Did you know that at Hickory Furniture Mart, we currently offer hundreds of home entertainment options? We thought you might enjoy taking a look at some of this year’s most requested items.

Don’t stop here. Plan a trip to the Mart to look through all of our showrooms and either custom order your items or take advantage of outlet and clearance products that are immediately available off the floor.  Our designers and showroom associates are ready to help answer any questions you may have and are happy to help you find what you’re looking for throughout the building.  Order now in time for your holiday visitors and Super Bowl parties.

Solid Wood Entertainment Center (SKU: Modesto)

Custom built by Amish builders available inside Amish Oak & Cherry

Home Entertainment Unit (SKU: 1150-691TR, 691BR, 692TL, 692BL, 694 & 693)

Fine Furniture available inside Hickory Park Furniture Galleries

Entertainment Center by International Furniture Direct (SKU: IFD370)

International Furniture Direct available inside Heritage Furniture Galleries

Home Theater Leather Seating by American Classics (SKU: 4008 HTC)

American Classics available inside Leather and More

A.R.T. Furniture Home Entertainment Console, Parch (SKU: 233424-2802)

A.R.T. Furniture available inside Good’s Home Furnishings

Parker House Home Entertainment 4 Piece Entertainment Wall (SKU: HAR-100-4X)

Parker House available inside Simply Home by Lindy’s

Solid Walnut Media Center (SKU: B-6)

David Michael Furniture available inside Designing Women

Incanto (SKU: I768) Motion Sectional

Incanto Motion Sectional Inside Reflections Furniture

Jaipur Rugs Floor Coverings Hand-Tufted Animal Print Pattern Gray Wool (8×10) Area Rug (SKU: RUG124900)

Jaipur Rugs inside Roya Rugs

Thibaut Fabrics by Resource Design Accessories West Palm Sunbrella Fabric (SKU: W80565)

Thibaut Fabrics inside Resource Design

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Factory Outlet Living Room 2pc sectional with full sleeper in Essential-White. 102 x 59 (SKU: Alex-7)

Inside Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Factory Outlet

The Lion’s Den Interiors Home Entertainment Cabinet.

Inside The Lion’s Den

If you have any questions or need any additional help finding a specific product or style, please contact us directly Monday-Saturday from 9am-6pm at 828-322-3510 or any time at www.hickoryfurniture.com or info@hickoryfurniture.com and we will be happy to follow-up with your request.  We look forward to your future visit.

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Hickory Furniture Mart recently hosted a group of professional interior designers for their Designer Experience event, which took place in Asheville, August 19-21.  Designer Experience is a trade-tailored exploration of North Carolina’s furniture, design and homegrown culinary offerings throughout the state.  Their agenda included a dedicated day in Hickory where designers from several different states visited the Mart and toured local furniture factories and restaurants.

North Carolina is home to some of the highest quality furniture manufacturers and expert craftsmen within the industry and Hickory, in particular, is home to one of the largest communities of furniture manufacturers, designers, and multi-generational family-owned furniture factories.  Due to the large amount of highly skilled furniture workforce in the area, the Catawba Valley region is also home to many additional furniture-related businesses.  The furniture and design heritage in this region is so well-known that visitors travel from all over the world because they want to buy their furniture where it is still designed and manufactured by local craftsmen who value the time-honored traditions of producing the highest quality of furniture available. 

Hickory Furniture Mart offers interior designers plentiful resources for their design projects.  There are thousands of customizable options to choose from along with furniture and design experts within the building and the community who are readily available to help them create one-of-a-kind custom pieces that will be enjoyed by their clients and their families for a lifetime.

During their time at the Mart, the designers were introduced to a panel of locally-owned retail showrooms inside the building.  They were given the opportunity to ask questions about everything from how the furniture is made in our region to the most popular upcoming trends and styles being introduced to the market this fall.

Hickory Furniture Mart is a major furniture destination with countless selections of indoor and outdoor furniture, rugs, lighting, accessories, window treatments, luxury bedding, local artwork, custom fabrics, and leathers and much more.  Tracey Trimble, Vice President & General Manager at Hickory Furniture Mart added “We were thrilled that the Designer Experience chose us to be part of their furniture experience in North Carolina. We have so many people in this building and our community that was born and raised with furniture in their blood and we always make sure people know we are here to use as a resource for anything furniture related.  If we do not know the answer to a question, more than likely we are able to make a phone call or send an email to someone in the community that does.  Hickory Furniture Mart has been a partner and a trusted resource in our furniture community for 60 years and we’ve worked with a number of designers during this time to help their clients find the perfect furniture for their homes.  We welcome this new group of designers to the Mart and look forward to working with them on future design projects.”

The showroom panel included Nikol McRary of Amish Oak & Cherry, Donna Chamberlain of Designing Women, Stacy Lida of Good’s Home Furnishings, Kathy Gordon of Heritage Furniture Galleries, Andy Lominac of Hickory Park Furniture Galleries, Jason Dunn of Leather and More, Mitchell Gold of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Vanessa Guidi of Reflections Furniture, Larry Spierer of Resource Design, and Whitney Jarvis of Simply Home by Lindy’s.

Special thanks to Jane Dagmi of Designer’s Today and the moderator of the panel along with Progressive Business Media’s entire team for organizing their visit to Hickory Furniture Mart.

Designers have always played a significant role in helping customers find exactly what they are looking for at the Mart, and the event provided a great opportunity for these designers to work directly with high-end furniture retailers to create long-term partnerships that will benefit their clients and their businesses for many years to come.  If you are in need of design services to help you furnish your home, we are here to help.  Designing Women is an established full-service residential and commercial design firm offering clients a wide range of design services and are available onsite or online at daily or hourly rates. They have access to thousands of furniture resources including fine furniture, rugs, artwork, lighting, shuffleboards, poker, pool, and other gaming tables, custom window treatments, handmade wall coverings, elegant outdoor furniture, luxury bedding, custom cabinetry, flooring and more.  Schedule your appointment with Designing Women today.

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How Wood Is Used in Various Furniture Styles

Traditional Style uses deeply carved, thick wood, that is often stained dark, with elaborate hand-carved scrolls and ball or claw feet.

Transitional Style is characterized by combining traditional and contemporary styles. Durable wood is often used and combined with other materials such as metal or glass to create a unique look.

Contemporary Style incorporates a variety of different stained woods that are often lighter in color, in sleek and sanded straight grains.

Rustic Style uses natural woods to bring outdoor elements indoors, displaying the natural beauty of the wood grain.

Coastal Style is known for lightly stained and natural woods. Driftwood is often used in furniture and accessories to create a seaside ambiance.

Types of Wood

Ash is a solid hardwood which is also somewhat flexible. It is most commonly used for chairs and curved backrests because of its pliability. It is a light brown color with straight grain.

Beech is solid, sturdy and dense wood. The texture is fine grain with a light color surface.

Hickory is known for its range of light to dark colors. The sapwood is a milky white and its heartwood is a red, pink or reddish-brown color sometimes referred to as red hickory. It is a harder wood than oak.

Mahogany is an exquisite hardwood and the color ranges from brown to a deep reddish-brown, depending on its age which adds real interest to its appeal. It is a very traditional, versatile and popular type of wood.

Maple is durable and moisture resistant.  The color is usually pale with natural spirals and twists in the grain.

Oak is a popular wood due to its durability and it has a grain that is unique and linear. There are two types of oak; white oak, which is grey/brown in color and red oak which is similar but with a pronounced red tint.

Pine is an affordable and lightweight option. It has a pale finish which is great for staining. Pine is not as durable compared to maple or oak but has nice pliability.

Walnut is a hardwood and is known for its strength and durability. It is a versatile wood that comes in a variety of shades and grains to complement your home décor.

Wood Furniture Terminology

Acanthus is a type of leaf carving into wood which has been used for centuries. The leaves have a curved shape with embellished ruffled edges making it very decorative and ornate.

Ball & Claw is a type of carving used as the foot of a chair, table or chest. The name origin is obvious because it simply resembles a sphere object being grasped by a bird’s claw or talon. The idea of this carving comes from Chinese mythology of a dragon’s talon gripping a pearl.

Beveled Edge slopes from thick to thin and is often used as a shape for the edge of a mirror. It is an angular design that adds a three-dimensional element to normally flat-looking reliefs.

Bun Foot is a simple, circular-shaped carved foot. It looks like a ball which has been flattened so that it looks like a bun.

Chest-on-Chest is just like it sounds. It has two chest pieces placed on top of one another.

Dovetails are a popular type of furniture joinery where triangular shaped edges fit together in an interlocking pattern so there is no need for screws or nails.

Ebony is a dense wood with jet-black coloration that is often used as a slim line in veneer or marquetry patterns.

Grain is the pattern of wood fibers in a piece of wood. Some grains are straight, and fibers stand close together while others are circular, curved, wavy or a variety of other shapes.

Hardwoods are woods that come from deciduous trees. These are trees that lose their leaves once a year. Hardwoods include hickory, oak, maple, cherry and sycamore.

Kiln is a process where lumber is dried in a large (often room-sized) oven to remove the moisture in freshly cut wood. The drying process balances the wood, so that it becomes ready for manufacturing and finishing.

Lotus is a well-known ornamental flower with large, curved petals used as inspiration for carving. It has many historical contexts based in tradition and religions in the Middle East as well as Asia.

Marquetry is contrasting types of veneer which compose a picture or embellishment with straight and curved lines. Intricate carvings of flowers, shells and curved shapes are examples of marquetry.

Mitered is simply a 45-degree angle cut in two straight pieces of wood which form a right angle as they join. Usually used in mirrors and picture frames.

Moldings are decorative strips of wood, sometimes carved, that frame doors, drawers, tops, sides and fronts of some case pieces.

Pocket Doors are often used in entertainment centers and chests. These outer doors fold and slide back into the cabinet which hides them away from view.

Relief Carving is a detailed carving in solid wood. The background of the carving is removed leaving a raised design.

Slipper Foot is a shaped foot on a bed, table or case goods piece that resembles the curved, pointed toe of a lady’s shoe, and sole.

Soft Woods is a term used for wood from evergreen trees including pine, fir, and cedar.

Turning is when a piece of wood is shaped by rotating it while cutting away the edges with sharp blades. This allows the pattern to have a three-dimensional shape. They are typically used for bed posters, legs of chests, spindles of chairs and other pieces that require a rounded shape.

Veneer is a thin slice of wood. Usually, it is made for decoration because of the flat grain pattern which faces outward as a surface.

Wood Furniture Resources

Shopping for Wood Furniture Guide

Working with Wood

Natural Wood Décor and Raw Edges

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We thought it may also be helpful to have some more information about how to find the Magnolia Home furniture on our site.

First, we recommend looking at our catalog to see what furniture we have available. Start by looking at the top-level catalog to see ALL the furniture we have in stock here.

Second, you may dig a little deeper looking by room and department. Including by living room, dining room, bedroom, kitchen, outdoor, bar & game room, home office, and accessories.

Third, plan your visit to our showroom that carries Magnolia Home, Heritage Furniture Gallery.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or would like to speak to a sales rep. Our number is (800) 462-MART (6278) or you may email us.

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This year we looked at some of our most requested furniture and accessories online and have compiled a list of our most requested furniture of 2018.

Most Requested Bedroom Set

Most Requested Dining Room Set

Most Requested Living Room Set

Most Requested Recliner

Most Requested Chair

Most Requested Sofa

Most Requested Bar Stools

Most Requested Sectional

Most Requested Lamp

Most Requested Dining Chair

Most Requested Bar Table

Most Requested Home Entertainment Center

Most Requested Painting

Most Requested Rug

Most Requested Settee

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Shop Mitchell Gold + Bob William Factory Outlet Products

At the time, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams was not the common household name it is today. But Mike fell in love instantly with the product and the people making it. He knew that it was just a matter of time before everyone else would learn about it and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams would become the phenomenon that it is today. Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams became more and more popular as they started partnering with additional retailers, designers, and distributors around the world. They also began showcasing their products at the furniture Markets in High Point and eventually decided to open up their own independent retail stores.

With all of this growth and transition came even more inventory and the need to increase their customer base by partnering with an established and recognizable location already frequented by furniture shoppers. So in 2006. Mike, Mitchell, and Bob decided to move their showroom from Hwy. 70 at Hwy. 321, just down the road to Hickory Furniture Mart.

They opened up their new Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Factory Outlet with approximately 18,000 square feet of showroom space. This year, Mike will celebrate his 20 year anniversary of owning his business, which transformed from a multi-line clearance center to the one and only factory-owned and authorized Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Factory Outlet that he continues to operate today.

Stop by their outlet May 15-30 and take part in their 20th Anniversary celebration. They’re offering 25% off everything on the floor and have brought in brand new inventory directly from the factory. An additional section will be dedicated to heavily reduced final markdown items, but these will go quickly so come in early to find the best selections available for two weeks only.

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Declutter

The first way to freshen up your home without spending any money is to clear unnecessary clutter. Start anew by getting rid of things that you no longer use and are just taking up space in your home. Store anything that is not serving a purpose and does not add visual interest to the room. By placing these items out of sight, it gives your room an instant makeover and creates a clean and fresh appearance.

Natural Lighting

Take time to clean your windows and open up or pull back your window treatments. Sunshine provides instant warmth to your rooms. Take advantage of longer days to naturally light your home.

Bring the Outdoors Indoors

Your home has been closed up for months in order to keep out that winter chill.  Open your windows to circulate the air through your home and allow fresh air to come in.  Add fresh flowers to your home for a pop of color while adding ambiance and a scent of natural florals.

Accessorize

Tuck away any winter accessories that may still be lingering inside your home. Thick textured throws and pillows should be stored away until next winter.  Incorporate lightweight textiles such as chiffon, cotton, and linen in your bedroom.  Add floral prints and pastel-hued throw pillows to your bed for a touch of spring.

If you need design assistance, consider enlisting the help of a professional interior designer. Designing Women is a full-service interior design firm, located inside Hickory Furniture Mart.  They have the ability to make your space both beautiful and functional and work with their clients on a very personal level, alleviating any stress or anxiety that may arise during the design process.

Visit Hickory Furniture Mart in Hickory, NC, for all of your interior design and home furniture needs. You may contact Designing Women, Inc. directly at 828-234-9789 or visit them on our site here.

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