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January 17, 2020
Do you charge a fee for initial consultations?
We asked nine designers—Wendy Yates, Christi Barbour, Mary Patton, Cristina Casañas-Judd, Kiyonda Powell, Sara Barney, Lauren Hudson, Sarah Blank and Nina Grauer—whether or not they charge an initial consultation fee.
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January 10, 2020
When do you charge friends and family for design advice?
For designers, being asked for decorating advice comes with the territory, but when friends and family want help, at what point do you ask for compensation? We asked six designers—Sarah Willett, Meredith Ellis, Grant Gibson, Vanessa Deleon, Jennifer Mehditash and Doreen Chambers—for their thoughts.
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January 3, 2020
The project that got away
We asked five designers—Tiffany Cobb, Shelby Ames Steed, Lisa Kahn, Rhonnika Clifton and Kristine Kamenstein—to tell us about a project they lost out on that they still think about.
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December 27, 2019
How does your firm kick off the New Year?
We asked six designers—Tim Campbell, Shelby Ames, Darla Bankston May, Allison Babcock, Jonathan Bigham and Megan Winters—how their firms ring in the New Year.
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December 13, 2019
The popular design trends you secretly hate
We asked seven designers—Byron Risdon, Jamie Drake, Andrea Michaelson, Tim Green, Karen Ferguson, Penny Drue Baird and Elizabeth Stuart—which popular design trends they actually can’t stand.
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December 6, 2019
Do you offer holiday decorating?
We asked five designers—Yvonne McFadden, Nina Nash, Josh Pickering, Mally Skok and Mary Stewart—about their position on holiday decorating jobs.
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November 27, 2019
How do you handle a client who thinks they know it all?
We asked eight designers—Ariene C. Bethea, Liz Caan, Gabriela Gargano, Yvonne McFadden, Nina Nash, Josh Pickering, Jan Showers and Erika Hollinshead Ward—how they deal with know-it-all clients.
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November 15, 2019
How do you really feel about Pinterest?
We asked eight designers—Dani Arps, Lauren Hurlbrink, Nicole Fuller, Kevin Isbell, Dana Koebbe, Claudia Martin, Frank Ponterio and Jennifer Jones—whether they think Pinterest is an asset or a hindrance. 
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