# 92 | How To Establish Healthy Boundaries with Interior Design Clients

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Sep 19

setting boundaries with interior design clients

"If boundaries are clearly communicated, and the other person understands why this is important for you, then setting boundaries doesn't have to be an uncomfortable thing."

In today's episode, I share the importance of establishing healthy boundaries with clients. We all need that, right? It is essential in order to maintain a positive, professional relationship while protecting your time, energy, and well-being. Holding healthy boundaries is vitally important to avoiding burnout.

We can all look back and see examples of when we may have avoided setting healthy boundaries with clients because we think we are avoiding the uncomfortable feelings that may come with this. However, the opposite usually occurs! When you don't set boundaries, there are often uncomfortable feelings of resentment, anger, and frustration throughout an interior design project. So what types of boundaries should you set?

What types of boundaries should you set?

Boundaries are simply establishing in a relationship what's okay and what's not okay. I like to think of boundaries through the lens of this, not that. A few examples include:

It's okay to call or email me ➝ It's not okay to text
1. It's okay to text me during office hours ➝ It's not okay to text me during family time
2. It's okay to ask questions about the products we've presented ➝ It's not okay to go outside of our contract and purchase items yourself

Resentment is a result not setting boundaries

Often, when we feel resentment during a project, this is the result of unfulfilled expectations and not setting clear boundaries. What I like to do in this situation is to get curious about what expectations were not being met and why. Was there something that needed to be said that wasn't said? Was there something that needed to be communicated that wasn't communicated clearly? Or maybe it was communicated but it wasn't communicated at the right time or wasn't communicated clearly enough. To dig into this a little more, make sure to listen to the episode on 3 things I obsess over with clients.

Setting boundaries requires risk

Setting boundaries can be tough and it requires that you know you are worthy and deserving of those boundaries. As long as you communicate boundaries clearly and with integrity, you have to let go of the responsibility you feel for others' emotions and how they respond.

Just remember, you are worthy of boundaries and simply letting clients know what is okay and what's not. No hard feelings!

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