The Interior Design Productivity Toolbox: Checklists and Best Practices to Manage Your Workflow

Streamline Every Stage of the Interior Design Process The Interior Design Productivity Toolbox helps interior designers take control of design projects as they progress through their many phases. This book breaks the most common design workflows down into their basic components: meetings, surveys, drawings, specifications, and renovations. For both residential and contract projects, you'll find step-by-step checklists that make it easy to follow business best practices and stay focused on the big picture. Whether you're a solo practitioner, a member of a design team, or a student, these resources will lead to greater accountability and efficiency in everything from developing new client questionnaires and surveying rooms to specifying furniture and installing kitchen cabinetry. The Interior Design Productivity Toolbox includes access to online electronic versions of all checklists, which are great for staying organized or training junior team members. Customize these lists to reflect the best approach for use in your actual design projects. As a bonus, an exclusive electronic budgeting grid simplifies the business aspect of design by letting you keep track of product costs and expenses associated with each project phase. Perfect the business of interior design with this extensive toolkit.

Acknowledgments Introduction: How to Use this Book Part One: Beginning a Project: Meetings and Surveys Chapter One: Meetings Meeting with Clients Meeting and Survey Materials Chapter Two: Residential and Contract Surveys Introduction General Room Survey Bathroom Surveys Kitchen Surveys Part Two: Drawings Chapter Three: Residential and Contract Drawings Introduction General Room Drawings Contract General Room Drawings Residential Bathroom Drawings ADA Bathroom Drawings Kitchen Drawings Custom Cabinetry Drawings Part Three: Specifications Chapter Four: Residential Specifications General Notes Bathroom Specifications Custom Bedding and Window Treatments Specification Fabric and Trim Specification Flooring Specification Furniture Specification Kitchen Specification Lighting Specification Luxury Spaces Specification Wall Specification Chapter Five: Contract Specifications General Notes Contract Furniture Specification Contract Bath Fixture Specification Contract Flooring Specification Contract Lighting Specification Contract Textiles Specification Contract Wall Specifications Contract Window Coverings/Shading Part Four: Renovations Chapter Six: Residential and Contract Renovations General Notes Residential Design–Ordering and Deliveries Kitchen and Other Cabinetry Installation Luxury Space Installations Walls Window Treatment Installation Special Considerations for Contract Renovation  

PHYLLIS HARBINGER, ASID, CID, NCIDQ, is principal and owner of Design Concepts/Interiors, LLC, an award-winning design firm that has served clients globally for over 20 years and an adjunct assistant professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she has inspired students since 1998. She has appeared as both a winning designer and a guest judge on HGTV, and her work has been featured in numerous home and design magazines. In addition to being NCIDQ certified and a New York State Certified Interior Designer, Ms. Harbinger is also a Certified Feng Shui Practitioner, which enables her to integrate Eastern methods and theories of design and balance into her practice. She is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers and served as President of the ASID New York Chapter for the 2014-2015 term.