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Going into business is very hard. A kiosk is a great way to start.
Do you have a BUSINESS OR MARKETING PLAN??
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Good luck, LUCKIEST

Contemporary home accessories is certainly a specialty retail business, which means your store is a destination, driven by advertising. Since you already have a kiosk, I would stick to it until your client base in large enough to support your own brick and mortar store.

Once your client base is sufficient to support your own location, look for simple things like easy to get in / get out, and your store is visible from the street coming from BOTH directions.

With your current kiosk, be sure and have customers sign up on an email list, but don't present it that way! Don't have a clip board that says "join our email list," use individual cards and have a free drawing of an item once a month for those that signed up. This way, you can continue to market your prior customer base, and get referrals.

As far as capturing your condo target market, you should be able to purchase a list of recent home/condo purchasers within a specific zip code. Send them an invitation to your kiosk with an incentive for coming (discount, free gift, etc.) and have them sign up on your email list, too.
Good luck,
Cliff

Have you contacted any local interior designers?