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PARIS - Deciding whether to go look at fabrics displayed as a part of a model living room or a booth that focuses on showing only a single piece of fabric in an array of colors, may not sound like an important decision to the average person, but this is a crucial decision for home interior professionals who are dedicated to finding harmony in the items put in one space and knowing what the top trends in lighting design and upholstery are for the sake of their clients.

This type of decision-making is crucial and critical for new and returning visitors to Maison & Objet Paris, one of the largest global expositions on home decor and interior design items for any space, including home, retail shops, hotels, galleries and museums, offices and public buildings.

It is surely necessary to have a game plan ready before jumping in the maze that is this massive event. The size of the convention and the countless items it introduced throughout the five days of the event can be overwhelming. Unless you have a plan of what to do at the Paris event, which attracts about 70,000 visitors each year, feeling lost in the flood of small and big interior items at Paris Nord Villepinte is very easy, especially if you are swimming among items shown by the more than 3,000 brands from around the world exhibiting their products in a space that’s about 30 percent larger than the largest exhibition hall in Coex, southern Seoul.