When a stressed client demands your receiver’s name, the real problem is trust. Designers share how they handle it and protect their vendor relationships.
Sharing Receiver Information With Clients: Best Practice or Bad Idea? Read More »
When a GC blames the designer for delays or budget overruns, the outcome hinges on documentation and client communication. Here’s how working designers handle it.
When a General Contractor Blames the Designer: How to Protect Your Reputation Read More »
Wondering when to get an EIN as an interior designer? Here’s how registering early unlocks trade pricing, protects your liability, and builds vendor trust.
EIN for Interior Designers: When to Register Your Business Read More »
Independent designers share how they handle client furniture sit tests without showroom access, from intake questions and trade visits to studio setups and custom builds.
Furniture Sit Tests: How Designers Handle Them Without a Showroom Read More »
When you fire a client, what deliverables do you hand over? Interior designers share their close-out policies, sample rules, and legal protections.
Firing a Client: What Should Be Included at Project Close-Out? Read More »
How interior designers structure client deposits affects cash flow, vendor payments, and project security. See what the IDC community actually charges at signing.
Interior Design Deposit: What Professionals Actually Charge at Signing Read More »
Which items should never go to a receiver? Interior designers share how they route wallpaper, bedding, accessories, and more to protect margins and control install day.
What NOT to Send to a Receiver: Interior Designers Share Their Logistics Rules Read More »
Learn the installation policies interior designers use to require a CO, deep cleaning, and trades-out before any furnishings installation begins.
Preventing Chaotic Furnishings Installs: What Successful Designers Do Differently Read More »
How interior designers structure their fees for flat rate, hourly, hybrid, and markup models. Strategies from working designers in the IDC community.
Flat Fee, Hourly, or Hybrid: How Interior Designers Choose the Right Fee Structure Read More »
Should interior designers mark up freight and storage? Working designers share how they handle logistics fees, procurement time, and client contracts.
Freight Markup for Interior Designers: Are You Leaving Money on the Table? Read More »
