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Designer Etiquette: What Do You Do When You Finish a Job?

March 29, 2012 4:22 PM by Erika Ward

When the design project is done, take the next steps to ensure you have a happy customer for life.

| Designer Etiquette: What Do You Do When You Finish a Job?

Repeat Business: The Right Way and Wrong Way to Follow Up With Clients

March 27, 2012 12:11 PM by Linda Merrill

Throughout the lifecycle of a designer/client relationship there are many touch-points. Doing it the right way will propel the relationship forward. Missed opportunities or over-saturation can and will drag things to a halt. The trick is understanding the difference.

| Repeat Business: The Right Way and Wrong Way to Follow Up With Clients

Keeping Your Designs Elevated While Balancing the Budget

March 22, 2012 12:14 PM by Wanda Horton

Smart places you can save on costs for projects without compromising on quality.

| Keeping Your Designs Elevated While Balancing the Budget

7 Interior Designer Secrets to Successful Accessorizing

March 20, 2012 6:45 PM by Jay Johnson

Bradley Thiergartner Hampton Showhouse Bedroom, featuring accessories for a well-traveled bachelor.

My partner Irwin and I always talk about a client's "endurance" when it comes to the lengths they'll go to see their design project reach completion. Will the architectural phase – the often lengthy and expensive process of getting the bones right for each room – be too exhausting? Will they properly decorate a room, or will they only have enough energy and funds to cover the bare necessities?

| 7 Interior Designer Secrets to Successful Accessorizing

Olioboard for Professional Interior Designers

March 14, 2012 12:09 PM by Linda Merrill

A quick and easy tool for creating sketches of your design plans for clients.

| Olioboard for Professional Interior Designers

6 Tips Designers Should Know About Personal Appearance

March 9, 2012 11:57 AM by Jay Johnson

Free advice from an image consultant about what interior designers should know about the way they dress.

| 6 Tips Designers Should Know About Personal Appearance

Inside Our Studios- Morocco Discovered

March 8, 2012 5:45 PM by Designer Marketplace

Morocco has always been a place of mysterious delights, but it seems especially appealing to today's modern explorer. Even if your clients prefer to watch Casablanca from the comfort of their own homes, infuse their interiors with intriguing treasures found in the famous souks of Marrakech by west elm’s intrepid buyers and designers.

| Inside Our Studios- Morocco Discovered