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The AI Business Assistant for Interior Designers
Design is the job you trained for. The other job — the one nobody mentions at design school — is running a procurement operation with a billing department attached: deposits to collect, milestone invoices to time correctly, trade discounts to track, client reimbursables to separate from your fees, and forty vendor email threads about one sofa that's now twelve weeks out.
Ava Ledger runs that second job. She structures your billing, watches your inbox, tracks every project purchase, and shows you — possibly for the first time — what each project actually paid you after the hours and the expenses. You stay in the creative seat; Ava keeps the studio solvent.
Billing that matches how design projects flow
Deposit at signing. A payment at concept approval. Procurement funds before ordering. Balance at install. Ava sends each invoice on cue with online card payment, tracks what's outstanding, and drafts the graceful nudge when a client sits on an invoice — so you never have to choose between cash flow and the relationship.
Procurement and reimbursables, untangled
The fastest way to lose money in design is to blur client purchases with studio income. Tag each purchase to its project as you buy — fabric, casegoods, freight, the workroom's cushion labor — and Ava keeps reimbursables separate from design fees, categorized for taxes, and ready to bill back with documentation attached. Trade-discount margins stay visible instead of evaporating into a spreadsheet.
An inbox that keeps up with your vendors
Quotes from three workrooms, a backordered light fixture, a client approving (then un-approving) a wallpaper — design projects live in email. Ava's unified inbox drafts your follow-ups, flags what needs a decision, and detects when a warm new-client inquiry lands so it gets answered the same day, not after install week.
See profit per project, not just revenue
Flat fee or hourly, Ava sets your fees against real project costs and mileage to sites and showrooms (GPS-logged at the IRS rate) to show true margin per job — the number that should decide which clients you take next year. Books stay tax-categorized all year, your CPA gets one-click read-only access, and quarterly estimates stay current if you're on 1099s (more on that setup on the independent contractors page). Studios with staff can see the small business page; solo designers juggling multiple clients may also relate to the freelancers page. Plan details live on the pricing section.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I invoice deposits and milestones?
Yes. Structure any project as deposit plus milestones — concept approval, procurement, install — and Ava sends each invoice at the right moment, tracks payment, and chases politely when needed.
How do I keep client purchases separate from my income?
Tag procurement and reimbursable purchases to the project as you make them. Ava keeps them distinct from your design fees, so billing clients back is clean and your real revenue stays accurate.
Can Ava manage my vendor emails?
Yes. Connect your email and every fabric house, workroom, and contractor thread lives in one AI-assisted inbox. Ava drafts follow-ups on quotes and flags replies that need you.
Will I finally know which projects make money?
Yes. With fees, hours-driven costs, and project expenses in one place, Ava shows profit per project — so you can see whether flat-fee or hourly work is actually paying you.
I'm a solo designer on 1099s. Does Ava handle my taxes?
Yes. Expenses are categorized into real tax buckets, showroom and site mileage is GPS-logged at the IRS rate, quarterly estimates stay current, and your Schedule C report is ready at filing time.