Kristi Hopper of Kristi Hopper Designs in Lewisville has 25 years in the industry.

Getting specialty items from all around the world has not been easy lately.

“It’s been a little weird,” Hopper said as she described the past year of tariffs. “I think that’s the term that I hear the most when I’m talking to other people in the industry. It’s just weird. We kind of don’t know what to expect.”

The newly announced tariffs of 50% on cabinets and 30% on upholstered furniture could affect her and her clients.

“Some of our manufacturers make things in Vietnam and China and all over the world, Italy,” Hopper said. “So, is it all going to get 30%? What if it’s made in America? So, the fabric is going to be tariffed on 30%, that’s coming from, maybe, India. I don’t know what that means.”

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