EXHIBIT 23(a)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  January 24,  2000,  relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule,  which appears in Stanley
Furniture Company, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999.


Richmond, Virginia                          /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
September 6, 2000