Includes In-Store Clearance Outlet 2614 1st Street S Get Directions to Slumberland Furniture in Willmar, MN Hours for Willmar, MN 10:00 am - 8:00 pm 10:00 am - 7:00 pm 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm Have you been to our store? If so, leave us a review!Slumberland Furniture and mattress store is your one-stop home furniture store for the rooms that make up the heart of your home, serving Willmar, MN with bedroom & living room furniture, La-Z-Boy, Sealy Posturepedic, Simmons Beautyrest & Tempur-Pedic mattresses, leather, dining, futons & more. Decorating Assistance and Shop At Home ServiceOur sales associates at Slumberland Furniture in Willmar, MN are trained to achieve exactly what you want, and we will never let you make a mistake.Our goal is to exceed your expectations and help you create a home environment of comfort and beauty that your family will love and your friends and neighbors will admire.If necessary, we will even come to your home to take measurements and help you make perfect choices.
S&F FurnitureYou don't want to miss this SALE! - Save BIG when you take an EXTRA 30% off the lowest price!S&F FurnitureStop in and SAVE an EXTRA 30% OFF *EVERYTHING* in store!!! Merchandise is going fast!“Everything,’’ said Dave Burns of the damage. Water about a foot deep filled the entire store and warehouse at daybreak Thursday, soaking into the furniture, floor covering and household accessories offered by the store that first opened in 1968. Watermarks showed it probably reached about knee-height in portions of the building at its peak during the night. Burns is the husband of Connie Burns, who is co-owner of the store with her mother, Agnes Schwanke.Schwanke said the store had never suffered this extent of water damage since its opening in 1968, although she said worries about water impounding here have been longstanding. Her husband Virgil had spoken at public hearings held by the Willmar planning commission and city council in 2000 about the concerns. “We’ve tried to get the ditch open,’’ said Connie Burns. “
Grass Lake should have been done a long time ago,’’ she added.Schwanke said the store did not have flood insurance, although she had carried it years ago. She said she had been informed the business was no longer in a flood zone.The landscape has changed at the site too, Burns and Schwanke noted. The North American Bank building constructed next door a few years ago is higher than the furniture store, so the water has less area to spread out than formerly. Also, the construction of the Menard’s Store and parking lot has increased the amount of impervious surface in the area.Dave Burns said there is no way to estimate the value of the damaged goods at this point, but he noted that only a very small portion of the overall inventory escaped the water. Burns said he had checked on the store at 8:30 p.m. Water was ponding near the ditch at the west side of the property, but it had not reached the building. He arrived after 6 a.m. today to find water filling the entire property. Employees arriving for work watched, and some helped as they could, but the clean up will have to wait until the water drains away, they noted.
Super 8 moves guests to upper floor Guests were moved in the night as rising waters gushed through the doors and filled the first floor of the Super 8 Motel on South Willmar Avenue Thursday.Water filled the parking lot and began pouring through the front door and nearby side door around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, said Dave Baker, motel owner. “It was coming down the stairs like a waterfall,’’ he said. “That’s when I knew I kind of lost the battle.’’Employees had called Baker earlier, and they alerted 10 guests on the first floor. They were able to move the guests into rooms on the upper floor. “Phenomenal,’’ said Baker of how the guests had responded to the disruption. Staff put together a breakfast on the second floor Thursday morning as Baker and other workers assessed the damage and clean up ahead.There are 15 rooms on the first floor, and it was only one year ago that new carpeting and other upgrades had been installed in them. Guest Doug Allie of Phoenix, Arizona, was staying at the motel while running a water attraction at the Kandiyohi County Fair.
He provided a water pump to help remove water from the motel.He likened the torrential rains that struck Wednesday night to the “monsoons’’ that sometimes strike Phoenix. Baker, a state representative from Willmar, said the experience is a first hand look at the challenges that victims of natural disasters face. He does not know the financial toll to the business. He said he is checking with his insurance provider on what might be covered, but there was not a flood insurance policy on the property.His goal is to get everything cleaned, repaired and replaced on the first floor as quickly as possible. The Super 8 remains open. The motel was built 35 years ago, and he has owned it for 13 years. He has had water pond in the parking lot in previous years, but never so much that it reached the doors. “Nothing like this,’’ said Baker.The storm struck during a busy month for the motel, and a hectic time for Baker. Friday is the Dan Baker Memorial Golf Tournament to raise funds for the foundation he founded after his son’s death of an opiate overdose in March 2011.“
Disheartening,’’ Baker said of his first reaction to the waters that filled the first floor. Yet he was also heartened by the response of many, from the guest who provided a water pump to the employees who arrived Thursday morning. He said they came with smiles and a determination to get things cleaned up.Luminaries Ltd. is much more than lighting. We are an exclusive lighting, furniture, and home decor store on the East edge of Willmar, Minnesota. Our products include the latest trends in lighting, furniture, rugs, mirrors, florals, pictures, lamps, and accessories. Let Luminaries professional staff assist you in making your home a reflection of your lifestyle.The Erickson Furniture FamilyAt Erickson Furniture, we’re large enough to accommodate all of your home furnishing needs, yet small enough to provide friendly, hometown hospitality. We’re a company built on integrity, loyalty and the drive to provide only the best in quality furnishings and customer service.Erickson Furniture, in Faribault, MN, officially opened its doors in 1956;
but the name itself goes back to 1932 when the previous generation of Ericksons operated a furniture showroom in Willmar, MN. And even beyond that, our family’s experience and history within the furniture industry dates back to 1921.Today’s Erickson Furniture store remains successfully grounded in Faribault, and as in the past, is still family owned and operated. Our original Faribault showroom was 6,000 square feet located at 129 Central Avenue North. As we grew, so did our need for a larger space. The store’s second Faribault location, 417 1st Avenue NW, was a plentiful 9,000 square feet. But eventually we outgrew that space as well.In 1971 we relocated to our current Faribault location, 30 5th Street NW. Completing a full renovation prior to the move, we now operate with over 16,000 square feet of showroom space and 20,000 square feet of warehouse space (we maintain two warehouses). With all that space we are able to masterfully showcase a large selection of furniture pieces and styles perfect for any room in your home.
From traditional to casual and from high-end to most affordable, we offer something for every taste and every budget. The History of Erickson FurnitureIn the spring of 1915, Charles Peterson opened a furniture store in Evansville, Minnesota. "Charley," as he was known, was married to Enuna Lindstrom (sister of Caroline ‘Lindstrom’ Erickson). In 1921, 28-year-old Oscar Erickson, the oldest son of Caroline and Gust Erickson, bought his uncle Charley's furniture store.During this time period in the early 1900’s it was common for furniture stores to coincide with funeral home services. At the time of the purchase Oscar was not a licensed mortician, so he hired out the embalming for his funeral cases while he handled all the other aspects of the funerals.In 1923, Oscar took a short leave from the business to receive his mortician’s license. During his absence, his father and possibly his brother, Loren, helped run the store.Loren officially joined the firm in 1925. The pair, Oscar and Loren, opted to purchase John Sather's furniture business in Elbow Lake, MN.
While there were two of them and two stores, it was not an equal split of ownership; Oscar owned the Evansvi1le store and one-half of the Elbow Lake store while Loren owned the other half. For a handful of months they shuttled back and forth between Evansville and Elbow Lake. Later in 1925, Loren traded his half of the Elbow Lake store for the entire Evansville store; Oscar then owned the Elbow Lake store and Loren the Evansville store.1928 brought about another business change: they opened a store in Frazee. Loren then traded one-half of the Evansville store for Oscar's half of the Frazee store. Brother Vernon joined the staff at that point, working in the Evansville location.In the fall of 1930, Loren sold the Frazee store to buy a store in Wahpeton; the deal went through In 1931. While in Wahpeton they purchased the Abercrombie store, hauling all of its stock to the new Wahpeton location. They sold most of the Abercrombie stock in the Wahpeton store and divided what remained between the Elbow Lake and Evansville locations (the Wahpeton location was then sold).
Upon learning about a store for sale in Park Rapids, Vernon, Loren, and Oscar together bought out the stock and rented the building. It was 1932 when Loren and his wife moved to Park Rapids to run that store; Vernon ran the Evansville store and Oscar headed the Elbow Lake location.The trio then heard that the Nelson and Benson furniture store in Willmar was for sale and, on September 15, 1932, Oscar and Vernon signed the lease in Willmar. After a close-out sale in the Park Rapids store, they hauled what stock remained to Willmar.It was 1932, and, to quote Reuben Bengtson in the November 8, 1982 edition of the Willmar Daily Tribune, the country was in "the depth of the depression”... “unemployment was rampant” and "the courageous brothers Loren, Oscar and Vernon purchased the Willmar Furniture store in the present location and began the long climb to the top spot as one of the leading furniture and appliance stores in the state.” Mr. Bengston also said the crops were poor that year, farm prices were low, and the winter was “cold and foreboding.”
Vernon said the “smart folks” in Willmar guessed they would last six months. plus another six months and 49 years.Back in 1932, before the Erickson men had any inkling that their business would last this long, Vernon discovered that their names, Loren, Oscar, Vernon Erickson formed the acronym "LOVE." This became their trademark on heart-shaped tags with the words "Quality Furniture, the Heart of Your Home." When Oscar’s only child Roger joined the company he suggested adding an “R” (for Roger) at the end of the acronym, which would have made it "LOVER," but this was vetoed. They knew advertising was essential and they did a great deal of it. A competing merchant once called them "advertising fools" (fools maybe, but we're still here today)!In 1933 the trio made a deal: Oscar and Vernon would run the Willmar location, and Loren the Elbow Lake store. The funeral business continued in Elbow Lake and Evansville. It's not known when they closed out the Evansville store, but they dissolved the three-way partnership during the 1940's.