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Parisian Club Chair

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Howdy armchair in Ragtime destroyed leather with velvet seat

Howdy armchair in Ragtime destroyed leather with velvet seat (Item shown above may include custom options)

5 Sizes
1,252 Colors

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ChairSofa

Parisian Style with a Western Twist

Combining a dramatic profile drawn from 1930s Paris and Americana details like hand-applied brass nailheads and weathered leather upholstery, Howdy brings classic, comfortable style to any home.

Howdy's slanted back, cushioned armrests, and premium seat will provide years of relaxed comfort.

Armchairs from

$1,179

Sofas from

$1,699

Price varies
with upholstery
selections.

Starting prices for each size shown below. Contact us for a specific price quote. We ship nationwide — learn more here.

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— Firmness Guide —

Back Firmness Level

The tight backrest is firm and offers excellent lower back support.

Seat Firmness Level

High-quality seat cushions and our sag-free suspension make all-day use a delight. Cushion firmness can be adjusted softer or firmer upon request.

Pedigree, Construction, & Comfort

  • Made in the U.S.A.
  • Bench-made in North Carolina by skilled craftspeople.
  • Custom hardwood frame built from poplar lumber with blocking in all corners, double-dowel or mortise-and-tenon joinery, metal fasteners, and glue.
  • Our sag-free, ultra-durable pocket coil seat support system.
  • Seat cushions made from multi-density foam core, wrapped in channel-stitched down and feathers for plush yet supportive comfort.
  • Our foam is CertiPUR-US certified and is free of flame retardants.
  • Additional information about our construction.

Custom Options

Howdy can be customized to suit your unique needs and style. Create a truly one-of-a-kind piece of furniture by selecting from our extensive list of upholstery options. Need help? Contact us to speak with a furniture consultant.

18 Photos of Howdy

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Find the Perfect Fit

All the dimensions you need to find the piece that fits your space.

Sizes & Starting Prices

Overall WidthInner Seating WidthFabricLeather
Armchairs
31"19"$1,179$1,459
Love Seats
56"44"$1,699$2,129
64"52"$1,829$2,479
Sofas
78"66"$1,949$2,609
90"78"$2,099$2,819

Available Depths

Overall DepthSeat Depth 
33"23"Standard. No charge

Other Dimensional Tidbits

Overall Height33"
Seat Height18"
Arm Width6"

Dimensions represent maximum sizes with legs and cushions in place. Tufted seats can alter seat height. Tufted and tight seats subtract approximately one inch from seat height. Legs on most pieces can be removed to ease ingress. Please remember that our furniture is hand-built and that all dimensions are approximate.

Choices, Choices, & More Choices

Built just for you and your home.

Because we build everything to order — from scratch, for every customer — you can tailor your furniture to match your tastes perfectly. Here are some finishing details that will help you make your piece feel one-of-a-kind.

Fabric & Leather Colors

No one has a range of fabrics and leathers as extensive as ours...period. And we specialize in materials that are leagues ahead of our competition in terms of toughness and cleanability.

Your furniture is built to order in any of our 1,252 fabrics or leathers. Additionally, we're happy to build your piece using material that you provide (COM/COL).

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Seat Configurations

Customize your furniture's look and feel by selecting the cushion setup. Want a firmer or softer seat? We can help with that, too. Note that some configurations, including bench cushions and tufted seats, are added-cost options.

Options:
Two Cushions

Leg Styles

The following styles are available on this profile. Click on a style to see available stain finishes. Note that some styles are available at an added cost.

  • Square Taper
    Square Taper
    • Walnut
      Walnut
    • Espresso
      Espresso
    • Ebony
      Ebony
    • Aged Grey
      Aged Grey
    • Natural
      Natural

Nail Head Trim

Nail head trim is an added-cost option on this style. The nails can enhance the lines of a piece and can integrate furniture into the surrounding environment. The following finish colors are available.

Warm Tones

  • 03
    03
  • 21
    21
  • 12
    12
  • 01
    01
  • 37
    37

Cool Tones

  • 13
    13
  • 10
    10
  • 41
    41
  • 44
    44
  • 22
    22
  • 00
    99

Aged

  • 08
    08
  • 33
    33
  • 38
    38
  • 06
    06
  • 46
    46

Better From The Beginning

Our furniture is made in the U.S.A. (not <ahem> "North America") in our factory in North Carolina. We build exceptional furniture from the ground up, and the careful choices we have made in our construction methods separate the custom sofa we build for you from the stuff you get off some other website or catalog.

Detail of Sofa Frame

Old Fashioned

We build furniture the old-fashioned way, starting with a hand-built frame designed to last a lifetime. Many companies talk up their "kiln-dried, hardwood frames" but they are nothing more than CNC-cut plywood. Eww.

Our frames are truly handmade. Each piece of poplar is cut on a bandsaw, doweled, pinned, and screwed, the way traditional furniture frames were made 100 years ago. They take about eight times as long to build as machine-cut frames, but we believe it's well worth the extra attention. They're heavy, sturdy, and long-lasting. So long-lasting, in fact, that we warranty them for life.

A Better Spot to Sit

We think some of the most beautiful parts of a sofa are the ones you never see. Unlike most furniture companies that extract margins by opting for lower-grade components, we make excellent durability and comfort a standard feature.

Our US-made pocket coil suspensions provide more working wire per square foot than any other system, giving you a seat that is comfy, sag-free, noiseless, and guaranteed for life. Our cushions utilize a high-density foam core wrapped in a quilt of down and feathers, and pillows are a down/feather blend. Not down with down? No problem — we have excellent alternatives.

Detail of Sofa Construction
Detail of Sofa Construction

Made in the U.S.A.

Our furniture is built in our own dedicated, 25,000 square foot factory in Hickory, North Carolina — the capital of fine upholstery.

Unlike most furniture companies, we own our factory. This enables us to better control product quality, more immediately deliver new designs and innovations, ensure that our talented team has a safe and rewarding work environment, and maximize your quality-to-price ratio. Besides, have you tasted the chicken-fried steak in Hickory? Yum.

What Do You Guys Know About Furniture?

We know homes. We know furniture. And we know how to help.

What do we know? Quite a bit, it turns out. We have decades of experience in the world of interior design. Roger, in addition to building a career consulting clients the world over, created the Emmy-nominated show Sell This House, which educated home owners on design and real estate decisions. We've written and spoken all around the country as experts in color and design trends. And our team of furniture craftspeople have over a century of shared experience in the industry, with many of them representing second- and third-generation furniture makers.

New to R+C?

Allow us to brag a little bit.

While you may just be learning about us, we've shipped our hand-built furniture to every state in the nation and around the world.

In addition to building sofas for thousands of families, our furniture can be found in the offices of brands you know, including Starbucks, Google, Uber, Microsoft, Nike, CNN, and, like, a whole bunch more.

We've been written about, blogged about, and there's talk of a major studio making a feature film about our Higgins Chesterfield sofa. (Okay, that last one was a joke. But our Higgins did have a supporting role in Deadpool 2.)

As seen in
We've shipped our furniture to every state in the nation

From Our Customers


“The stitch work is done to perfection.”

— Neil L.


“We stood in front of it for a while, admiring all the details.”

— Chris M.


“They are beautiful and exceeded our expectations!”

— Kieran B.

Customer image: Howdy armchair in blue fabric
Customer image: Howdy chair and Higgins Chesterfield sofa
Customer image: Higgins pieces in colorful leather
Customer image: Natalie sleeper sofa in Como Bali velvet with puppy


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Getting Help & Ordering

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To get started, please contact us with your order details and we will provide pricing, a shipping quote, and get your furniture into production.

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I'm Super Overwhelmed!

We know — it's a lot to handle. Finding the right size, making sure you've selected fabric or leather that will work well in your home, and even figuring out the appropriate design direction.

Conveniently, we're experts on all those topics. I mean, have you heard us speak eloquently about Wyzenbeek Double Rub Test? We're pretty, pretty cool dudes.

So just contact us! Drop us some photos of your room, shoot over your questions, whatever. We'll be happy to help.

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