Should your interior design firm pay interns? The law weighs in more than firms realize. Here’s how to build a policy that protects your business.
Paying Interior Design Interns: What the Law Actually Requires Read More »
Interior designers who filmed a Homeworthy home tour share what it really delivered: followers, credibility, sometimes clients, and what the prep actually cost.
Homeworthy Home Tours: What Do They Really Do for Your Design Business? Read More »
Some clients seem cursed, but it’s usually a pattern. Here’s how designers spot client red flags early and know when their termination clause should kick in.
Client Red Flags: What Interior Designers Should Never Ignore Read More »
Thinking about running client purchases through your own credit card? Here’s how designers structure invoicing, fees, and contracts to protect their margin.
Using Your Own Card for Client Purchases: What Interior Designers Should Consider Read More »
GCs are asking designers to spec every outlet and switch. Here’s how to define electrical scope of work, protect your fee, and avoid quiet scope creep.
Electrical Scope of Work: What Actually Belongs to the Interior Designer? Read More »
When a builder buys and you specify, your labor still needs a price tag. Here’s how designers charge for design specification work without losing the fee.
Specification Without Procurement: How Should Interior Designers Charge? Read More »
Clients sometimes ask to see vendor invoices behind resold furnishings. Here’s why vendor invoice confidentiality holds up, and how to put it in writing.
Vendor Invoices: Do Your Interior Design Clients Have a Right to See Them? Read More »
Learn why a structured post-project debrief with your GC protects profitability, sharpens your process, and turns every job into real business intelligence.
Post-Project Debriefs: Why Every Designer Should Sit Down With Their GC Read More »
Discontinued and backordered products aren’t rare, they’re routine. Here’s how working designers build sourcing systems and client scripts to handle them well.
Discontinued, Backordered, Now What? How Interior Designers Keep Projects Moving Read More »
Late vendor invoices can turn a closed project into an awkward client conversation. Here’s how designers use job costing and invoicing terms to prevent it.
Late Vendor Invoices: How to Stop Them From Costing You Money Read More »
