EXHIBIT 32



Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Public Company

Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act Of 2002



On February 17, 2005, Design Within Reach, Inc. filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005 (the Form 10-K) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the following certifications are being made to accompany the Form 10-K:



Certification of Chief Executive Officer



Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Design Within Reach, Inc. (the
Company) hereby certifies, to such officers knowledge, that:



(i) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005 (the Report) fully complies with
the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and



(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company.



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|Dated: February 17, 2005 |  | /s/    WAYNE
BADOVINUS                               
|                         |  | Wayne Badovinus President and Chief Executive Officer



The foregoing
certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into
any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.



Certification of Chief Financial Officer



Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Design Within Reach, Inc. (the
Company) hereby certifies, to such officers knowledge, that:



(i) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended January 1, 2005 (the Report) fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and



(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company.



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|Dated: February 17, 2005 |  | /s/    DAVID
BARNARD                 
|                         |  | David Barnard Chief Financial Officer



The foregoing
certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into
any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.