Interior Design Fees, Costs, Budgets & Expectations

In most retail stores that offer interior decorating services, there is no extra cost for service as it is included in the price of the merchandise purchased. However, most stores do not have professional Interior Designers on staff.

Other designers may charge an hourly rate and will usually also add a mark-up to the merchandise purchased for the client.

An increasing number of Board Certified Interior Designers charge a flat fee for their services and obtain furnishings for their clients at the discount available to the designer.

In our case, we are able to guarantee savings of between 25% and 30% after all costs have been met, including design fees. We work with clients on single-room projects or on an entire home.

For an entire home, for example, we can assist in a variety of ways. For one client, we assisted in selecting exterior brick, siding, roofing, paint, tile, etc., as well as obtaining custom-made cabinetry, granite and marble counters, a library wall and custom posts, carpeting, wall coverings, window treatments, oriental and custom rugs, and an abundance of furniture.

For more information, see "Working with Your Interior Designers".