Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What accounts for the wide gap between what we think design will cost and the real-life price tag? It’s part situational since ...

Start by recognizing your value, says Chicago interior designer Summer Thornton. Design is, after all, a luxury service. “You have experience, education, training, and talent that you should be paid ...