Why most interior designers are broke Most designers are stuck making around $5K-$10K a month. If that sounds familiar then this post is for you :) Here's what is likely happening...you're selling $3K-$5K projects, you're doing...
Interior design is a business, not a charity Lots of designers tell me they want to offer ‘affordable design services’ or ‘budget packages’. The idea usually comes from a good place (i.e. wanting to help more people access...
Double your income with half the clients More clients = more money, right?? Not always. Here’s how one designer doubled her income by cutting her client list in half... Bridgette was juggling 20 small projects a year....
7 business myths designers believe The design industry runs on myths about how to charge, how to find clients and how to run a studio. These myths get repeated so often they start to feel...
The $4,750 dining table that landed this designer in court for fraud I heard about a lawsuit this week that has some interesting lessons for designers… The case Back in 2021, a wealthy Virginia couple hired an interior designer under a cost-plus...
Why your design studio feels busy but you’re still broke Hiring a bloated team of under utilised staff is the fastest way to kill your design business. The moment you hire, you take on a fixed cost base that doesn’t...
