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The Listoria blog
Straightforward writing about the daily work on shopping lists, cost estimates and client approvals.
An interior design portfolio that brings enquiries
A photo alone only proves good taste. Enquiries come when a description sits next to it: what the scope was, what the constraints were, and what came out of them.
ReadNew apartment checklist: what to buy, room by room
Some things have to be on site before the floors and the kitchen go in, others can happily wait six months. A room-by-room list, including the small stuff everyone forgets.
ReadHow to become an interior designer: routes into the job
The trade is unregulated, so nobody checks your diploma before the first commission. Four routes in, the requirements beyond drawing, and what catches people out in year one.
ReadInterior designer pricing: how to build a fee structure
A fee structure breaks not on the size of the number, but on what the number failed to describe: how many meetings, how many revisions, where design ends and supervision begins.
ReadHow to make a moodboard that speeds up client decisions
A moodboard is not a collage of inspiration, it is a decision tool. Layers, working order, how many options to show, and the step from board to shopping list.
ReadTurnkey apartment fit-out: what it covers
Arguments about turnkey fit-outs are rarely about price. They are about scope. What the price covers, what stays with the client, and which contract clauses settle it.
ReadBuilding an interior fit-out cost estimate
Category structure, contingency written in on day one, dated prices. How to build an estimate that survives the whole build.
ReadWorking with your client on the shopping list
How to move decisions out of spreadsheets and email threads into a client portal, so choices happen faster and the budget adds itself up.
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