ABOUT VAUGHAN-BASSETT
American Made Since 1919
For more than a century, Vaughan-Bassett has been making furniture in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Galax, Virginia.
Founded in 1919 by B.C. Vaughan and J.D. Bassett, Sr., Vaughan-Bassett began as a small Virginia furniture company and grew to become the largest manufacturer of wooden adult bedroom furniture in the United States.
Today, more than 500 skilled artisans carry that tradition forward, crafting Vaughan-Bassett furniture here in America.
But being Made in America is more than a label to us. It's a commitment we've made to our people, our community and the generations of American furniture makers who built this company.
We Chose to Keep Making It Here
Over the past several decades, much of America's wood furniture manufacturing moved overseas. Vaughan-Bassett chose a different path.
We continued investing in our people, our factory and American manufacturing—finding better, more efficient ways to build quality furniture at a value American families could afford.
That commitment to keeping furniture manufacturing in America—and the people behind the effort—became the subject of Beth Macy's bestselling book Factory Man.
More than 100 years after our founding, we're still here in Galax. Still making furniture. Still believing that American craftsmanship has a place in American homes.
Quality You Can See. Value You Can Feel.
Great furniture starts with good materials and people who know how to use them.
Our bedroom collections are crafted using wood solids and veneers, including oak, maple, cherry, ash, poplar, birch, beech and pine. Much of that wood is grown and harvested close to our Virginia factory.
Across our collections, thoughtful construction, carefully selected materials and modern manufacturing technology come together to create furniture designed for real homes and real life.
Our goal has remained remarkably simple: deliver quality, service and value—and make furniture our customers will be proud to bring home.
Responsible by Nature
We believe American manufacturing carries a responsibility to the resources that make it possible.
Through our One for One program, Vaughan-Bassett has contributed more than 6 million tree seedlings to the Virginia Department of Forestry. More than 99% of our lumber is sourced within 500 miles of our factories, helping us support regional forestry while reducing the distance our primary raw material travels.
Learn more about our commitment to sustainability →
Safety Is Part of Quality
Furniture should be designed not only to look good and last, but to meet today's rigorous safety requirements.
Vaughan-Bassett clothing storage furniture is engineered to meet applicable federal stability requirements under 16 CFR Part 1261, which incorporates the ASTM F2057 stability standard for clothing storage units.
Appropriate tip-restraint hardware and installation instructions are included with applicable products, and we strongly encourage customers to properly anchor clothing storage furniture to the wall.
For additional information about furniture tip-over prevention and proper anchoring, visit AnchorIt.gov.
Vaughan-Bassett is also a member of the American Home Furnishings Alliance, which works with industry and regulatory organizations on product safety standards for residential furniture.
Proudly Made Here. Proudly Made for Your Home.
For more than a century, Vaughan-Bassett has believed that good furniture should combine craftsmanship, quality and value. We're proud of where our furniture comes from.
We're proud of the people who make it.
And we're proud to make it in America.
FACTORY MAN BOOK
One man’s battle to save hundreds of jobs by taking on China and demonstrating the greatness of American business
Read the New York Times best seller about John D. Bassett, III, Chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company, and his fight to keep 700 furniture jobs in the United States.
Reviews
“Great summer reading. I give it 42 stars. No, I give it 142 stars. Yeah, it’s THAT good. Hanx.” - Tom Hanks Tweet from @tomhanks
“In a class with other runaway debuts like Laura Hillenbrand’s “Seabiscuit” and Katherine Boo’s “Behind the Beautiful Forevers”: These nonfiction narratives are more stirring and dramatic than most novels. And Ms. Macy writes so vigorously that she hooks you instantly. You won’t be putting this book down.”—Janet Maslin, New York Times
“In a world of blue-collar victims, where logging chains seal forever the doors of mills and factories from the Rust Belt to the Deep South, Beth Macy’s award-winning look at one furniture maker’s refusal to give in is a breath of hope-and a damn fine story to read. The book tracks John Bassett’s fight to keep American jobs on this side of borders and oceans, and keeps one American town from becoming a place of empty storefronts and FOR SALE signs.”—Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize-winner of The Most They Ever Had