When High-End Fabric Fails: Who’s Responsible?
When high-end fabric fails early, who pays for reupholstery? See how designers build markup, reserve funds, and vendor scripts to cover these losses.
Pricing and Profitability
Interior Design Retainer Policies: Why Yours Needs Teeth
A strong retainer policy for interior designers means work product never goes out before payment clears. Here’s how to build one that actually holds.
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Raising Your Interior Design Rates: How to Keep Repeat Client Relationships Intact
How interior designers handle raising their rates for repeat clients, from contract clauses to the exact wording that keeps the conversation short and professional.
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Friends and Family Pricing: How to Set Boundaries That Stick
A friends and family discount policy protects your margins, your time, and your relationships. See how working interior designers handle this recurring ask.
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Interior Design Procurement Fees: Why Vendor Returns Should Be Covered
A vendor return that eats hours of your time is a pricing problem, not a client one. Here’s how designers build that cost into their procurement fee upfront.
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Charging Per Square Foot: Are Your Interior Design Fees Leaving Money on the Table?
What should you charge per square foot for whole-home interior design with full deliverables? See what designers are actually earning on complex projects and why many are raising their rates.
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To-The-Trade S3E25 Christie Leu on Why Flat Fee Designers Still Need to Track Hours
Christie Leu joins Laurie Laizure and Nile Johnson on To-The-Trade to talk about why flat fee designers still need to track their hours, and what the habit actually protects.
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Product Markups and Client Trust: How Transparent Should Designers Be?
Interior designers share how they handle the product markup question, from PMF terminology to cost-plus scripts that protect profitability and client trust.
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Design Fee Plus Markup: Why Charging Both Is Standard Practice
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.
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Protect Your Procurement Process: The Contract Clause Every Designer Needs
When a client bypasses procurement and buys direct, an interior design procurement clause is what protects your margin, your liability, and your next contract.
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