The Chair Shop

What a find! A marvelous selection of customizable wood chairs and tables hidden in a nondescript warehouse. Prices were reasonable, with some good deals on in stock product. Helpful sales staff, but not pushy. If you’re looking for solid wood furniture, check them out.

With a little one on the way we needed a rocker or glider chair for our nursery. The Chair Shop does carry upholstered swivel rockers from Best Chairs (Indiana), and wood gliders from Dutailier (Quebec), but our small nursery meant we needed a compact traditional wooden rocking chair. We chose from the upstairs selection a beautiful arrow back oak Amish rocker from Genuine Oak Designs (Ohio). The manufacturer is a member of the Hardwood Furniture Guild so commits to using sustainably harvested hardwoods, low-​VOC stains, and formaldehyde free construction. We were impressed by the high quality of craftsmanship with counter-​sunk hex-​head screws (nothing to catch on), smooth surfaces and curved edges (no corners), a high back to rest our heads on, smooth rocking motion, much lighter and less bulk than a glider or swivel chair. The salesman at the Chair Shop let us borrow the floor model for us to check it would fit in our nursery space, it fit perfectly. The upholstery shop next door can make up chair pads.

After years of hand-​me-​downs from roommates, thrift stores, previously furnished houses, etc, it was time to finally purchase some quality furniture that will hopefully last a lifetime. We’ve spent a lot of weekends in furniture stores the past few months — generally not our idea of a good time. We’ve learned that you definitely have to pay for quality solid wood furniture and there has been a bit of sticker shock for us.
BUT, all that said, The Chair Shop clearly sells very high quality wooden chairs and tables (and lots of other stuff as well). We’re very happy with the beautiful expanding table and chairs that have arrived so far, and are looking forward to the rest being delivered. Everyone in the shop was extremely friendly and helpful, but a special shout out to our salesman, Kowen (sp?), who was patient and honest with us through 3 trips to the store as we tried to make up our minds.
One small word of advice: They have a decent selection in the store of pieces you can take right away, but most items need to be ordered and will take 6 – 8 weeks, so be prepared to plan ahead to get exactly what you want!
I give it 3 $$$ because there is much cheaper furniture out there. However, considering the quality of the items, I’d give it 2 $$ for value.

Simply the best and lowest priced furniture shop in the VA, DC, MD area.
I have been into over 40 furniture stores in the past 30 years — Rusty beats the price on everyone of them.
My most recent purchase he saved me $ 350 dollars on the powered leather love seat. Then he saved me more money by telling me NOT to buy the warranty. («I make money on the sale, you waste yours» He told me.) His delivery and setup cost was half that of others. I ordered over the phone with the item number.
I now live over an hour from his shop — didn’t matter. He was here when he said he would be. I have purchased over 30 items of furniture over the years. King sized bed, bar stools, kitchen counter furniture, easy chairs etc. How does he do it? His display area is a jumble of furniture — no real displays. He doesn’t «sell» — he assists and advises. He has catalogs with the very best American manufacturers. He and his staff know their stuff. Oh, yes, I had a problem with a piece of furniture many years ago — he personally came to my house to fix it. Ask for Rusty. Tell him Dr. Joe sent you.
You will really save if you see a VERY high priced item at another store. His margins and costs are just so low.

Was looking for bar stools to fit my kitchen counter. Rusty and his staff were most helpful. They had a great selection and were able to cut the stools to accomodate the unusual counter height. Definitely my go to furniture store.