With Valentine’s Day approaching, chances are you’re thinking a little more about love and romance and the relationships in your life that are most precious. Often when we think of romance, we think of faraway locales like Paris, Venice, San Francisco, the Caribbean or the Bahamas. Or maybe something within driving distance,like a favorite restaurant, resort or Bed & Breakfast.

Rhapsody dining table & chairs

While these places have their merits in the romance department, here at Hooker Furniture, we’re of the opinion that there’s no better place than home to write your story of meaning and love. Last Spring, we introduced a furniture line called the Rhapsody Collection, which is shown in the video showroom tour below.

With its soft, flowing shapes that infuse the pieces with emotion, we think Rhapsody is the most romantic furniture wehave ever offered. Rhapsody [...]

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Some pieces of furniture are destined to be a favorite with interior designers and decorators. As beautiful as they are practical, these pieces may be easy to decorate around, designed for function,able to create a focal point, an instant hit with clients… or all of the above.

Hooker Furniture’s chic and leggy ‘thin console’ silhouette, available in several styles, is one of those pieces.

Sanctuary thin console in Ebony finish

It’s no wonder that the Sanctuary console in Ebony finish is the company’s best-selling console. Like other of these type consoles in the line, the piece will fit in many tight spots at only 12 inches of depth. While the depth is space-saving, there’s no scrimping on the width of the piece; the console provides a full 72 inches across for decorating with accessories, photos or using to serve guests [...]

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One of the things I love most about Easter is its sense of splendor. It’s a special time of year when everyone and everything gets decked out and dressed up. Whether you’re a girl, a boy, or an egg—if you stand still long enough, you’ll eventually be wearing a new pastel outfit.

My childhood memories of Easter are all about family gatherings and eating. Sure, most of it was eating chocolate bunny ears I snuck from my Easter basket. But I also fondly recall Easter lunches where we all sat down together at my aunt’s large dining room table. While I’m sure the table was beautifully decorated—what I remember most vividly were the special ‘bunny dishes’ my aunt had just for us kids.

Beatrix Potter Bunnykins china

Back then, we were content because nothing made you feel more grown up [...]

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For most of us, formal sit-down dinners are rare these days… making Thanksgiving dinner even more special. There’s something about coming together around our table that warms both heart and home and brings us closer to each other.

What would add more warmth to this special family time than being surrounded by the perfect dining room furniture? Especially furniture that would serve as a beautiful backdrop for the holidays, but be casual enough to accommodate our lifestyle the rest of the year.

Legends Dining Table

With gently antiqued edges and a lightly distressed wood top that blends four different wood species into the plank-top veneer, the Legends dining room table does just that. This leaf-free table is rich in character (you may be tempted to skip the tablecloth!) and at a generous 84” in length, it easily fits 8 people without having to take [...]

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Thanksgiving, our most traditional holiday, is being celebrated in old ways and new. Some of us wouldn’t change a thing, such as the way mom cooked and served. And some want to add a new tradition or even make some exciting departures. You might be having your own discussion as to whether you should brine the turkey from that new recipe you just found, or roast it long and lovingly in the oven with cornbread, sausage, and apple stuffing as in years past. In either case, here are some ways to enjoy this holiday around the dining room table while making everyone feel at home:

Harbour Pointe Buffet in the Coveside Finish

1) Keeping Traditions: My friend Ann makes a terrific spinach casserole that has been a part of her family’s Iowa Thanksgiving dinner for generations. Now Ann lives in a high-rise apartment [...]

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Since the 1700s, sideboards have been serving as one of the home’s most useful pieces of furniture and not getting that much credit. A couple of centuries ago, the practical English began bringing in the long, slender hall table into the dining room, especially for entertaining in stately country houses. Thomas Chippendale got the idea to attach cabinets and drawers to the “board” and thus we have been making variations ever since.

Grandover Buffet

Just think of all the functions this stalwart piece of furniture provides: a place for serving as well as a bar; a wonderful stage for beautiful displays of flowers and collectibles; a safe haven to store flatware, stemware, linens, you name it. Hooker Furniture’s Grandover buffet is an example of beauty and functionality. It has the ageless quality of European design and great storage, including side drawers that swing out. So let’s give [...]

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