The Interior Design Productivity Toolbox: Checklists and Best Practices to Manage Your Workflow - Softcover

Get organized and streamline your workflow with this A-Z accountability system. Design is only part of an interior designer s job you re also responsible for scheduling client meetings, conducting design surveys, creating drawings and specs, and overseeing installation. Multiply by the number of projects on your plate, and you have a recipe for overwhelming disorganization. The Interior Design Productivity Toolbox helps you juggle multiple projects with ease, with a comprehensive self-management system tailored to the needs of interior designers and decorators. Features include: * Detailed checklists that highlight weak spots and warn against common pitfalls * Covers residential design, contract design, specifications, and renovations * Best practices for meetings, design surveys, drawings, specifications, and renovations * Customizable online checklists for tracking every phase of your project * Exclusive online budgeting tool for tracking product costs and associated expenses to share with your team and your clients If you need to get organized and get back to work, you need The Interior Design Productivity Toolbox.

Streamline Every Stage of the Interior Design Process

The Interior Design Productivity Toolbox helps interior designers take control of design projects as they progress through their many phases. This book breaks the most common design workflows down into their basic components: meetings, surveys, drawings, specifications, and renovations.

For both residential and contract projects, you'll find step-by-step checklists that make it easy to follow business best practices and stay focused on the big picture. Whether you're a solo practitioner, a member of a design team, or a student, these resources will lead to greater accountability and efficiency in everything from developing new client questionnaires and surveying rooms to specifying furniture and installing kitchen cabinetry.

The Interior Design Productivity Toolbox includes access to online electronic versions of all checklists, which are great for staying organized or training junior team members. Customize these lists to reflect the best approach for use in your actual design projects. As a bonus, an exclusive electronic budgeting grid simplifies the business aspect of design by letting you keep track of product costs and expenses associated with each project phase. Perfect the business of interior design with this extensive toolkit.