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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20101227135905
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000797465-10-000019
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20101208
FILED AS OF DATE:		20101227
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20101227

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PRILLAMAN R GLENN
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001261709

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34964
		FILM NUMBER:		101273923

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		STANLEY FURNITURE CO INC
		STREET 2:		1641 FAIRYSTONE PARK HWY
		CITY:			STANLEYTOWN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24168

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STANLEY FURNITURE CO INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000797465
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, (NO UPHOLSTERED) [2511]
		IRS NUMBER:				541272589
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1641 FAIRYSTONE PK HWY
		STREET 2:		P. O. BOX 30
		CITY:			STANLEYTOWN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24168
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5406272000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1641 FAIRYSTONE PARK HGWY
		STREET 2:		P. O. BOX 30
		CITY:			STANLEYTOWN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24168

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STANLEY FURNITURE CO INC/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930908

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STANLEY FURNITURE CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930908

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STANLEY INTERIORS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2010-12-08</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2010-12-10</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000797465</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>STANLEY FURNITURE CO INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>STLY</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001261709</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>PRILLAMAN R GLENN</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>STANLEY FURNITURE CO INC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1641 FAIRYSTONE PARK HWY</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>STANLEYTOWN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>VA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>24168</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President &amp; CEO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-12-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5491</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>3</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>118152</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares of the issuer's common stock purchased by Mr. Prillaman pursuant to his over-subscription privilege in the issuer's rights offering completed on December 8, 2010.  Rights holders who fully exercised their basic subscription privilege were entitled to an over-subscription privilege in which they could subscribe for additional shares of common stock in proportion to the number of shares of common stock each person subscribed for under the basic subscription privilege. Mr. Prillaman elected to exercise his over-subscription privilege. The number of shares acquired by Mr. Prillaman pursuant to the over-subscription privilege was not known until December 22, 2010.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Anita W. Wimmer as Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-12-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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