Seven quick tools for the fiddly bits of running a design studio. No sign-up, nothing to install. Use what you need.
Pop in your trade price and your markup. See your client price, your profit, and your margin in a second.
Why know both: you set prices with markup, but you live on margin - and they are never the same number. A 40% markup only keeps a 29% margin. So if you need to keep a certain margin, mark up higher: markup = margin ÷ (1 − margin) (a 40% margin needs about a 67% markup). Watch only markup and you can feel well-priced while quietly under-earning; watch margin and you know exactly what you take home.
Enter one project and see what you'd earn under the three ways designers commonly charge - a percentage of the project, hourly, or a flat fee - side by side, so you can charge with confidence.
Enter the total and get a sensible starting split across the home. Adjust the percentages to fit the brief.
| Category | % | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 100% |
Order the right amount of paint, tiles and wallpaper the first time.
These are quick estimates to get you in the right ballpark, not a final order. Always check them against your real measurements, the product's actual coverage and spec sheet, and your supplier's advice before ordering - and allow extra for pattern repeats, tricky cuts and breakages.
The measurements you keep googling, in one place, plus a quick rug-size helper.
Tick the tools you pay for. We've pre-filled the usual suspects. See three years of spend, then compare it to owning Insight once.
| Tool | $/month | Seats | Use it? |
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When a project grows, send this instead of quietly absorbing it. Fill the boxes and copy a warm, clear note for your client.