Don Willis Furniture

We definitely would not recommend this shop. We wanted to stay local & buy high-quality furniture but the staff make this place impossible to recommend. We were treated badly to say the least - we were grossly overcharged (about 20% of our ...

After a recommendation from our neighbor, I went to Don Willis looking for some unfinished furniture. Our neighbor is very handy and likes to build his own things, but he told us that when he doesn't have time he always shops at Don Willis. \t\n\t\nI had heard that Don Willis makes high-quality customized pieces. I was looking for a few basic unfinished pieces that I could paint for our baby's nursery. My mother-in-law and I went to the store in Ballard, and Ken helped us right away.\t\n\t\nHe wasn't at all pushy, which was fabulous! There is nothing more frustrating than when a salesperson tries to push you into buying something. In fact, in the end, Ken helped us choose a couple pieces that made sense for us. We bought two dressers of different sizes and a bookshelf. \t\n\t\nKen took the time to explain the different types of wood to us, the drawer sizes, and so on. He never pushed though. He didn't tell us to purchase something over another thing. It was absolutely our decision. We felt comfortable walking around looking at the other pieces in the store as well.\t\n\t\nIn the end, Ken asked us, "Did you have fun?" We can honestly say that we did. The whole experience was very pleasant, and I would definitely shop at Don Willis again. Ken mentioned his plans on designing another piece of furniture and asked our opinion on it never suggesting that we should wait and come purchase it. \t\n\t\nComing from the Midwest, I'm used to some local stores where the salespeople are friendly and they know your name. When we left Don Willis, my mother-in-law and I felt as if we had made some really great purchases. Two of the pieces actually came to our house the following day. They've been painted, and they're already in the baby's nursery. We expect our other piece to arrive in just a couple weeks.\t\n\t\nMy husband and I will definitely be back to shop at Don Willis.

After our Ikea bed collapsed and my husband woke up on the floor, we went to Don Willis furniture in Ballard. They source from local woodworkers and have a nice range of solid wood furniture, from basic pine shelves to gorgeous, ornate dre...