Craftmaster Furniture

Lee Industries offers furniture in fabrics and leathers. In 1969, Bill and Dottie Coley decided to manufacture furniture built to the quality standard they wanted for their own home. They opened a 7500-square-foot factory, hired 10 people and Lee Industries was open. The company has been featured in magazines such as Do It Yourself, Cottage Living, Array, Shop Etc., Country Living, Country Home and Better Homes & Gardens Decorating. Lee uses steel-coil springs in its eight-way hand-tied seat decks. This keeps the springs from shifting and creating uncomfortable lumps and bumps. Each spring is supported by polypropylene and steel strapping to provide customers with long lasting and comfortable seating. Lee Industries is headquartered and has three plants in Newton, N.C.

In 1900 Leopold Stickley and his younger brother, John George, bought a furniture factory and incorporated it four years later as L. & J.G. Stickley. Their first furniture line, handcrafted mission oak, was an aesthetic that stressed function and beauty. In 1916, changing public taste inaugurated the Cherry Valley Collection that consisted of classic American designs made of solid cherry wood. Considered as one of America's most distinctive cherry lines, Stickley furniture is recognized for its authentic designs and integrity of construction. By 1957, the company was one of the most recognized furniture companies in the United States. In addition to the historic Mission Collection, it also produces traditional 18th century pieces, select pieces from the Williamsburg Reserve Collection, 21st century, metropolitan, French and Stickley Fine Upholstery collections. L. & J.G. Stickley is located in Archdale, N.C.