Topic by Bluebberry

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So heres the deal. I am not an interior designer but l am a professional artist, and l just did a painting for a client.He asked me to redecorate his entire apartment. Anything l wanna do, l can.

Now l have no idea how much to charge him (on top of costs). This would be a major undertaking-hiring helpers, cleaners, movers, ect.

Should l charge a flat rate or by the hour? And how much?

Has anyone recently hired an interior designer? how much did you pay?
This has all been really helpful.

I'd like to add some details thought. l do not charge hourly for paintings. Just a flat rate, l recently charged $5000 for a painting plus $500 for supplies.

This particular fella does not know the going rate for interior decorators. l made a comment about his apartment and he said he wants me to decorate it and l said l would think about it.

l mostly wanna hear that it is okay to charge 5000 to 7000 plus materials to completely decorate his apartment. I am talking everything from the kitchen to the bathroom. Steam cleaning the carpets, painting the walls and trim. new dishes. maybe even new clothes.

Thanks for theso far everyone!

  Reply by Melody

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How much should I charge to do interior design for a one bedroom apartment

should consider the size of the apartment .

i think the best way is to charge in 1 package, not per hour-
lets say, around 3K for small apartment?!

  Reply by electrode

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How much should I charge to do interior design for a one bedroom apartment

interior designers can charge by the square foot or hourly the minimum hourly rate is around 65$ an hour for a first timer I would suggest hourly and they foot the bill for materials and supplies that way you still make a profit seeing as you dont know how much time you will be in there working.

  Reply by Cool

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How much should I charge to do interior design for a one bedroom apartment

Falt fee will get u in the back unless they do the pre work
moving soaf is ect. By the hour u could be blamed that
you r milking payment.

Flat fee they move the rooms clear . They buy the paints ect
and u think about how ong it will take u & charge the price u would get if u were doing a art job . What u were paied in the past for art.
Less than 900 sq. feet go for $1500.00 do not be shy go for it
It not as easy as u think