6 Interior Decorating Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start An Interior Decorating Business

Interior design is one of the most exciting and rewarding fields to enter. Interior designers help clients create functional, beautiful spaces that reflect their personalities.

The demand for Interior decor is booming and showing no signs of slowing soon. If you love enhancing the look of interior spaces, starting an interior décor business can be a great business idea.

To start an interior décor business, you must possess a working knowledge of space planning, textiles, color schemes, and more. You will work with architects, engineers, and builders to plan the look and function of indoor spaces.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a interior decorating business:

Learn more about starting an interior decorating business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start an interior decorating business?
-> Pros and cons of an interior decorating business

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-> Examples of established interior decorating business

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1. Seriously Happy Homes ($480K/year)

Rebecca West, founder of Seriously Happy Homes, came up with the idea for her interior design business after going through a divorce and transforming her own home. She realized the power of interior design to create a fresh start and wanted to give others access to the tools and information they needed to transform their spaces. Through starting small, taking before and after pictures of her projects, and building relationships with vendors and contractors, she grew her business and now offers comprehensive design services that bring in an average revenue of $40k per month.

How much they make: $480K/year
How much did it cost to start: $2K
Current team size: 2

I Transformed My House After My Divorce And Started A $40K/Month Interior Design Business

Seriously Happy Homes, an interior design firm based in Seattle, uses their efficient design process to keep momentum in their projects, with average monthly revenue of $40k, without targeting the ultra-rich, and is shifting gears to focus on their virtual Design Helplines service and business coaching for interior designers.

About

Rebecca started Seriously Happy Homes over 16 years ago

Revenue

Rebecca grew the business to $40K/month

Costs

It cost Rebecca $2000 to start the business

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4. Luxury Design

Luxury Design Business Journal | Featuring the top Interior Designers, Design Inspiration & Design Portfolios for the Interior Design Industry by top firms based in the United States

5. INTERIORZINE

InteriorZine is a blog magazine featuring modern interior design, interior decorating ideas, furniture, lighting, flooring, stylish homes, trends and news.

Website traffic: 130K/month

6. Design Arc Interiors

Looking for the best interior designers in bangalore? Designarc is the leading interior design companies in bangalore. Hire us for villa, home, commercial space, modular kitchen, wardrobes, false ceiling design and other interior design & interior decoration services.