Price Reductions Galore At The Washington Design Center Sample Sale

Sept. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- The Washington Design Center (http://www.dcdesigncenter.com), home to the region’s finest and most extensive collection of upscale designer home furnishings and accessories, announces the return of the Washington Design Center Sample Sale, to be held Wednesday, September 28  through Saturday, October 1, at the showroom’s 300 D Street SW location in Washington, D.C.

With price reductions of up to 75% off luxury designer furnishings and decor, the Washington Design Center invites trade members to access the sale exclusively September 28-30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  The sale will be open to the public Saturday, October 1, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $5, and all proceeds benefit pediatric oncology programs at Georgetown University Hospital.  

Each spring and fall, the Design Center hosts its sample sale to offer both trade professionals and consumers hundreds of discontinued high-end floor samples in select showrooms at significant markdowns.  Featured showrooms for the Fall 2011 Sample Sale include WILLEMSMITHDC, Century Furniture, Robert Allen | Beacon Hill and Baker.  A complete list of participating designer showrooms can be found at the end of this release.

To make the shopping experience even easier, the Washington Design Center will have designers on hand to advise shoppers on color and furniture selections and answer any design-related questions.  An on-site shipping service will also be made available to handle delivery of large purchases and pieces.

The Washington Design Center offers year-long discounts on a selection of designer home furnishings and décor at its permanent Sample Room in Suite 410. Consumers are welcome to browse the Design Center showrooms on floors 1-7, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

About The Washington Design Center
Dedicated to providing the finest in home furnishings to the design trade, The Washington Design Center, a division of MMPI, is home to seven floors of luxury showrooms featuring furnishings and lighting, fabric, rugs, wall covering, and paint.
For WDC inquiries, please contact Jennifer Sergent, Director of Marketing at the Washington Design Center at (202) 646-6109 or jsergent@mmart.com.

About MMPI
MMPI is the world's leading owner and operator of showroom buildings and trade show facilities, bringing buyers and sellers together in more than 300 market events, trade and consumer shows and conferences each year.

MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; the Architects & Designers Building, 7 W New York, and Piers 92/94 in New York City; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; the Washington Design Center in Washington DC; and Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center in Cleveland.
Vornado Realty Trust, owners of MMPI, based in New York City , is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.

Fall 2011 Washington Design Center Sample Sale Showrooms
as of 9/15/11
AmericanEye (http://www.americaneyewdc.net)
Baker (http://www.kohlerinteriors.com/baker/index.jsp)
Brown Jordan (http://www.brownjordan.com)
Century (http://www.centuryfurniture.com)
Ebanista (http://www.ebanista.com)
Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman (http://www.ef-lm.com)
Galleria Carpets & Rugs
J. Asher Carpet Couture (http://www.ashercouture.com)
Pugrant & Associates (http://www.pugrantassociates.com)
Robert Allen (http://www.robertallendesign.com)
The Rist Corporation
Sample Sale Room/ Art Gallery at the WDC
WILLEMSMITHDC (http://www.willemsmith.com)
Zoffany (http://www.zoffany.com)