The Business of Beautiful Spaces Podcast for Interior Designers | Interior Design Business Pocast
by Laura Thornton, Interior Designer
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- 🇮🇳IN · Entrepreneurship#1571K to 10K
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173. Let's Talk About AI for Designers: The 5 Tasks You Should Automate This Quarter (and 3 You Shouldn’t)
Jun 1, 2026
28m 19s
172 - Let's Talk About the Lifetime Value of a Client (LVT)
May 25, 2026
25m 03s
171. Let's table About Pricing With a Method: How to Stop Undercharging Without Pulling Numbers Out of Thin Air
May 18, 2026
16m 52s
170. Let’s Talk About being booked and broke: The Designers Two Futures
May 11, 2026
12m 36s
169. Let's Talk About Stop Giving Away Design: 12 Things You’re Doing for Free That You Should Charge For
May 4, 2026
20m 40s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/1/26 | 173. Let's Talk About AI for Designers: The 5 Tasks You Should Automate This Quarter (and 3 You Shouldn’t) | Send us Fan Mail If AI feels like one more thing on your already full plate, this episode makes it simple and practical. You’ll learn how to use AI like a smart assistant to save time, protect profit, and create more consistent client communication, without sacrificing your design standards or your brand. What you’ll learn How to use AI to streamline the repetitive parts of your business while keeping your expertise and voice in control.Five tasks worth automating this quarter, plus three are... | 28m 19s | ||||||
| 5/25/26 | 172 - Let's Talk About the Lifetime Value of a Client (LVT) | Send us Fan Mail The Profit Academy for Interior Designers Doors are Now Open, sign up here: https://www.theprofitacademyforinteriordesigners.com/ In this episode of The Business of Beautiful Spaces, Laura Thornton breaks down one of the most powerful numbers in your interior design business: Client Lifetime Value (LTV). Instead of judging a client by a single project, LTV helps you understand what a client is truly worth over time through repeat work and referrals. Laura walks you through ... | 25m 03s | ||||||
| 5/18/26 | 171. Let's table About Pricing With a Method: How to Stop Undercharging Without Pulling Numbers Out of Thin Air | Send us Fan Mail If pricing feels like a stressful guess, this episode will help you price with a clear method so you stop undercharging and start feeling confident in your numbers. In this episode, you will learn Why designers undercharge even when they are talented and bookedWhat it means to price the process, not the tasksHow to set a Minimum Viable Fee so you stop saying yes to unprofitable workHow a Pricing Ladder creates consistent packages clients can choose fromHow to account for comp... | 16m 52s | ||||||
| 5/11/26 | 170. Let’s Talk About being booked and broke: The Designers Two Futures | Send us Fan Mail Booked and Broke: Two Futures of a Designer If your calendar is full but your profit feels shaky, this episode is for you. We are talking about the two paths most designers end up on: Future A booked and broke, or Future B calm and profitable. The difference is not talent. It is systems. In this episode, you will learn Why being busy is not proof your business is healthyThe three profit leaks that quietly drain your marginWhat booked and broke actually looks like in real life... | 12m 36s | ||||||
| 5/4/26 | 169. Let's Talk About Stop Giving Away Design: 12 Things You’re Doing for Free That You Should Charge For✨ | interior designbusiness strategy+4 | — | — | — | interior designprofit leaks+5 | — | 20m 40s | |
| 4/27/26 | 168. Let's Talk About The Mantras That Make Money✨ | business sayingsmarketing strategies+3 | — | — | — | mantrasbusiness strategies+3 | — | 30m 40s | |
| 4/20/26 | 167. Let’s talk about how to set your hourly rate as an interior designer ( replay)✨ | hourly rateinterior design+3 | — | — | — | hourly rateinterior designer+3 | — | 30m 12s | |
| 4/13/26 | 166- Let's Talk About Cyber Security in your Small Business✨ | cybersecuritysmall business+3 | Jason deCourcy | Xoomler | — | cybersecuritysmall business+5 | — | 50m 53s | |
| 4/6/26 | 165 - Let's Talk About Evolving Without Losing Your Identity: Brand Longevity with Jamie Young✨ | brand longevitybusiness evolution+3 | Jamie Young | Jamie Young Co. | — | brand evolutioninterior design+3 | — | 48m 02s | |
| 3/30/26 | 164 - Let's Talk About Q1 Business Review for Interior Designers✨ | Q1 business reviewprofitability+3 | — | — | — | business reviewinterior designers+3 | — | 41m 20s | |
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| 3/23/26 | 163- Let's Talk About from Chaos to Clients: Building sales systems that close business✨ | AI in interior designsales systems+3 | Darilyn Coles | Selocity | — | interior designAI+3 | — | 48m 50s | |
| 3/16/26 | 162 - Let's Talk About Investing In Yourself & Your Business✨ | investing in yourselfbusiness strategy+3 | — | — | — | interior designbusiness management+3 | — | 17m 32s | |
| 3/9/26 | 161. Let's Talk About Being Busy Is Not the Goal: The Creative to CEO Shift for Interior Designers✨ | business strategyleadership+3 | — | — | — | interior designCEO leadership+3 | — | 41m 59s | |
| 3/2/26 | 160 - Let's Talk About The Power of Saying "No" To Clients While Maintaining Your Values & Sanity✨ | boundariesclient management+3 | — | — | — | saying noscope creep+3 | — | 19m 50s | |
| 2/23/26 | 159 - Let's Talk About Scaling your Interior Design Business with Donna Hoffman✨ | scaling businessinterior design+3 | Donna Hoffman | Impeccably Designed Homes | — | interior designbusiness growth+3 | — | 50m 06s | |
| 2/16/26 | 158- Let's Talk: Fireside Chat with the SheEO's in My Life (Part 2) | Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of this conversation goes deeper into the internal side of long-term entrepreneurship. Less about tactics, more about judgment, intuition, systems, relationships, and the realities that only show up after decades in business. The group explores how decision-making evolves with experience, when to trust your gut versus your data, and why profitability, not optics, is what actually sustains a business. They also talk candidly about seasons of life, goal setting in mid-ca... | 1h 04m 39s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | 157 - Let's Talk: Fireside Chat with the SheEOs in My Life (Part 1) | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Business of Beautiful Spaces, Laura sits down with three long-time colleagues and friends from very different industries to talk candidly about what entrepreneurship actually looks like over decades, not highlight reels. Together, they unpack the misconceptions people have about their businesses, the pivotal career moments that changed their trajectories, and the real trade-offs behind growth, scaling, and balance. The conversation moves beyond hustle c... | 1h 03m 58s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | 156- Let's Talk About Client Relationship 101 | Send us Fan Mail Client Relationships 101: How to Set Boundaries, Stay in Control & Create Happy Clients Strong client relationships don’t come from being overly flexible or available 24/7. They come from clear leadership, well-defined processes, and confident boundaries. In this episode of The Business of Beautiful Spaces, Laura breaks down exactly how interior designers can stay in control of their projects from day one without sacrificing warmth, professionalism, or client trust. If yo... | 19m 04s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | 155 - Let's Talk About Resilience with Andria Cowan Molyneaux from AMC Designs | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Business of Beautiful Spaces, I sit down with Andria Cowan Molyneaux, founder and principal designer of ACM Designs, for a deeply honest conversation about what it truly takes to build a design business that lasts. Andria is a designer who leads with integrity, intention, and quiet confidence. She’s built a respected, enduring firm grounded in exceptional client service, thoughtful design, and a commitment to lifelong learning. She’s also the current pr... | 1h 00m 37s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | 154 - Let's Talk About How to Protect your Calendar and Time | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Business of Beautiful Spaces, Laura dives into the real-world lessons behind building a profitable, sustainable interior design business—without sacrificing creativity or personal boundaries. Drawing from decades of hands-on experience, she shares candid insights into what designers often get wrong, what actually moves the needle, and how small mindset and strategy shifts can create major business breakthroughs. Listeners will walk away with practical t... | 21m 31s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | 153 - Let's Talk about AI and How You Can Integrated it into Your Design Business in 2026 | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Business of Beautiful Spaces, Laura breaks down how interior designers can begin using AI in a practical, ethical and non-intimidating way in 2026. Whether you are AI curious, quietly resistant, or already dabbling, this conversation is designed to help you see AI as a supportive team member rather than a threat to your creativity or value. AI cannot replace your intuition, your eye, or the human connection you build with clients, but it can absolutely ... | 25m 36s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | 152 - Let's Talk How to Price your Services Correctly with Raising Costs | Send us Fan Mail Laura breaks down why most designers do not have a pricing problem, they have a scope and structure problem. She walks through practical strategies to increase profitability at your current rates, including tightening and clarifying your scope, reclaiming billable hours you are already working, streamlining your process for efficiency, and shifting from selling hours to selling outcomes and expertise. She also walks you through a powerful breakdown of what your hourly rate ac... | 29m 46s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | 150 - Let's Talk About my Favourite Books and Podcasts for 2025 | Send us Fan Mail In this fun, high value CEO-style episode, Laura shares her favourite business books, podcasts and AI tools that are shaping her strategy and success in 2025. Why business books matter for designers How the right books can reshape the way you think, market, lead and sellHow to turn book insights into systems you use dailyHow AI can help implement the concepts instantlyBook #1: Building a StoryBrand 2.0 by Donald Miller Why StoryBrand is the clearest messaging framework ... | 23m 39s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 | 149- Let's Talk About our Year in Review | Send us Fan Mail Laura walks you through a guided audit of your year: your numbers, your systems, your clients, your values, and your big-picture goals for 2026 and beyond. If you have been feeling the impact of tariffs, market shifts, rising costs, or overwhelm, this episode will help you turn reflection into strategy. Your books and your numbers Revenue: What came in, from which services, and which projects were truly profitableExpenses: Where your money actually went and where the bleeds a... | 29m 27s | ||||||
| 12/8/25 | 148. Let's Talk Designing for Energy & Well-Being: Holistic Interiors with Gala Magrina | Send us Fan Mail Gala Magrina — holistic interior designer; host of Going Beyond Spaces with Gala; creator of the Beyond Spaces methodology and a six-week online course for designers. Gala traces her path from visual merchandising at Diesel to a holistic design practice rooted in meditation, modern feng shui, WELL, and Vastu. We unpack yin vs. yang rooms, the five elements in everyday selections, why science is finally catching up to ancient building wisdom, and how wellness real estate and c... | 35m 00s | ||||||
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5 placements across 5 markets.
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5 placements across 5 markets.