North America ’s largest home furnishing franchise announces affiliation with Certified Interior Decorators.

Over 500 INTERIORS by Decorating Den, professionally trained interior decorators are now eligible for CID certification, making this organization the largest single group of interior decorators to have this additional professional designation.

“For over 37 years we have adhered to the very highest of educational standards,” states IDD President Jim Bugg, Jr. “Our franchisees do incredible transformations in the home. For many of our decorators, becoming credentialed is another step to accelerate their successful career paths”.

“We know that our affiliation with C.I.D. will definitely be an asset to our talented group of decorators”, says Director of Training and Education Melanie Jakab. “We look forward to providing our Franchise system with this additional level of testing and certification”.

Certified Interior Decorators International, which celebrates it’s tenth anniversary in 2007 has the distinction of being the only association in the U.S. that offers professional certification for interior decorators. The organization was established by its president Ron Renner, a founding member of ASID. Mr. Renner stated that “C.I.D. International is happy to welcome the business owners of INTERIORS by Decorating Den as professional members. Based upon our review of the IDD program, we were pleased to approve the program as C.I.D. accredited which qualifies their franchisees to take our exam. We believe that IDD members will have a double impact on the consumer by having the added credibility of both organizations.”

Franchising is the perfect vehicle for offering a service where trust and consistency are important. By offering a comprehensive training programs and a consistent base of high quality suppliers and manufacturers, the franchisor can assure the end customers will receive a known rather than gambling with a non-franchised business.

INTERIORS by Decorating Den is the world’s largest franchisor of interior decorating services. Their trained professionals come to the client’s home by appointment bringing thousands of high quality samples of Window Treatments, Wallcoverings, Furniture, Lighting, Artwork, Accessories and more. Their franchisees have been featured on HGTV and countless decorating magazines. Visit “The World’s most Exciting Website for the Home ™ at www.decoratingden.com to view their before and after gallery - or to get more information or call 1-800-DEC-DENS.