Exhibit 23.1


                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. of our report dated February 7, 2003,
included in the 2002 Annual Report to Stockholders of Haverty Furniture
Companies, Inc.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Haverty Furniture
Companies, Inc. listed in Item 15(a). This schedule is the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on
our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 333-53215 and 333-66012) pertaining to the 1998 Stock
Option Plan of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 33-53607) pertaining to the 1993 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., and the Registration Statements (Form S-8
Nos. 33-45724 and 333-66010) pertaining to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. of our report dated February 7, 2003, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Haverty Furniture
Companies, Inc. incorporated by reference in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 2002.


                                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

March 24, 2003
Atlanta, Georgia