EXHIBIT 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
(1) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-134779) pertaining to The Dixie Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Awards Plan, |
(2) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-89994) pertaining to The Dixie Group, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, |
(3) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-59564) pertaining to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Dixie Yarns, Inc., Carriage Acquisitions, Inc. and Carriage Industries, Inc., dated as of November 3, 1992, |
(4) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-87534) pertaining to The Dixie Group, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, |
(5) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-81163) pertaining to The Dixie Group, Inc. Incentive Stock Plan, |
(6) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-80971) pertaining to The Dixie Group, Inc. Core Leadership Team Stock Ownership Plan, |
(7) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-118504) pertaining to The Dixie Group, Inc. Directors Stock Plan, and |
(8) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-168412) pertaining to The Dixie Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Awards Plan; |
of our report dated March 22, 2012, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of The Dixie Group, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of The Dixie Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2011.
/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
March 22, 2012