I was over at the Mart last week to moderate a panel on wallcoverings hosted by Schumacher and stumbled on to a new permanent sample sale room on the 15th floor. About a dozen showrooms, including Henredon, Hickory Chair, DeAurora, Kenneth Ludwig, Ebel, Atelier Lapchi, Peterson Picture, and Pearson, have rugs, art, lamps, furniture, and accessories here at deep discounts (I spied a large framed photo for $100). Bring a designer with you; this sample sale room, like the showrooms on the upper levels of the Mart, are not open to the public.

—JAN PARR