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4 Ways to Create a Custom Interior

  The secret to making a house feel like a home is by incorporating your personality and style through art, rugs, lighting, accessories, furniture, and so much more. Here are 4 ways to make your home feel more custom.   1. Tailor your furniture.   When you design a custom sofa or dining set to your exact specifications, it can make the surrounding decor feel more elevated and personal.    2. Switch out lighting and hardware.   Don’t underestimate the power of good lighting.  Li ....

Mother's Day Gift Guide

Mother's Day is just around the corner and Willis Furniture is here to help! Here are our top 5 ideas to help mom relax this year and for many years to come.     1. The gift of a better night’s rest with a new mattress and adjustable base. Adjustable bases are growing in popularity because they’re recognized not only for their potential health benefits, but for their superior comfort and luxury.   2. Or try one of our lavender infused memory foam pillows. Lavender is known to pro ....

Designing A Small Living Room

  Designing a small living room can be especially challenging as it is where you probably spend the most time and entertain guests as well. How do you balance between making the room feel as spacious as possible while also squeezing in extra seating? What furniture should you choose, and where do you put it? These design tips will help you make the most of your space.   Choose Small-Scale Furniture Look for small settees, love seats and chairs that can work for your space. In some spaces ....

A Touch of Spring

Once a month, we like to feature one of our designers and allow them work their magic on creating a newly designed space located in our showroom.  This month’s feature is by our talented designer, Sue Clements.  Sue has amazing attention to detail and really puts her whole heart into creating the perfect space for her clients.  Sue's experience includes draftsperson/designer, CAD operator, and project manager in the corporate environment. Sue has drapery workroom experience, working ....

Spring Designer Space By Sandra Doddy

Spring is here!  Interior designer, Sandra Doddy used the spring season as inspiration for designing this beautiful and serene space.  We love how she incorporated fresh pops of green and blue with crisp and neutral whites. This space can be viewed and shopped in-store or online.  Read on for more tips and inspiration from Sandra! Art can be the inspiration for the entire room, or simply support the color palette you've chosen. Most people do not have enough lighting in their spaces.� ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

How to Select Art for Your Home

Art is a place for expression through color, content, and texture. Choose art that inspires and sets the tone you are trying to achieve in your home, and don’t forget about sculptures and rugs. They can make artistic statements, too. Art doesn’t have to match your room, you can be eclectic. Traditional rooms can take modern art, and modern rooms can take older-style paintings. Often, it is better to mix it up.  Living in Coastal Virginia, we love to choose art for Willis Furniture inspire ....