2024 is almost upon us. And it’s going to be an interesting year for interior designers. With interest rates (finally) flattening…and promises of lowered rates later in the year, housing markets are primed to heat up…which is good news for residential designers.

Combine this with advances in AI and a wealth of services designed to level up the business-side of your interior design business, 2024 is destined to be a year of positive change for a lot of interior designers. It’s time to get excited…and get moving.

Today’s interior design podcasts at a glance:

• The Design You Podcast - Tobi Fairley - There’s No Perfect Design Business with Sara Noble - 42 min

• Window Treatments for Profit - LuAnn Nigara - Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: End of Year Activities to finish strong - 13 min

• Resilient by Design - Rebecca Hay - The Top 3 Products to Maximize Profitability in Interior Design - 27 min

• Business of Home - Dennis Scully - The Thursday Show: Heidi Caillier's next phase. Plus: Airbnb's mysterious AI investment and more - 1 hr, 4 min

The Design You Podcast - Tobi Fairley - There’s No Perfect Design Business with Sara Noble - 42 min

In this episode, host Tobi Fairley chats with one of her coaching clients, Sara Noble, about her quest for the perfect design business, and the learning curve she’s been on as she innovates.

Sara is the founder of a thriving full-service design firm as well as an e-commerce store. We’re discussing what’s required to take risks in your business, how boredom could be an opportunity to reflect and refine, and how manifestation has played a part in Sara’s experience of up-leveling her business. 

Window Treatments for Profit - LuAnn Nigara - Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: End of Year Activities to finish strong - 13 min

In today's episode, Vita Vygovska talks about some important end-of-year activities that her follows as part of her Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) binder.

Vita's Ah-Ha Moments:

“Instead of a traditional Christmas card, we opted for a Thanksgiving card. Why? To beat the holiday rush and, more importantly, to express gratitude to our clients for their trust.” -Vita

Resilient by Design - Rebecca Hay - The Top 3 Products to Maximize Profitability in Interior Design - 27 min

In today’s episode, host Rebecca Hay shares three reasons for reselling product and what the top four items with the best margins are.

I give you a couple examples of why I used to do it, why I switched my process and the script I use to communicate the necessity of this to your clients.

Business of Home - Dennis Scully - The Thursday Show: Heidi Caillier's next phase. Plus: Airbnb's mysterious AI investment and more - 1 hr, 4 min

BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus joins host Dennis Scully to discuss the biggest news in the industry, including a big AI investment from Airbnb, a study on the state of luxury, and a surprising new board member for House of Hackney. Later, designer Heidi Caillier joins the show to talk about her debut book, Memories of Home.