The Qurate Blog
Practical writing for interior designers, home stagers, and decorators on sourcing, client approvals, margins, and getting every piece to install day.
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A render is not a quote, unless every piece in it is real
AI can stage a room in seconds, but a client who falls for a picture of furniture that doesn't exist is a problem, not a sale. What changes when the render is built from products you have actually sourced.
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The job isn't done until the chair is in the room
Most design software stops at the approved proposal. The part where projects go wrong comes after it. A practical look at tracking every piece from purchase order to install day.
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Your sources are your margin: what a client portal should and shouldn't show
When a client can see where every piece came from and what it cost you, your curation becomes a shopping list. Here is how to share a design without handing over your sourcing.
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