Karen R. Raby of Sweetwater, resident and designer for Celebrating Home, recently attended the company's Rally 2009 conference, Aug. 13-15 in Nashville.

"The most beneficial attributes to the Rally included the camaraderie among designers, the educational training sessions and the informative workshops. I was able to learn interesting tactics other designers are using with their businesses, about the strong direction the company is taking and was informed of new decorating and entertaining trends in the industry," Raby said.