# Interior Design proposal

Replace everything in [brackets]. Keep it specific to this client.

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## Cover

Proposal: [Project name] for [Client]
Prepared by: [Your name, business]
Date: [Date]
Valid until: [Date]

## 1. Your situation

[In the client’s words: where they are now, what they want to achieve and why now.]

## 2. Objectives

- [Objective, ideally measurable]
- [Objective]
- [Objective]

## 3. Our approach

1. **Concept:** [What happens and what the client sees]
2. **Design development:** [What happens and what the client sees]
3. **Procurement:** [What happens and what the client sees]
4. **Installation:** [What happens and what the client sees]

## 4. Deliverables

- [Concept boards and layout]
- [Detailed drawings and specification]
- [Furniture, fixtures and equipment schedule]
- [Site coordination through installation]

## 5. Timeline

| Phase | Dates | Client input needed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Concept | [Dates] | [Input or approval] |
| Design development | [Dates] | [Input or approval] |
| Procurement | [Dates] | [Input or approval] |
| Installation | [Dates] | [Input or approval] |

## 6. Investment

| Item | Description | Fee |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Design concept | [Mood boards, layout and colour scheme] | [Fee] |
| Detailed design | [Joinery drawings and lighting plan] | [Fee] |
| Furniture and fittings | [Supplied at agreed price (see schedule)] | [Fee] |
| Project management | [Site visits and contractor coordination] | [Fee] |

Total: [Amount, excluding tax]
Payment schedule: [e.g. 40% to start, 30% at milestone, 30% on completion]

## 7. Not included

- [Building work by contractors]
- [Structural changes]
- [Delivery and storage beyond the agreed dates]

## 8. What we need from you

- [Measurements and access to the space]
- [A signed-off budget]
- [Decisions on selections within agreed times]

## 9. Why us

[Two or three sentences and one relevant example or result. Keep it about the client’s problem.]

## 10. Next steps

1. [Sign below or reply to accept]
2. [Pay the deposit]
3. [Kickoff on date]

Accepted by: [Name, title]
Signature: [Signature]
Date: [Date]

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## Before you send it

- [ ] The opening describes this client’s situation, not yours.
- [ ] Objectives are specific.
- [ ] Every deliverable is listed and every exclusion named.
- [ ] The price is broken down with a payment schedule.
- [ ] The validity date and next step are clear.
- [ ] Every placeholder and old client name is removed.

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# Example: Linden Interiors’s proposal for Harper & Co. Offices

Key sections from a proposal for a office reception and meeting room refit. Both companies are fictional.

## Your situation

Harper & Co. Offices wants a office reception and meeting room refit. You told us the priority is getting it right first time, with clear approvals and no surprises on cost.

## Our approach

1. Concept: Concept boards and layout
2. Design development: Detailed drawings and specification
3. Procurement: Furniture, fixtures and equipment schedule
4. Installation: Site coordination through installation

## Investment

| Item | Description | Qty / time | Rate | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Design concept | Mood boards, layout and colour scheme | Fixed fee | $2,800.00 | $2,800.00 |
| Detailed design | Joinery drawings and lighting plan | Fixed fee | $3,400.00 | $3,400.00 |
| Furniture and fittings | Supplied at agreed price (see schedule) | 1 item | $14,500.00 | $14,500.00 |
| Project management | Site visits and contractor coordination | 12 hours | $95.00 | $1,140.00 |

Total: $21,840.00 excluding tax

## What we need from you

- Measurements and access to the space
- A signed-off budget
- Decisions on selections within agreed times

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