X0202 4 2004-05-03 0 0000027613 DECORATOR INDUSTRIES INC DII 0001105838 ROBOTTI ROBERT 0 0 1 0 Common Stock, Par Value $0.20 Per Share 2004-05-03 4 P 0 3000 7.9 A 424163 I See Footnote Common Stock, Par Value $0.20 Per Share 2004-05-04 4 P 0 3000 7.8167 A 427163 I See Footnote This amount includes 297,080 shares of the Common Stock, Par Value $0.20 per share (the "Common Stock"), directly owned by the discretionary accounts of Robotti & Company, LLC ("Robotti & Company"), a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), and by the advisory clients of Robotti & Company Advisors, LLC ("Robotti & Company Advisors"), an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and beneficially owned by its discretionary brokerage customers and advisory clients. Since Robert Robotti's ("Robotti") last Form 4 filing dated March 16, 2004, 6,600 shares of the Common Stock was transferred out of Robotti & Company Advisors due to the termination of the advisory client's accounts and is being reported to reflect the change in the total number of shares that is under the investment discretion of Robotti & Company and Robotti & Company Advisors. This amount includes 122,318 shares of the Common Stock directly owned by The Ravenswood Investment Company, L.P. ("RIC") and beneficially owned by its partners. This amount includes 4,765 shares of the Common Stock directly owned by Mr. Robotti and is held in his brokerage account. Mr. Robotti claims beneficial ownership of such securities. This amount includes 300,080 shares of the Common Stock directly owned by the discretionary accounts of Robotti & Company and by the advisory clients of Robotti & Company Advisors and beneficially owned by its discretionary brokerage customers and advisory clients. Mr. Robotti may be deemed to beneficially own (solely for the purpose of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Exchange Act) the securities set forth in footnotes (1), (2), (3) and (4) above through his proportionate ownership of Robotti & Company and Robotti & Company Advisors, by virtue of the investment discretion Robotti & Company and Robotti & Company Advisors has over the accounts of its brokerage customers and advisory clients, and as managing member of Ravenswood Management Company, L.L.C. which serves as the general partner of RIC. Mr. Robotti disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. /s/ Robert E. Robotti 2004-05-05