Four Hands Home

This place rocks! This is not bargain furniture, though they do have seasonal sales, and there is the outlet on the other side of town if you are flexible, though you have to expect the outlet to have a limited selection of whatever may be on hand at the moment. Salespeople are not at all pushy, very professional, and will leave you alone to browse except perhaps to offer their assistance. I like to work with Lauren – she has gone out of her way to get items for me. The quality of the furniture is excellent, and the packaging of any piece I’ve purchased is engineered extremely well to protect the contents. You can pick up items yourself to save money on delivery charges. Really quite fortunate to have them located here in Austin, as opposed to living elsewhere where other stores may sell their merchandise at MSRP or more.

Easily the best furniture in town. I don’t know why I would ever look elsewhere.
But the furniture movers who they recommended to me — Move 4 Word (or whatever their name is) — cost me. Once they left, I realized that they did some serious damage to my walls. Ugh.
And their scotch guard recommendation guy was an odd one. He doesn’t really have any internet reviews, and he couldn’t even guarantee his work.
But their furniture is awesome.

Take advantage of their tent sales! We recently drove down to check this place out for a dining table, we have been searching everywhere for something catchy and made well, furniture here certainly is well made. Their tent sale was going on and we ended up finding a table that was originally$ 1,150 for $ 435 just because it was a showcase table ! The sales team does not pressure you into purchasing anything which was great! The guys in the warehouse are really nice they helped put everything in our truck and strapped it really well, how do I know it was well strapped? Uh because it made it from south Austin to cedar park ! Next on my list to find is an office desk and I’ll be checking here first :)

I bought the «It Takes an Hour» sideboard and two of the doors won’t shut again after they’re open. The bottom edge of the door comes out and I have to push it into place to be able to shut the door. I love the piece but this is rather annoying. I tried to email a photo and explanation to
and it bounced back. Please advise what can be done for these doors.

We’ve shopped Four Hands for a long time. Furniture is unique and good quality. I have yet to be disappointed by my purchases there. A store you can trust.

I stumbled across this story due to being lost-​thanks Siri! I happened to pull into their driveway to check my directions, and the name 4 Hands caught my attention.
Felling adventurous, I rang the doorbell to be let in-​Wow is all I can say! High end quality furniture, simple-​yet very elegant!
If I had big bucks, and buying a house in the area-​must definitely would be a good to have the crib decorated by. The staff was just there-​made me feel non-existent.but that was Ok-​gave me time to browse.

love this place… it’s kinda funny because every Austin home I enter, I can recognize Four Hands furniture.
Some items can be a little pricier but you’re getting hefty furniture (more house, than apartment), and it has a somewhat unique look. They love their reclaimed wood.
That’s all I can write… if/​when any of my friends see this, I’ll never hear the end of writing a review about a furniture store.

We have purchased many beautiful pieces of furniture at Four Hands. After running all over town to different furniture stores we always end up back at Four Hands. The furniture is unique, well constructed and truly adds beauty to your home. Tristan is a delight to work with and always so professional, knowledgeable and gives amazing customer service. We recently had to return a piece of furniture because it did not fit our needs for the space we planned to put it. I never expected such a seamless and simple return with no problems. We went in yesterday and exchanged our sofa and received our new sofa the next day. At Four Hands it’s not just about quality furniture but in addition the service you’ll receive is A+!!!

Oh. My. God. I am in love with this place. I took a bunch of photos so be sure to take a look at the lovelies they have here.
What brought me in was a chair I saw at one of the little shops off S. Congress and I had to have it. My friend said it looked like Four Hands and when I turned it upside down to look that’s exactly where it came from.
Sadly, it is discontinued recently (like within the last 6 months) and I can’t find it anywhere. But one of the employees, named Tristan I believe, took me around showing me very similar items and telling me about the current sale they have on some of them.
While inside I saw several beautiful things I loved, book cases, dining tables, dining chairs, couches, night stands, lights, lamps, clocks, mirrors, console tables, you name it. It’s gorgeous in here.
We chatted with Tristan for a while who said Four Hands sells to Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, etc. and several other retailers so the style is very similar. But their prices are FAR more reasonable.
They won’t ship it to you unless you are there in person or have been in recently in person — you can’t call and order over the phone because since they distribute to so many other stores they can’t compete with their prices unless it’s show room bought in Austin… good to know.
I’m still searching for those chairs but if I can’t find them I can get my friend to get me one of the ones I saw there and have it shipped.
Gorgeous, I wish we had one of these here but I’ll know where to go in Austin for great stuff next time I’m in town!

How hard is it NOT to want to take the whole store home with you? We made the trip for the first time after hearing about Four Hands Home for years. Thinking it was out of budget, we were simply looking for inspiration. Tristan greeted us, has continued to give us exceptional customer service, and provides regular updates on the sometimes painful wait times for furniture — not uncommon for any store. In fact, he was able to pull our dining off a truck that another store ordered in the area, saving us 2 months of wait time AND it will arrive in time for our guests who are visiting in a few weeks!
Needless to say, we left with a bed, dining chairs, and a dining table and look forward to the next opportunity to work with Tristan and Four Hands.

Tough decision about how many stars because we had a mixed experience, but the «buyer beware» aspect is more important.
In 2007, we bought a dining table, a coffee table and an end table here, as well as 8 leather parson style dining room chairs (they look like what they’re calling the «James Dining Chair» now). The tables are very solid and sturdy, and have stood up beautifully. Very good furniture for the money. The leather on the chairs is another story. It began ripping apart in the last year. The more heavily used ones are covered in small tears, but even the ones that are almost never used each have at least one tear in them. You wouldn’t have guessed it when we bought them, they didn’t look cheap. Ha, and in fact, they weren’t cheap! They cost at least $ 150 apiece, if not more… too much for this to be happening now. I’ve learned my lesson about Four Hands leather… and perhaps anything upholstered.

I have been here since — and they have indeed seemed to be better. I am changing my review to 4 stars.

I have furnished my home with so very many things from this place… from modern to distressed woods that are warm and aged looking, to funky pieces… it’s like a candy store for people who love unique pieces.
Don’t miss their outlet either… sometimes you can get terrific bargains.
Everything bought here has outlasted other pieces. They have quality and hardwoods and good leathers. Love.

Four Hands Home is a really cool store with a slightly disturbing name. Whenever I hear it I think ‘are there 4 severed human hands hidden somewhere in the store? Is this some macabre game? If I see one am I supposed to say something? Is there a prize involved? Or does some saber wielding freak leap out and slice my hands off? Should I keep my hands hidden in my pockets? Oh, look at that cool chest of drawers’. Thank god for my ADD or I’d focus on the dark side of things forever.
We needed new stuff. Our old stuff was not cutting it. We didn’t want to spend a ton of money but we wanted durable quality and a bit of style. An old friend who knows Austin like the back of her hand told us to check out Four Hands Home and like just about all of her other recommendations, this one was a winner.
We were looking for bedroom furniture. Ours was worn out and didn’t fit the new house. They had a large selection to choose from and lots of it had some environmental cred, like made from FSC certified wood or even reclaimed pallet wood. Lots of smaller furniture makers that I’d never heard of but whose stuff I really liked. The prices were pretty good too. Our sales person, Andreas, was what you hope all sales people are. Very knowledgeable and incredibly willing to print up price and information sheets on just about everything we liked so we could take them home and compare at our leisure and never once tried to get us to look at something we didn’t want to or try to make a sale. He really was just there to help us shop. In fact he suggested we go home and think about it over the weekend before we bought anything.
So we took the sheets home and compared them to all the other places we’d shopped and couldn’t find anything we liked nearly as well so we went back on Monday and when we walked in we noticed that almost all the stuff we wanted was marked down! A lot! We made sure we weren’t misunderstanding anything and Andreas said, no, it was a sale that was advertised. Then it hit us. Andreas did us a solid so suavely we didn’t even notice. SAAAWEEEEEET!!! We saved a ton, which we immediately spent on other stuff we wanted but didn’t think we could afford. Like a dresser for me that is probably not what I should have gotten but fits my personality perfectly.
They delivered it in about 3 days and assembled the bed for us, which was nice because it was a bit more complicated than the beds I’m used to. Everything was exactly what we wanted, and the price was really great. Honestly, I don’t care if they do sever a few random shoppers’ hands. We’re definitely going back for living room furniture as soon as I can find some armored gloves that go up to the elbow.

The furniture is great, but know that if you need absolutely any customer service beyond buying the furniture, you’ll be left wanting.
I bought a bed from the 4 hands outlet and had no complaints whatsoever. In fact, I love the furniture, and got a steal on it at the warehouse sale they have every few months. I spent about $ 3500 on 2 beds, coffee table, end tables, a mirror, etc.
One of the beds did not have slats and was damaged slightly, mostly cosmetic. When I went to four hands to try and buy the slats and support beam, they told me that because I didn’t pay full price for the bed, they couldn’t help me. One of the associates actually said the beds were made in Vietnam and they couldn’t sell any parts. I don’t have a problem with them being made somewhere else, but you’re telling me that you can’t get a replacement part for a bed you manufacture? I was treated like a second-​class citizen just because I went looking for a deal in the warehouse. They repeatedly told me that the reason I got such a good deal was because I bought it at the warehouse and didn’t pay full price. Well, I’m quite aware of that… I think thats a good thing! All I wanted to do was pay for the slats and the support beam that goes with this exact bed and I was willing to pay for the replacement parts. I know they have these parts available bc I asked them what happens if I paid full price for the bed and needed a replacement part or if one of the slats was broken in transit. They then said that as long as I paid full price, they could help. What bull***T!
Horrible horrible customer service. While I like their furniture, it will take awhile before I ever step foot into their store again.
That being said, Cierra at the warehouse outlet is fantastic. Just don’t ask the main store for any help whatsoever.

Bought some cool furniture here and got a great deal over the Memorial Day holiday sale. had an issue regarding delivery, but the store manager personally called me today to apologize for the mix up and went above and beyond to get the issue corrected, and because of the way she handled this I will definitely recommend this store to others because of their amazing furniture and staff.

UPDATE– Two months since my last post and still no table. We received a call last month that it was shipped/​in transit. Still nothing.
I have increased the star rating by one… not because our client service has been any better, but because we were able to purchase a matching table for another room due to the fact that it was in the warehouse. We were able to pick it up that day. The ONLY reason i would buy from them ever again was if the furniture was substantially cheaper than another store and ONLY if it was in stock and able to pick up that day. Otherwise, they have NO IDEA when the furniture will actually get to you. BTW: Thomas Bina is owned by Four Hands. So if they blame the manufacturer (in our case, Thomas Bina), they are blaming themselves. You would think they would be upfront with this, but they are not.

The furniture is very cool but overpriced like MOST furniture is these days…
the return pollicy is brutally unfair, so be sure the piece fits in your space. If it doesn’t work, you’ll be sitting on thousands of dollars of «store credit» even if there is nothing in the store you want or need, and even if you return the item a few days after the purchase with the receipt!

I’ve visited Four Hands twice, both during sales. The showroom is gorgeous: everything is impeccably laid out, including the lighting. During my second visit, I did end up buying a dining table for 40% off retail price, but it was still $ 1,200 after tax. (No matter how big the discount is, the ultimate price you pay is always the more important factor.)
However, everything does seem of very high quality and not mass produced so that every household has the same furniture. I was looking for something that fit those two criteria, and I got just what I wanted. I’ll just have to compensate for my big expenditure by cutting out other expenses in the near future.
The staff still seemed kind and patient even though a steady stream of customers and window shoppers were flowing through the store. My thanks go out to them for making my first purchase as painless as possible.
The verdict: I won’t shop here often since the prices are still rather high, but if there’s something that draws me (the moth) to the flame, I’ll cave and shell out the cash.

It boggles me mind that I haven’t written a glowing review of this marvelous store yet. We have purchased most of our living room, dining room and kitchen nook furniture from Four Hands. Wait, make that ALL of the furniture in these areas. Customer service is excellent, and the Warehouse Sale is da bomb. Super cool stuff — super great buys.
We had an issue with our leather sofa and chair awhile back… the seat cushions went flat like a tire on a bed of nails. We called, they replaced the cushions, no problem at all. Granted, we did have to wait awhile before new ones came in, but it was no biggie.
I would suggest perusing the show room, then check out the sale sometime. You’ll probably see me there…

We went to our first Four Hands warehouse sale this past weekend. Their huge warehouse had all kinds of inventory on clearance, from couches and beds to oversized lamps and Oriental figurines. I felt a little like Ali Baba stepping into his cave of wonders! It seemed like half of Austin passed through at some point; it was that crowded.
We found a lovely chocolate coloured leather couch that was going for an extremely good price. Claudette and Aaron came to help us. They were fantastic. Claudette talked about furniture details while Aaron scoured the place for the (missing) attached sofa legs. They worked with us, suggesting similar sofas for comparison until they were sure we were satisfied.
Not all the employees were so helpful or well-​informed, unfortunately. We talked to a couple and thought that customer service was sorely lacking before we fortunately encountered our ace helpers.
Things we learned from Claudette, who was a font of knowledge:
* Four Hands holds a warehouse sale once a season.
* There are leather couches, and then there are leather couches. Apparently, our leather couch look-​alike was featured in the Neiman Marcus catalog for $ 20,000. (this just boggles my mind!)
* If you are interested in a piece of furniture, get a sold ticket written up for it immediately, even if you’re not committed to buying. This is so no one else can claim it.
* Alternately, if you are interested a piece of furniture that has «sold» on it, don’t lose hope. Those «sold» signs can and do get pulled off should someone change their mind.
* Get in queue for furniture pick-​up with your vehicle as soon as possible. There WILL be a line.

I feel blessed to live in Austin, TX for many reasons including tacos, parks, music and Four Hands.
I’m not really sure of the origin of the name Four Hands. I think it may have something to do with the size of horses by measuring however many hands it takes to get the length of the animal. Which in this case would make for a very small horse. Truthfully, it would be more miniature like a donkey or pony. Probably more like a My Little Pony, but regardless, Four Hands is a furniture store and does NOT sell children’s toys, retro or otherwise.
You’re probably wondering if you can find your style of taste of furniture at Four Hands. The answer is yes, you can. I don’t know anybody who has ever gone into this store and not fallen in love with something. The biggest problem is that most people then HAVE to have that something so be prepared to spend some money when you step foot in here.
The founder of Four Hands also did the store Z Gallerie so if you like their stuff you will love Four Hands. The time to go and spend your money here of course is during their warehouse sale which they have several times a year (you can check the website or the easiest thing is to just get on their mailing list).
Four Hands furniture comes from different parts of the world and many of the items are made from antiques re-​fitted onto new furniture so you can get a really cool unique, old/​new piece for your home. The prices I think are great, esp because many show rooms will buy the pieces and sell them at a much higher cost.
You will love this place – promise!

YES! YES! YES!
You WILL find these sorts of things if and when you get the chance to go to the fantastic Warehouse Sales that happen at least twice a year. I have been to the ones in May and August to find:
1. A solid wood black king sized sleigh bed for $ 499
2. A vanity chair made of steel with a navy blue seat for $ 29
3. Tall Bar Stool Chairs made from solid wood, painted black with red cushions (gives me goose-​bumps) ranging from $ 99-​$ 129 per chair
4. Solid wood dining tables with a contemporary flare ranging from $ 199-​$ 299 (again these are sale prices, hint, hint)
5. Brightly colored modern lamps ranging from $ 99-​$ 299
6. Quality couches and love seats ranging from $ 499-​$ 799
7. AMAZING, tall, sturdy, wooden, slender, dressers with multiple uses finished with either red, orange, or a yellow tinted paint for $ 99-​$ 199 (my friends got the $ 99 red ones and they are to die for!) They have an Asian/​Oriental look to them.
Anything you find here will thoroughly embellish your home with a touch of artistic modernism that will REALLY stand out! The quality of these items far exceeds the prices you will pay. Every time I go to these sales, I see people with U-​Hauls, large trucks, and extra hands, literally, because people know how good these sales are and they come prepared! So should you! If you are curious about what their items look like, check out the website.
Four Hands carries a lot of imports, and the only way I could describe it would be furniture that is a mixture of the Pottery Barn/​Pier One/​Target/​What you see in a Banana Republic/​The Bombay Company, if that makes any sense. This is the sort of place that you must make a decision with for your purchases because if you have the mentality of, «oh it will be here when I get back,» think again, it will not be.