In 1991, Gail Williams purchased a small 2500 sq foot mom and pop patio furniture store in the Delta Plaza, Vero Beach and set up business as Sunshine Furniture. A female proprietor was a rarity back then but the single mom felt she could make it work. Her ten-year-old son George was often seen in the store helping her stock shelves, price merchandise and later deliver furniture. Fast-forward twenty years and Sunshine Furniture now occupies 35,000 square feet of retail space in the Publix Plaza on US1 in Vero Beach and is the largest store of its kind on the Treasure Coast! Gail and her now grown son, George, still own and operate the store and have not lost the personal touch in spite of their growth. “It’s great to have my son continue in the family business! Once I started relinquishing control and letting him implement his ideas, we grew in leaps and bounds” Gail said. George now runs the show. Gail does the buying and makes sure the showroom looks good. “We are now one of the top 100 casual stores in the country and we are proud to be the largest single store location in the nation for American made Lloyd Flanders all weather wicker whose product we’ve sold for twenty years.”
Sunshine Furniture has a gigantic showroom of indoor and outdoor furniture designed for the casual Florida lifestyle. They sell the best lines of outdoor furnishings from the top outdoor manufacturers like Lloyd Flanders, Ebel, Pride Family Brands, Winston, Tropitone, Telescope, Erwin, Chicago Wicker, Skyline, Pelican Reef, Casual Creations and Brown Jordon, Patio Renaissance and Homecrest. At Sunshine Furniture they are the experts in patio furniture that will withstand the Florida elements. They also specializes in replacement cushions, umbrellas, cantilever umbrellas, outdoor fire pits, rugs and beach chairs.
Bring the outside in with light and airy coastal styles of Florida room furniture, bedroom groups, occasional tables, dining sets, living room furniture and more all in stock for immediate delivery. Choose from upholstered or slipcover sofas, sleeper sofas, loveseats, recliners and chairs by Four Seasons and Capris to match any decor or maybe find something from the largest selection of wicker and rattan anywhere. Sunshine Furniture also carries a selection of reclaimed wood dining and occasional tables,and accent pieces. “This year we’ve added a complete line of dishware, casual bedspreads and interior area rugs,” explained Gail. “And our displays of unique accessories including lamps, mirrors, pictures and accent pieces made us the winner of Casual Living Magazine’s 2011 Merchandising Award for Best Use of accessories in a single store location for the entire country!”
Gail and George pride themselves on carrying manufacturers that make their products in the USA. Lloyd Flanders Wicker has been manufactured in Menominee, Michigan since 1907 and Classic Rattan is made in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Crimson Casual is made in Alabama, Seaside Casual in Rhode Island and Telescope in New York. Casual Creations is a family owned company from Sarasota and their aluminum patio furniture comes with a 15-year warranty on paint, frame and welds. All of the upholstery companies are made in America along with most of the pictures, lamps, pillows and also the umbrellas. This year they’ve added Best Home Furnishings made in Indiana, Homecrest made in Minnesota and Chatham Hill made in Georgia.
Their design staff is great, they know the product, and can make your furniture purchasing experience a positive one! They make house calls or you can bring in your floor plans and have a room layout personalized for you on one of the many computer programs. Also at Sunshine Furniture they offer a complete line of window treatments including wood blinds, pleated shades, woven woods, sun control outdoor blinds, indoor or outdoor draperies and also Solair retractable awnings by Sunbrella.
Sunshine Furniture realizes that without loyal customer repeat and referral patronage year after year they would not have been in business for 20 years. Gail and George invite you come in and visit them at 1295 US HWY1 in Vero Beach. They are open daily 10am to 5pm and Sundays from noon to 4pm. Visit Sunshine Furniture’s website and tour the showroom at
www.SunshineFurnitureCasual.com.
