For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
Commission file number 0-14938

STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (336) 884-7700

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                     Title of each class                                                                       Name of each exchange on which registered

    Common Stock, par value $.02 per share                                                                 Nasdaq Stock Market

     Preferred Stock Purchase Rights                                                                             Nasdaq Stock Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act: Yes ( )  No (x)

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act: Yes ( )  No (x)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes (x)  No ( )

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.504 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes (X)  No ( )

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ( )

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, (check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ( ) No (x)

Aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant based on the closing price on June 30, 2016:  $30 million.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of common stock as of February 17, 2016:

Documents incorporated by reference:  Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for May 25, 2017 are incorporated by reference into Part III.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.