D.C.

That lime green wing chair looks fetching in front of the Kennedy Center, don’t you think? And how do you like the moss green “palace” chair in front of the Capital or that 19th Century upholstered lounge chair striking a profile at the Supreme Court?

All the fun with fashion chairs is thanks to House Beautiful magazine. For the third year in a row, House Beautiful is placing stylish, color-themed chairs in iconic places in a major city.

Last year it was pink chairs in Chicago. This election year, it’s only fitting that House Beautiful has selected Washington D.C. as the spot for its Street Chair Giveaway Scavenger Hunt.

The magazine has placed and photographed 19 chairs around the city in notable locales. They [...]

More >
1 Comment
Tags: chairs, club chairs, D.C., decorating with green, Green, Hooker Furniture, House Beautiful, Made in America, Sam Moore Furniture, the color green, Washington, wing chairs