Use this practical framework to choose custom drapery and blinds vendors by project scope, with five key questions, scripts, and real recommendations from IDC.
Custom Window Treatments: How to Find a Drapery and Blinds Vendor You Can Trust Read More »
Feeling more competition lately? Diagnose why before touching your prices. Here’s a practical framework for standing out without discounting your way down.
Is the Interior Design Market Saturated? How to Compete Without Discounting Read More »
When a vendor ships the wrong item, should you bill for the fix? Use this three-bucket framework, policies, and scripts to protect time and client trust.
Vendor Issues Are Not Free: Why Charging Hourly Protects Your Business Read More »
Find your true minimum hourly rate with a practical pricing floor formula, tiered billing tips, and scripts for when clients say someone charges less.
Minimum Hourly Rate for Interior Designers: How to Set Your Pricing Floor Read More »
Architect has an in-house interior designer? Use this referral framework, 5 questions, and scripts to protect your client, your scope, and your role on the project.
Architects With In-House Designers: Collaboration or Competition? Read More »
Not all performance fabrics are created equal. Use this designer checklist of questions, certifications, and client scripts to specify smarter and protect your clients.
Performance Fabrics and Chemicals: What Interior Designers Should Ask Before Specifying Read More »
When a GC tries to take over purchasing, it’s not just about commissions. Here’s how to protect your scope, profit, and design intent with clear scripts.
GC Wants to Buy Everything? Here’s How Designers Protect Scope and Profit Read More »
Set an interior design project minimum that protects your time and profit, with a calculation framework, scripts, and guidance on posting it to your website.
Interior Design Project Minimums: What to Set and 4 Key Scripts How to Say It Read More »
Real designer rates and a practical framework for new construction pricing, when PSF works, when it breaks, and how to mix flat fee, hourly, and retainers.
How Much Do Designers Charge Per Square Foot for New Construction? Read More »
Interior designer client gift ideas that actually land, with a four-part framework, three budget tiers, real designer stories, and scripts that don’t over-explain.
The 4 S’s of Client Gift Ideas That Feel Thoughtful Not Cringey Read More »
