Design Within Reach Files for Extension of 10-K and Reschedules Fourth Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call to March 30.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Design Within Reach, Inc. (Nasdaq:DWRI) today announced that it will file an extension notification with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its Annual Report on Form 10-K until March 31, 2006. The extension will allow the Company additional time to complete its year-end closing process with a new information system, achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and allow their independent auditors time to complete their work.

As a result, Design Within Reach has rescheduled its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005 earnings release and conference call to Thursday, March 30 from March 16. Participating in the call will be Tara Poseley, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ken La Honta, Chief Financial Officer.

The conference call is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. Pacific (4:30 p.m. Eastern) on March 30, 2006 and will be broadcast live over the Internet. This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at Design Within Reach's website at http://www.dwr.com and will be archived online within one hour of the completion of the conference call.

About Design Within Reach, Inc.

Design Within Reach, Inc., founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Francisco, is an integrated multi-channel provider of distinctive modern design furnishings and accessories. The Company markets and sells its products to both residential and commercial customers nationwide through the DWR catalog, studios, website and direct sales force, and a single common "in stock and ready to ship" inventory.

This press release includes forward-looking statements, including statements related to anticipated revenues, expenses, earnings, operating cash flows, the outlook for Design Within Reach's markets and the demand for its products. Factors that could cause Design Within Reach's actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements including the following: if we are unable to continue to increase our net sales while reducing our promotional discounts, our profitability may be impaired; if we fail to offer merchandise that our customers find attractive, the demand for our products may be limited; we do not have long-term vendor contracts and as a result we may not have continued or exclusive access to products that we sell; our business depends, in part, on factors affecting consumer spending that are not within our control; our business will be harmed if we are unable to implement our growth strategy successfully; the expansion of our studio operations could result in increased expenses with no guarantee of increased earnings; if we do not manage our inventory levels successfully, our operating results will be adversely affected; we depend on domestic and foreign vendors, some of which are our competitors, for timely and effective sourcing of our merchandise; declines in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies could adversely affect our operating results; and we face intense competition and if we are unable to compete effectively, we may not be able to maintain profitability. Please refer to our reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our latest 10-K filing, for a further discussion of these risks and uncertainties. We also caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

"Design Within Reach" is a registered trademark of Design Within Reach, Inc.