Three distinct product lines, one great family tradition

Johnston Benchworks is a family-owned company with a commitment to the notion that upholstered furniture should be visually appealing, comfortable, durable, and unique as its owner. Their philosophy and traditions continue to be shaped by their Appalachian Mountain heritage, where furniture making is a highly-skilled craft, handed down from generation to generation. In their community, hand crafted quality workmanship is a source of family pride. Each piece of their furniture is still made by hand, its character shaped by skilled craftsmen. There's nothing "mass-produced" about Johnston Benchworks -every piece is treated as a special-order, made exactly the way the consumer wants it. The selection of this outstanding upholstery offers over 200 frames and over 500 fabrics.

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Across America, consumers are getting closer to nature, moving into cabins and homes in the mountains, at the lake, into rustic surroundings. They want to furnish these homes with confortable, durable furniture that reflects the same rustic feeling that drew them to the great outdoors. In response to this trend, Johnston Benchworks developed J. B. Lodge Collection; a selection of Lodge/Western style upholstered furniture made to the same quality specifications that have become standard in the Johnston Benchworks family. J. B. Lodge offers a variety of sofa, loveseat and chair styles chosen for their comfort and rustic styling. We have a wonderful selection of durable outdoor-themed fabrics that make the Lodge/Western statement. Every piece can be ordered in one of our top-grain leathers or be used in combination with our fabrics united with high quality stanrds for which Johnston Benchworks in known.

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Green Brothers began making sofas and chairs over sixty years ago in the mountains of western North Carolina. Brothers Curtis Green, an expert frame builder, and Olin Greene, a master upholsterer, combined their talents to create a line of fine upholstered furniture. They soon became known for their integrity and the quality of their work, and demand for their furniture increased. Their goal was to build sofas and chairs that would provide years of comfort and satisfaction to their customers. Greene Brothers has earned the reputation as the best-built upholstered furniture in the industry and is still a family-owned company with strong ties to the time-honored traditions of quality workmanship and integrity. You can depend on Green Brothers sofas to be as durable and well-built on the inside as they are comfortable, expertly tailored and visually appealing on the outside.

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The entire Johnston Benchworks family has a wonderfully unique collection of fabrics that are tailored to the highest standards of the industry. Fabrics are flow-matched (not just matched) to show the full-uninterrupted pattern on the item, a trademark of high-end upholstered furniture. Welts (cording) are cut diagonally on the pattern, creating an appealing accent on the lines of the item. Since they build their own frames, stock all their own fabrics, and because they are willing to make what you want, they can create unique pieces for your home that reflect your own tastes. they offer most styles in several standard sizes (chair, chair-and-a-half, settle, sofa), and they can make custom lengths (including extra-long sofas) in some frame styles.

Nobody builds a better frame than Johnston Benchworks. If the frame is not strong, the piece will not serve the customer well for very long. They use 1-1/4” thickness select Appalachian maple hardwoods in the main foundation of their frames, and legs are built into the frame (with the exception of some decorative feet). Johnston Benchworks builds seat spring systems the way the best furniture makers do, using heat-tempered heavy gauge double-cone coil springs fastened to a strong webbing material covering the bottom of the frame, reinforced with steel bands. These individual springs are tied together by hand with tough polyester rope to form a spring network that is soft enough for a child to feel the benefit of the spring action yet strong enough to carry a large person without bottoming out. Their standard seat cushion is composed of environmentally friendly polyurethane foam that gives initial softness and deep support, with soft fiber on the top and bottom sewn in a protective ticking fabric, and each seat cushion is engineered to best suit the frame style. 

Their most valuable assets are their employees. It takes years to master the skills necessary to make upholstered furniture of Johnston Benchworks’ quality. Each step in producing their furniture must be done right, to assure the finished product meets their standards of quality. They are fortunate to have so many skilled craftsmen as long-time employees, who are happy to spend their careers with us. Johnston Benchworks is a company of people committed to making wonderful furniture you will be proud to own.