Business of Home

Summer 2022 | Issue 24

Design is a creative pursuit. Running your own design business? The polar opposite. But if talking about money makes you want to run and hide, take heart: You’re not alone. We asked the experts what you need to know to get your firm’s finances in order. From how (and how much) to charge to how to talk about money with clients, your financial glow-up is just a click away.

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Are you leaving money on the table?

Here’s everything—yes, everything—you can charge for.

BY Caroline Bourque

6 designers on innovative side hustles

10 quick ways to improve your bottom line

We tapped designers, business coaches and industry pros for fast, easy ways to manage your firm’s money smarter.

BY Fred Nicolaus & Kaitlin Petersen

How to start charging what you’re worth

Ready to step into your full value? Ten designers share how they shifted their money mindsets.

BY Kaitlin Petersen

Getting sales tax right is boring. Getting it wrong can be a disaster

Accounting is the boring part of interior design. Sales tax is the boring part of accounting. But designers take it lightly at their peril.

BY Fred Nicolaus

Design Dispatch

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How this British design duo channels nostalgia into of-the-moment home goods

After an Instagram meet-cute, Kierra Campbell and Whinnie Williams founded design brand Poodle & Blonde in 2018 and have debuted a series of collections that tap into childhood obsessions.

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3 designers share the piece they just can’t quit

A new find can be fun, but everyone has a piece that can work like a charm in any project. We asked three designers to share their favorite staples.

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Why this designer can’t live without her own workroom

Most designers have a great workroom on speed dial. Texas designer Nancy Charbonneau explains how having a seamstress on staff is a key part of her business.

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The season’s prettiest finds are straight out of Versailles

Few aesthetics capture the hot, fleeting allure of summer romance like those found in turn-of-the-19th-century France. Take a walk down memory lane with modern takes on time-tested trends.