Sourcing a line you do not carry comes down to four paths: open the account, use a to-the-trade source, release the purchase, or hold your roster line.
Sourcing a Product Line You Don’t Carry: What Interior Designers Actually Do Read More »
An interior design product library should cut specification time, not vanish with a platform update. See how designers organize, capture, and protect theirs.
Interior Design Product Libraries: How to Build One That Lasts Read More »
Vendor appreciation is a scheduling tool, not a courtesy. What designers give trade partners, what vendors say they actually want, and what it buys you.
Vendor Appreciation: How to Build Relationships That Get Your Projects Prioritized Read More »
Kat Oldershaw of kat&co and Back Office Design Support joins Laurie Laizure to talk client trust, onboarding, consistent boundaries, hiring the right support, and why the operations side of design protects your reputation long before a dispute ever starts.
To-The-Trade S3E32 Kat Oldershaw on the Back Office Side of Interior Design Read More »
Your interior design sample library costs space, time, and attention. Here is how working designers decide what to stock and what to order per project.
Interior Design Sample Library: What to Stock, What to Skip Read More »
Design firm employee retention is a structure problem, not a raise. How to reward a standout employee without overpromising or losing the rest of the team.
Design Firm Employee Retention: How to Keep Your Best Designers Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
