An interior design contract template from ASID or AIA is a smart first step. Customize it to fit your process, pricing, and clients.
Using Interior Design Contract Templates: What to Keep and What to Change Read More »
How often should interior designers review their cost of doing business? IDC members share review cadences, pricing adjustments, and cash flow strategies.
Interior Design Cost of Doing Business: How Often Should You Review It? Read More »
Should your interior design services page list package details? Designers share what to include, what to skip, and how to write copy that converts.
Service Packages on Your Website: Helpful or Harmful for Interior Designers? Read More »
What’s a healthy interior design profit margin, and how does markup factor in? Working designers explain how they price for real project profitability.
Interior Design Profit Margin: Why Markup Math Misleads Read More »
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 »
