Smart Furniture Studio opens on Chattanooga’s Southside

A Chattanooga showroom connects furniture shopping with an evolving neighborhood.

Teal sofa and modern chairs in a bright furniture showroom.
Smart Furniture logo.

CHATTANOOGA. Smart Furniture Studio opened a new retail location at 1700 South Broad Street in December and is offering a great selection of furniture and accessories. Stop by when you are in Chattanooga, and tell them you heard about this from Nashville Interiors!

Bright dining area with white furniture and modern artwork.

The Chattanooga-based furniture manufacturer/distributor has moved to a new, highly visible, $5 million mixed-use facility at South Broad and 17th Street, near downtown. The facility offers commercial space and apartment homes, and renovations continue. Smart Furniture is leasing 3,500 square feet in the former auto dealership.

Gray upholstered lounge chair with wooden legs.

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The company was founded by Stephen Culp in 1998, while he was still a law student at Stanford. Smart Shelves were the first product line and Culp began manufacturing and distribution in Chattanooga, not Palo Alto, California. The company has grown and previously had a showroom on the North Shore for the past seven years.

Smart Furniture is also a local distributor for many modern items from designer brands including Herman Miller, Steelcase, Turnstone, Gus Modern, Innovation, Blu Dot, Carl Hansen, Humanscale, HON, Ekornes Stressless and the Danish modern Skovby.

Living room with a sectional sofa and a low coffee table.

Visit the new Smart Furniture Studio on South Broad Street in Chattanooga