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 22, 2001 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of Stanley Furniture
Company, Inc., which appears in Stanley Furniture Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

                                        /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
April 26, 2001