Interior Designer how-to

How to Present a Design to a Client

Presentations help clients visualize.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
Quick answer

Presentations help clients visualize. In short: restate; show; show, then complete the remaining steps below.

Step by step

  1. Restate goals.

  2. Show the floor plan.

  3. Show renderings.

  4. Present material boards.

  5. Explain costs.

  6. Agree on revisions.

Safety reminders for interior designers

  • Follow building codes and accessibility rules
  • Specify fire-rated materials where required
  • Wear PPE on construction sites
  • Protect client budgets with accurate estimates

Space planning · Floor plan · Elevation · FF&E · Finish schedule · ADA: see the full interior designer glossary.

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