Duralee Trunk Show Cancelled

In view of the predicted blizzard, we have decided to cancel the Duralee trunk show that was scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday January 30. Our sales rep, Walt Kozy drives here from Indiana, and we did not want him to make the trip in bad weather for a potentially small turnout. We will let you know shortly what the new date will be.

Hunter Douglas Training and Accessory Open House

We are happy to announce that we will be presenting some Hunter Douglas training classes this spring.

PLEASE BE SURE TO RSVP SO WE HAVE ENOUGH CHAIRS AND TRAINING MATERIALS.

Continental breakfast will be served!

Hunter Douglas Basic Training:
Tuesday, February 19, from 9-12 am

This class covers how to measure and present hard window coverings, and product knowledge of the most popular HD products

Advanced Training
Thursday, March 6, 9-12 am

Based on input from you, this will be more advanced than prior classes have been. We have requested that they focus on Alustra and other upscale variations, motorization/platinum technology, upgraded lift systems, arches, add on sales and upselling.

If you have any special requests, I know that Matt and Mark will gladly accomodate us and provide whatever is needed.

We have added several new items to our showroom Hunter Douglas displays. We now have a Luminette, a Skyline, an Alouette and a Designer Screen Shade at our windows, soy you and your clients can see them in action.

Hunter Douglas has recently added several new colors to their shutter collection. This is great news for all of us, and of course, they are beautiful, so be sure to take a look.

There will be another one of our famous "Accessory Open House" events later this spring. Keep your eyes open for details.

We finally have received the new fabric collection from Ficks Reed!!! No more need to COM!!! This will make this lovely collection much more affordable for you and your clients.

We have also received the REST of the Century fabrics!!! We had to qualify to receive these, so thank you to all of you who ordered Century this past year. Now there is even more to choose from.

Some of you are aware that we have added Astoria Chair to our collection. We now have their finishes, so be sure to check these out!

CDT Nightlife

We, at CDT, had a great night out Friday! We wanted to share the fun pictures!
We had a private cooking class at Dave's Specialty in Mt. Prospect
(see his website at http://www.davespecialtyfoods.com/)

CDT's New Blog - Robert Allen Trunk Show

Next time you go to CDT's website, check out our new Blog! We are archiving all our emails to it and it is interactive!!! If you find you need an intern or are an intern looking for work - or have a bit of info to add to an email - you can add a comment to the blog. The comments will be moderated to ensure there is no spam on the site.
If you ever need some information that we sent out via email, even old - you can find it all on our Blog. Emails are archiving as of January 2008.

Matthew Bryan will be in the showroom on February 27th at 1:00pm with the new fabrics from Robert Allen. Come see all the great new collections! If you know you are planning on attending please RSVP to 847-394-1800 or simply reply to this email. This helps us get a chair count.

Thanks to our Top CDT Customers

Happy New Year Everyone!

Come see the newest fabrics from Duralee! The ever popular Walt Kozy will be presenting his line here at CDT on Wednesday January 30 at 1:00.

All of us at CDT thank you for making 2007 our best year ever! We are so grateful to have such a great group of customers. You make it a joy to come to work.

We would like to congratulate our top 25 designers for 2007. Their talent, loyalty and dedication to growing their business is exceptional! They are, in random order:
Sandy Dzursin, Bright Ideas
Carol Strauss, Carol Strauss Interior Design
Jessica Rohde, JLR Interiors
Kay McClelland, KSM Interiors
Karen Nashan, Nashan Interiors
Kristen Jasinski, Progressive Builders
Sherry Trotta, Redefine Design
Valerie Vesely
Karen Dobbins, Villa Bella Designs
Marcia Erickson and Jody Long,
Interior Design Concepts
Marietta Calas, Expressive Interiors
Sharon Miller, Interior Design Inc.
Sharon DeFrancesco and Holly Hagen
For Your Interiors
Allison Sherman, Evergrove Interiors
Cynthia Keltz, Cynthia Keltz Designs, Inc.

The list is completed (also in random order)
by our super stars, the
Chicago Design Team 2007 TOP TEN:

Mollee Johnson, Tinaglia Architects
Tara Gruber, Tara Gruber Interiors
Carolyn Lewis, Rare Additions
Pam Nichols, Nichols Design
Kelly Guinaugh, Interior Enhancement Group[
Carol Most, Holden- Most Interiors
Shelly Valdiserri, Decorating Made Simple
Dagmar D. Obert
Susan Spehar and Meghan Musso, Consider it Done
Ann Chesney, Red Door Design

These ladies will be transported by limousine to a lovely cocktail party in their honor. Watch for details in the next newsletter (in February?). We would love to see each of you at the top of our sales next year. Who knows, we may have to have a bigger party---nothing would make us happier!

We wish all of you the very best in 2008. Don't forget, we are here to help you in any way we can!