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    <periodOfReport>2017-12-08</periodOfReport>

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

    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001602824</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Hale Partnership Capital Management, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>6100 FAIRVIEW ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 620</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CHARLOTTE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>28210</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001667535</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Hale Steven A II</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>6100 FAIRVIEW ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 620</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CHARLOTTE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>28210</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001496265</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Hale Partnership Fund, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>6100 FAIRVIEW ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 620</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CHARLOTTE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>28210</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-12-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>740896</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.98</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1981996</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Hale Partnership Fund, L.P.</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>82055</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>MGEN II - Hale Fund, L.P.</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>181100</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Clark - Hale Fund, L.P.</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Persons beneficially own in the aggregate 2,245,151 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 15.05% of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Hale Partnership Capital Advisors, LLC (&quot;Hale GP&quot;), as general partner to each of Clark - Hale Fund, L.P., MGEN II - Hale Fund, L.P., and Hale Partnership Fund, L.P. (collectively, the &quot;Hale Funds&quot;), and Hale Partnership Capital Management, LLC (&quot;Hale Advisor&quot;), as the investment manager to the Hale Funds, may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the shares directly held by the Hale Funds. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares referred to herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">As a principal of Hale GP and Hale Advisor, Steven A. Hale may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by the Hale Funds. Steven A. Hale is a director of Stanley Furniture Company, Inc.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven A. Hale II, Manager on behalf of Hale Partnership Capital Management, LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-12-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven A. Hale II</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-12-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven A. Hale II, Manager of Hale Partnership Capital Advisors, LLC, its General Partner, on behalf of Hale Partnership Fund, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-12-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
