Interior Design Contract & Proposal Builder

Built for interior designers. Check off the clauses your project needs — scope, design fee, procurement markup disclosure, purchasing and freight, photography rights, revisions, a cancellation and kill fee — fill in your studio details, and generate a clean, professional letter of agreement to copy, print or download. Use it as your proposal, then execute it as the contract.
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The Clauses That Actually Prevent Disputes

Markup disclosure. The fastest way to lose an affluent client's trust is a procurement surprise. State in writing that goods are billed at cost plus a set markup, and what that markup covers. Disclosed, it reads as professional; discovered, it reads as a markup you were hiding.

Photography rights. Your finished projects are your marketing. Reserve the right to photograph and publish the work — while protecting the client's name and address — or you may design a portfolio you are never allowed to show.

The kill fee and third-party disclaimer. These two clauses carry most of the risk. A cancellation fee compensates you for reserved capacity when a project stalls; a clear statement that the client contracts directly with — and you do not warrant — contractors keeps someone else's construction problem from becoming your liability.

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Proposal First, Contract Second

Generate the agreement, send it as your proposal for the client to read, and let its clarity do the selling — a clean scope, a plainly stated fee and confident terms close far more than prose about your process. When the client accepts, the same document becomes the contract you both sign. Speed matters too: the studio that returns a polished agreement in a day beats the one that takes three weeks, which is exactly what a reusable template buys you.

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A Perfect Contract Cannot Fill an Empty Calendar

The tightest agreement in Los Angeles is worth nothing if the inquiry never arrives. Nakada Design builds the marketing system — a searchable website, content that ranks, advertising and AI-assisted follow-up — that keeps qualified, high-budget projects reaching design studios, so the agreements you send land with clients who already chose you. See our digital marketing service for interior designers, read how to get high-end interior design clients, or inquire.

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Frequently Asked Questions

‍What should an interior design contract include?
Parties and project, scope, the design fee and its basis, payment and retainer, procurement and markup disclosure, purchasing and freight terms, revisions, timeline, a third-party contractor disclaimer, client responsibilities, cancellation and kill fee, photography rights, ownership of documents, limitation of liability and governing law.

‍How should I disclose my markup?
In writing: goods at net trade cost plus a stated markup (commonly 20–40%), with a line on what it covers. Disclosure keeps affluent clients comfortable and prevents disputes.

‍What is a kill fee?
A cancellation fee — usually a percentage of the remaining unbilled design fee — that compensates you for reserved capacity if the client ends the project early, on top of payment for work done and orders placed.

‍Is a proposal the same as a contract?
A proposal wins the work; the letter of agreement is what you both sign. This builder produces a letter of agreement you can send as a proposal and then execute.

‍Do I still need a lawyer?
Yes. This is an educational draft, not legal advice, and law varies by state. One attorney review of your standard terms pays for itself across every project.