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The Seattle Design Center Decoding the mystery behind South Seattle’s rich design resource |
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“The perception is that only certain people shop here,” says Craig Cross, the Design Center’s director of communication, who acknowledges that many people are misinformed. “It’s that whole secret club thing.” But navigating the Design Center doesn’t have to be frightening if you know how it works. Here are the facts on shopping with the pros of the Seattle design world: Comprised of approximately 60 showrooms, offering more than 1,500 manufacturers, the Seattle Design Center occupies two neighboring buildings in Seattle’s design district. Each showroom represents one or more designer furniture lines available for customization. In addition to furniture, SDC showrooms specialize in fabric, lighting, floor coverings, woodwork, home electronics and window treatments. Visiting the Design Center during public viewing hours is encouraged—about half the showrooms welcome the public, Monday–Friday, 1–5 p.m. Those that show only to the trade are highlighted on the map that visitors receive when they enter the Design Center, and these showrooms require that guests be accompanied by a design professional at all times. Visitors who are not already working with an interior designer will be provided with one who can accompany them into trade-only showrooms and facilitate purchases. Customers who wish to employ a designer may hire their guide or search the “find a designer” section of the SDC Web site (seattledesigncenter.com). The Design Center is unlike a traditional retail store because it covers a wide range of styles with its virtually endless selection. It is common to find a piece of furniture from one manufacturer and customize it with fabric from another showroom. “That is the unique experience of coming to the Design Center,” Cross explains. “We make it possible for your home to be a perfect match for your taste and your lifestyle.” DIRECTIONS Free parking is available in the Seattle Design Center Garage located
on Orcas Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues and in the Atrium parking
lot located on Sixth Avenue, as well as on the surrounding streets. |
| Showrooms Note: Showrooms that are open to the public are in bold face; check the SDC Website (seattledesigncenter.com) for specific hours and rules. Andonian Rugs Architectural Imports Northwest Baker Knapp & Tubbs Bank & office interiors Designer Furniture Galleries, Inc. Designer Woodworks Designers Showroom Designtex fabrics, Ltd Devereux, Ltd Ebanista Elinor & Verve Elinor & Verve Presents Elite Systems (USA) Inc. F. Schumacher & Co. Fixture Universe G. R. Hedges Grange Furniture Inc. |
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Furniture Collections Hunter Douglas J. garner home Jennifer West Joan Lockwood Collections, Inc. Just Green Kelly Forslund, Inc. Kravet Fabrics, Inc. L. Greenberg & Associates Latitudes Rugs & Carpets Laurel Ann Studios Leflar, Ltd Lighting Universe Lightolier Maguire Interiors Maison B Antiques Michael Folks Showroom N.W. Furniture Resource New Dimensions Frame & Mirror |
Norberry Tile Officemporium, Inc. Pedini Seattle Pindler & Pindler, Inc. r.l. finer ralph hays Refined Woodworks, Inc. robert allen | beacon Hill rosebank DESIGN Rubenstein’s Showroom / Saxton Bradley, Inc. Speakerlab Stephen E. Earls Showroom studioG11 Susan Mills Showroom terris draheim exterior Textures, Inc. Trammell-Gagne Traditions Trammell-Gagne, LLC |
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Nestled
among the factories and warehouses of South Seattle sits the Seattle Design
Center, a one-stop-shopping resource for furniture and design. Surprisingly,
it’s a place that many homeowners have never visited.
