Willis Designer Spotlight: Kelly Baumgarten

“Every great design begins with an even better story.” - Lorinda Mamo When I first started brainstorming my ideas for this room, I knew that I wanted to portray my style as well as tell a story. What inspires me is finding peace in the beauty of nature and the fantasy of a good book. The story of this room tells a tale of a quaint cottage in the forest where one can escape in the adventure of a good book, the quietness of the trees, or the magic of the pond that is in a clearing just beyo ....

New Art at Willis Furniture

We are really excited to introduce Soicher Marin, a third-generation family business creating beautiful works of art since 1959 to Willis Furniture. The art is sourced from dealers and artists from around the globe. Their collection covers the gamut of genres, design styles and applications for home, office and hospitality spaces. Everything they create and produce is done so by people, not machines, one at a time, just for you. Soicher Marin also chooses environmentally friendly vendors to s ....

Introducing the New Willis Furniture Custom Rug Program

Whether your décor taste is traditional, modern or somewhere in-between, we offer a wide range of superior-quality hand-knotted, handcrafted and power-loomed rugs in myriad colors, styles, designs, patterns, weaves, constructions, textures, shapes and sizes to add that wow-factor to every room. Here are 4 of our favorite styles from this new collection we are excited to offer to our customers: 1. Magnolia Inspired by classic Oushak rug designs in soft colors that are both vintage and moder ....

5 Sofas Available NOW for Christmas Delivery

We are just a few weeks away from Christmas, and if you have been searching for in-stock furniture, you may have experienced long delays or out of stock merchandise across the board.  At Willis Furniture, we have many items in our showroom that are in stock and can be arranged for immediate local delivery.  We have marked these items on our floor with red tags to make it easy for you to see what is available.  Please come in and visit us this weekend to take advantage of this opportunity.  W ....

The Holiday Season is in the Air!

  For a fresh take on holiday entertaining in open spaces, come in and see our holiday room! Themed in gold and silver, Design Consultant Sandra Doddy created this beautiful setting fit for an elegant soiree. By centering the dining table on the fireplace, the room has 3 distinct seating areas, yet remains connected. Guests are free to mingle easily from the table to the sofa to the bar…and still be together. This floor plan works equally well in a more casual setting. Since we are ....

The Rug Is the Foundation

Rugs are a great way to start any interior design project.  They make decorating easy and help to inform what steps need to be taken next.  When coordinating rugs, fabric patterns, and colors, the elements should be balanced just like in a painting.  It’s so easy to tweak the other choices in the room to fit the rug, but finding a perfect rug after furniture, soft goods, and paint colors are set is going to take a lot more time. A rug makes a room feel complete, providing a cohesivene ....

A Closer Relationship with our Homes

During these unprecedented times of going through a pandemic, a change to our relationship with home is being experienced across the globe. This is happening not in one place or to one group, but to everyone, everywhere. Practically overnight, the spaces in which we lived transformed into offices, schools, gyms, playgrounds and social spaces. Households were together 24/7, extended families were divided and friendships, distanced. People adjusted to an entirely new way of living, with home at ....

2020 Interior Design Trends We Love Seeing

Classic Interiors As we move into a new decade you will see a return to the classics. Interiors free from the rigor of the prevailing modern taste. Life is tough enough as it is, does your sofa need to be too? Curved Sofa Frames More and more designers and homeowners are opting for the soft, romantic feel of curved furniture. They look so warm and inviting, and we know that after this year, our focus is going to be on creating homes that are intended for us to stay home and enjoy. Made ....

Benjamin Moore Chooses Aegean Teal as 2021 Color of the Year

Aegean Teal 2136-40 has been named Benjamin Moore’s color of the year for 2021, an intriguing blue-green that creates natural harmony and encourages reflection.     “Amid uncertainty, people yearn for stability. The colors we surround ourselves with can have a powerful impact on our emotions and wellbeing,” said Andrea Magno, Benjamin Moore’s director of color marketing and development. “Aegean Teal 2136-40 and the corresponding Color Trends 2021 palette express a welcomin ....

Fall Interior Design Inspiration from Sue Clements

My inspiration piece for this Fall display is the Home office component because many homes are incorporating their work space into their homes. I love this elegant solution. In the living room area I used the two Hooker chairs and American Leather sofa to reflect the same casual elegance. In the dining area, the Lexington collection compliments the look I was wanting to achieve.  The rug selections bring a pop of color to the monochromatic color scheme.  The rugs in the dinin ....