Sherrill Furniture Company is a custom upholstery manufacturer based in Hickory, North Carolina. The company states that "since 1945, Sherrill Furniture Company and its divisions have supplied custom home furniture to Major Furniture Stores and Major Department Stores throughout the United States and Canada," and that "all of our factories are located in the Hickory, North Carolina area."
The company's central craft claim is that "75 pairs of hands contribute to each product we make. That's 75 experienced men and women whose pride, livelihood and reputation depend on how this one piece of furniture looks, feels, performs and lasts." It describes blending "traditional American hand craftsmanship such as 8-way hand tied springs with modern manufacturing methods" to produce "unparalleled custom-made upholstery."
Construction is documented in unusual detail on the company's own site: frames are "precisely cut and hand assembled," double dowels are "utilized in all structural parts to form sturdy, long lasting joints," and large corner blocks are set with both glues and screws. A solid interlace web bottom carries 8-way hand-tied springs; sinuous wire springs and Marshall units appear in backs. Fabric is cut by specialized cutters using individual patterns for proper pattern flow and sewn "seven stitches to the inch."
Customization runs through numbered "Design Choices" and "Design Your Own" programs across many series. The catalog covers sofas, sectionals, chairs, recliners, chaises, beds, dressers, tables, and ottomans.
Sherrill sells to furniture dealers and professional designers only, and operates sister brands including Hickory White, Precedent, Mr & Mrs. Howard, Lillian August, Sherrill Occasional, Motioncraft, and Whittemore Sherrill.