Adams Furniture

What’s the big deal about Adams Furniture in Justin? It’s a question that’s been thrown around a lot lately — especially by new residents who keep hearing rave reviews from neighbors who insist it’s the only place they’ll trust with their furniture needs.

Trust owner Jim Smith when he says the reviews are true, and the only way you’ll know for sure is if you check them out for yourself.

“We definitely have a generational following, with many grandchildren of customers choosing to shop with us,” Smith said of the 90-plus-year-old store, which was voted by Living Magazine readers as Best Furniture Store in 2023.

While the store has evolved substantially from its early days as a general store, customers see Adams Furniture as one of the last vestiges of a mom-and-pop business — and its employees are prideful of maintaining that service-first attitude. Adams Furniture is a simple yet inviting 10,000-square-foot store. Although Adams offers a wide array of Amish and other American-made furniture and some imports, they specialize in many mostly custom-made options.

Smith said this is crucial because it allows Adams Furniture to put money back into the U.S. economy. Smith noted that American furniture is manufactured under strict guidelines that ensure no harmful chemicals are introduced into homes.

All Adams Furniture inventory is sold for less than you may find at a chain store. More importantly, you avoid driving further out to big-box stores looking for a quality sofa or bedroom set you may never find.

Some brands it supports include Broyhill, Vaughan-Bassett, Howard Miller, Serta, Riverside, Mayo, Borkholder, Yutsey, and Best Home Furnishings. Most of those can be found on the showroom floor; the facility is crammed with living room groups, bedroom sets, and dining rooms. Also included are many recliners, lamps, desks, bookcases, and anything else you might need for your home.

Most, if not all, the furniture pieces at Adams can have 30 or more color options. He added, “We can do special ordering for customers, and we don’t do service contracts. So if it’s not right, we take care of it right here. It’s very casual, and when people walk in the door, we know who they are.”

The original owner, Bert Adams, opened it in 1929 as Adams Cash Store. For years, Mr. Adams carried many items, such as furniture, small electrical appliances, and fishing supplies. Customers could order from a catalog, making Adams Cash Store a one-stop shop. Over time, non-furniture items were replaced with more quality furniture.

Despite the changes, they never lost sight of the businesses’ roots.

“When people hear ‘older’ or ‘this is your grandfather’s furniture store,’ you don’t want them to think we have cobwebs hanging off the furniture or that what we sell is outdated,” Smith chuckled. “We’ve kept up with the times, both in the knowledge we’ve accumulated and the styles of the products we sell. A lot has changed over the years, but we’ve stayed the same in many ways.”