Interior designers share how they handle the product markup question, from PMF terminology to cost-plus scripts that protect profitability and client trust.
Product Markups and Client Trust: How Transparent Should Designers Be? Read More »
Charging a design fee and a markup on procurement isn’t double-dipping. Here’s how working designers define what each fee actually pays for in their contracts.
Design Fee Plus Markup: Why Charging Both Is Standard Practice Read More »
When a client bypasses procurement and buys direct, an interior design procurement clause is what protects your margin, your liability, and your next contract.
Protect Your Procurement Process: The Contract Clause Every Designer Needs Read More »
A new interior designer’s hourly rate should come from your own costs and local market, not someone else’s number. Here’s how working designers set theirs.
Interior Design Hourly Rates: Where Should You Start? Read More »
Not sure how to charge for finish selections when working with a contractor? Here’s how designers price this service flat fee, hourly, or per sq ft.
How to Charge for Finish Selections: What Designers Actually Earn 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 »
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 »
Tara Kelley of TJK Bookkeeping joins Laurie Laizure and Nile Johnson on To-The-Trade to talk about why interior designers struggle with financial clarity, and what to do about it.
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 »
How interior designers structure their fees for flat rate, hourly, hybrid, and markup models. Strategies from working designers in the IDC community.
Flat Fee, Hourly, or Hybrid: How Interior Designers Choose the Right Fee Structure Read More »
