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 »
The builder promises portfolio photos. The realtor promises “next time.” The prospect wants a full proposal before signing anything. Each one is dangling a carrot, and the cost to your business is real.
Carrot Opportunities are Hurting Your Interior Design Business Read More »
Revision limits protect your time, your margin, and your project momentum. Here’s how designers set them, define them, and actually hold the line.
How Many Design Revisions Should You Include Without Losing Time or Profit? Read More »
A short complimentary phone screen, a paid in-home visit, verbal direction only, and in-person contract review. This framework increases close rates and protects your time.
Pricing the Interior Design Consultation: 4 Steps to Turn Inquiries Into Clients Read More »
AI can be a useful visual tool, but your marketing still needs to be clear, client-friendly, and honest. Here’s a practical disclosure framework, plus caption scripts you can copy and paste. You know that feeling when you’re scrolling and see a jaw-dropping “project” that looks expensive, perfectly styled, perfectly lit, perfectly everything. Then you pause,
Posting AI Images on Instagram: A Disclosure Guide for Designers Read More »
When a subcontractor fails and you managed him through your company without a general contractor’s license, the liability may land on you. Here is how to protect your business, your contracts, and your final invoice.
You’re gaining experience at a residential firm, but commercial interior design is where you want to go. Here’s how to make strategic moves before you graduate. You land a solid internship at a residential design firm. The work is real, the exposure is good, and you’re learning. But somewhere around week three, you’re walking through
How to Pivot to Commercial Interior Design While You’re Still in School Read More »
