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Stanley furniture - dining room furniture need opinion

17 years ago

I am in love with the beau nouveau collection of Stanley furniture line. Specifically the Rectangle table, stone top buffet and upholstered side chairs. I have no experience with stanley. SO i would love to hear what you'all have to say about this. I checked with them and they said the table is made in USA but chairs are imported (i suppose from China).

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chloe218
17 years ago
My brother and sister-in-law have had a Stanley bedroom set for about 5 years and have been very happy with it. Not quite the same as a dining room set but i hope its somewhat helpful.
debraf
17 years ago
I think that collection is beautiful also. As for the quality of Stanley, I believe it's pretty good for the money. Their furniture is reasonably priced. I bought my 21 year old daughter a Stanley bedroom set when she was fifteen. It still looks like new and she is by no means careful with things. The furniture will probably last longer than you want it to. I know my dining room furniture has. I would love to get new, but it stll looks good after fifteen years - I'm just tired of it.
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lhildreth
17 years ago
We have a Stanley dining room set - about 6 years old now. I am not that impressed with it - it's cherry - scratched very easy compared to cherry furniture I have from other manufacturers in the house. You can see where my cats (much to my chagrin) have jumped up on the surface - back claw marks. It's okay for our purposes - hardy ever use the dining room anyway - but I wouldn't consider it for a room that was very special to me. But it's all relative. I'm sure better quality than pottery barn, etc.

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