Using Your Own Card for Client Purchases: What Interior Designers Should Consider
Thinking about running client purchases through your own credit card? Here’s how designers structure invoicing,…
Electrical Scope of Work: What Actually Belongs to the Interior Designer?
GCs are asking designers to spec every outlet and switch. Here’s how to define electrical…
Specification Without Procurement: How Should Interior Designers Charge?
When a builder buys and you specify, your labor still needs a price tag. Here’s…
Vendor Invoices: Do Your Interior Design Clients Have a Right to See Them?
Clients sometimes ask to see vendor invoices behind resold furnishings. Here’s why vendor invoice confidentiality…
Post-Project Debriefs: Why Every Designer Should Sit Down With Their GC
Learn why a structured post-project debrief with your GC protects profitability, sharpens your process, and…
Discontinued, Backordered, Now What? How Interior Designers Keep Projects Moving
Discontinued and backordered products aren’t rare, they’re routine. Here’s how working designers build sourcing systems…
Late Vendor Invoices: How to Stop Them From Costing You Money
Late vendor invoices can turn a closed project into an awkward client conversation. Here’s how…
Communicating Your Value: How Interior Designers Get Clients to See Beyond the Pretty
Learn how interior designers explain their value to skeptical clients using process, brand proof, and…
Signature Design Details: When to Bill vs. Absorb the Cost
Signature design details charm clients, but not every one is free to give away. Here’s…
Interior Design Membership Communities: Finding the Right Fit for Your Firm
ASID, IIDA, IDS, NKBA, IFDA, and IDC serve different designers. Compare what each membership community…
Video Marketing for Interior Designers: Does It Drive Results?
Interior designers are split on short-form video. See how successful firms build a repeatable video…
Instagram for Interior Designers: Does It Actually Bring in Clients?
Interior designers weigh in on whether Instagram actually produces clients, and how to decide where…