https://www.stokes-furniture.com/home-1 daily 1.0 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/71ce6fee-cc83-4e31-9cdf-6d126a7d200e/seat+detail_100.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/d9aa4886-f84e-4223-be4e-fa59cfb7fd54/table+leg+joint.jpeg Home - Our Furniture Inspired by Danish and Shaker design, built in the Piedmont of North Carolina. We enjoy and take pride in building beautiful, functional, high quality furniture that will last a lifetime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/dcaa8858-f94a-4f44-b2fd-2b40be9650fb/IMG_2101.JPG Home - Our Factory Our factory is located in a previously vacant textile mill, which we purchased and renovated in 2022. Pictured here is the building from 1926. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/9a50856b-3bbd-486d-bf88-4f106dc29a24/FF02+raw+stock.jpeg Home - Our Wood We value wood and the trees it comes from, that’s why we only buy lumber from people we know are doing it the right way. People who share our respect for wood. We source and use wood wisely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cddd7c74831bf0001a6b02c/1559248350390-DCVQBO38NYSTYQ1RUCT1/Stocksy_txp9c995bd1cMI100_Large_1188910.jpg Home https://www.stokes-furniture.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-02-05 https://www.stokes-furniture.com/furniture daily 0.75 2023-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/0517e1cf-23c0-4080-9b8f-ef0e79f6563b/DSC_0154.JPG Furniture - FF07 Low Table / Bench https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/10e32854-c777-4010-bd80-91ecc6675c26/seat+corner+detail.jpg Furniture - Dining Chair FF01 Dining Chair FF01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/22e9d6e8-ef45-4cca-8827-f7bc21b14881/top+detail.jpg Furniture - Dining Table FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/318afe43-b331-450b-9b71-93fe65dc4923/DSC_0038.JPG Furniture - FF05 Milking Stool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/da174f6d-c6b2-4878-9e89-c4a05933730f/FF02_arm+detail.jpg Furniture - Dining Chair w Arms FF02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/b9834da0-55b0-48e5-96b2-a0a8f405106e/end+detail.jpg Furniture - Communal Table FF06 https://www.stokes-furniture.com/reservations daily 0.75 2021-12-31 https://www.stokes-furniture.com/ff01-02 daily 0.75 2022-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/52abeae4-db92-4297-8a4f-ad23e8e0c142/FF02_2.JPG FF01 / 02 OLD DRAFT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/d2440a1f-4280-4ece-bca2-fc03bca6c9ca/FF01_pin+detail.jpeg FF01 / 02 OLD DRAFT - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/1e2f2d5b-9bb5-433b-9bed-c6806248b3e0/FF01_seat+detail.jpeg FF01 / 02 OLD DRAFT - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/5e5e2460-3dca-4f47-91c2-34404cfba15c/FF01+inspo_books.jpeg FF01 / 02 OLD DRAFT - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/3b5e3f27-ee69-40e3-ac2d-956a58579deb/ff01_perspective+hallway.jpeg FF01 / 02 OLD DRAFT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/06e5c1ee-29c5-408b-b376-e6727aa63555/ff02+perspective.jpeg FF01 / 02 OLD DRAFT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/1641683908479-JWH08BW1SBCO7BRKVHOL/weaving%2Bdetail.jpg FF01 / 02 OLD DRAFT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/1641683929775-CWFWHFT713TG5UEY1TT8/weaving%2Bwip.jpg FF01 / 02 OLD DRAFT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/c1e1cf19-df4b-40ba-a295-c86a9da619fd/ff02+side.JPG FF01 / 02 OLD DRAFT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/1641684183315-W80DU65YO9CGHUEIET8C/dining%2Bset.jpg FF01 / 02 OLD DRAFT https://www.stokes-furniture.com/factory daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/b940a9d7-7385-443b-8e1e-6164b8da1cc5/IMG_9006.JPG Factory - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/b44a5023-1130-4978-8144-008f7c31bae2/shop+exterior+west+wall.jpg Factory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/55a37fa9-4024-4fe3-9779-be986af47911/interior_front+room+clean.jpg Factory The building is constructed beautifully. There is a brick and a slab concrete foundation. Metal posts support the mass timber beams (mostly 14” square!) which are connected with forged brackets and bolts. There are even stopped chamfers on the beams! It’s cliche but they really don’t make ‘em like they used to. The floors are maple and have been patched repeatedly, as you can see in this photo. The most impressive feature are the windows, which are currently all boarded up minus one. It appears the windows were first painted over then covered up with paneling and insulation in the late 70s / early 80s to seal up the building. Likely the fluorescent lighting and behemoth air conditioners were installed at the same time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/a2290e07-ef75-459a-bdd8-6f64de137a27/full+building+front.jpg Factory - Make it stand out Above: the building in it’s ‘as is’ condition when purchased. The bones were good but it suffered from about 30 years of overdue maintenance. Water can really do some damage during that time, but it was structurally sound. The roof on the addition to the left (likely built in the 70s) had fallen in, but the original roof from 1922 was sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/3cf3d5d0-cbd0-42e6-b073-01c1245cc773/shop+windows_wip.JPG Factory - Make it stand out Let there be light. We’ll be restoring as many windows as possible. There is no replacement for plentiful natural light. It’s free and creates a much more pleasant and productive work environment for employees. Our goal is to restore the building to its original condition as much as possible - repairing original wood work, opening up and restoring windows including the monitor roof. See below image for an example of a similar mill’s original construction. This one is from the turn of the century and the most noticeable difference is the construction of the windows. The below mill’s windows are wood with brick columns in between. Our building has steel window frames in between steel posts - creating an almost endless wall of floor to ceiling windows. Other similarities to the building below are the monitor roof running down the spine of the roof allowing light to reach even the middle of the building, and it’s proximity to the rail line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/4e9914cc-8f1d-4265-b598-90203b1ab427/IMG_9014.JPG Factory - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/832b9343-1692-4e3b-9eec-e4fa4ded35cb/sewing+machines+on+shelving.jpeg Factory In July of 2020 we purchased a 40,000 square foot former mill sitting on 10 acres in the North Carolina Piedmont in the town of Roxboro, about 30 miles due north of Durham. It was originally built as a cotton mill, spinning raw cotton into thread. It’s unclear when this original used ceased operation but the following business was a textile manufacturer called Crown Crafts - which followed the trajectory of so many textile companies in North Carolina. It employed hundreds of people, occupied multiple buildings in the area, and produced brands such as Royal Sateen in the 1970s through 90s. In 2000, after going public in 1994, they laid off 250 people in Person County and largely outsourced their production overseas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/38c33d52-c1d9-4a17-aa4e-6693190dc65b/old+factory+photo.jpg Factory - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/3db56ecb-a657-4352-bfbc-1baf2e4290aa/IMG_2101.JPG Factory - Our CFO (my dad Steve) was able to dig up this photo of the original building from 1926. Look at those windows! Thankfully some are still intact. https://www.stokes-furniture.com/ff03 daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/4857b702-33d8-44d2-b468-d38318e96b0f/DSCF7178.JPG FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/baf962f6-ecec-4118-bc7a-1439c1cba7d4/IMG_6428.JPEG FF03 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/52a31329-8b26-4262-9718-3dabea873aa7/DSCF7179.JPG FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/c9f2769a-773d-43f4-b07c-fd4ad8bf9ebc/DSCF7178.JPG FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/f394c9b5-4980-4f4c-ab9e-49de070bd4a6/FF03_w+4+chairs_wide.JPG FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/0005fae3-cdbf-4953-8fa7-6692a1d0a1ee/top+detail.jpg FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/9a7f4b3a-af91-439a-9935-d2fbfa81b360/brass+nut+detail.jpg FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/26fa74c3-5ff2-4a5e-a677-e8ba5dc186b6/leaf+detail.jpg FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/4f8380f5-9eea-4474-920a-3a595fec844d/IMG_6502.JPEG FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/1862ff15-77c1-4bfe-a592-1e7e42598343/IMG_6512.JPEG FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/8eb09bbd-24e9-47ce-9b35-980aa85a82cd/IMG_6537.JPEG FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/b3616cc5-4bcd-4e97-adbe-a56f80c1c482/DSCF7178.JPG FF03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/d344dde2-8085-4847-9a58-a94eab85cd9c/DSCF7179.JPG FF03 https://www.stokes-furniture.com/ourvalues daily 0.75 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/d6cd58b8-97d3-46c9-8a41-6549e034ffc0/bryce+prototype+table.jpg Our Values https://www.stokes-furniture.com/wood daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/df363ff9-54c5-40ef-bf9d-a669ec2d06cf/plainsawn.jpg Wood - Plain or Flat Sawn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/9d83e7b7-2608-4671-b3ad-d586e58c0b83/quartersawn.jpg Wood - Quartersawn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/2c6085c4-2dfd-4d0a-a624-5a871d82a685/pine+forest.JPG Wood - Make it stand out a rare pine savanna near our factory. note the charred bark resulting from prescribed burns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/cfedb95b-8264-49f3-9462-7f7ba6442ac9/ps+board.jpg Wood - Make it stand out Plain-sawn board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/2ac7cad1-d00c-40e1-8b14-4ad5466ca441/qs+board.jpg Wood - Make it stand out Quartersawn board https://www.stokes-furniture.com/ff01 daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/cdb429ee-0d99-426a-adba-9ead62fceb45/FF01_persp+2.jpg FF01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/fd768bff-5f2b-4e99-a07d-29a74e39d6af/seat.jpg FF01 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/c8992979-3989-4622-8811-ef89657f6aec/FF01+inspo_books.jpeg FF01 - Make it stand out Design Inspiration Shown above above are : Shaker Low-Back Chair (bottom) ca. 1840-1860. ref The Shaker Legacy, Christian Becksvoort Borge Morgenson’s J39 The People’s Chair (1947) ref Borge Morgenson: Simplicity and F, Michael Müller Hans Wegner’s CH37 (1962) ref Hans Wegner: Just One Good Chair, Christian Holmsted Olsen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/6cef9ae5-7cc6-45fc-b5d4-92d7bef4be9d/ff01_persp.jpg FF01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/fd732c2c-ba4a-4028-ac97-d30aa564cd18/FF01_persp+2.jpg FF01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/cef8d1de-c8cb-42be-8e06-58c457d9a489/back+seat+detail.jpg FF01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/13101410-708d-4657-bc84-e8bfd00130ec/seat+corner+detail.jpg FF01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/61dc43e5-17c0-4b87-8881-529b7a775a93/chairs+in+group.JPG FF01 https://www.stokes-furniture.com/ff02 daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/7a946b63-a5c4-41ba-bc41-546f29205433/FF02_persp_fuji.jpg FF02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cf2c21d26995516e74e429/cb3599ab-f22c-4341-b3e6-4e2431cf9d5a/IMG_6585.jpg FF02 - 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