Designers should know the real estate market as well as a real estate agent If you want to work on expensive homes, you need to know the local property market almost as well as the agents selling them. Why? Because you are advising clients...
If you're charging professional design fees, your drawings should look professional too Builders, cabinetmakers and architects will all form an opinion about your competence from the documents you hand them. If another professional opened your drawings today, could they understand exactly what...
Never send your design fee as one big number!! I had an email from a designer this week about a fee proposal she is putting together for a large residential project. She has been working in the industry for...
Interior Design is Stressful! (here’s what they don't tell you about working as a designer) Interior design can look like a glamorous career from the outside and there is a lot to enjoy about it. BUT...the reality of working as a designer is very different...
Your client texts at 4pm Friday and wants changes ASAP (here's what to do) It’s Friday at 4.17pm and you get a message from your client: "Sorry to message on a Friday but Tom has finally looked at the FF&E schedule and he hates...
When a potential client messages you and asks what your fees are, here's what to say When a potential client calls or messages you and asks what your fees are you may be tempted to do one of two things. The first is to send back...
