Wealthy still renovating homes

Opulent home renovations are still happening, albeit quietly, even as many consumers scale back purchases. Upscale British interior, kitchen and furniture designer Clive Christian opened a 7,500-square-foot showroom at 150 East 58th Street at the end of May, and the showroom has already generated $5 million in sales, $2 million more than the company’s previous showroom at 1020 Madison Avenue generated in all of 2008. “We are removed” from the recession, said Robert Hughes, who is in charge of Clive Christian’s global business development. “We’re not dealing with people whose portfolios have been affected.”

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