| Interior design buildings housing
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| | running from one garage sale, flea
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| high-end fabric, furniture, and home
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| | market, swap meet, thrift shop to the
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| accessories are considered number one on
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| | other looking for bargains, while
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| the interior designers' shopping list of
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| | designers have been discount shopping in
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| decorator-only showrooms. The Decoration
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| | style.The fact is, some of these
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| and Design Building in New York
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| | exclusive showrooms have for many years
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| City--better known as the D&D Building,
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| | had sales open to the public at least
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| and the Pacific Design Center--also known
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| | once a year. If you've been lucky enough
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| as the Blue Whale in Los Angeles,
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| | to be on the right mailing list, you may
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| California have broken the cardinal rule
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| | have received an invitation.
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| of designers only admission. Despite the
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| | Occasionally, designers will tell some of
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| grumbling of a variety of interior
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| | their clients about the sales. Designers
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| designers--most of whom make their money
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| | and shopkeepers often stock up at these
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| from markup commissions on the fabrics,
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| | annual sales on things they frequently
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| furniture, and home accessories sold to
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| | use. The discounts are deep.Now that the
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| their clients--are other trade-only
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| | secret is out, these are resources to
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| showrooms destined to follow?The fabrics,
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| | you, the general public do-it-yourself
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| furniture, and home accessories in these
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| | decorator. There are no organizations to
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| fortresses of design are expensive,
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| | belong to, no degrees to obtain. In
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| custom-made, and oftentimes unique,
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| | other words, you don't have to be a
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| one-off pieces. The showrooms are glitzy
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| | member of a private club with a secret
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| and meant to intimidate the general
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| | handshake and a code word to get
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| public. However, they are extremely
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| | in.Connie LeGendre empowers homeowners
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| designer-friendly. They are well-laid
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| | designing their interiors through
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| out, provide all manner of tips and clues
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| | e-courses and newsletters.
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| for interior designers to easily make
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| | Do-it-yourself homeowners are encouraged
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| fabric, furniture, and home accessory
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| | to ask questions about their projects
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| selections and coordinate their clients'
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| | when signed up for a Free, downloadable
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| projects. Fabric samples and furniture
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| | e-course "7 New Secrets to Unleashing the
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| and home accessory brochures for less
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| | Designer in You" at A trained architect
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| portable items are available for the
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| | and interior designer, fifteen years
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| designers' client presentation
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| | teaching and running her design business
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| boards.Although the merchandise here is
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| | with high-end clients demanding
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| expensive, the price you see is not what
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| | cost-effective and unique solutions, Ms
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| the professional designer gets. You, the
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| | LeGendre brings that considerable
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| client, see the retail prices; while the
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| | background to her online tips,
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| designer pays the wholesale price and
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| | information, solutions, and Q&A website.
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| charges the client the difference as a
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| | The mission is to help translate
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| commission. This is what could be termed
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| | financially out-of-reach design into
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| "high-end discount shopping in
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| | affordable creations for anyone who wants
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| style."Yes, the secret is out. You, mr.
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| | to do it themselves.
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| and ms. ordinary homeowner have been
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