Interior Insider | August 12th 2025
Welcome to this weeks update!
Blog Highlight
Most interior designers will face a payment dispute at some point. When polite nudges, revised invoices, and final reminder emails fail, small claims court can be a solution.
Interior designers walk into people’s homes and lives. Sometimes, they see things they weren’t meant to see.
Podcast Episode
Designer and vintage curator Ariene Bethea joins To-The-Trade to share her journey from HR to bold, colorful interiors, the lessons of running a retail shop, why “products lead to projects,” and how she’s building a brand that blends maximalism, sustainability, and storytelling.
Event Spotlight
Anaheim Convention Center
800 W Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92802
September 18-19, 2025
The only designer event of its kind, Design Edge brings leading designer-centric manufacturers to premium markets throughout the country.
This isn’t your average networking dinner. This is a no-phones, no-judgment, completely off-the-record GOSSIP SESH for insiders only.






