A client cancelled cabinetry after all procurement work was done. Do you refund the fee? Designers share what their contracts say and how to handle it.
Client Cancels Cabinetry Order: Can You Keep the Procurement Fee? Read More »
Flat fees fall apart when scope isn’t defined clearly. Here’s how designers are structuring deliverables, setting revision limits, and holding the line.
Defining Your Flat Fee Scope: So Clients Actually Understand It Read More »
Interior designers with retail stores share how they moved from free design services to retainers, packages, and hourly fees without losing customers.
How Retail Furniture Stores Can Start Charging for Interior Design Services Read More »
Architect and designer Kimberly Kerl of Kerl Design breaks down her client intake process, phase-based billing, and the renovate-vs.-move conversation. Plus: outdoor living trends, the health and wellness wave, smart home tech, and her honest read on the current market slowdown.
Most designers know what they charge. Fewer know what they kept. Interior designers share how they measure real gross profit and what changed when they started looking.
Your Design Business Revenue Might Not Be What You Think Read More »
Interior designers share why they track project hours even on flat fees. Get the business case, tool recommendations, and a system for starting today.
Flat Fee Doesn’t Mean Free Time: Why Designers Should Still Track Hours Read More »
Tracee Murphy, The Design Biz Therapist and founder of The Designer Launch, brings 26 years of luxury residential design to a conversation about emotional intelligence as a business strategy. Topics include client personality profiling, trust-building, weekly communication templates, burnout prevention, and how EQ doubled her firm’s profits over five years.
To-The-Trade S3E14 Emotional Intelligence Is a Profit Strategy with Tracee Murphy Read More »
Designers share how tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and economic uncertainty are reshaping sourcing, pricing, and client conversations right now.
The Ripple Effect of Tariffs: How Global Uncertainty Is Disrupting Design Firm Read More »
Interior designers share real numbers on furnishing a 5,000 sq ft new build, from $130/sqft to $1M+. Learn how to use these benchmarks with clients.
The Real Cost Breakdown: Furnishing a 5,000 sqft Home Read More »
Are your rates covering today’s costs or building toward tomorrow? How designers think about annual rate increases, margin targets, and pricing for business growth.
Interior Design Pricing: How to Move from Survival to Sustainable Growth Read More »
