One detail defines this collection: a decorative inlay set into the wood, an ode to the craftsman Harvey Ellis whose work Stickley took up. Twenty pieces are live at Seldens and every single one is wood, from an arm chair built around the inlay to a master dresser, a tall chest and a writing desk.

Inlay Is a Detail You Only Need Once in a Room

Inlay is fine work, and it is part of why a Harvey Ellis piece costs more than a plain equivalent. It also means the collection does not want competition. One inlaid piece in a room reads as a focal point. Four of them read as a showroom. Buying a single piece? Make it the tall chest, the master dresser or the desk, where the front faces into the room and the detail is visible from the doorway.

How the Collection Spreads Across Four Rooms

Harvey Ellis distributes evenly: six living room pieces, five for the bedroom, three each for the home office and dining room. Three leather chairs and three nightstands sit at either end of that spread, and two mirrors carry the inlay up onto the wall. A mirror is a lighter way to bring the detail into a room than a case piece, and it costs a wall rather than a footprint.

Shop the Harvey Ellis Collection in Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia

Inlay is a sliver of contrasting material set flush into a surface, and photography flattens it to nothing. It is the single best reason to see this collection in person. Look at it under showroom light in Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia, then look again from six feet back, which is how you will actually see it at home. Book time with a designer through our design services team.