Home Textiles Today - October 2, 2006

High Point, N.C. — Interior designer Libby Langdon will speak on “Courting Convertible Consumers: Maxing Out the Small Space Market,” at the High Point Market. Langdon, often on the “Small Space, Big Style” HGTV series, owns and operates design firm Libby Interiors.

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