Find Joy in Design with KonMari
Just five years ago, Japanese organizing guru Marie Kondo released her book The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up and her profile and influence has...
Rugs: Get Your
Floors Covered
In the spirit of Maximalism—which we covered in a blog post last month—Studio Designer urges interior designs to go full hilt with the boundless...
Does Procrastination Limit Your Studio’s Growth?
You’ve invested several years of your life into getting a solid interior design education. You followed that up by working for others to refine your...
Give Into Maximalism:
More is More
As we embark on a new year of superlative design, the famous “New Year, New Me” resolution presents a perfect opportunity for designers to try...
Light Up the New Year
As we celebrate the arrival of 2019 and a fresh start for the New Year, what better way to celebrate the occasion by throwing the spotlight on the...
3 Digital Ways To Secure Repeat Clients
Repeat clients are what allows a business to grow. Whether the brand is Holly Hunt, Uber, Coca-Cola, or Kravet, it is always more difficult to get...
Living Coral:
2019 Color of the Year
On December 5th PANTONE announced the selection of Living Coral as their 2019 Color of the Year, a vibrant hue found in nature described as...
Signs and Warnings of a Bad Employee
“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” Maya Angelou From The Business of Creativity Keith Granet shares some...
BEYOND PAINT: Wallcoverings on the Vendor Portal
The cyclical nature of fashion and design trends means that the wallpapers that were so popular a few decades ago are finally reemerging as a popular...
2 Ways to Quickly Get Interior Design Clients
The Studio Designer blog, Top 10 Business Practices, features great advice from design business consultant and Studio Designer CEO Keith Granet. One...
Hear From Our Experts:
A Chat with
Marla Marshall, CPA
Studio Designer has been the top design business software for nearly three decades and from its inception has been well-supported by a national...
Savvy Giving by Design:
A Room to Heal
San Diego-based Interior Designer Susan Wintersteen started her design firm Savvy Interiors in 2002 when she sought a creative outlet for her design...
Culture Skill Chart to Assess Employees
“If you surround yourself with people trying to build a career rather than just having a job, you’ll both be mutually served.” Keith...
Here’s How To See If Google Likes Your Website
Are you leaving money on the table by not cleaning up your core SEO issues? Google has created a tool to show us how it perceives sites so that we can...
Design Blogs We Love
Design Blogs We Love Studio Designer finds great inspiration in the vast array of design blogs and design-business blogs found on the Internet,...
Trade Wars and Your Design Business
How Tariffs Affect Interior Designers As interior designers, you generally don’t have to pay attention to the national news when it comes to your...
Five Ways to Make Everyone on Your Team a Marketer
“Every member of your staff—from the mail room to the executive suite—is part of your marketing team.” Keith Granet From The Business of...
Six Steps for a Successful Project Kickoff
“For a design firm, project management is what sets the successful firms apart from the struggling ones. If you can master how a project is managed,...
A Day in the Life of Lisa Davenport Designs
Get to Know Lisa Davenport Designs Interior Designer Lisa Davenport and her team at Lisa Davenport Designs (LDD) are devoted and enthusiastic users...
How to Achieve a Paperless Office
Tips and Tricks #6 Tips and Tricks to Streamline Your Workflow For decades, certified design business consultants like Kim Goscha have been working...