July Sourcing Day in Vaughan

Along with the warm and hot weather this July, came some visits to CDECA Affiliates in Vaughan.  A group of decorators from the GTA West Chapter as well as from the Toronto Chapter made the trek to Vaughan and it was well worth the trip.  Our first stop was at Zilli Home which was an amazing showroom.  We were offered refreshments along with some information about Zilli and then Anna Staggopoulos gave us a tour of the several floors within the showroom.  I have to say it was difficult pulling the ladies away from this location.  Great deals, Great product lines and they look after our interests.  What could be better!

Second on our list was a visit to the Prima Lighting showroom which rivals Elte in the lighting department and has some product lines exclusive to them.  All I can say is "Gorgeous"  We were given time to browse and then had a tour of the showroom by Sam Folino and he shared information on some of the different aspects of lighting, including the new types of bulbs and where they should be used.  The final stop was a concealed room which Prima is in the final process of readying for designers and decorators to use when they bring clients.  It will offer total privacy, WiFi, fabric samples, computer, AND refreshments.  How better to show a client your ideas.  Prima is also delving into furniture lines as well.  It is definitely a place to go.  For those who like to shop on line, Prima has the sister company 'Click Lighting'.  Check both out.

Of course we had to have a little nibble so off we went to Grazie Ristorante on Jane.  Absolutely fantastic Italian food and wonderful service.  Thanks to all who took care of us.

Last but certainly not least on our day was Orro Mosaic.  All I can say is Wow.  Michael Shikan gave us time to view the products and I can say I have never seen so many different, unique and fabulous mosaics available.  We were kids in a candy store and then the best part was we got to select any samples we would like and they will be available to us in an easy to carry container for when we visit clients.  Of course bringing clients to this showroom will blow their mind.

Thanks to everyone for a great and informative day.  We are so lucky to have such great Affiliates.

CDECA Annual General Meeting & Awards Presentation

April brings us to our CDECA Annual General Meeting and Awards Presentation.   Once again, we met at the Sunnybrook Estates for a day of networking, learning, celebrating and a lovely lunch.  The guest speaker this year was Robin Siegerman who spoke on "Renovation Bootcamp" and offered some good ideas for designers and decorators working on large projects.  We ended our celebrating the winners of our annual Decorating Contest.  Congratulations to the winners!  Check for them on our CDECA Website

Spring Blossoms were our table decor and offered as prizes to attendees.  Created by some members of the GTA West Window Committee;  Dorota Amirmansour; Jasmina Coffa, Debra Schaff Clark; 

Karen Stephens & Jeannette Wisby