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A designer is carrying risk throughout a project and has to financially plan to eventually correct something that might go wrong. A freelancer only covering their bills/insurance who isn’t prepared to help right a wrong when something (hopefully rarely) gets dropped or missed end up being a less reliable designer. It’s why many designers opt to go into commercial design, where not every dollar spent is stressful to an individual/sometimes overly-questioned. It comes down to- who is actually paying for this?
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But as I say, society really does not value what designers do to pay them what I would consider to be a fair living. I agree, though- most people just can’t or won’t afford full-service design. Thanks for sharing all this great information about pricing and jobs. I myself am self made and working on projects. I’d love to see if you all have any mentors you can hire or suggest anyone to do so. It’s always nice to have some one to be able to bounce ideas off of or questions.
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For this project, Sara helped reduce my hours by doing some of her own sourcing, purchasing, and communicating with vendors. Sara coordinated all deliveries and did her own product inspection/inventory. I’d give Mac and Sara a B+ on being “easy to please and quick to make decisions,” which made this process more “cost-effective.” They were fairly good at communicating desires they had upfront and we shared a vibe/vision overall. Still, there were times where one would thumbs up right away and the other would pose questions, want more options, or want each piece to be stand-alone “wow” vs. “within the room wow.” And that’s totally fine. But those moments meant additional sourcing hours. Overall, I’d use them as a great model for how much back-and-forth might be “average” for a particular, yet not-hard-to-please client.
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I can’t thank these pros enough for their generous, business-savvy insight. The following are the questions posed to our seven experts and their responses. Quick note, these pros are all in major US cities (Portland, Vegas, Los Angeles and New York), so if you’re in Duncan, Oklahoma, or something, you’ll probably need to call around to see if there’s truth in these numbers (or check down in the comments).
I 100% know that I could not clean my home at the level a professional would/could do it in the same amount of time. I’d suggest maybe timing yourself sometime to do a full clean and see where you end up for amount of time versus what you’ve been quoted for their services. Might really end up being worth it in the end. If you want to work with a designer but these rates are out of reach, many home stores offer free design advice, often with experienced professionals who don’t want the risk of working for themselves. Alternatively you can look for a designer just starting out who will charge a lower rate. I have done commercial interior design work, never had my own residential business, but this all rings true.
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This is a common practice among designers, who are often able to secure furniture and accessories at a discounted “trade” price. A designer will purchase the pieces for their client at a discount, then charge a commission on the piece (usually a percentage of the discounted cost) to help account for all the little amounts of time that aren’t trackable. Often a client will still end up paying less than if they had bought the piece retail themselves. My clients are not in the 1%, they’re firmly middle-class (I know that’s subjective these days). They work with me because they want someone to handle the headaches and hassles of remodeling their kitchens, bathrooms, master suites, etc. and they want them to be beautiful.
Which is why, even though I love design and would love to do the work, I don’t. It’s not worth my time, especially when you consider all of the aggravation designers go through working with clients. I never would have guessed that rates were so high. I mean no disrespect, you are all great at what you do, but who besides the 1% can actually afford to hire designers?
They’d rather pay me to do this work for them than lose time away from their jobs, or miss spending time with their family, or losing peace of mind during the project. They understand that this has value and they’re willing to pay me for that service and my knowledge. Personally, most of my time at work IS billable.
But since her firm could have done the work I knew that she would know all about the construction part. Some designers don’t have degrees in Interior Design but are more about the “decoration” of a space. I think you could reach out to either – some designers are great and experienced at spacial layouts and construction details – it really just depends on the person. My advice would be to ask around and get personal recommendations or research online until you find someone whose taste (based on portfolio pictures) and project experience matches your needs.
Hi LC I think I understand where you’re coming from when you talk about the gravity of the work that you do compared to that of a designer picking furniture and drawings a room. While everyone could benefit from good design, design is mostly a luxury service. It has been democratized through online and e-design services, and even through blogs like Emily’s, but that still doesn’t mean that other designers are rushing to the lowest common denominator if they want to earn a living. From everything I have read about working as a consultant or an independent business person, you should charge 3-4 times the hourly rate you would make as an employee, just to come out even. I will say on the housekeeping topic, if this is not through a large company, but an individual who runs their own set of clients… health/dental/etc insurance is not cheap. If they have to pay out of pocket healthcare for themselves, and possibly their children, it makes sense that their rate would be $40-50.
Train side-by-side with top designers, like former HGTV/TLC Design Show Host, Wanda Colón or New York Home Staging Guru, Kara Woods. Our instructors have decades of design experience. They know exactly what works in the real world. I would look for a designer with experience in construction. Or a designer that does “design and build” I used someone like that to redesign 2 bathrooms where walls had to be moved. She did the design work and I had my builder do the work.
This is a fairly standard (and conservative) approach since the feds audit the expenses every few years. That means the salary rate for a billable rate of $150/hr is about ~$60/hr. I interviewed with a few of these companies, and had offers. They pay extremely low hourly rates to their designers (considering their qualifications and skills and the expenses these people still have to cover themselves). All applicants are required to submit a portfolio that demonstrates their creative and technical proficiency. Portfolios are expected to include both images and supporting text and should convey the context from which the project arose and the lens through which to understand and critique the work.
