10/25/2026
Procurement is the part of interior design nobody posts about.
It's checking quotes against invoices. Following up on a backordered sofa for the third time. Pairing COM fabric with the right frame. Dealing with a damaged delivery at the receiver.
None of it is optional. All of it takes time.
And as your firm grows, it takes more. More projects mean more vendors, more lead times, and more chances for something to slip.
Here's what I see with so many designers: procurement slowly becomes a second job. Usually for the owner.
You really have three choices:
Keep doing it yourself and cap how many projects you can take on.
Hire in house and take on the salary, benefits, training, and taxes that come with it.
Outsource it and scale your support up or down as projects come and go.