I’m just now hearing the term “spec book”. What is that?

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I'm in the process of hopefully locking in my first client (!!). This group has been a fantastic resource in helping me get started, so MAJOR thank you! The potential client has asked me to provide mood boards, floor plans/layouts, and source all furniture for 4 rooms in her new vacation home (living room, 3 small bedrooms starting from scratch). She wants to have the basics installed by Christmas (doesn't have to be everything by then just at least beds, couch and a table for them to be comfortable for a few days while they are visiting). She does not seem too particular and I do not anticipate many revisions. She gave me access to the house since they aren't local, so thinking I can just get shipments directly to the site vs using warehousing to save on expenses. I think some services like Wayfair Professional do bulk in-home deliveries? Maybe Designer Inc or Sidedoor? Not sure if they allow for in-home deliveries or only delivery to warehouse. Any insight here would be helpful. No 3D renders required, however I might outsource one for the living room space. I am currently charging hourly to start out and thinking this could be a project estimate of 20-25-hours? Thoughts? THANK YOU!

Hi Emilee and design community! Important question that I truly do not know (I am just starting out). I have a potential client who wants me to furnish a few rooms of her vacation home by Christmas (they want to spend Christmas there). Nothing extravagant or custom, basically the essentials couch, beds, etc. Is that timeline even feasible with in stock shipping times? If we have all product decisions and orders placed by 11/22 would it be possible to install 4 weeks later?

Question: how do I know how much a kitchen remodel would cost a client? I can find the materials and design it, but I have no idea in the end what it’ll cost. How do I design something beautiful and high end looking while sticking to their budget.