BIRMINGHAM, Ala., October 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Here we go Monday, October 21shopping downtown Birmingham, Alabama it will be much more fun and colorful. It’s the day leading furniture design retailer, Ballard Designs, opens its first Alabama location in of Birmingham the historic Hardwick Building.
To the president of Ballard Designs, Karen Mooneyopening day can’t come soon enough.
“Our beautiful new store will be a playground for home decorators,” Mooney promises. “Very soon, Birmingham will have an exciting source for home decor as vibrant and colorful as the murals that help make the center a magnet for art and design lovers.”
Located along the popular Rotary Trail, Ballard’s newest location will occupy the street level of the renovated Hardwick Building with restaurants and other businesses filling the remaining floors and spaces. As a bonus, Ballard will also design and furnish the building’s common entrance to serve as a waiting area for restaurant patrons. The area where the store is located has many antique and local furniture stores, along with architecture and design firms that complement the brand’s offerings. Ballard has plans for cross-branded events with several of the of Birmingham design-oriented businesses including decoration How-To collaboration with Flower Magazine on November 21.
“With so many great places to walk, eat and shop nearby, we hope our newest store and the Hardwick building will become a community hub where local residents and visitors Birmingham come shop, dream a little and just have fun,” Karen Mooney adds.
In the new Ballard Designs space, guests will view beautifully decorated room vignettes filled with the brand’s exclusive living and dining furniture, lighting, rugs, bedding and home decor. The range and color palette will be carefully selected to appeal to first-time home owners, smaller and professionals working and living in the city centre.
Decorators will also find a fully staffed design center where they can try on hundreds of fabrics in the latest fashion hues and schedule a complimentary design service appointment with one of Ballard’s expert design consultants.
About Ballard Designs
Since 1982 Ballard Designs® offers a unique arrangement of home furnishings and decor from all periods and origins. Its designers travel the world for inspiration, translating the latest trends in fashion, color and style into finely crafted proprietary products. Ballard Designs is part of Qurate Retail Group℠, which includes QVC®HSN®Frontgate®Pomegranate Hill® and Grandin Road®.
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