Separates design fees from furnishings and procurement, with project, phase, and room references. Print it, fill it in by hand, or save it as a PDF — no sign-up required.
A blank, print-ready form with the interior design job fields already laid out. Use your browser's print dialog and choose "Save as PDF" to keep a digital copy.
| Description | Qty | Unit | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subtotal | |
| Discount | |
| Tax | |
| Deposit received | |
| Balance due |
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Every invoice needs the same commercial basics. What separates a interior design invoice is the job detail that proves what was done — the part generic templates leave out.
In ServiceInvoicing these become a reusable schema, so they appear on every new invoice automatically.
Interior designers bill a flat design fee per project or per room, an hourly rate for consultation and design time, or a percentage of the total project cost. Furniture and materials procurement is billed at trade cost plus a markup, or at retail, depending on the agreement. Phases — concept, design development, procurement, installation — are often billed separately.
Designers typically take a retainer at signing, applied to the first phase or the final invoice. Procurement usually requires a deposit, often half or full payment, before orders are placed, because custom pieces are non-returnable. Hourly work is billed monthly in arrears.
Clients may look up furniture prices. Set procurement terms in the contract and list each item with its price on the invoice.
Bill extra rounds of design changes as the contract allows, on their own line.
Note expected lead times for custom pieces; delivery delays are a common trigger for withheld payments.
Here is the same template filled in for a typical interior design job, so you can see how the line items and job fields work together.
A printed template is fine for a one-off. For repeat customers, a free account saves your business details, client addresses, and interior design job fields once — and tracks who has paid.
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Beyond the standard details — your business information, the client's details, a unique invoice number, dates, itemized lines, and the balance due — a interior design invoice should carry the job detail your customers and any inspector or adjuster expect: project name, room count, design style, estimated budget. Recording those on the invoice itself keeps the paperwork with the job.
List each item with its description and price, separate from design fees, and apply your procurement fee or markup exactly as the contract says. Requiring a deposit before ordering protects you from non-returnable custom pieces.
Phase billing suits fixed-fee projects because each invoice matches a milestone; monthly billing suits hourly work. Many designers combine them: a fixed fee per phase plus hourly billing for out-of-scope requests.
Furniture and materials sold to clients are generally taxable as goods, while design services may or may not be taxed depending on the state. Separate design fees from procurement.
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