My Interior Design Hourly Rate Agreement

 

For designers who charge with confidence and refuse to work unprotected

If you bill hourly, this agreement isn’t a nice-to-have.
It’s your protection, your clarity, and your calm when money conversations come up.

This is the agreement designers go looking for after a client questions an invoice or suddenly “forgets” what hourly actually means.

We’re skipping that part.

What this agreement does

This agreement clearly defines how you work, how you bill, and what clients can expect—before the project begins.

It supports you in saying:

  • This is how my hourly rate works

  • This is what counts as billable time

  • This is how and when invoices are sent

  • This is what’s included—and what’s not

  • This is what happens if scope shifts or the project pauses

No awkward explanations.
No chasing payments.
No emotional labor around money.

The bonus that changes everything

Along with the agreement, you also get a full video walkthrough.

In the video, I walk through the agreement line by line and explain:

  • Why each section exists

  • How to confidently present it to clients

  • What questions typically come up—and how to answer them calmly

  • How to remove friction before it ever becomes conflict

You can:

  • Use the video to train yourself

  • Use it to refine your own contract language

  • Or create your own version to send to clients as part of your onboarding process

This alone can save hours of back-and-forth and set you up as the expert from day one.

Who this is for

This agreement is for:

  • Interior designers who bill hourly

  • Designers offering consultations, advisory work, or ongoing hourly services

  • Designers who want clean projects and fewer money conversations

If you’re done winging it and ready to operate like a real business, this is for you.

What’s included

  • Hourly Rate Interior Design Agreement (editable)

  • Clear billing, invoicing, and payment terms

  • Defined scope and boundaries

  • Protection around communication, revisions, and delays

  • Full video walkthrough explaining the agreement and how to present it

  • A repeatable framework you can adapt for your own client-facing systems

Important note

I am not an attorney.
This agreement is provided for educational and business-use purposes only. Always have contracts reviewed by a licensed attorney in your state before use.

Bottom line

Hourly work requires structure.
This agreement gives it to you.

Clarity for your clients.
Confidence for you.
Protection for your business.

👉 Instant download + video access. Edit. Customize. Use. You Receive both Microsoft Word and Google Doc files