We've Proudly Served Rockford Since 1928
Three generations ago, Martin Gustafson founded Gustafson's Furniture and Mattress in a small shop on 7th Street in Rockford, Illinois. When the store opened on Feb. 14, 1928, they also sold vacuums, small appliances, Maytag washers and dryers, and furniture door to door.
The 90+ years since then have been a story of continued growth to fulfill the needs of our customers:
- In 1959 the business moved to a larger, 9,000-square-foot store on 7th Street, still selling furniture, appliances, and gifts.
- In 1999 continued growth required a move to North Town Shopping Center, where Gustafson's took over the former Bergners department store location. We quickly filled the 90,000-square-foot location with furniture, mattresses, linens, area rugs, and accessories.
- On May 7, 2015, we opened a second location on East State Street after remodeling, repainting, and re-lighting the former American store.
- In 2017, after two amazingly successful years at our East State Street location, we decided to expand it to move both stores under one roof and expand our warehouse.
- On Sept. 30, 2018, we closed the doors on our Riverside location so we could focus all our efforts on growing East State Street.