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	May 10, 2005 Home Décor Products Names C. Parkhill Mays Chief Financial Officer EDISON, NJ - May 10, 2005 - Home Décor Products, Inc., a leading online retailer of home improvement products, announced today the appointment of C. Parkhill Mays as its chief financial officer. Mays brings to Home Décor Products 18 years of financial operations, management and M&A experience in the technology, outsourcing and professional services industries. Mays had most recently been a founding partner of Palisades Advisors, LLC, where he focused on the restoration of popular consumer brands such as Rheingold Beer and other projects in the financial services area. “We are very pleased to have C. Parkhill Mays join Home Décor Products as chief financial officer,” said Mike Golden, president and CEO of Home Décor Products. “Parkhill’s extensive experience in capitalizing small and middle-market companies, as well as his expertise with M&A and business strategy, will be a tremendous asset as our company continues its strong growth. I have had a professional relationship with Parkhill for six years, which gives me added assurance that he is the right fit for our management team.” “I am very excited about joining a company with such an impressive track record of growth coupled with tremendous market opportunity going forward,” said Mays. “Home Décor Products has a compelling business strategy for the still-emerging online retail market, and I look forward to helping grow and establish Home Décor Products and its branded websites as e-commerce leaders.” Mays’ extensive background in driving strategic financial and M&A strategy includes senior executive management positions at IKON Office Solutions, Change Technology Partners and Palisades Advisors, LLC. Mays began his career at Arthur Andersen & Co. before moving to IKON Office Solutions, where he held a number of positions of increasing responsibility. After that, he joined Iguana Studios as CFO, where he guided the company through an acquisition by Change Technology Partners. Mays holds a B.S. in accounting and business administration from Washington & Lee University and lives in Freehold, New Jersey. About Home Décor Products, Inc. Home Décor Products, Inc. is a leading online retailer of home improvement products, which operates four websites focusing on different segments of that market. Those websites are: HomeClick.com, AbsoluteHome.com, Barbecues.com and KnobsandThings.com. HomeClick.com is an authorized dealer offering more than 200 luxury branded kitchen, bath, hardware, lighting, tableware, fireplace, outdoor and home décor products at competitive prices. HomeClick.com offers all of its brands, which include Toto, Jado, Herbeau, Lenox, Waterford, Versace, Quoizel, Schonbeck, and more, at competitive prices. AbsoluteHome.com targets the mass market for home goods with its catchphrase "Absolutely Everything for the home at the Absolute Best Price" and features brands such as American Standard, Delta, Moen and Seagull Lighting. Barbecues.com is the definitive source of products for the outdoor entertaining enthusiast, and KnobsandThings.com offers decorative hardware for the home that covers a broad range of price and style. Home Décor Products, Inc. also sells its products in the B2B market, operating a Professional Partnership Program comprised of more than 5,000 architects, designers, general contractors and builders. HomeClick.com and AbsoluteHome.com are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Home Decor Products, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. MEDIA CONTACTS Megan McDonnell/John Flanagan mmcdonnell@icrinc.com/john.flanagan@icrinc.com 203.682.8200