If you’re an interior designer and have never worked with a decorative painter before, you might feel intimidated and unsure about the process, and you probably don’t want to experiment on your clients.
Since a lack of experience should never keep you from having the best tools in your toolbox, I went to the source and asked artist Julie Stonehouse what she wishes interior designers knew about working with a decorative artist.
Painting & Photos by Julie A Stonehouse
TL/DR:
- Decorative finishers are not mind readers. For best results, projects should start with a mood board. Just like we need our homeowners to show us what they mean by “mid-century,” “traditional,” or “purple,” decorative finishers need to us show them our inspo!
- There are no set rules for who pays the decorative finisher. Make sure to establish your expectations up front about mark-ups, who’ll be paying, and who’s interfacing with the client.