ABOUT US

Patterson's now has two locations!-- Lilburn, Georgia and Roswell, Georgia

Patterson Furniture Company was started in 1960 by Virgil Patterson, his wife Rosalie, and their daughter, Patricia Sealy.  Virgil Patterson had been a successful furniture salesman in Nashville for much of his life.  He was 63 years old when he decided to move to Atlanta to be closer to his family. He was offered a good furniture sales job in Atlanta with a large established furniture showroom.  However, after moving, he was immediately unhired because the company had not realized that he was "too old". (this was before age discrimination laws). Then Patricia Sealy, their daughter, suggested that she and her mother and dad, open up their own furniture store. So they invested their life savings and rented a building on the corner of Buford Hwy and Clairmont in Chamblee.  It was there that Patterson Furniture Company began in 1960.

Business was shaky for the first three years,  and the Pattersons even lived in the back of the store so they could put all of their income back into the business. But after three years, business began to pick up, due in part to Patricia Sealy's determination to become a dealer for a high quality well known furniture line. In 1963, after persistent requests, Pennsylvania House finally decided to give Patterson Furniture a chance to sell their merchandise.  Business grew substantially over the next several years, and Patterson's was becoming known in Atlanta as a high quality store with excellent service.

In 1973, thirteen years later, Fred Sealy, Patricia's husband, came into the business. Having been president of a candy factory, he brought with him years of valuable financial and management experience. Two years later Patterson's had outgrown the Buford Hwy location, and the company moved to its current location in Lilburn, between Stone Mountain and Snellville. Now, Patterson's operates as a third generation family business, with the addition of Mr. Patterson's grandsons, Cliff and Warren.  Both have worked many years in the furniture business and with Patterson Furniture Company. 

In 1978,  Patterson's became a proud dealer of another fine line, L & J.G. Stickley.  Stickley  had long been recognized for their pure designs and superb craftsmanship, but the company had fallen onto harder times by the early 70's with only 25 employees remaining. Then in 1974, Alfred and Amini Audi purchased the company and guided it to new levels of accomplishment. With the reissue of the mission oak collection in 1989, the company's growth only accelerated and now Stickley employs over 1400 artisans and craftspeople. 

Over the last 27 years, Stickley and Patterson Furniture, both family businesses, have grown their businesses together . Now we are proud to have opened a second store in Roswell. Opened in October 2004, our Roswell location carries all of Stickley's collections, which includes Traditional, 21st Century, French, Metropolitan, John Widdicomb, the Williamsburg reserve collection, Craftsman Leather, Fine Upholstery, and Mission Oak and Cherry. Our Lilburn store continues to also carry all of the Stickley collections.

With the help of its long time dedicated employees, Patterson's has developed a reputation for high quality, excellent design help, and great service. We operate under the simple assumption that if we carry only the finest merchandise,  offer competitive prices,  and treat our customers right,  then we will continue to prosper.