Creating that perfect and personalized look of the highest quality is important to Fitzpatrick. She travels to Toronto each January to attend the Gift + Home Market show to see what’s trending for the year. “We are able to actually see and feel the fabrics,” she says. “We are always looking for products that are the best quality for the best prices. We challenge ourselves to find unique items that our customers will love and want to purchase.” With an impressive inventory of bedding, curtains, home decor, blinds, and custom window treatments, a number of options are available for every room of the house that needs a redo. Window treatments, including customized blinds, have been a popular request from customers over the years. “We have a large showcase of window blinds, and a vast amount of samples to choose from,” says Fitzpatrick. Her top-selling window treatments include “elegant” Lightweaves roller shades and solar shades. “These add sophisticated flair to any room,” she says, noting that Second Glance Interiors also holds window treatment consultations in-store “The Rural Action Centre has many great workshops pertaining to my business, such as the Successful Marketing Workshop and Successful Business Basics."
or at home, depending on a customer’s specific needs. “We also allow our clients to keep their favourite samples for a few days, just to be certain they see how it may look at night and during the light of day.” Even though owning a small business has been tough at times, Fitzpatrick says that having the Rural Action Centre (RAC) just down the street has been a tremendous help. “The Rural Action Centre has many great workshops pertaining to my business, such as the Successful Marketing Workshop and Successful Business Basics. All the information they provide helps business owners such as myself better understand the fundamental basics that are required to run a successful business.” Fitzpatrick adds, “Marketing has never been a strong suit for me, so having the RAC to help by providing workshops or answering any questions or concerns is a great asset.” While being a small business owner has its ups and downs, Fitzpatrick says she wouldn’t trade her job for the world. “As I get older, I realize just how important it is that you love what you do, and do what you love. This, to me, is the true measure of success.”
“W e all strive to have our home be our to destress and relax after a long, hectic day. And I take great pride in helping my customers turn their ideas into reality.” Fitzpatrick first started with Second Glance Interiors as a full-time employee almost twenty-five years ago before being promoted to manager. She took over the business in 2013, and says what she loves most about her job is “the ability to facilitate and help my customers, by listening to their ideas of how they want their space to look, and the style that best represents their personality and taste.” sanctuary,” she says. “A space that allows us
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