A community for professional interior designershttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mttl3tql3n2tDo you feel worthy? #IDCDesigners Make sure to DM me your questions. We are here to help one another. #idcvideo24 Aug 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttl3tql3n2thttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mttjjtzsds2dYou became friends with your client. Now they text you at 9pm. Yvonne Christensen has a line for it, and it is not a confrontation. "I'll get back to you tomorrow when I'm in the office. I don't want to give you the wrong answer without thoroughly checking." That second half is the whole trick. The 24 Aug 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttjjtzsds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mts7itmmre2iIt will all work out… #IDCDesigners Make sure to DM me your questions. We are here to help one another.24 Aug 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mts7itmmre2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtopc35ntw24Should you wait until you have more followers before posting video? Laurie Laizure's answer is no. Dive in now. You'll look back on some of these early videos in a few months and wonder why you posted them, and that's fine. That's what learning looks like. The real measure isn't how polished the fir22 Aug 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtopc35ntw24https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtmvh2mbjf24We asked our friend @rmd_designs and these were some of her favorites: @curreyco @villaandhouse @plainfancycabinets @danveroutdoorkitchens @thibaut_1886 What are your five picks! I want to do yours next! #idcvideo21 Aug 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmvh2mbjf24https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtm6tdorzc23"I didn't know how to edit. I only recorded one video because I didn't know if I could record another." That's a real question Laurie Laizure hears from designers working through video content for the first time. Her answer: take the pressure off. Video marketing is a new skill, the same as design w21 Aug 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm6tdorzc23https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtjocjzc2d2tEvery morning, designers around the world open Instagram. Laurie Laizure explains why that consistency matters more than any single viral post. Designers have told her it's part of their office routine, something they read over coffee or bring up with their team before the workday starts. That kind 20 Aug 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjocjzc2d2thttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtjjdsph7o25There's a designer who won't sleep tonight because she has to deliver bad news to a client tomorrow. Laurie Laizure names something every designer knows, and almost nobody says out loud: the same part of your brain that solves design problems is the part that spirals at 2 a.m., running through wors20 Aug 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjjdsph7o25https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mthtsvenr624The Bluetooth mic won't connect. Then you realize it wasn't even charged. Suddenly a five-second video feels impossible. Laurie Laizure knows that feeling. Between running a business and everything else on your plate, the smallest technical hiccup can be the reason a video never gets made. Add in sc19 Aug 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthtsvenr624https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtgyvw2yoh2gEvery time Jaclyn Isaac requotes a shipment, she finds an average of $150 to $200 in savings- money that was already being charged and never questioned. Designers move enormous volume as an industry. So why are so many of us paying premium freight rates and quietly eating the difference ourselves? 19 Aug 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgyvw2yoh2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtexhzt3xb2i4 qualities of a successful interior designer18 Aug 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtexhzt3xb2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtese6q7n324Fringe has been working its way through design for thousands of years, first as a practical way to keep textiles from unraveling, then as a symbol of craftsmanship, status and pure decoration. In 2026, it’s back with movement, texture and personality, and High Point Market is giving us some incredi18 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtese6q7n324https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mteikfrxez2v"These aren't just pieces of furniture. They're moments in your clients' lives." Jaclyn Isaac on why a receiving warehouse treating your shipment like any other package is exactly the problem. A reveal day isn't a delivery, it's a milestone, and it deserves to be handled like one. Full episode on 18 Aug 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteikfrxez2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtcy3swluj23Yup! #IDCDesigners Make sure to DM me your questions. We are here to help one another.18 Aug 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcy3swluj23https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtct4tplej24It will literally put money in your pocket. Design is the best investment!! #idcvideo17 Aug 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtct4tplej24https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtci4xjg5s2vTalent is part of it, but a successful design career also requires organization, visibility, and the humility to keep learning. The designers I’ve watched build careers with real staying power usually have all four. They have the eye, they create systems, they invest in marketing, and they stay cur17 Aug 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtci4xjg5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mtby3g4gl226Seven months pregnant, mid-photo shoot, and every box for the install had been delivered unopened. Jaclyn Isaac was managing a high-end penthouse install in Fort Lee, NJ, when her receiver ran out of time to inspect anything before it hit the truck. She ended up on the floor of the hallway, opening17 Aug 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtby3g4gl226https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mt52rhsb2f2oWhen though?? #IDCDesigners Make sure to DM me your questions. We are here to help one another.15 Aug 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt52rhsb2f2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mt4vdllf7j26Here's a sales trick most designers never learn: if your client says "couch," don't correct them to "sofa." Mirroring the words your clients already use builds trust faster than any pitch. You're not educating them out of feeling comfortable. You're meeting them exactly where they are. Learn more 15 Aug 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4vdllf7j26https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mt2gjznjgj2dA script is a starting point, not something you have to marry. Don't love one of the five brands we handed you? Delete that paragraph, screenshot a brand you do love, and drop it in. The pacing and structure stay the same. The words become yours. That's the whole point of the Reel Ready Challenge:14 Aug 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2gjznjgj2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mt2dbqd3mn2cA lighting rep gave the pitch of a lifetime and never answered the one question that mattered. Christie Leu recalls a vendor presentation packed with lumens and product specs, and zero mention of what's in it for the designer. No commission path, no answer on how to sell it to clients. She wasn't go14 Aug 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2dbqd3mn2chttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3msyrf3uapd2fTrying! #IDCDesigners Make sure to DM me your questions. We are here to help one another.13 Aug 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyrf3uapd2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3msxw7h5cau2cWant to become the go-to name among the other businesses serving your market? Start local. Shannon did a video on Malibu's Wave House. Another on a tile maker down the street. Another on local artists. Small videos, but they built real relationships- the kind where highlighting someone else's busin13 Aug 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxw7h5cau2chttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3msxsqelh3x23Flat fee doesn't mean you skip tracking your hours. Christie Leu breaks down why so many designers lose money on flat fee work: they never track the hours it actually takes. Hourly pricing keeps you honest. Flat fee without tracking is a guess. If you don't know how many hours a project took, you do13 Aug 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxsqelh3x23https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mswamjq4ck24🫠#IDCDesigners Make sure to DM me your questions. We are here to help one another.12 Aug 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswamjq4ck24https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3msvwjdnsxd25Shannon's top video got 60,000 views. Now picture 100 of us doing the same thing: talking about the brands and products we actually love. That's 50 million views. That's real influence flowing back into our industry, rather than into dupe accounts and fast-furniture ads. This is the math behind th12 Aug 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvwjdnsxd25https://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3msvcb4v4id2cAt 15, she was already tracking her hourly rate. Christie Leu made pottery at night for $100 an hour, then babysat during the day for $1 an hour. That gap is what taught her to think like a business owner before she ever called herself one. Knowing what your time is worth doesn't start when you open12 Aug 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvcb4v4id2chttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mstcu4xtic2xJust taught an AI for interior designers class with the OG @aiforinteriordesigners last week and later this week. I love that some designers get picked for these fabulous trips Ferguson puts on. They really spoil you. And I love that they insist on really good edu for the designers because I always11 Aug 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstcu4xtic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mstck6iip32cJust taught an AI for interior designers class with the OG @aiforinteriordesigners last week and later this week. I love that some designers get picked for these fabulous trips Ferguson puts on. They really spoil you. And I love that they insist on really good edu for the designers because I always11 Aug 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstck6iip32chttps://bsky.app/profile/interiordesigners.bsky.social/post/3mssrtqtbb62l"I don't think I should be paying for email." Christie Leu heard that comment and set the record straight: 80% of her job is email. Coordinating contractors, tradespeople, vendors, and warehouses so that all 20 components of a single window treatment land at the same time. Actual designing is maybe 11 Aug 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:km5fl2766cnx52lm6kodhcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssrtqtbb62l