Relocation Alert: 3 Hot Spots for the Finest in Furnishings

When moving to a new state or city, the decor is often an afterthought. If moving due to a corporate relocation, finding a suitable living space close to the new office is your top priority. If the family has children, prime school districts are front and center in living choices.

The fact is, finding that perfect home designed to your family sensitivities can make all the difference when settling into a new job — let alone in a new city! When relocating to the Valley of the Sun, recruiting the help of skilled professionals can not only offer expertise but save you money. It can also be the beginning of that perfect a one-of-a-kind look for your new home.

From upscale appliances and countertops to custom cabinetry and the latest fixtures and furnishings, you can browse, touch, and feel the products. When they arrive in your home, well-chosen selections enhance your space.

Keeping you Focused, on Track, and on Budget

Working with an experienced interior designer with a passion for design and first-hand knowledge of products makes the process much easier and cost-effective. The right design professional is ready to share their expertise, ideas, and inspiration while guiding you through product selection, readying the spaces, and of course, installation day. As part of your team, the goal of a great designer is to create spaces tailored to your lifestyle and budget. Yes, they will keep you on budget!

Designers have professional skills and connections that make the task of creating a functional and attractive work or home environment an easier process. From space planning to lighting, selection of cabinets, flooring, and walls, to furnishings, accessories, and art they will guide you toward your best choices.

In hand with your design professional, home decor furnishing specialists such as Alexander Sinclair and Town Studio are here to help coordinate styles and colors to create a look that’s a true reflection of your lifestyle. The fact is the metro area has no shortage of resources for those looking to customize every aspect of their home. And the success of any project is enhanced with professional guidance and assistance.

If you require the services of an interior design, architect or other design professionals, each showroom will be pleased to direct you to established members of the trade. It will be one of the best investments you can make.

Bringing Comfort in Design

The home is the haven and there is nothing truer when everything is in its place, helping to ease the transition to a new city. The right professional services can help:

• Build a meaningful collection of things from our past and present. This is simply the best approach to creating a sense of comfort and belonging to your entire family.
• Create a home that reflects your tastes and your style. Adding little details and selecting fabrics to create that one-of-a-kind design just right for you.
• Select or arrange accessories to show off your style, travels, and special interests.
• Navigate the abundance of premier design centers, top to-the-trade sources, and mile-long shopping destinations.

Where to Shop

Scottsdale Design Center

15125 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
scottsdaledesigncenter.com
Open to the Public

Hours: Per Showroom

Facility: For over 28 years the Scottsdale Design Center has been Scottsdale’s premier design destination. In an indoor mall-style setting, the Valley’s premier home furnishing and design retailers are featured together under one roof. Over the years the Design Center has evolved into an essential go-to resource for interior designers, builders, personal shoppers, and homeowners.

Special Programs: With their extensive displays, they make it easy to see and feel most products. With a unique range of offerings, visitors enjoy simplified project management as the entire team is under just one roof.

Making Relocation Easier: With a unique breadth and depth of amenities, the showrooms service everything from simple updates, remodels, to new build construction. Whether you are looking for stunning handmade area rugs from Alyshaan Rugs, high-end furniture, unusual and hard to find accessories, fine art, granite countertops, appliances, paint from Sherwin Williams, custom doors or interior design services, the Design Center boasts the most complete catalog of exclusive home products and services available in North Scottsdale. If shopping makes you hungry, this Center even has a gourmet Parisian dining café on-site.

To-The-Trade: Each of the Showrooms caters to the design and business needs of the interior designer, architect, and custom builder who make their practice in the business and profession of design.

We Welcome Shoppers: The Scottsdale Design Center welcomes consumers to browse and shop its showrooms. They can even connect you with a designer if you’d like a quick consultation before you make the final purchase.

Scottsdale Design District

2712 North 68th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
scottsdaledesigndistrict.com
Open to the Public

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Facility: The Scottsdale Design District is an open-air center, and is one of Scottsdale’s top shopping destinations for the to-the-trade professions. Each showroom owner and their staff are committed to the success of the design community. Providing products and services for the interior built environment is only one aspect of their support. Showrooms support the profession through knowledge and education and collaborating with the trade to ensure the health and success of the design community.

Special Programs: With their extensive furnishing options, the Scottsdale Design District makes it easy to satisfy the most exacting of tastes. Every shopper is assisted through their design experience by professional staff, guiding them in their decisions to create an exceptional and personal home.

Making Relocation Easier: Showrooms are individually owned and professionally managed by people who share a passion for good design. You’ll find a warm and welcoming environment that makes the task of design and specification an effective and much easier process. Whether your project is residential or commercial, hospitality or healthcare, Organic Looms, Pacific Furniture, Horizon Art, and others in the house to deliver quality products to satisfy the most particular of interior design criteria. An added perk is you’ll always find quality designers and manufacturer representatives willing to share their expertise, experience, and knowledge to ensure the successful completion of every project.

To-The-Trade: Each of our Showrooms caters to the design and business needs of the interior designer, architect and others who make their practice in the business and profession of design. Most of the showrooms do require registration. If you are not already a registered design professional, take a moment to join at any of the showrooms. The showroom managers will be glad to help you register once they know a bit about you and your firm.

We Welcome Shoppers: The Showrooms at the Scottsdale Design District also welcome consumers to browse the Center and the products. How else will you be inspired! Take note, however, many of the showrooms work exclusively with the design trade and purchasing is exclusively and only by a registered design professional. They are always willing to put you in touch with a designer. Not only are designers available to help you design your spaces from top to bottom, but they are also than happy to just go on a shopping spree, big or small! They’ll save you time and money since they have the scoop on the best places to find those special items.

Scottsdale Quarter

15059 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
scottsdalequarter.com
Open to the Public

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Facility: Scottsdale Quarter is an open-air center, and is one of Scottsdale’s top mixed-use shopping destinations. Located in what we fondly call the Beverly Hills of the Desert, Scottsdale Quarter boasts breathtaking landscapes, highly sought retailers, and delicious eateries.

Special Programs: The Quarter offers some of the best shopping in Scottsdale with over 80 retailers, including Restoration Hardware, Design Within Reach, West Elm, and more!

Making Relocation Easier: Besides the bevy of available shopping, the Scottsdale Quarter is in a fabulous retail strip running from Kierland Commons, just west of Scottsdale Road, and continues up to Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard along the Greenway-Hayden Loop. This mile of retail heaven is home to some favorite shops like Studio 41, Brown Jordan, and Monark Home plus many others catering to all your relocation needs. Floor to ceiling including the most delightful of table-tops inside and poolside.

To-The-Trade: Each of these independent showrooms caters to the design and business needs of the interior designer, architect, and custom builder who make their practice in the business and profession of design.

We Welcome Shoppers: The Scottsdale Quarter as well as all the showrooms along this mile-long shopping extravaganza, wholeheartedly welcomes consumers to browse and shop and enjoy the abundance of restaurants, fountains and occasional street-side performances.