I've look at this before and I think there are other threads besides this one about it...this is almost 10 years old and looks like most was being made overseas even then....

Here is a link that might be useful: old Ethan Allen thread

Here is a more recent thread about furniture made in USA. I think there are even more if you search GW for them

Here is a link that might be useful: Made in usa furniture

Thanks Oly. I was afraid that was the case. I guess I am back to Smith brothers. I dread calling the ID to tell her I won't be using EA.

EA actually sells to China.
They only have one plant in Mexico (maybe one in Honduras)
the rest USA.

From various articles
they seem to agree that 70% is made in the USA.

I was furniture shopping yesterday & told by EA that the case goods which have intricate inlays or even just inlays in general are made in china. And one other line of case goods was made in Latin America/Mexico. However, he said the upholstery is made in USA on the east coast from NC to VT. this was relayed by a EA rep so further research may be needed.

He said the retreat sectional sectional was made in USA as was the Bennett sectional and Whitney sofa. I haven't had time to fact check his claims yet. So hopefully I am not spreading misinformation.

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Maine Cottage and Old Hickory Tannery are two USA manufacturers. I have had furniture from Maine Cottage and it is really well built and comfortable. OHT is sold by a store here in Alexandria and appears to be very good as well.It has both traditional furniture and some with more modern lines as well.

If you tell your ID you want made-in-USA furniture, she should be able to find it fairly easily

Thanks Cyn! This redecorating is going to be the death of me. The ID keeps wanting to push me into transitional when I want traditional. She wants the walls painted bright green and I want a neutral wall color. The orange zebra print chair she suggested is making my hair stand up on end!

Ask where the frames are made. A lot have frames manufactured in Asia and then the upholstery is done here. My understanding was that most of EA is nondomestic.

Thanks all. I am bummed that EA is not made in the US. I love the Chadwick sofa but I really want domestically made.

Although EA doesn't have manufacturing plants in China, they do contract with China furniture manufacturers to build furniture for sale in USA. When you order from EA, you won't know where it's made until it's delivered. The China made furniture will have "Made in China" stickers on it. And by the way, the China made furniture isn't any less expensive than USA made. EA is making out like a bandit by using cheap Chinese labor and charging a premium as if it was made in USA. And the quality is significantly lower than USA made. The Chinese made furniture isn't near the quality of what you'll get delivered as compared to products on display at their stores and on their website.

I work at a popular home decorating store, and was speaking with a gentleman who owns a couple antique stores. I'm not sure where EA furniture is made/manufactured, but he said it's owned by a Pakistan family.

Time to delivery isn't necessarily a tip-off. When I was married fifty years ago, the furniture we ordered was made *to order* in North Carolina. There was at least a twelve week wait.

The case goods made overseas are no longer the solid wood they once were. Be very careful when ordering especially tables or anything that you would expect to handle scratches and become patina. They only have a very thin veneer and almost have a balsa wood - hollow core feel and performance. In fact - other than upholstered goods - I would not consider buying again unless it is a used older piece. The quality is now poor and still quite expensive. I have spent a couple hundred thousand dollars over the last three decades decorating homes with their products. So I saw the significant shift with the last decorating project in 2015 that I did. Buyer beware now.

I know this is an old thread. I wanted to add that I was considering an Ethan Allen sectional when we get new furniture but newer reviews aren't good. I'm not sure what I'm going to do now, but I know I would be very unhappy spending that amount and having the furniture look poor in such a short amount of time.

My wife and I were surprised to discover that much of EA's furniture is foreign made. We've long held the misconception that EA products were "made in USA" hence the hefty price tag. We're in the process of buying new furniture and figure if we're going to pay those kinds of prices we'll expect US-made, and if we want solidly-built foreign-made furniture we can get that at Haverty's for half the price.

Just bought this set from E.A..beautiful solid..

I have two upholstered EA chairs being delivered on Friday. They took 6 weeks from time of order. Hadn't given it a thought about them not being made in the USA. Will certainly be checking the tag.

All the upholstery goods are made in usa

What struck me is that it says made in america as opposed to made in usa. I don't know if I am being too cynical (very possibly) . I wonder if Honduras and Mexico are considered America (as in Central) . Reading that those 2 countries do some manufacturing for EA just made me notice it even more.

Can anyone clarify that it is just a different way to say made in usa?

really has me pondering.

Hadn't thought of that. Makes sense. All I know is that the recent stuff I've purchased in no way is the quality of the past.

Soscio do a search for EA furniture reviews of recent. The sectional ones and photos I saw in a short time were terrible. I won't even consider them now for the cost.

I agree with you guys...I purchased a bed, chest and night tables..the price was good and I felt the quality was descent.. but can we compare any brand to the quality of years ago.. Henredon, Drexel, Century, Harden, Sherrill etc...unfortunately not. I recently purchased a buffet from Harden furniture which is made in new york state, nice piece but not the quality from years ago.

All I know is that the recent stuff I've purchased in no way is the quality of the past.

Well, yeah. I recently posted in another thread that I looked at the Ballard store at a couple of "made in the USA" sofas/sofa beds, and they were purely junk. We may be bringing manufacturing back, but generally the quality is not much different than what they make overseas, unless maybe if you go to an individual cabinetmaker for your furniture. And even they can't get wood that isn't available anymore.

Corporate America- profit over brands that stand for quality.

So what is good now a days?

Everyone forms their own opinion about the quality of furniture also budget is the key role, I try to do my research and a majority of descent furniture companies make the upholstery Goods in the Carolinas doesn't pay for them to make them overseas even though the case goods are usually made overseas.. style is another factor , Harden furniture is made in Upstate New York from trees grown on their property ..beautiful furniture quality is fantastic but the style is limited you could check out their website, I like Mitchell Gold upholstery goods they're made in the Carolinas huge material selection, and they're not crazy price I just purchased a sofa for 3000 which I didn't think was that bad.. Sherrill is another furniture manufacturer little more pricey but beautiful.. I always liked Thomasville Furniture prior to being made overseas I thought the upholstery goods and case goods were great yet someone who prefers Baker would turn their nose up at Thomasville, Bernhardt, Drexel ,henredon etc... personally I thought they were all nicely made and designed Furniture prior to being made overseas. A little research will go a long way and I'm sure you'll find exactly what you're looking for for the right price

We bought a EA dining room set with four chairs then decided to add two more chairs to it. We ordered the two chairs and it took about 12 weeks to receive them. Well they were made in china while the original set was made in America. There was a huge difference in the quality and wood that was used. The new chairs were lighter and the wood carvings were sloppy and poorly done. We will no longer buy from EA!

Bought furniture from Ethan Allen in October -designer said US made. Furniture still has not been delivered (Feb) The console is supposedly the hold up. You guessed it-Made in China.