Interior Designer Virtual Assistant
Design is the part clients pay for. The rest, quoting and ordering every item, chasing vendors for lead times, tracking deliveries, updating clients and invoicing, quietly takes over the week.
An interior designer virtual assistant is a dedicated remote team member who handles procurement and project admin, so you spend your time designing and with clients.
What your VA takes on
- Sourcing support: finding options to your brief, checking availability, trade pricing and lead times.
- Purchase orders: creating POs and client proposals for each item in your design software.
- Vendor follow-up: acknowledgements, lead times, backorders and damaged-item claims.
- Delivery tracking: coordinating receiving, warehouse and install dates.
- Client updates: status updates, selections and approvals tracked.
- Invoicing: deposits, progress invoices and payment reminders.
- Marketing admin: portfolio uploads and social scheduling from your photos.
A typical week
- Monday: vendor follow-up on open orders.
- Tuesday: sourcing requests from your briefs.
- Wednesday: proposals and POs for approved items.
- Thursday: client status updates.
- Friday: delivery schedule and invoicing.
Tools they work in
- Design business software: Studio Designer, DesignFiles, Houzz Pro, Programa, Mydoma
- Trade and vendor portals you use
- Accounting: QuickBooks or Xero
The bright line
Your VA does not make design decisions or approve selections with clients without you. Spending and substitutions follow your approval every time.
Signs it is time
- You spend evenings chasing vendors.
- Clients ask for updates you do not have time to send.
- Orders slip because acknowledgements are not checked.
- Invoices go out late.
What it costs
Flat monthly plans, one dedicated VA: Essentials $899/mo (20 hours a week), Executive $1,599/mo (full-time) and AI Manager $2,599/mo (full-time, AI-fluent). Worked out per hour from those published prices, that is about $10/hr, $9/hr and $15/hr all-in. Every plan includes a free shortlist of 2–3 vetted VAs in 72 hours, a $0 recruitment fee, payment only once your VA starts, month-to-month terms and a 30-day replacement. See pricing.
Solo designers often start on Essentials; studios running several projects need a full-time plan.
Your first 30 days
- Week one: order tracker for open projects.
- Week two: vendor follow-up and delivery tracking.
- Week three: proposals and POs.
- Week four: client updates and invoicing.
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- Virtual assistant for engineering firms
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- All industries we support
FAQ
Can a VA source furniture? Yes, to your brief and budget, for your selection.
Do they work in Studio Designer or DesignFiles? Yes, with your access settings.
Can they talk to my clients? Yes, for updates and logistics in your voice. Design conversations stay with you.
Can they handle trade accounts? They can place approved orders on your accounts.
Do you support small studios? Yes. Essentials suits a solo designer.
What if the fit isn't right? Tell us within 30 days and we replace your VA at no cost, carrying the documented context over so you do not start from zero.
Get a free VA shortlist in 72 hours.
Tell us what you need. We send 2–3 hand-picked, vetted VAs to interview. $0 recruitment fee, and you pay nothing until your VA starts. Essentials $899/mo, Executive $1,599/mo, AI Manager $2,599/mo, month-to-month.