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Join us Wednesday, September 9th at 1:00PM EDT for Studio Live! Our topic is “Let’s Get Social.” We’ll be discussing easy ways to share your talents, design concepts and favorite finds on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and, of course, your blog. We will...

During our Studio Live! webinar this week, I alluded on how to increase efficiency by using dual monitors. Yesterday, I was browsing a Sam’s Club flyer that came in the mail and was blown away at the price of this 21.5″ Dell monitor. I have never seen 21″...

WFCP Certified Color Consultant ™ intensive training program with Kate Smith   Learn from the Expert: Benefit from Kate’s professional guidance, as she gives you a solid foundation of color knowledge that goes beyond aesthetics to the science, strategies and skills that...

We are excited to announce that our new Kitchen Module has released. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Check out the renderings below and you’ll see what we mean. The Kitchen Module includes nearly 1,100 new images. The Kitchen Module blends the...

Studio Live! Exterior Design May 8th at 1:00 pm EDT. (Join live for free; recordings available for a small fee) We’ve been using Studio to design inside the home, drawing window treatments and space plans for nearly a decade now. But have you considered how you might use it...

  Merlyn, Studio’s webinar host, never seems to run out of innovative ways to use Studio. This month, she contacted Rowley Co. and asked if we could join in the fun for their inspirational and educational Room Design Challenge  – from design to fabrication....

        Do you know your close ratio? It’s the percentage of interior design prospects you close every month, and the higher it is, the more money you’ll make…and this part is important…without having to spend any extra time or money....

      Are you kidding me? I thought I just had to design great spaces, set up a nice website and the clients would be knocking down my door!? All I needed to do was build it and they would come, right? Wrong. If you’ve ever said those words to yourself, you’re in...

So often designers tell me they don’t like selling because they think they have to brag about themselves, and that makes them uncomfortable because they don’t want to sound salesy or conceited. The problem is, your client won’t hire you unless they know what you can do for them....

We’ve all been there before. You spend a lot of time with a prospective client and just know you’re the right interior designer for them, and then they say, “I want to think about it.”  Your heart sinks and you wonder what went wrong. You were so sure you were a good fit. Why did...