You know the moment. You finish a client install, your camera roll is full, you swear you will post “tomorrow,” then tomorrow becomes two weeks. Suddenly, you are designing kitchens at midnight while Instagram quietly asks if you are still in business. That is why an IDC Question of the Day on Instagram stopped the […]
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You open your inbox on a Monday morning and there it is, three new inquiries that came in overnight. One is a sweet couple who loves your work, but thinks a whole home furnishing project can be done for 8,000 dollars, including furniture. Another wants to “pick your brain for a few hours” and assumes
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Note: This post is educational and reflects “business of interior design” practices shared by design pros. It is not legal advice. When you’re onboarding a new client, the non-refundable retainer conversation sets the tone for expectations, cash flow, boundaries, and how seriously the client takes the process. This is a significant client-management moment for designers,
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The contractor was charming right up until he ghosted her. A designer in our community told me this story. She met with a general contractor for coffee to discuss partnering on a series of remodels. He had seen her work online and “loved her refined process.” “Walk me through how you run a project,” he
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Contractor bids for interior designers can feel like a tightrope walk. Your client wants “transparency,” your trusted GC wants their time respected, and you want bids you can actually compare without turning your project into a free-for-all. This guide gives you a clean, repeatable way to run the contractor bid process like a pro. You’ll
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When I ask designers this question inside Interior Design Community, the answers come fast. You can almost feel people exhaling. Picture this. It is 11:37 p.m., you are sitting at your kitchen table with a laptop that sounds like a small airplane, half a glass of grocery store red, and an inbox full of “quick
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Project photos are the fuel for your portfolio, website, and social feeds. They are also photos of real people, real homes, and real lives. So what happens when a dream client says, “Please do not post this online”? In the Interior Design Community, this question comes up in conversations about the business of interior design and client
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If you have been in the business of interior design for more than five minutes, you have heard some version of this line: “We do not really have a budget, we just want to see what it costs.” Inside the Interior Design Community, this comes up all the time. Design pros are trying to create
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Author: Guest post by Shannon Ggem, Principal Designer, Ggem Design Studio As interior designers, the brands we specify reflect our values. At Ggem Design Studio, we are not just curating beautiful rooms, we are choosing which companies we invite into our clients’ homes and into our own workflow. Our brand vetting standards are one of
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Interior Design Community Exclusive: High Point Market 2025 Where Innovation Meets Emotion High Point Market has always been a source of inspiration and innovation, but this season, it transcended trends to become a full-on movement. From warm palettes and layered materials to a stunning integration of kitchen and bath into the interior design conversation, what
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