3 Hurdles Every Interior Design Project Faces

It’s safe to say that for small or large interior design firms, a competitive market and hectic schedules can make design a difficult industry. Many design firms face barriers, ranging from finance to functional project management, and even to accounting. Here are the common and challenging struggles that most design interior design business owners experience.…

Managing Your Client’s Interior Design Budget with Excellence

One of the biggest areas I see interior designers of all experience levels flounder is in the dreaded b-word. That’s right, budget. Budget! Ignore it, and you run the risk of promising something you can’t deliver, creating an unhappy client and unnecessary project stress for everyone involved. Learn to handle it with respect, and you’ll…

How to Reuse Furniture You Already Own

Well, hey there love, ladies and gentlemen! If you’re working on an interior design project in your home right now and you’re wondering “Oh! How do I keep my costs down? How do I reuse some of what I already own? Can I really get a fresh new look?” The answer is yes you…

How to Make Your Home Look More Expensive on a Budget

In my interior design course, Design CPR…Creating Perfect Rooms with Accessories, I make it clear that no matter the size of your budget, you can achieve a beautiful, high-end look in your home as long as you understand wise interior design strategy. If you aren’t ready to dive into a full redo just yet, here…

How to Tackle Your Design Budget

I know what you’re thinking … budget … oh no, not the b-word! Budgeting is one of the most important topics when discussing design (and also the most unpopular). To get the tools you need to work through a design project without breaking the bank, check out our very first blog round-up! We’ve gathered four…

Is Bigger Better in Home Design?

Hey listen up all you “I wish my place was bigger” decorating lovers. The grass may look greener from 15,000 feet, but once on the ground you will find the following to be true. Bigger places need bigger budgets to decorate, fill and furnish. Right now, I’m expecting an excited new client to crash into…

Conquering the Costs of Interior Design

Interior Design is a costly pursuit. Fine interior design is costly and entry level quality interior design is costly. No matter what tier you’re working in, it all adds up. That’s because the sheer “headcount” on even one room’s total appointments, from furnishings (furniture, rugs, lamps, light fixtures, window treatments) to flourishes (accessories, pillows, artwork),…

Decorating During Life Crisis – A Bad Move

If you are contemplating a decorating project while also dealing with a high stress life situation, I want you to Stop and Back Away from the Fabric Deck. Let’s face, for most of us, sometimes Life hands you a load of lemons in a big carton labeled “This cycle is going to suck, but you…

Dumb Interior Design

Ok, listen girls. You are too smart to do Dumb Design. You are a decorating lover, a design watcher, a DIY-er type or a Hire-A-Designer gal. You are a smart cookie in all areas of your Life, so why throw that away in an HGTV-Blog-a-liscious-HOUZZ-delighted stuper? I saY YES to HGTV and I say YES…

Are People Bothered By Their Homes and Furnishings?

Investing wisely in your home’s design and in the furnishings you purchase for that home should not be negotiable. Design is a gift when done wisely and well, yet the losses are great when it is not. Protecting and guiding design clients and design consumers everywhere is not just a passion for me – it’s…

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