Curious About Other Pros' Plans for 2023? 4 Designers Reveal All
If you're wondering where other design experts will focus their attention this year, you won't want to miss this read
After what has hopefully been a relaxing and refreshing break, you may be thinking about how and where to refine your business in the year ahead, whether that’s upskilling or expanding into a potentially lucrative new direction. It’s always interesting to learn what others have planned too. Keen to find out? Houzz chatted with four Australian design professionals to find out what they’ll be focusing on in 2023.
Why is this a priority?
We want to be able to help more people create beautiful homes and to achieve our signature coastal aesthetic in their abode, without having to engage our full interior design service.
It’s a diversification for our studio that will help us extend our reach, allowing us to assist and work with more people in more locations across the globe.
We want to be able to help more people create beautiful homes and to achieve our signature coastal aesthetic in their abode, without having to engage our full interior design service.
It’s a diversification for our studio that will help us extend our reach, allowing us to assist and work with more people in more locations across the globe.
What are you excited about in 2023?
My husband and I intend to embark on our own project next year with the knockdown and rebuild of our own home. I’m excited at the prospect of being ‘on the other side of the fence,’ so to speak.
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My husband and I intend to embark on our own project next year with the knockdown and rebuild of our own home. I’m excited at the prospect of being ‘on the other side of the fence,’ so to speak.
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Which Houzz Pro tools will you be using to improve your business in 2023?
We’ll continue to utilise the Houzz Pro Proposals, Purchase Orders and Invoicing tools. We have also been discussing the Houzz Pro Mood Board function in the studio and plan to trial it for new projects next year.
We’ll continue to utilise the Houzz Pro Proposals, Purchase Orders and Invoicing tools. We have also been discussing the Houzz Pro Mood Board function in the studio and plan to trial it for new projects next year.
We’re always looking for ways to improve efficiencies in our studio, both for us and for our clients. We like the fact that Houzz Pro software helps us with the administrative side of things so we can get on with the business of designing.
Melissa Woodcroft, director at Concepts Unlimited Design
What will you be focusing on in 2023?
Our team will continue to offer building design services as we have for the past 22 years. We will focus on growing our interior design, furniture and styling services.
By offering clients a complete service for their residential or small commercial projects, we can create seamless and detailed documentation ready for construction.
What will you be focusing on in 2023?
Our team will continue to offer building design services as we have for the past 22 years. We will focus on growing our interior design, furniture and styling services.
By offering clients a complete service for their residential or small commercial projects, we can create seamless and detailed documentation ready for construction.
We will continue to expand our in-house rendering and virtual reality offerings in the year ahead, including a 3D walk-through and virtual reality room that allows our clients to experience their selections visually, while assisting to keep our projects on schedule.
We also look forward to opening an online furniture and styling store with curated room designs and exclusive custom designs in 2023.
We also look forward to opening an online furniture and styling store with curated room designs and exclusive custom designs in 2023.
Why are these priorities?
Our spacious, custom-designed office/studio/warehouse has allowed us to expand our services to all areas of interior design.
We believe it is important for our clients to have a seamless and easy transition from the planning stage to construction. Our online store is the next logical step for us in being able to import and offer unique furniture and styling items, handpicked and designed by qualified interior designers.
Having curated room schemes ready to purchase within our online store will simplify the furniture and styling selection process for those clients who are not looking for a full interior design service at the planning stage. It will also allow them to shop in stages while still receiving a curated and well-thought-through room.
Our spacious, custom-designed office/studio/warehouse has allowed us to expand our services to all areas of interior design.
We believe it is important for our clients to have a seamless and easy transition from the planning stage to construction. Our online store is the next logical step for us in being able to import and offer unique furniture and styling items, handpicked and designed by qualified interior designers.
Having curated room schemes ready to purchase within our online store will simplify the furniture and styling selection process for those clients who are not looking for a full interior design service at the planning stage. It will also allow them to shop in stages while still receiving a curated and well-thought-through room.
What are you excited about in 2023?
We are very excited to begin the procurement and importation of our own selection of handpicked and custom furniture. Now the borders are open, we are looking forward to exploring what the world has to offer in building-specification products, furniture and styling.
We are very excited to begin the procurement and importation of our own selection of handpicked and custom furniture. Now the borders are open, we are looking forward to exploring what the world has to offer in building-specification products, furniture and styling.
Which Houzz Pro tools will you be using to improve your business in 2023?
We will continue to use the Houzz Pro Mood Board and Client Dashboard functions.
Houzz Pro Mood Boards allow us to communicate our ideas clearly with our clients while keeping them grouped in an easy-to-navigate location.
We will continue to use the Houzz Pro Mood Board and Client Dashboard functions.
Houzz Pro Mood Boards allow us to communicate our ideas clearly with our clients while keeping them grouped in an easy-to-navigate location.
Michelle Broussard, interior designer and founder of Colour Confidence Interiors
What will you be focusing on in 2023?
Kitchens and bathrooms – both in renovations and new builds.
What will you be focusing on in 2023?
Kitchens and bathrooms – both in renovations and new builds.
Why are these priorities?
The kitchen makes the biggest impact on your day-to-day living in the home and is enjoyed by all the family. A well-designed kitchen also adds the biggest value to a home.
Bathrooms are our daily personal sanctuaries; to have a beautiful space that functions seamlessly is so important to starting and finishing the day right.
These areas of the home will be my focus as I believe clients will gain the most from them. It also means I’ll be able to work with my preferred trades – being on the same page in a team environment provides the best outcome for everyone, in my experience.
The kitchen makes the biggest impact on your day-to-day living in the home and is enjoyed by all the family. A well-designed kitchen also adds the biggest value to a home.
Bathrooms are our daily personal sanctuaries; to have a beautiful space that functions seamlessly is so important to starting and finishing the day right.
These areas of the home will be my focus as I believe clients will gain the most from them. It also means I’ll be able to work with my preferred trades – being on the same page in a team environment provides the best outcome for everyone, in my experience.
What are you excited about in 2023?
I’m always trying to learn new things, including details about products and methods of construction both inside and outside the home.
Learning keeps me growing and being an active participant in the industry keeps my work (and attitude) fresh.
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I’m always trying to learn new things, including details about products and methods of construction both inside and outside the home.
Learning keeps me growing and being an active participant in the industry keeps my work (and attitude) fresh.
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Which Houzz Pro tools will you be using to improve your business in 2023?
The Houzz Pro 3D Floor Planner tool. I’m excited to try out the room measuring feature in this tool and see how I can incorporate it into my projects.
I’m also hoping to become better at using the Houzz Pro Clipper tool for selections.
The Houzz Pro 3D Floor Planner tool. I’m excited to try out the room measuring feature in this tool and see how I can incorporate it into my projects.
I’m also hoping to become better at using the Houzz Pro Clipper tool for selections.
Sarah Heyes, owner and director at Provoke Design
What will you be focusing on in 2023?
Growing and streamlining my business and the services I offer.
Why are these priorities?
I have built the business and its capabilities to a point where I can now expand its horizons and offer greater design breadth. We will be able to take on larger-scale projects and be more competitive at a higher level, while working more with referrals, builders and my great team of people and trades.
This is important to me because I am passionate about creating harmonious spaces designed for people and their lifestyles.
What will you be focusing on in 2023?
Growing and streamlining my business and the services I offer.
Why are these priorities?
I have built the business and its capabilities to a point where I can now expand its horizons and offer greater design breadth. We will be able to take on larger-scale projects and be more competitive at a higher level, while working more with referrals, builders and my great team of people and trades.
This is important to me because I am passionate about creating harmonious spaces designed for people and their lifestyles.
What are you excited about in 2023?
I felt like I had some skills missing so I recently decided to take a building and construction course to enhance my skill set.
I felt like I had some skills missing so I recently decided to take a building and construction course to enhance my skill set.
Which Houzz Pro tools will you be using to improve your business in 2023?
All of them! I have used all the Houzz Pro tools, but I plan to use the Clipper tool more in 2023 as it allows me to quickly gather the specifications of a product and present it to the client to approve. I can also send it to trades via a saved PDF so they also have the information on hand when they’re on-site.
All of them! I have used all the Houzz Pro tools, but I plan to use the Clipper tool more in 2023 as it allows me to quickly gather the specifications of a product and present it to the client to approve. I can also send it to trades via a saved PDF so they also have the information on hand when they’re on-site.
With the many different elements to a design project, it is easy to lose track of where each one is up to within a timeline. So I’m hoping Houzz Pro tools will continue to help me better manage the various elements more efficiently so I have more time to create.
Your turn
Which part of your business will you be focusing your attention on this year? Tell us in the Comments below and like this story.
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Which part of your business will you be focusing your attention on this year? Tell us in the Comments below and like this story.
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Interested to see fellow pros’ favourite residential projects of 2022? Check out the Best of 2022: 3 Design Pros Share Their Favourite Projects
What will you be focusing on in 2023?
We will be launching a new website with an online store in February. Developing and growing this online store will be one of our key focuses for 2023.