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 »
A stalled scope change with no signature can cost you thousands. Here’s how a clear change order policy protects your payment and your time.
Scope Changes and Change Orders: Protect Your Payment Read More »
Budget-friendly window treatments can look custom if you price the labor. See vendor picks, sourcing tips, and cost lessons from working designers.
Budget-Friendly Window Treatments: What Designers Actually Trust Read More »
Leftover COM fabric often disappears into a workroom’s remnant pile. Here’s how experienced interior designers write work orders that guarantee its return.
Leftover COM Fabric Ownership: Why Your Work Order Matters Read More »
Interior designers are ditching expensive offices for remote teams. Here’s how leading firms manage workflow, communication, and team development.
Managing a Remote Interior Design Team: What Actually Works Read More »
Yvonne Christensen of House West Design joins Laurie Laizure on To-The-Trade to share how she and her business partner built a lasting design partnership, from pricing to profit margins.
Jaclyn Isaac of Nest Freight joins Laurie Laizure on To-The-Trade to talk about why she built a freight and receiving platform for interior designers, and what it takes to fix the industry’s biggest logistics headaches.
Interior designers share their go-to printers and presentation strategies for closing high-ticket sales, from Epson EcoTank to digital-first workflows.
Printing Design Presentations: The Best Printers for 2026 Read More »
