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April 3, 2020
Do you include your fees in a project budget?
We asked seven designers—Jenny Brown, Lauren L. Caron, Sharon Copeland, Liz Johnson, KristyChanel Lindsay, Josh Pickering and Ann Ueno—if they include their design fees in a project budget.
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March 27, 2020
Should you share another designer’s work on Instagram?
We asked 10 designers—Matthew Craig, Sara Hillery, Mally Skok, Liz Johnson, Jenny Brown, Jonathan Gordon, Nina Nash Long, Kristy Chanel Lindsay, Lauren L. Caron and Ann Ueno—how they feel about sharing other decorators’ projects on their own accounts.
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March 20, 2020
The pros and cons of clients who’ve worked with other designers
We asked nine designers—Colleen Simonds, Emily Davis, Lisa Sherry, Kevin O’Gara, Carolyn Thayer, Kendall Rabun, Charlotte Barnes, Everick Brown and Laurie Blumenfeld-Russo—about the benefits (and drawbacks) of taking on clients that have previously worked with other designers. 
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March 18, 2020
Remote control: How designers are running their firms from home
With the latest projections suggesting that social distancing and self-isolation may be the norm for the next few months, we asked five designers from across the country—Corey Damen Jenkins, Jean Liu, Jessica Davis, Noz Nozawa and Lauren Czarniecki—how they’re taking their firms remote.
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March 13, 2020
Spending spree: How do you navigate an over-budget project?
We asked eight designers—Everick Brown, Elena Phillips, Kaitlin Smith, Emily Davis, Charlotte Barnes, Matthew Carter, Laurie Blumenfeld-Russo and Lisa Sherry—how they address clients when a project is going over budget.
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February 28, 2020
Picture perfect: How does your firm handle photography?
We asked seven designers—Nina Blair, Melody Vaughn, Sara Noble, Amanda Reynal, Allison Mattison, Marie Burgos and Christian Ladd—about their firm’s photography policies and how they handle clients who don’t want their homes photographed.
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February 21, 2020
Helping hand: Designers reflect on their mentors
We asked eight designers—Katie Kime, Janelle Blakely Photopoulos, Ashley Moore, Brooke Lang, Aryn Guillory, Whitney Jones, Kate Smith, and Brooke Riebeling—who their most valuable mentors have been.
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February 7, 2020
Do you outline client responsibilities in your contract?
When it comes to the designer-client relationship, what obligations does the client have? We asked five designers—Jodi Morton, Jenny Dina Kirschner, Samantha Fisher, Linda Hayslett and Hallie Henley Sims—how they define client responsibilities.
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