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HOW TO

Reduce Designer

Headaches

R
As an award-winning interior eferring to his methology as “The 5

Ps for Success: Procuring, Planning,
designer based in Beverly Hills,
Partnership, Psychology & Publicity,”
Christopher Grubb, NKBA, IIDA, found-
Christopher Grubb has had
er of Arch Interiors Design Group
and owner/lead designer of two product design
a lion’s share of demanding
studios (The C.G. Collection and Autograph by

clients. At the Las Vegas Market, Christopher Grubb) has worked out a system.
“A er 25+ years in business, I would nd myself

Grubb provided designers with wondering if I’m doing this right [handling the
design process correctly],” he stated. The goal

tips on negotiating successful of his seminar was to share his insights with his

collaborations with clients peers to help them navigate the challenges of the
interior design business. One of those, of course,

without anyone losing sleep in is budget, especially when clients are immersed in
the world of TV shows such as Design on a Dime

the process.
where an entire living room is redone for $500,

but the TV show leaves out the cost of the labor
and construction. “The result [of those shows] is

that it can be misleading,” Grubb explained.

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