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Transform Your Outdoor Space with Stylish and Functional Outdoor Furniture

  The allure of outdoor living spaces has grown exponentially in recent years. Whether you have a spacious backyard, a cozy balcony, or a charming patio, creating an inviting outdoor oasis is a wonderful way to enhance your living experience. One of the key elements in designing a remarkable outdoor space is choosing the right furniture. Outdoor furniture not only adds beauty to your surroundings but also provides comfort, functionality, and a touch of personal style. In this blog, we will exp ....

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 ....

The Benefits of an Outdoor Umbrella

  There are many things to consider when buying a patio umbrella. Outdoor furniture allows you to enjoy nature, without sacrificing style or comfort. As spring and summer arrive, you’ll spend more and more time outside entertaining or lounging poolside. To keep you and your guests cool and protected from the hot sun, it’s important to have ample shade.    Solar radiation can dramatically change the temperatures of an object that it hits, heating it far above the actual air temperat ....

5 Holiday Gift Ideas From Willis Furniture

1. Stickley Little Treasures These exquisitely crafted gems show off both the natural beauty of quartersawn white oak and the skill of the American craftsperson. The perfect gift for Stickley collectors!  2. Stressless Chair The comfort of a new Stressless chair and ottoman makes a great gift. The uniquely shaped back ensures the recliner adapts to your spine, and the overlying soft padding creates the perfect finishing touch for a flawless comfort moment. 3. Shifman Mattress Give th ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

How to Prepare for Your First Appointment with an Interior Designer at Willis Furniture

Whether you are starting from scratch with an empty room or simply accessorizing, we provide a custom and personal service that will meet your every need. Our dedicated designers will guide you through the entire process so you get the home you want and love! We feel the relationship between designer and client is one of collaboration. We will listen to your ideas, make suggestions, sketch our concepts. As a team, we will work together in the selections of furniture, accessories, art, floorin ....

How to Create a Welcoming Front Porch

Your porch should be an extension of your interior decor while also creating curb appeal for passersby and approaching guests alike.  Here are 5 ways to create a relaxing and welcoming front porch: 1. Landscape and Seasonal Blooms Even though they’re not on the porch itself, the plants you include in the landscape leading toward your front door can have a huge impact on how your porch looks and feels. From the street, colorful plants create a great focal point and also help to add privacy ....

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 ....