The Interior Designers Guide to Pricing, Estimating, and Budgeting
by WILLIAMS, THEO STEPHANFormat: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2005-03-01
Publisher(s): Allworth Press
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Summary
Provided here are practical guidelines on how to value the cost of designing commercial or residential interiors. From the designer's creative input to the pricing of decorating products and procedures, this guide allows interior designers to establish prices and budgets that satisfy their clients and make their business profitable. Interviews with experienced interior designers, case studies, and sidebars of projects highlight professional pitfalls and how to master them. Advertising inCommunication Arts
Author Biography
Theo Stephan Williams is the founder of Real Art Design Group, Inc., an award-winning firm whose international client-base includes Universal Studios Hollywood, the Walt Disney Company, and Mead Corporation.
Table of Contents
| Why me? | p. 1 |
| How to determine your hourly rate | p. 11 |
| Compare and contrast | p. 21 |
| The client's budget | p. 31 |
| More on value rating | p. 41 |
| Fatal errors | p. 53 |
| Pricing options | p. 71 |
| The details on estimates | p. 81 |
| Proposals | p. 93 |
| Troubleshooting estimates and proposals | p. 101 |
| Successfully establishing and managing budgets | p. 117 |
| Negotiating | p. 131 |
| Positioning your firm | p. 143 |
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