As a designer, do you prefer working on kitchens or bathrooms? Are kitchens and bathrooms worth the effort in terms of payoff? Doing kitchens and bathrooms requires a lot of work but doesn’t always result in big profits. Shaun and Rebecca are here to discuss tips and strategies for making smaller projects like kitchens and bathrooms more profitable.
In this episode, Rebecca and Shaun discuss:
Challenges and benefits of working within the limitations of kitchen and bathroom spaces
Difficulty in finding a contractor who only does bathroom or kitchen
The crucial role contractors play in referrals
Ways to make kitchen and bathrooms more profitable and enjoyable
Doing minimum expenditures on kitchen and bathroom to guarantee more revenue
Not adding things that you don’t have any markup on
How can designers guarantee more revenue through minimum purchasing requirements
How some contractors undermine design decisions by suggesting cheaper alternatives
Importance of bringing up material purchases early in the project
Challenges of photographing home renovation projects that include NDAs
Cobbled together approach for making money in kitchen design
The risks and rewards of custom cabinetry
Buying products directly from manufacturers and selling them without a third-party
Value of offering design-only services for self-managed clients
