@Lizzie
Many peope at the interior design show said that they would still go to Ikea after the show. In other words, they came to the show just to get some ideas, and they would still stick to Ikea.
This makes a great deal of sense. Things displayed at the show were super expensive. A Murphy bed that I was interested in (thinking about Airbnb) would cost $5,000, plus installation. That stove was about $7,000.
The thing is that nowadays no one is sure if he or she will be living in the property they own permanently, and so no one wants to invest too much on interior design. I almost ordered a laser built-in acquarium (see below) to make my place look like Avatar, but considering the installation would require tearing down a drywall, I gave up.