Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of stores	9		9
Restructuring charge			$ 2,700,000
Sales	322,341,000	307,679,000	623,842,000	587,773,000
Operating Income (Loss)	10,563,000	12,248,000	18,189,000	15,721,000
Upholstery Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating units	3		3
Sales	259,462,000	241,400,000	497,629,000	458,862,000
Operating Income (Loss)	21,790,000	20,993,000	37,368,000	32,118,000
Casegoods Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating units	2		2
Sales	34,528,000	35,943,000	69,137,000	70,074,000
Operating Income (Loss)	902,000	1,962,000	2,181,000	2,519,000
Retail Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of stores	97		97
Number of primary markets	11		11
Sales	61,198,000	52,711,000	118,317,000	101,525,000
Operating Income (Loss)	(575,000)	(2,683,000)	(2,563,000)	(6,061,000)
VIEs, net of intercompany sales eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	0	2,762,000	0	6,103,000
Operating Income (Loss)	0	(204,000)	0	363,000
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	628,000	817,000	1,330,000	1,411,000
Operating Income (Loss)	(8,900,000)	(7,770,000)	(16,111,000)	(13,052,000)
Restructuring [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	(2,654,000)	(50,000)	(2,686,000)	(166,000)
Eliminations [Member}
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ (33,475,000)	$ (25,954,000)	$ (62,571,000)	$ (50,202,000)