Our showrooms at the Washington Design Center are concerned about the ongoing pandemic and want to keep all visitors safe. Please observe all social distancing signs, wear a mask when visiting the showroom and make use of hand-sanitizer available in the showrooms. Restrooms are located on each floor by the elevator banks if you need to wash your hands.
As we are notified by showrooms, we will update the list below.
Our showrooms at the Washington Design Center are concerned about the ongoing pandemic and want to keep all visitors safe. Please observe all social distancing signs, wear a mask when visiting the showroom and make use of hand-sanitizer available in the showrooms. Restrooms are located on each floor by the elevator banks if you need to wash your hands.
Below is a list of showrooms open for normal hours and also available only by appointment. If you are visiting a showroom without an appointment, please be aware of other visitors who may already be in the showroom. We are excited for some of our new showrooms to open so please be mindful of any showroom construction.
We are thrilled to have you back visiting our showrooms at the Washington Design Center soon!
With DC’s ordinance of Phase One, we will be in transition the week of June 1st and possibly June 8th.
Once Phase Two is announced, we will be fully open.
We are happy to support you remotely until then or contact showrooms for private appointments.
Please be mindful of the following restrictions so we can keep everyone healthy
Help us keep the DC design community healthy and growing in business and great taste!
Please note the Washington Design Center is closed on Wednesday, December 25th, 2019 and Wednesday, January 1st, 2020. No showrooms are open on these days. Special holiday hours for the Washington Design Center showrooms are listed below. As always, if you plan to visit any showrooms at the Washington Design Center during holiday hours it is recommended you confirm the showrooms hours directly before coming out for your visit as holiday hours are subject to change without notice.
Everyone at the Washington Design Center wishes you a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year. The showroom directory has a list of contact information including phone numbers and email if you need to reach specific showrooms. Parking and directions are here.
It has been a busy summer at the Washington Design Center and a few of our showrooms are closing early ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend. Please note all showrooms and the Washington Design Center building are closed on Monday, September 3rd, 2018. If you are planning to visit a showroom on the Friday prior, please check with showrooms to see if they will be open. As of now, the following list includes all showrooms closing early. If they are not listed, they are most likely open regular posted hours for Friday, but we do recommend contacting the showrooms directly you may plan to visit in case of last minute changes.
Showroom Name |
Closing Time on Friday |
Century | 1:00 PM |
Cowtan & Tout | 2:00 PM |
DEDON | 1:00 PM |
Doris Leslie Blau | 1:00 PM |
Duralee | 3:30 PM |
Hines & Co | CLOSED |
Holland & Sherry | 1:00 PM |
Holly Hunt | 2:00 PM |
Kravet | 1:00 PM |
Michael-Cleary | 1:00 PM |
Osborne & Little | 1:00 PM |
Quadrille | 1:00 PM |
Robert Allen | 3:30 PM |
Schumacher | 1:00 PM |
Stark | 4:00 PM |
The Washington Design Center is located in the Franklin Court Buliding at 1099 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005. The Washington Design Center contains 23 independtly owned interior design showrooms for the trade.
Washington Design Center showrooms will be closed on December 25th, 2017 and January 1st, 2018. Image of holiday table by Timothy D. Albrecht of Consider It Done in the Doris Leslie Blau showroom.
Be sure you contact any showrooms in the Washington Design Center you plan to visit from now until after the new year.
WHEN: Monday, October 12th, 2015
Columbus Day marks the anniversary of the discovery of our great nation. For many in the DC area, this marks a long weekend, but at the #WDCDesign Center we are all working hard and are open during regular showroom hours all day Monday, October 12th. At this time, there are no showrooms scheduled for closure on Columbus Day and designers are welcome to visit during regular business hours.
For those of you who observing the holiday, we wish you a safe and wonderful Columbus Day.
If you have any questions regarding an individual showroom you plan to visit on Monday, please contact that showroom directly.