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Originally Posted by Aces4
Amen! We bought our Ethan Allen solid maple furniture, Circa 1776, well before they pulled production out of the USA.
We also have a walnut inset set of Baker tables, spoon foot with hand carved fan detail. One is a sofa table and then there are two side tables. These pieces are timeless, have survived over 40 years of living, are gracefully designed but are heavy, solid wood. We also had some Drexel pieces and we laugh at the pieces of furniture foisted on buyers now. It’s like buying clunky, painted cardboard out there.
Henredon was a great furniture source back then and I believe Eldred Wheeler Furniture is still making beautiful period pieces.
North Carolina was the furniture hub back in the day. Change isn’t always for the best.
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We bought the same, well made Ethan Allen 1776 series over 40 years ago and they are still in excellent condition. The dovetailed drawers last forever. We moved down here with all our best furniture and they look great in our Villages home. There was no way we were going to get rid of all the beautiful high quality pieces and antiques we had collected over our lifetime. Before moving into our home we had wood floors installed throughout our Gardenia model and we had plantation shutters installed on all the windows. The house has a Key West look to it. I guess a lot of people think you need to buy all the white and beige furniture to live here, but it is OK to express your individuality. The furniture we had years ago was far superior to the stuff produced today, but some better quality prices can still be found. We did buy some nice quality bar stools ten years ago at Southern Lifestyles and we also bought a few pieces at City Furniture for a spare bedroom and they are quite serviceable for our needs.