Design Solutions Miami

Once upon a time, the answer was exclusively: “If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.” Interior Designers traveled the world from New York City to Marrakech to buy one-of-a-kind hand-made chairs and individually chiseled mosaic tile flooring for their glitterati clients. Today, it’s a very different business available to a much wider range of people. Luciana Fragali Director, Design / Solutions It’s commonly believed that only the very rich can afford an interior designer . I hear it all the time. And there’s good reason why so many people think that. For a long time, the industry’s pricing model was a baffling, overblown mix of flat fees, hourly fees, service fees, and commissions to a mob of middlemen. Not to mention hidden kick-backs, travel fees, the choice of overly expensive goods to cash-in on a hefty mark-up percentage, and endless “unforeseen circumstances.” No client could really keep track of that. Often even the designers would end up fudging the numbers – in thei...

Once upon a time, the answer was exclusively: “If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.” Interior Designers traveled the world from New York City to Marrakech to buy one-of-a-kind hand-made chairs and individually chiseled mosaic tile flooring for their glitterati clients. Today, it’s a very different business available to a much wider range of people. Luciana Fragali Director, Design / Solutions It’s commonly believed that only the very rich can afford an interior designer. I hear it all the time. And there’s good reason why so many people think that. For a long time, the industry’s pricing model was a baffling, overblown mix of flat fees, hourly fees, service fees, and commissions to a mob of middlemen. Not to mention hidden kick-backs, travel fees, the choice of overly expensive goods to cash-in on a hefty mark-up percentage, and endless “unforeseen circumstances.” No client could really keep track of that. Often even the designers would end up fudging the numbers – in ...