Budgeting might not be your favorite part of interior design, but it can make or break a project. Whether you're designing a single room or an entire home, having a solid budget means you can spend more time being creative and less time putting out fires.
Step 1: Start with the Scope Before you pick out a single fabric swatch, nail down:
Step 2: Break Down the Budget Divide the budget into buckets:
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Step 3: Track as You Go Use tools like Zena to assign budgets to each category or vendor and issue spending cards to keep purchases in check.
Step 4: Learn and Repeat Wrap up each project with a post-mortem: what went over budget, what came under, and how can you improve?
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