The Pride of Made in the USA Furniture

‘USA Made’ furniture is Manchester Wood furniture; and as American furniture manufacturers we recognize the importance of things made in America – here – at home. It provides a level of rootedness in tradition and stability, remembering who we are and what we can do as a people with our own hands. It’s not a flag-toting nationalist perspective, a “rah-rah” thing…it’s about not losing sight of each other. Not forgetting the craftsmanship and resources so bountifully available to us through products made in America.

Instead of deals and steals, chopped down prices outsourced to sweat-shops to make due for America’s overzealous consumption hunger, we stand in a new America and say “we want quality, affordability, and a sense of where things we support come from.” This revolution in thought touches on all aspects of our lives, and even with those who supposedly run it in Washington. By touching on tradition, by remembering each other, we reconnect with the pride of who we are – as people of earth and as family of America. In this family, as both a country, and as this business, Manchester Wood now being a 3^rd generation family-run business (excluding our woodworking history outside Manchester Wood since 1891) we take pride in what we make. We produce solid wood furniture, American made furniture in fact, as our brand claims. And we wish for nothing more.

May the desire of quality ‘Made in USA’ furniture run forever more; and if you’re contemplating the extra few dollars it may take, or where it’ll fit in your home – we promise it will, because this type of quality solid wood furniture is made from your home. Born, raised, and produced in America; from a tree seed to a TV Tray Table; Desk, or Adirondack folding chair. It’s all here for you. Keep it Made in America today.

Solid Wood Furniture for the 21st Century

Solid wood furniture is frequently presented as very traditional. When we started our company in the ‘70s, we realized the old-fashioned appeal of solid wood furniture and focused on classic products like our Adirondack Chairs. Our Granville, NY wood furniture plant is still making these classics a third of a century later. However, American lifestyles and household needs have changed drastically over the past four decades. These changes propelled us to constantly update our product line to offer solid wood furniture that offered modern functionality combined with traditional American craftsmanship and style.

Our TV and Media Stands are prime examples of our efforts to combine the modern American home with classic American furniture. Over the past few decades, the number of electronic devices in the average American living room has skyrocketed. Rabbit-eared TVs have been replaced by flat screens, DVD players, gaming consoles and surround sound systems. Our solid wood TV stands are great for organizing all those myriad electronic without settling for something made out of particle board.

Our Farmhouse Media Center

In need of a solid wood media stand? We offer a wide variety of wood entertainment centers to make sure that our customers can find the perfect one for their home. Our Farmhouse Media Center is capable of supporting up to a 54” TV and has ample shelf and cabinet space for cable boxes, gaming consoles, DVDs and anything else you’d want to keep under the TV. Like the rest of our wood TV stands, it features an open back for easy cable wrangling. In need of a simpler media stand? Try the Mission Media Stand. It features two wide shelves under a broad tabletop and can also be used for books or pictures.

If you are considering buying one of our wooden TV stands, consider that our American-made furniture is built using only sustainably harvested hardwood, as certified by the Safe Forest Initiative. By selecting our products, you aren’t just making a good choice for the American economy, you’re making a good choice for the planet.

Shaker Style: An American Made Furniture Tradition

Our Shaker Collection features beautiful American hardwood tables, Shaker desks, and media TV stands. As Wikipedia describes, “Shaker furniture is widely admired for its simplicity, innovative joinery, quality, and functionality… Collections of Shaker furniture are maintained by many art and historical museums in the United States and England, as well as in numerous private collections. The underlying principles of Shaker design have given inspiration to some of the finest designers of modern furniture.”

Farmhouse Media Center in Chestnut finish.

At Manchester Wood we believe in tradition as well as modernization to the changing times. Shaker style furniture, as previously described, is the mark of early American made furniture which makes for a great collector piece in your home. In providing Shaker furniture, we’re providing history in contemporary form with a collector quality by way of the handcrafted and resourced nature of our work. It’s to no surprise then that our small family-run Made in USA business is a true standard in continuing the tradition of Shaker style American made furniture.

If you’re shopping for media TV stands, like for our popular Farmhouse Media Center, or for a Shaker desk, like the many we have available including our Shaker Secretary Desk, or for an end table or coffee table, our options are extensive and growing in offering you the finest quality Made in USA furniture in Shaker style.

View our Shaker Collection and take home an heirloom piece for your own at an affordable price at ManchesterWood.com, your American made furniture provider.

Valentine’s Day Customer Love with Manchester Wood!

Whether it’s a solid wood table in the form of a folding tray table or shaker desk; or the many other items of solid wood furniture made in the USA by Manchester Wood, we are committed to you – the customer – loving our product for its endless uses, unique designs, and quality handcrafted construction that sets us apart from other leading American furniture manufacturers. We take pride in our work, and the results are showing!

At Manchester Wood we offer each month a free monthly giveaway typically by raffle, and occasionally by offering gifts to every customer that month. For this month’s giveaway we’re raffling a Contemporary Round End Table, a $219.95 value absolutely free to the winner drawn randomly at the end of the month! Admittance to the drawing is by either emailing service@manchesterwood.com, writing on our wall on Facebook, or mentioning us on Twitter @manchesterwood with how you plan on spreading love this February.

We’ve enjoyed all your plans of spreading love so far, and we know this day (Valentine’s Day) is the day most celebrating that expression; so we’ve decided to celebrate it ourselves by sharing some love notes we’ve received in feedback from you – the customer – the last couple weeks on your orders!

Thanks for all the love, and keep it spreading!

Manchester Wood: American Made Furniture

I found Manchester Wood because I was looking for a stepping stool.  And I feel like I found an American gem.   The stool is simply beautiful. Quality craftsmanship. Functional. Just the right height and weight.  And beautifully designed and crafted.  Who would have ever thought that a stepping stool could be an object of beauty?  Clearly, Manchester Wood really is about delivering quality, well designed, American-made, all-wood furniture.  It has won my future business!

-Roberta

Thanks so much for your timely attention to our broken T.V. stand piece.  All is well with the set and I will definitely recommend Manchester Wood to friends and family.

-Linda

I thought you’d like to know that the cart just arrived and that I’m delighted with it.  It is sturdy and well made and is going to be very useful.  Thank you too for the speedy delivery. 

-Barbara

Wow, that was quick.  I’ll probably buy it just for the service!

-James

Quality Apartment Condominium Living Furniture

Finding furniture that fits can be challenging when living in smaller spaces. However, at Manchester Wood, many of our handcrafted wood furniture products can be an ideal match for apartment and condominium living.

For example, when looking for an end table for tighter spaces, try our narrow end tables, like the Chairside table series featuring our popular Chairside Storage Table and Chairside Bookshelf. While browsing the  end tables with storage, check out our Periodical End Table with Drawer too.

Mobility, storage, and workspace are also key factors for smaller living quarters, and our answer to that is our Multipurpose Cart, a customer favorite for over 30 years.

We find home office furnishings are a need in any living environment; and although apartment and condominium living offers little space for these working areas, we offer affordable wood desks for home in compact fashion with our Mission Secretary Desk, Mission Compact Desk, Shaker Compact Desk, and the ultra-mobile TV tray-hybrid Portable Folding Work and Laptop Desk.

When it comes to the living room no home is complete without an effective and stylish handcrafted solid wood furniture item as a centerpiece of discussion and craftsmanship.  Our two most accessible options to date for this sort of quality apartment condominium living furniture: the Oval Coffee Table and the Tray Top Coffee Table, which offers the mobility of a portable tray surface with classic Americana lines.

Whether shopping for a larger home or looking for quality furniture in a tight space with a reasonable budget, look no further than Manchester Wood for affordable, high quality, solid wood furniture that is completely made in the USA.

To view our entire catalog of American made furniture, visit ManchesterWood.com.

Cyber Monday 10% off sale!

Type “GiftGiving2012” in coupon code at checkout and receive 10% off all Manchester Wood: American Made Furniture orders today!

#GiftGiving2012

Black Friday through Cyber Monday 10% Off Sale!

Manchester Wood’s #GiftGiving2012

During this holiday shopping season and in the spirit of gift-giving, Manchester Wood is offering  10% off ALL our handcrafted solid wood furniture items.  Ranging from TV tray tables to TV media stands, unique coffee tables and top end table designs, and as beautiful wooden desks for the home and office, we have great gifts for everyone on your list this year.

The sale will be offered starting Black Friday (Nov. 23rd) through Cyber Monday (Nov. 26th) by entering the coupon code “GiftGiving2012” at checkout.

Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@ManchesterWood) and Facebook (facebook.com/ManchesterWood) as we use the hashtag #GiftGiving2012 during the holiday season to explore gift options, inspiration, and possibly some other surprise offerings along the way!

Take advantage of our 10% off sale this coming weekend, and follow along as we celebrate #GiftGiving2012!

Continued blessings to you this holiday season,
Manchester Wood: American Made Furniture

To view our online catalog, visit ManchesterWood.com

The Importance of Media and Television Stands

The origins of television in this country can be traced back to almost a century ago. The first TV station license was issued in 1928, but the rise of the amazing new technology was sharply curtailed as a result of the Great Depression. During this time, televisions were far too expensive for the average consumer: only about 200 TV sets existed in the whole country by 1936! It wouldn’t be until the boom of 1950s and the proliferation of consumer appliances that TV because widely available to the middle class. Throughout this period, televisions continued to stand by themselves, unreliant on other devices and often even furniture, as many TV sets actually supported themselves at a comfortable viewing level.

The introduction of Betamax and VHS during the mid to late 1970s would have a profound effect on how Americans watched TV. Aside from letting them record movies and begin to control their own viewing habits, the video player became another electronic device commonly found in American living rooms. Video players were not supposed to be stored on the floor, as they would suffer abuse from feet and and dust, so many people had to start using a different piece of furniture to keep their VCRs off the ground. TV manufacturers came up with a workaround to this problem by creating combination TV/VCRs. It wasn’t long however, until companies like Nintendo and Sega started to make video game consoles, creating yet another electronic gadget for the American living room. Soon, wooden TV stands became a popular way of organizing electronics in the living room.

Built with great care and attention to quality out of solid wood, the Contemporary Media Stand can support flat screen televisions up to 50 inches in size.

Obviously, the trend in television has been toward multiple, specialized devices. Today, TVs, cable and satellite boxes, gaming consoles, DVD players and even computers work in concert to give us multimedia entertainment in our living rooms. Having so many different components means that organizing our home entertainment systems is more important than ever. We have a number of excellent solid wood TV standsthat blend the classic appeal of hardwood furniture with modern day functionality.

Some of our highlights include the Hanover Media Stand, which can hold over 500 pounds and features ample shelving and cabinet space, all with an open back for easy wiring. Another wooden TV stand option is our Contemporary Media Stand. It features a distinctive, minimalistic design that does not sacrifice practicality. With its broad, open shelves, it has plenty of space for all of your needs.

There is no reason why your 21st century home entertainment system should be held back by a 20th century piece of furniture. Our solid wood TV stands will keep your living room looking organized and stylish, all while maximizing your viewing experience.