Oana Jackson
Oana Jackson is an RIBA registered architect and interior designer trained at the Architectural Association and KLC School of Design.
The Interior Design Business Blueprint: Pricing and contracts with Oana Jackson
Ref: D1H38390
About this course
This course teaches designers how to price their services with confidence, choose the right fee model, manage payments and understand contracts – ensuring your creativity is valued, your time protected and your business legally sound.
Course Description
Design. Build. Scale. The Interior Design Business Blueprint. A comprehensive roadmap to launching and running your own profitable interior design practice.
Pricing and Contracts: Learn how to price your work, protect your time and run a financially sound design business.
One of the biggest challenges for emerging designers isn’t creativity—it’s confidently charging for it. Pricing and Contracts is a practical, no-nonsense course designed to help you understand your value, set fair fees and protect your business from the start.
In this course, we begin by addressing mindset—because knowing your worth is the foundation for everything that follows. From there, we explore the different pricing models used in the interior design industry (flat fees, hourly rates, percentage-based and hybrid models) and help you decide which structure best suits your working style and project types.
You’ll learn how to set your rates with confidence, taking into account your time, overheads, market position and desired income. The course also covers how to manage payments professionally—when to invoice, how to structure deposits and staged payments, and what to do when payments are delayed or disputed.
We’ll then demystify the often-intimidating world of contracts. You'll be introduced to the key components of a solid design contract, from scope and deliverables to intellectual property and termination clauses—ensuring you and your clients are legally protected and working with mutual clarity.
By the end of this course, you’ll have the tools, templates and confidence to price your services transparently, communicate your terms clearly and put legal structures in place that support your long-term success.
Because creativity deserves to be paid—and protected.
Course Materials
Included
All printed materials will be supplied by the College.
What students need to bring
- Pens and a notebook
- A real-case scenario you have come across in your professional or student capacity when dealing with a client/project/contractor
Timetable
Student registration: 9.30am - 10am
Course teaching: 10am - 2.30pm
Morning teaching: 10am - 12.30pm
Lunch break: 12.30pm (lunch is not included)
Teaching finishes: 2.30pm
General Information
Short courses are open to anyone aged 18 and over. The course fee covers tuition and materials where stated. You will need to bring all other items listed under the Materials to bring section.
Refreshments
Coffee and tea are included in the course fee, but you will need to bring lunch with you to eat in the refreshments room. There are also plenty of other local venues to purchase food.
Access
If you have any specific access needs, we will need to know about your access requirements in advance. Please tell us about your needs in confidence by emailing: [email protected] This venue has steps to the front reception, with limited access via a side gate to the ground floor. There is a small lift to higher floors or stairs.
Safety
Short course students are required to sign a safety compliance form as part of West Dean Health and Safety regulations.
Refunds and cancellations
Please refer to our terms & conditions below.
Disclaimer
The information given is accurate at the time of publication. However, West Dean College reserves the right to cancel or amend courses if circumstances require.
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