DATE POSTED: 1/13/12 10:03 AM
A new design destination, DéCOR, is scheduled to open in Carytown in April. DéCOR — short for Design Center of Richmond, where “the ‘accent’ is on design” — will feature more than 30 interior decorators and designers, plus kitchen, flooring, lighting, landscaping specialists and more, all under one roof at 19 S. Belmont Ave.
“The goal,” explains Cates, DéCOR’s director, “is to bring the design community to the client for one-stop shopping.”
One-stop shopping and access, too. DéCOR will be open to the public and not only to designers in the trade.
Local interior designer Kathy Corbet (of Kathy Corbet Interiors) is excited about opening a shop in DéCOR. She’s calling her store “at Market."
“I travel to markets all over the country and beyond, and I often find exciting items that are too good to pass up. I’m usually looking for clients,” she acknowledges. “With DéCOR, now everyone will have the opportunity to see and have these items."
Like others in the design center, Corbet plans to have hours to meet and greet, making the whole experience personable for customers and allowing them direct access to talented local design professionals.
With so many businesses, DéCOR’s scope will be broad, showcasing products and resources for people contemplating a whole-house redo or those just on the lookout for perfect accent pillows. "It's a place to look for fresh, new and innovative ideas in design and home rejuvenation," Cates says.
He also says they'll highlight what’s hot and trendy. So get ready.
For now, here’s a list of businesses that have joined DéCOR: Artisan Concrete Décor, Barden's Decorating, Bennette Sebastian, Commonwealth Curb Appeal, David Allan Ballas, Decorative Glass Solutions, Design Line Remodeling, Innovative Interiors, Jennifer Stoner, Jenny Andrews, John Magor, Kathy Corbet, Kitchens, Etc., Lighting by Design, Melanie Palma, Method Org,Moxie Interiors, Solar Film, Verve and Wendy Umanoff.
The list is growing daily, as even more vendors snap up remaining spaces.
