KDR Designer Showrooms is a leading resource for fine furnishings, fabrics, wallcoverings, lighting and window covering products in the Midwest.
For 30 years, KDR Designer Showrooms has been the leading resource for fine furnishings, fabrics, wallcoverings, lighting and window covering products from manufacturers dedicated to excellence in luxury interior furnishings products. Visit our showrooms to experience the finest interior fashions and exemplary service from KDR sales professionals. With locations in St. Louis and Kansas City, KDR D
esigner Showrooms delivers the world of interiors to the doorsteps of designers, architects and homeowners. Keeping your standards and style in mind, we’ve carefully selected a collection of lines, ranging from renowned, iconic brands, to small, artisan-run companies specializing in residential and commercial interiors products.
We are elated to announce the arrival of Elizabeth Catherine Drake, the newborn daughter of our Kansas City showroom manager, Jennifer Drake, and her husband, Harrison!
Weighing in at 7lb 14 oz and measuring 19”, this little beauty joins her doting 2 ½-year-old big sis Jacqueline to create exciting girl times ahead in the Drake household.
Please join us in congratulating Jennifer and Harrison!
Our St. Louis showroom was featured in the newest edition of Ladue News! Read the full article below.
https://www.laduenews.com/home/kdr-designer-showrooms-provides-the-finest-in-outdoor-furnishing/article_08c601f6-0e21-11ef-9c0c-47cbb3b221e8.html
We are pleased to announce that Rebecca Crets has been promoted to Sales Manager Textiles & Wallcoverings. Rebecca will be overseeing sales and customer service for both St Louis and Kansas City, and will be reporting to Kara Wagoner, KDR, Vice President of Sales.
Rebecca began her career at KDR 7 years ago as a sales associate, and has been the supervisor of the textile and wallcovering department for the last 4 years. Rebecca’s passion, ambition and outstanding relationships with our customers and vendors make her the perfect choice to ensure continued excellence in the largest textile and wallcovering departments in the country. Please join us in congratulating Rebecca on her well-earned promotion!
For those of you who contributed to or followed the story of the KDR-sponsored Joye Adamson scholarship to two students at Johnson County Community College, we received this heartwarming thank you from Christi Estrada, one of the recipients. Our criteria for the school was to select students based on passion and need, and Christi was certainly an excellent choice. Passion, commitment and ambition, she will be a tremendous asset to a smart design firm one day.
I often speak of kindness, giving, and the impact of small gestures. The picture of this family and the note talking about the family's sacrifices for “mom” to chase her dream of becoming an interior designer, well, it doesn’t get any better. During this holiday season, take a step back and show some kindness. It can take you away from the chaotic anxiety we experience in today’s world.
Warm holiday wishes,
Kevin Kenney
Our interior design community is small, and from time to time there are people who dedicate their careers to the betterment and awareness of the positive impact interior design has on everyone’s lives, and helps enhance professionalism for our industry. Joye Adamson was one of those people.
Joye’s ownership of Designer’s Only and my ownership of KDR Designer Showrooms, made us competitors from the time I opened KDR on the infamous, tragic day of September 11, 2001.
For several years there was a lot of gossip and innuendo amongst the owners of showrooms in Kansas City. I was a St Louisan, even though I had lived in Kansas City for several years before starting KDR.
One day in 2009, I called Joye and asked her to meet me for lunch on my next visit to Kanas City. She agreed, and although rather suspicious, she soon lightened up when I lightheartedly told her I wanted her to get to know me first so she could decide in person if she didn’t like me!
At that lunch we forged a mutual respect as professionals and enjoyed getting together for breakfast, lunches, dinners, and events (with her husband Henry) over the years.
I was able to spend some nice quality time with Joye on a couple of KC visits once she retired.
To honor Joye, KDR is sponsoring a one-time memorial scholarship, that will be administered by Johnson County Community College Interior Design Department, financial aid/scholarship office.
It will go to an outstanding student, who is paying their own tuition and shows the passion for learning interior design just as Joye showed for her chosen profession.
KDR will be contributing a matching amount.
Please bring your donation to our Fall Market this Thursday, September 21, when we will remember Joye fondly.
Checks should be made out to KDR Joye Adamson Memorial Fund and can be dropped off to KDR Kansas City, or mailed to our St Louis office.
Sincerely,
Kevin Kenney
President/CEO
We are excited to announce that Kristy Nguyen has joined KDR Designer Showrooms, as an outside sales representative for the Architectural & Design – Contract Market! She will be calling on architects, specifiers, general contractors, hospitality, commercial design firms and other specialty categories in Missouri and Kansas.
Kristy lives in Overland Park, KS and is married with one adult daughter. She has an associate degree in interior design from Johnson County Community College, and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Kansas State University.
Many of you may remember Kristy, she was a top producer as the Fabricut Territory Manager covering St Louis and Kansas City for nine years. Kristy also has experience in interior design business management, sales and marketing.
Kristy is a great addition for the continuation of excellence our KDR sales team is known for.
Welcome to team KDR, Kristy!
Our St. Louis and Kansas City showrooms will be closing at 3 PM on Friday, September 1, and will reopen at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, September 5. Enjoy the long weekend! ☀️😎
Join us for our annual Fall Market on September 21 and September 28 for a day of design, catered lunch, grand prize giveaways, and more. Please register at kdrshowrooms.com/events
I am proud to announce the promotions of two very special women at KDR Designer Showrooms.
These two professionals are valued leaders and senior managers at KDR, but more importantly they are wives, mothers, daughters, aunts, and people many have chosen as friends, a balancing act they perform so well.
Brenda Goudey – Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer. Although Brenda has not been highly visible to our customers, Brenda has been my closest collaborator and business confidant for 22 ½ years. Brenda joined KDR shortly after I acquired MMI (Mayer Melnick Interiors.) With a bachelor’s degree in accounting and stellar experience in computer systems analysis, Brenda and I embarked on making KDR an admired, efficient, well-run company . If I could think it Brenda could solve it and together, we built tremendous processes, and systems, ensuring an ease of doing business with KDR for customers and vendors. Brenda also built unparalleled reporting allowing for exceptional sales and financial analytics to manage the business. Please join me in congratulating Brenda.
Kara Wagoner – Vice President Sales. Kara joined KDR 13 years ago as a fledgling sales associate in our St Louis fabric department after moving back to St Louis from Florida where she earned a degree in interior design. Our customers, vendors, and KDR employees quickly connected with Kara and as she became an expert on the products, she showed a passion for what she was doing and ability to lead team members. Kara became a supervisor of one the most extensive fabric and wallcovering departments of any showroom in the country. Over the last 7 years Kara has advanced to sales manager of fabrics and wallcoverings, to KDR sales manager. All KDR salespeople and our Kansas City showroom manager, Jennifer Drake, report to Kara. Kara is assuming more vendor relationship responsibilities and will be involved in business development to ensure KDR maintains great relationships with our valued partners and continues to be a respected leader. Please join me in congratulating Kara.
With continued leadership from Brenda and Kara, our younger team members will grow into leaders as well. The future is very bright for KDR!
Thank you for your continued support of KDR.
Kevin Kenney
President/CEO
We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! KDR Designer Showrooms, St Louis and Kansas City, has been honored at the annual sales meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with the award of “Fabricut Agent Showroom of the Year.” The Fabricut family of brands includes , , .harris.home, , and , known for design innovation, fashion leadership, and excellent stock position.
We are proud to be their partner and thank you for making KDR the #1 resource for your projects, that makes this recognition possible.
We had a special guest in St. Louis last week! Everyone say hello to our new Kansas City textile merchandiser, Caroline Lester ✨
KDR Designer Showrooms is excited to announce that MaterialWorks is now available in our St. Louis and Kansas City showrooms.
MaterialWorks has a heritage of weaving textiles in the foothills of North Carolina for over 100 years. They offer a wide selection of performance fabrics, most notably Insideout Performance Fabrics, as well as textures, prints and decorative trims. All of the MaterialWorks fabrics are are in-stock, ship within 2-3 days and have only a 1 yard order minimum.
Explore all that MaterialWorks has to offer at both KDR locations!
Come on Barbie, let’s go party! 👸🏼💞 feeling inspired by the upcoming Barbie movie, our fabulous showroom sales associate, Lillie, designed Barbie’s dream house using all KDR product. Are you as excited for this movie as we are?!
Featuring Cowtan & Tout, Fabricut, Manuel Canovas, Colefax and Fowler, Jane Churchill, Phillip Jeffries Ltd., Samuel & Sons, and STARK
Please join us in celebrating Deborah’s and Beka’s 5 year anniversary with KDR! Deborah and Beka are valued team members in the KDR St Louis fabric and wallcovering department.
Both reflect the professional but fun team spirit and great dedication to customer service. Thank you Deborah and Beka! You’re the best 🥳
Kansas City, Missouri–based designer Twyla Elmore of Bleu Grace Designs tells us how she got her biggest client from a lawn sign, how she’s learning not to downplay her value, and why she can’t overstate the benefits of slowing down.
The 50 States Project is a series of candid conversations with interior designers across the country about how they’ve built their businesses. This week, Ka...
All of us at KDR are wishing you a happy and safe Independence Day ❤️🇺🇸 Our showrooms will be closed until Wednesday, July 5.
We mean it when we say team work! 💪Terry, Dustin and Kevin are in Kansas City for a warehouse revamp before our showroom renovation starts soon!
At KDR we are proud to be known as a great partner to our valued vendors, so of course we are proud when the people who handle our business with them are recognized with prestigious awards. Recently two of our partner sales representatives were awarded "Sales Representative of the Year" at their company’s sales meetings! Please join us in recognizing and congratulating Denise Kirk of , pictured with Mike Luikey, Fabricut VP of Sales, and Jessica Wright of pictured with Parker Goss, Hickory Chair President.
CONGRATULATIONS Denise and Jessica! 🎉🥂
Shopping made easier! Our St. Louis trim room is now shoppable by color, brand, and collection 🤩
New arrivals from have just landed in our St. Louis showroom and they’re a hit ❤️🔥
A day worth celebrating! 💞 KDR and the Interior Design Center of St Louis were proud sponsors of the annual Pink Ribbon Good warrior walk this past Saturday at the Armory STL. Friends, family members, and the St. Louis community walked 100 miles in support and honor of the breast or gynecological cancer warrior in their life.
We were honored to have David Finer, CEO of Fabricut, Inc and their family of brands, that include, Vervain, S. Harris, Stroheim, Clarence House, and Trend, pay a visit to our St. Louis showroom. Our team was excited to listen and learn from one of the industry’s top executives, and one of our valued partners. Thanks David for spending the day with us!
Another successful trunk show in the books!
Our KDR team had the pleasure of attending the ADA awards on Tuesday night at ! Congratulations to all the honorees 🥂 We are proud to be part of the St. Louis interior design community❤️
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Please join us in congratulating our Window Covering Manager, Ashlee Morgan on 5 years with KDR!
Ashlee has made a great impact on this important department at KDR. Besides being an expert on everything from drapery hardware to shades and shutters, Ashlee provides outstanding leadership and infamous customer service.
We celebrate you, Ashlee!
Truly timeless down to every detail.
Design by featuring chair.
The timeless House Small Prints and Caspian collections have been designed to combine beautifully to create stylish, layered rooms.
A new way to shop! Say hello to our Phillip Jeffries wall where you can shop the latest and greatest new and iconic wallcovering collections from 👏🏼
The countdown to warm weather begins ☀️
Hot weather, cool pools, and a refreshing blue hue are shown here on timeless Calcutta Chaise, designed by John Caldwell in 1967 💙
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Don’t miss our spring furniture sales! Save on furniture, area rugs, and drapery hardware now through April 13. Explore our exclusive savings at the link in our bio. #kdrshowrooms #idcstl #stldesign #stlinteriors #kcdesign #kcinteriors #furnituresale #springsavings
Over a month ago we launched our 2022 holiday card campaign, focusing on our staff’s most cherished holiday memories. We hope you enjoyed hearing stories of shared family traditions, meaningful holiday gifts, and all the things that make the most magical time of the year memorable. Take a look at all of our staff features at the link in our bio. #kdrshowrooms #idcstl #stldesign #kcdesign #kcinteriors #stlinteriordesign #thisiskdr
KDR offers a vast selection of trade-only in-stock drapery hardware backed by 75+ years of experience from our window covering experts. Choose from our vast selection of styles, finishes, and materials all available with a quick turnaround time. Contact a window covering expert at the link in our bio for more details.
A new season is rushing in at KDR Designer Showrooms! Join @kimcaldwell_kdr for a Trunk Show on Thursday, September 9 from 9 am - 2 pm at KDR St. Louis. Browse the season’s new collections in fabrics, wallcoverings, trimmings, and more. You won’t want to miss it! Message Kim to RSVP. #kdrshowrooms #idcstl #stlevents #stlmo #stlinteriordesign #stldesign #stlouisinteriordesign #designerfabrics #upholsteryfabric #interiorfabrics #fabriclovers #instafabric #ilovefabric #wallcoverings #designerwallcoverings #luxurywallcoverings #wallpaperinspo
Ewa Hannifin, national sales manager for @zimmerandrohde_us, tells us the story of one of our favorite decorative fabrics, Lakeview. Depicting an idyllic landscape and a crane, the Asian symbol for happiness and longevity, the floating weft threads on the front emphasize the elaborate, hand-crafted technique, resulting in the vivid highlight of the motif. This is a textile masterpiece with impressive artistic expression. Special attention was given to the fabric reverse, the perfect balance of textile craftsmanship and technological innovation. Every landscape tells a story.
It takes a team of talented individuals to create the full showroom experience at High Point Market. During our recent trip to Market, we captured this behind-the-scene look as a showroom merchandising specialist swiftly worked to reset a sofa display after an appointment. This process can be repeated hundreds of times over the course a few days. The attention to detail and their precise, well-ordered movements had us in awe. Want to see more from High Point Market? Visit the link in our bio.
Layers of bold, organic brushstrokes make a statement on your walls in @phillipjeffriesltd Collage collection. #wallpaper #wallcoverings #designerwallcoverings #luxurywallcoverings #wallcovering #wallpaperinspo #kdrshowrooms #idcstl
Watch as KDR furniture sales supervisor, Danielle DeNure, demonstrates the @americanleather Olson Sleeper Sofa. The Comfort Sleeper® is the most versatile and comfortable sleeper sofa available. With 15-styles available, from transitional to modern sleeper sofas and sectionals, you’re sure to find the best centerpiece to your living room.
Our Outdoor Furniture Clearance Event starts NOW! Enjoy 75% off select groups of outdoor furnishings across our St. Louis and Kansas City showrooms. Visit your local showroom or speak to a sales associate at the link in our bio for more information. #kdrshowrooms #thisiskdr #glosterfurniture #brownjordan #tommybahamaoutdoor #tommybahama #outdoorfurniture #outdoordesign #outdoordecor #patiodesign #stlouisinteriordesign #kcinteriors
Join @clarencehousetextiles via Zoom on Thursday, February 25, to celebrate their 60th anniversary! In 1961, Robin Roberts founded Clarence House on the premise that uncompromising artistry and forward-thinking technology could combine and make magic. To commemorate this anniversary and kick off the celebratory Design a Decade Program, Clarence House invites you to join interior designer, and Veranda Contributing Editor, Joy Moyler as she discusses the heritage of the brand in context of its first decade with Kazumi Yashida of Clarence House and designer Rayman Boozer, who lent his talents to the first mood board to celebrate the 60’s. Register by visiting http://bit.ly/clarence-house-zoom
It only happens twice a year! Act fast to take advantage of the exclusive savings on your favorite brands including furniture, area rugs and outdoor. Shop exclusive savings at KDR. For a list of sale events by brand, visit the link in our bio.
Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can’t lose❤️ 🏈 Our Kansas City showroom team is cheering on the Chiefs this weekend! Who are you rooting for? #kcdesign #kcchiefs #superbowlbound #kdrshowrooms
KDR offers in-stock drapery hardware available the same day, as well as custom drapery hardware. Hand traversing, corded, motorized and basic hardware, KDR has 30 years of expertise! Offering leading trade-only manufacturers of custom shades, blinds and shutters, KDR is your complete single source for your window covering needs. Can't visit in person — our staff can assist with selections and get samples out to you. Click the link in our bio for expert service with window coverings.
Watch as artisans lay and arrange each petal by hand to create the beautiful Lilies wallcovering collection from Phillip Jeffries Ltd.
Get your patio summer ready! Shop our outdoor furniture collections today at http://bit.ly/KDR-Outdoor-Products
An artistic, watercolor inspired collection, Blur, is a digitally printed wallcovering on variety of natural grounds; available in 7 colorways from Phillip Jeffries Ltd.
Watch the making of the new Outline collection from Mark Alexander; a group of specialist cut and uncut velvets with elegant designs that allude to Modernist simplicity.
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For more than 25 years, KDR Designer Showrooms has been the leading resource for fine furnishings, fabrics, wallcoverings, lighting and window covering products from manufacturers dedicated to excellence in luxury interior furnishings products. With locations in St. Louis, Kansas City and Minneapolis, KDR Designer Showrooms delivers the world of interiors to the doorsteps of designers, architects and homeowners. Keeping your standards and style in mind, we’ve carefully selected a collection of lines, ranging from renowned, iconic brands, to small, artisan-run companies.
As a design professional, or a homeowner with a keen eye and enthusiasm to match, your passion for interiors is one that we share. Our sales associates are eager to help with every step of the process, from selection and sampling to shipping. Representing over 150 lines, we have the furniture, fabric, window coverings and drapery hardware you’re searching for—it’s your vision, and it’s our pleasure. Let us know how we can help.
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