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Cherie Rose
The name Cherie Rose is synonymous with opulent and eclectic designs. Her distinctive furniture, exotic silk bedding, and sassy designs represent high style and elegant living. A devoted mother of four, Cherie began her career as a paperhanging contractor in 1982. Her first store, Hang-ups, offered wallpaper, flooring, and window treatments. After achieving her General Contracting License in 1985, she further developed the business to include interior design. She has been a licensed certified interior designer since the inception of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) exam in 1991.
The Rose Collection emerged in 1991 with its first location in the Willow Glen area of San Jose and expanded to include a stunning array of furniture |
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that showcased endless combinations of styles, materials, finishes and upholstery selections. In 1996, after a devastating fire consumed the store, The Rose Collection reopened in its' current Los Gatos location.
In April 2003, Cherie single handedly created "The Cherie Rose Collection” and in January 2004 the wholesale division of The Cherie Rose Collection was introduced to the western United States at the San Francisco Furniture Market. She had her international debut in High Point, North Carolina, at the April 2004 International Home Furnishings Market where she received her industry's highest award, the National Home Furnishings Association Retailer of the Year 2004. This prestigious award recognizes Cherie's outstanding contributions to the home furnishing industry, her community involvement and substantial business achievements.
Cherie is currently developing her fall silk bedding collection and will premier her coordinate lingerie at a fashion bedding show to be held September 28, 2006 at La Hacienda Inn, in Los Gatos, CA.
The development of Cherie's first book, Sex and Silk, is currently underway and will feature client's bedrooms designed by Cherie Rose using her silk fabrics to enhance their life of romance.
Cherie has received numerous design awards from the Interior Design Society (IDS) including; Outstanding Lifetime Achievement, Best Silicon Valley Lifestyle Design and 1st place in the category of Best Bonus Room Design. In addition, she has been featured in many local and national publications.
Cherie is past President for the Western Home Furniture Association (WHFA) and currently on the Executive board of the National Home Furnishing Association. (NHFA). Cherie is a Professional Member of American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and Interior Design Society (IDS), the design industry’s highest level of certification for an Interior Designer.
The name Cherie Rose is synonymous with opulent and eclectic designs. Her distinctive furniture, exotic Thai silk bedding, and sassy designs represent high style and elegant living. A devoted mother of four, Cherie began her career as a paperhanging contractor in 1982. Her first store, Hang-ups, offered wallpaper, flooring, and window treatments. After achieving her General Contracting License in 1985, she further developed the business to include interior design. She became a Certified Interior Designer in 1990.
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