Taylor King

What Taylor King does

Taylor King is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of handcrafted custom upholstered furniture, founded in the mid-1970s and headquartered in a single Taylorsville, North Carolina facility that also serves as its production site. Its catalog spans sofas, sectionals, chairs, beds, benches, ottomans, dining/bar stools, swivel and reclining pieces, and sleeper options, all of which can be specified across an extensive library of fabrics, leathers, wood and metal finishes, trims, nails, legs, and cushion treatments. The business has extended into named designer collaborations (Lauren Liess, Celerie Kemble, Charlotte Lucas) and, in 2025, introduced a 3D product visualizer and configurator built with Intiaro alongside a wellness-centered cushion technology line.

The company sells through a domestic dealer network supported by a "Where to Buy" locator and a dedicated Dealer Portal for trade partners, with the website also functioning as a direct consumer-facing storefront and configuration surface. Pricing is quote-based, set per piece and fabric/customization configuration, and revenue is recognized one-time at point of sale rather than on a recurring or subscription basis. The primary customer segments are interior designers and architects (trade professionals who specify Taylor King into client projects) and, secondarily, retail consumers reached through dealers; the GTM motion blends enterprise field sales via the trade/dealer channel with channel-partner distribution and a multi-channel marketing presence anchored by High Point Market, designer collections, and design-publication press.

Ownership is privately held with no identified parent company, institutional investor, or PE/VC backing in the available data, and the company has maintained its founding custom-upholstery identity for nearly fifty years with no disclosed acquisitions, mergers, or leadership changes. Reported employee count is in the 11-50 band, revenue is not publicly disclosed, and geographic footprint is U.S.-only with no international expansion signals in the source material.

Name

Taylor King

Legal name

Taylor King

Website

https://taylorking.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Taylor King is a Taylorsville, North Carolina manufacturer of handcrafted custom upholstered furniture sold through a U.S. dealer network, serving interior designers, architects, and retail consumers with configurable sofas, sectionals, chairs, and beds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Taylorsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Upholstered Furniture Sales: Taylor King generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of custom upholstered furniture, including sofas, sectionals, chairs, beds, benches, and ottomans. Customers can customize fabrics, finishes, and configurations. Revenue is one-time at point of sale for furniture purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Taylor King manufactures and sells handcrafted custom upholstered furniture, including sofas, sectionals, chairs, beds, benches, ottomans, settees, chaises, recliners, and sleeper options. Products are made to order with extensive customization of fabrics, leathers, wood and metal finishes, trims, nails, and legs, and are distributed primarily through a domestic dealer network to trade professionals and consumers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lauren Liess Collection: Inspired by nature, easy living, and approachability, the Lauren Liess Collection by Taylor King is fresh, comfortable, relaxed and timeless.
• Celerie Kemble Collection
• Charlotte Lucas Collection

Products and services

• Custom Sofas Custom upholstered sofas made to order with extensive fabric, leather, wood finish, metal finish, trim, nail, and leg customization options, sold through dealers to trade professionals and consumers.
• Custom Sectionals Custom upholstered sectionals, including the Sausalito sectional featured with 38 customizable pieces and extensive modular configurations, sold through dealers.
• Custom Chairs Custom upholstered chairs in multiple styles including accent chairs, dining and bar stools, game chairs, swivel chairs, and chair & a halfs, with extensive customization options.
• Custom Beds Custom upholstered beds including headboards and Taylor Made Twin Bed configurations, made to order with extensive customization.
• Benches & Ottomans Custom upholstered benches and ottomans sold through dealers with extensive fabric, leather, and finish customization options.
• Reclining Sofas & Chairs Custom upholstered reclining sofas and chairs with extensive fabric, leather, and finish customization options.
• Settees & Chaises Custom upholstered settees and chaises with extensive fabric, leather, and finish customization options.
• Sleeper Options Custom upholstered sleeper sofas and sectionals with extensive fabric, leather, and finish customization options.
• Lauren Liess Collection Custom upholstered furniture collection designed in collaboration with interior designer Lauren Liess, offering pieces that reflect her signature nature-inspired, relaxed aesthetic.
• Celerie Kemble Collection Custom upholstered furniture collection designed in collaboration with interior designer Celerie Kemble, offering pieces reflecting her playful and joyful aesthetic sensibility.
• Charlotte Lucas Collection Custom upholstered furniture collection designed in collaboration with interior designer Charlotte Lucas, featuring her signature joyful color palette and layered sophisticated design perspective.
• Taylor Made Custom Upholstery Program Custom upholstery configuration program enabling customers and dealers to specify made-to-order Taylor Made beds, benches, ottomans, and dining furniture with full customization.
• 3D Product Visualizer and Configurator Web-based 3D product visualization and configuration tool enabling trade professionals to design and specify custom furniture in real time, with downloadable tear sheets and aerial line drawings for space planning.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• IntiarocoreTechnology or Integration · 10 June 2025Taylor King collaborated with Intiaro, a 3D/AR technology provider, to develop a 3D product visualizer and configurator. The tool debuted at High Point Market with the Sausalito sectional featuring 38 customizable pieces. The platform enables real-time visualization of product configurations and downloadable tear sheets with aerial line drawings for complex space planning.
• Charlotte LucasflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2025Charlotte Lucas Collection - Designer collaboration with Charlotte Lucas, known for her joyful use of color and layered sophistication, bringing a fresh, expressive design perspective to Taylor King's legacy of handcrafted upholstery.
• Lauren LiessflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLauren Liess Collection - Designer collaboration featuring furniture inspired by nature, easy living, and approachability. The collection is fresh, comfortable, relaxed and timeless, as part of Taylor King's designer collections line.
• Celerie KembleflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCelerie Kemble Collection - Designer collaboration featuring furniture with quirky sense of humor and joyful personality that delivers equal measure of delight and aesthetic appreciation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Harden Furniture: Harden Furniture is a US manufacturer of custom upholstered and case goods furniture sold to designers and dealers, comparable to Taylor King on customization, US manufacturing heritage and trade focus.
• Sherrill Furniture: Sherrill Furniture is a North Carolina manufacturer of custom upholstered furniture distributed through designers and dealers, comparable in product mix, customization depth and trade-targeting to Taylor King.
• Craftmaster Furniture: Craftmaster Furniture is a US upholstered furniture manufacturer with custom fabric and configuration programs for designers and retailers — directly comparable to Taylor King's custom upholstery offerings and dealer-channel distribution.
• Bradington-Young: Bradington-Young manufactures custom leather and upholstered motion furniture distributed through designers and specialty dealers — comparable to Taylor King's custom upholstery model and trade channel, with a stronger motion/upholstery emphasis.
• Lee Industries: Lee Industries is a US maker of custom upholstered furniture with strong environmental/sustainability positioning and trade-channel sales — closely comparable to Taylor King's handcrafted, custom upholstery model and trade-dealer GTM.
• CR Laine: CR Laine is a US maker of custom upholstered furniture with strong designer collaborations and trade-channel sales, comparable to Taylor King's product breadth, customization options, and designer-collection strategy.
• Wesley Hall: Wesley Hall is a North Carolina-based custom upholstered furniture manufacturer selling to interior designers through a dealer network, closely matching Taylor King's manufacturing model, geography and trade GTM.
• Hancock & Moore: Hancock & Moore is a US manufacturer of handcrafted, custom upholstered seating (sofas, sectionals, chairs) with extensive leather and fabric customization — directly comparable to Taylor King's core product line and trade-channel focus.

Broad incumbents

• Century Furniture: Century Furniture is a larger, established US furniture maker with broad upholstery and case goods lines, designer collections and trade showrooms — overlapping with Taylor King's trade and designer-collaboration model at greater scale.
• Rowe Furniture: Rowe Furniture is a larger US upholstered furniture maker offering custom fabric programs to designers and retailers — overlapping with Taylor King's customization model and trade channel, but at greater scale and broader market positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/taylorkingfurniture
• Facebookfacebook.com/taylorkingfurniture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taylor-king-furniture-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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