Press Room
Artful Décor has been mentioned in a number of articles. You can read some of these articles below.
An excerpt from the Star Tribune - Aug 1, 2005.
...Started five years ago, Artful Decor now has 35 sales reps in the Twin Cities area and recently expanded to Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.
Prices for framed canvasses range from $69 to $1,200; Stephanie Weber said the average customer sale is about $240, and the average customer makes two purchases a year. The company's annual sales are in the high six figures, Steven Weber said.
Top sales reps can make up to $40,000 a year for doing 100 three-hour shows a year, or about two a week, the couple said. The Direct Selling Association says about 80 percent of direct-sales reps are women, and two-thirds have education beyond high school. For most of them, it's a part-time or second job-85 percent of direct-sales reps said they spend less than 30 hours a week on it...
An excerpt from the Woodbury Magazine - January 2006.
There's a new product based party craze and it goes beyond kitchen gadgets and scented candles.
...she had the option of going to an art party or a clothing party and the art seemed a little more unique.
... "No two shows are alike, and there's no pressure to buy; it's just a social time," says Gossman, ...
...Parties range in size from eight to twelve people on average. she shows approximately 80 unique paintings at each showing.
..."You're not going to see the same art in someone else's home."
This originality is what attracted Angel Uddin, who has a background in art and graphic design, and now she's attended upwards of 10 shows. "I'm a shopoholic," the seven-year Woodbury resident says. "Eventually you run out of handbags and shoes to buy."
Uddin and her daughter Brittany moved into their home 3 years ago and found they had too many blank walls. "I attended the first show for the social activity" Uddin says "and found such a diverse offering. I was pretty much able to cover every room in my house."
