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" When Bruce Tilley began making plans to open a high-end furniture consignment store in Manhattan, he tried to check out the competition. He found none. &amp;quot;I kept looking,&amp;quot; he says, &amp;quot;because I figured I was missing something.&amp;quot; His hunch that he&amp;#039;d discovered an untapped market paid off last December, when he opened Decor NYC. One early consignor was a decorator who&amp;#039;d been paying hundreds of dollars per month to store 20 pieces purchased for clients who deemed the items too big, too small, or otherwise inappropriate. Another customer had downsized apartments; she needed to get rid of some things and find new ones to complement the furniture she&amp;#039;d kept. &amp;quot;People get promotions, they lose jobs, they get married, get divorced, move to bigger apartments, move to smaller apartments\u2014it&amp;#039;s never-ending,&amp;quot; says Tilley. Click here to see the gallery for &amp;quot;Chapter Two.&amp;quot;  Storage space is elusive in Manhattan, but the basement below the 6,000-square-foot store allows Tilley to keep the showroom airy and uncluttered. Dramatic tableaux highlight such standout pieces as a 19th-century Biedermeier table and a seven-foot, red-patent-leather sofa. Other recent finds include a 1950s Harvey Probber daybed and Lucite chairs covered in a Missoni fabric. (The store gives consignors 50 percent of the sale price.) In addition to the furniture, Tilley is working with former art dealer Pamela Auchincloss to offer a selection of artworks, both consigned by owners and sold directly by artists. &amp;quot;Many people who collect art, their taste grows, just as it does with furnishings,&amp;quot; says Auchincloss. &amp;quot;The store functions as an entry-level buying opportunity for someone not ready to buy in a gallery.&amp;quot; And while the striking sofas and tables in the windows get people into the store, what&amp;#039;s on the walls may open their eyes to even greater decorating possibilities. &amp;quot;They come in to browse the furniture,&amp;quot; says Auchincloss, &amp;quot;and walk out with art instead.&amp;quot; Click here to see the gallery for &amp;quot;Chapter Two.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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