# interior designer (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover interior designer. Page: Feed: --- ## [Interior Presents Your Friends Will Love](https://interiornotesbystephcook.substack.com/p/interior-presents-your-friends-will) _2026-08-19 · Steph Cook | Interior Notes · Steph Cook | Interior Designer_ I'd happily receive any of these as a gift, so hopefully your loved ones will too ## [Sometimes a Chair Is Just a Chair](https://gilmelott.substack.com/p/sometimes-a-chair-is-just-a-chair) _2026-08-17 · Gil Melott | interior design · Gil Melott | Design Alchemy_ Two people, one house, and the sentence neither of them said out loud in the same room. ## [Your Home Is Yours. But Who Did You Design It For?](https://ektamakadia.substack.com/p/your-home-is-yours) _2026-08-15 · Ekta Makadia · Ekta Makadia_ Today is Independence Day. And I want to give you one more kind of freedom one that has nothing to do with the country, and everything to do with the four walls you come home to every night. ## [Interior Notes: The Shopping List #21](https://interiornotesbystephcook.substack.com/p/interior-notes-the-shopping-list-b65) _2026-08-12 · Steph Cook | Interior Notes · Steph Cook | Interior Designer_ What I'd like to buy (if I had limitless money and space) ## [The Summer Before Conviction](https://gilmelott.substack.com/p/the-summer-before-conviction) _2026-08-11 · Gil Melott | interior design · Gil Melott | Design Alchemy_ Bourdain earned his convictions the hard way. Most designers rent theirs. ## [Should you reupholster or just buy new furniture?](https://theaestheticeditnewsletter.substack.com/p/should-you-reupholster-or-just-buy) _2026-08-08 · Leigh Weingus · The Aesthetic Edit_ When being eco-friendly is the more expensive option. ## [We Don't Talk Enough About Elitism in Interior Design](https://interiornotesbystephcook.substack.com/p/we-dont-talk-enough-about-elitism) _2026-08-08 · Steph Cook | Interior Notes · Steph Cook | Interior Designer_ It's the elephant in the room, that I was also reluctant to address ## [Off the Record: Issue 01](https://wraydesignco.substack.com/p/off-the-record-july-2026) _2026-08-06 · Alyssa Wray · Secrets from an Interior Designer_ A mini-rant, what I've been battling BTS, and the home items ya'll loved in July. ## [Interiors Finds That Are Worth The Money](https://interiornotesbystephcook.substack.com/p/interiors-finds-that-are-worth-the) _2026-08-05 · Steph Cook | Interior Notes · Steph Cook | Interior Designer_ The things I'll always spend more on and encourage clients to do the same ## [The Permission Economy](https://gilmelott.substack.com/p/the-same-eleven-vendors) _2026-08-04 · Gil Melott | interior design · Gil Melott | Design Alchemy_ Real luxury is created — not sourced from a system built to say no ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1nJknFyooWER) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [3 indoor plant rules interior designers swear by](https://theaestheticeditnewsletter.substack.com/p/indoor-plant-rules-designers-swear-by) _2026-08-01 · Leigh Weingus · The Aesthetic Edit_ For anyone who wants to take their greenery inside. ## [I Left My Corporate Job For Interior Design](https://interiornotesbystephcook.substack.com/p/i-left-my-corporate-job-for-interior) _2026-07-31 · Steph Cook | Interior Notes · Steph Cook | Interior Designer_ Here are the lessons I've learnt so far ## [Field Notes: On Restraint, and What It's For](https://gilmelott.substack.com/p/field-notes-on-restraint-and-what) _2026-07-28 · Gil Melott | interior design · Gil Melott | Design Alchemy_ A new, occasional dispatch inside Design Alchemy ## [My Father Taught Me the Business Lesson Design School Never Did !](https://ektamakadia.substack.com/p/my-father-taught-me) _2026-07-28 · Ekta Makadia · Ekta Makadia_ Everyone leaves design college knowing how to make a room beautiful. Almost nobody leaves knowing how to make a client walk through the door. ## [The Weekend Note.](https://mook315300.substack.com/p/the-weekend-note-98d) _2026-07-26 · Mook · Mook - Inner Circle_ Welsh Cottages, A visit to A gallery, and generally taking some time out to assess my business ## [You can make your home feel like a boutique hotel](https://theaestheticeditnewsletter.substack.com/p/you-can-make-your-home-feel-like) _2026-07-25 · Leigh Weingus · The Aesthetic Edit_ Thoughts after two days at the chicest hotel in Maine. ## [Things I Loved In July](https://interiornotesbystephcook.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-in-july) _2026-07-24 · Steph Cook | Interior Notes · Steph Cook | Interior Designer_ Some things I've enjoyed outside of interiors ## [Interior Notes: The Shopping List - Bumper Edition #20](https://interiornotesbystephcook.substack.com/p/interior-notes-the-shopping-list-368) _2026-07-24 · Steph Cook | Interior Notes · Steph Cook | Interior Designer_ What I'd like to buy (if I had limitless money and space) ## [Interior Design Burnout: Why Resting One Day a Week Will Grow Your Business Faster](https://mook315300.substack.com/p/interior-design-burnout-why-resting) _2026-07-23 · Mook · Mook - Inner Circle_ If you're an interior designer feeling burned out by client calls, revisions and never quite switching off, you're definately not alone. ## [Sourced, Not Chosen](https://gilmelott.substack.com/p/sourced-not-chosen) _2026-07-21 · Gil Melott | interior design · Gil Melott | Design Alchemy_ Taste used to take a decade. Now it takes a scroll. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uH9t1ehtbsGY) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [The Scoreboard Lies: What Three Footballers Taught Me About Staying in the Game !](https://ektamakadia.substack.com/p/the-scoreboard-lies) _2026-07-21 · Ekta Makadia · Ekta Makadia_ Most people judge a career the way they judge a football match, by who won. But after fifteen years I've realised winning was never really the point. Just continuing to show up was. ## [More sources of interior inspiration beyond the algorithm](https://interiornotesbystephcook.substack.com/p/more-sources-of-interior-inspiration) _2026-07-21 · Steph Cook | Interior Notes · Steph Cook | Interior Designer_ How I try to look beyond the algorithm when I design rooms ## [The Reader Request Line: Home Organization Products That Are Beautiful and Functional](https://wraydesignco.substack.com/p/home-organization-that-looks-good) _2026-07-19 · Alyssa Wray · Secrets from an Interior Designer_ Here's exactly what I'd buy, where I'd spend, and where I'd save. Sans the plastic. ## [This is the best time of year to start a renovation](https://theaestheticeditnewsletter.substack.com/p/best-time-of-year-for-a-renovation) _2026-07-18 · Leigh Weingus · The Aesthetic Edit_ Oakland-based interior designer shares why winter is the best time of year to do indoor renovations, and spring and summer are better for outdoor projects. ## [The Business World Won't Tell You This, But I Will...](https://ektamakadia.substack.com/p/the-business-world) _2026-07-18 · Ekta Makadia · Ekta Makadia_ Why comparing your chapter one to someone else's chapter seven is keeping you stuck. ## [Interior Notes: The Shopping List #19](https://interiornotesbystephcook.substack.com/p/interior-notes-the-shopping-list-e69) _2026-07-18 · Steph Cook | Interior Notes · Steph Cook | Interior Designer_ What I'd like to buy (if I had limitless money and space) ## [The Redundancy That Changed Everything](https://mook315300.substack.com/p/the-redundancy-that-changed-everything) _2026-07-16 · Mook · Mook - Inner Circle_ Three years ago, I sat in a meeting room and was told my job no longer existed. ## [Why your room looks off and how to fix it](https://interiornotesbystephcook.substack.com/p/why-your-room-looks-off-and-how-to) _2026-07-16 · Steph Cook | Interior Notes · Steph Cook | Interior Designer_ The subtle tweaks you can make to improve your home ## [Vastu Meets Function: Where to Agree, Where to Compromise ?](https://ektamakadia.substack.com/p/vastu-meets-function) _2026-07-13 · Ekta Makadia · Ekta Makadia_ Most of the time following Vastu is a trouble for modern home owners. How Vastu and good design often agrees. ## [3 Colors That Are Having a \*Moment\* In Home Design](https://theaestheticeditnewsletter.substack.com/p/3-colors-that-are-having-a-moment) _2026-07-11 · Leigh Weingus · The Aesthetic Edit_ Just in case you're due for a throw pillow swap. ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WGuktUQqmJlz) _2026-07-11 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Your Home Isn’t Behind. It’s Just Not Cropped.](https://wraydesignco.substack.com/p/unfinished-and-imperfect-homes) _2026-07-08 · Alyssa Wray · Secrets from an Interior Designer_ Most homes are not finished. Here's why yours doesn't need to be either, and why waiting is often the smarter money move. ## [How to Craft Your Perfect Elevator Pitch to Win High Paying Interior Design Clients](https://mook315300.substack.com/p/how-to-craft-your-perfect-elevator) _2026-07-08 · Mook · Mook - Inner Circle_ In the world of interior design, first impressions aren’t just about the spaces you create. ## [I have 36 hours in a day.](https://ektamakadia.substack.com/p/i-have-36-hours-in-a-day) _2026-07-07 · Ekta Makadia · Ekta Makadia_ Running a 20-person design studio, shooting content, teaching a masters course, and personally reviewing every single project. ## [The Weekend Note.](https://mook315300.substack.com/p/the-weekend-note-a19) _2026-07-05 · Mook · Mook - Inner Circle_ This week: the place I broke my own rule for, pizza made outside in the sunshine and the shoes I've worn on repeat. ## [One Died for It. One Learned to Speak It.](https://gilmelott.substack.com/p/one-died-for-it-one-learned-to-speak) _2026-07-02 · Gil Melott | interior design · Gil Melott | Design Alchemy_ Design Alchemy — two ancestors, one unfinished American argument ## [The Complete Guide to Product Sourcing for E-Interior Design](https://mook315300.substack.com/p/the-complete-guide-to-product-sourcing) _2026-07-02 · Mook · Mook - Inner Circle_ How to Specify, Present and Earn from Your Recommendations ## [The Weekend Note.](https://mook315300.substack.com/p/the-weekend-note) _2026-06-28 · Mook · Mook - Inner Circle_ My favourite designer this week, a ridiculously simple recipe and the World Cup gift of tranquility I didn't expect. ## [The couch 'rule' that blew my mind](https://theaestheticeditnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-couch-rule-that-blew-my-mind) _2026-06-27 · Leigh Weingus · The Aesthetic Edit_ Once you know, you'll never be able to unsee it. ## [The Best Loloi Area Rugs, Picked by an Interior Designer](https://wraydesignco.substack.com/p/the-best-loloi-area-rugs) _2026-06-26 · Alyssa Wray · Secrets from an Interior Designer_ The best Loloi area rugs, vetted by an interior designer. The rug brand that looks high-end, feels great, and is budget friendly. ## [The Worst Question in the Business](https://gilmelott.substack.com/p/the-worst-question-in-the-business) _2026-06-25 · Gil Melott | interior design · Gil Melott | Design Alchemy_ On the style alibi, and why "eclectic but layered" is a hedge, not an answer ## [The Top 10 Benefits of offering E-Design Interior services alongside your inperson services.](https://mook315300.substack.com/p/the-top-10-benefits-of-offering-e) _2026-06-25 · Mook · Mook - Inner Circle_ And why interior designers who are winning have already made e-design part of their income model. ## [Why I Still Take the Occasional In-Person Interior Design Project](https://mook315300.substack.com/p/why-i-still-take-the-occasional-in) _2026-06-23 · Mook · Mook - Inner Circle_ Even though e-design is where I make my real income ## [REAL ESTATE IS 13 PERCENT OF INDIA’S GDP. SO WHY DOES NOBODY KNOW OUR NAMES?](https://ektamakadia.substack.com/p/real-estate-is-13-percent-of-india) _2026-06-23 · Ekta Makadia · Ekta Makadia_ The industry that shapes every building, and every home, and every space in this country is somehow still waiting to be taken seriously. ## [How to hang things up without tools](https://theaestheticeditnewsletter.substack.com/p/how-to-hang-things-up-without-tools) _2026-06-20 · Leigh Weingus · The Aesthetic Edit_ Because you don't always need to call a Taskrabbit. ## [The Tool I Use for Turning My Followers into Paying E-Design Clients](https://mook315300.substack.com/p/the-tool-i-use-for-turning-my-followers) _2026-06-19 · Mook · Mook - Inner Circle_ And the tool that meant I could stop being glued to my phone and start converting followers into paying e-design clients on autopilot ## [American Luxury Has Impeccable Taste and Absolutely No Point of View](https://gilmelott.substack.com/p/american-luxury-has-impeccable-taste) _2026-06-16 · Gil Melott | interior design · Gil Melott | Design Alchemy_ Somewhere between the budget and the install, the person who lives there went missing. ## [Interior Design Secrets: The Most Common Design Mistake I See](https://wraydesignco.substack.com/p/area-rug-size-common-design-mistake) _2026-06-14 · Alyssa Wray · Secrets from an Interior Designer_ Your area rug is a 10, but she's 5x too small. ## [Can AI Replace Interior Designers? An Honest Answer.](https://ektamakadia.substack.com/p/can-ai-replace-interior-designers) _2026-06-14 · Ekta Makadia · Ekta Makadia_ Spoiler: I'm not going to defend my profession blindly. Or make AI the villain. ## [Don't have any natural light?](https://theaestheticeditnewsletter.substack.com/p/dont-have-any-natural-light) _2026-06-13 · Leigh Weingus · The Aesthetic Edit_ Here's what to do with a dark space. ## [THE HARDEST SKILL IN BUSINESS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BUSINESS !](https://ektamakadia.substack.com/p/the-hardest-skill-in-business) _2026-06-13 · Ekta Makadia · Ekta Makadia_ Eight years of running a studio taught me strategy, design, and growth. But the one thing that changed everything had no name in any course I ever took.