EP 263 | Choosing the Right Vendors for Interior Design Projects with Daniel House Club
Are your vendors helping your interior design business grow—or creating unnecessary stress?
In this episode, Kimberley Seldon is joined by Peter and Alex Spalding of Daniel House Club to discuss why choosing the right vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers is critical to building a profitable and professionally satisfying design business.
Your vendor relationships impact everything from project efficiency to client satisfaction and profitability. Learn how to identify reliable trade partners, avoid costly mistakes, and focus your energy where it matters most.
If you want a stronger “A Team” behind your projects, this episode offers practical advice every interior designer should hear.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
• Why chasing small discounts often costs more in time and frustration
• How trade-focused vendors improve project outcomes and efficiency
• Why reliable suppliers are essential when problems arise on projects
• How smarter purchasing decisions protect your profitability
• Why vendor relationships are a key part of your business success
• How controlling unnecessary expenses improves long-term growth
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About Peter and Alexander Spalding
Peter Spalding works to create an environment that engages Daniel House Club’s ever-growing designer membership base. He studied Architecture History and Urban Design at NYU and worked for Manhattan-based interior design and architecture firms before launching his own practice with his brother Alex. Alex is the CEO of DHC. After founding DH as a design firm in 2015, observing the pain points Peter faced, and developing DH’s own systems, Alex positioned DHC to serve the broader designer community
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