





What to Expect Canva Guides for the "Messy Middle" of Full Service Interior Design Projects
These five What to Expect Canva Guides for Full-Service Interior Designers give you everything you need to keep clients informed and confident during the messy middle of their projects. From window treatment installs to working with a receiving warehouse to installation day, these five professionally written guides set clear expectations and ensure a seamless, stress-free experience for both you and your clients.
Note: The images feature placeholder text (Lorem Ipsum) for demonstration purposes. However, rest assured these templates are fully written and ready to use. You’ll receive professionally crafted content that’s easy to customize with your own details and branding.
These five What to Expect Canva Guides for Full-Service Interior Designers give you everything you need to keep clients informed and confident during the messy middle of their projects. From window treatment installs to working with a receiving warehouse to installation day, these five professionally written guides set clear expectations and ensure a seamless, stress-free experience for both you and your clients.
Note: The images feature placeholder text (Lorem Ipsum) for demonstration purposes. However, rest assured these templates are fully written and ready to use. You’ll receive professionally crafted content that’s easy to customize with your own details and branding.
These five What to Expect Canva Guides for Full-Service Interior Designers give you everything you need to keep clients informed and confident during the messy middle of their projects. From window treatment installs to working with a receiving warehouse to installation day, these five professionally written guides set clear expectations and ensure a seamless, stress-free experience for both you and your clients.
Note: The images feature placeholder text (Lorem Ipsum) for demonstration purposes. However, rest assured these templates are fully written and ready to use. You’ll receive professionally crafted content that’s easy to customize with your own details and branding.
Is the “quiet middle” of your projects leaving clients frustrated and wondering if anything is happening?
I know you’ve been there—waiting for products to arrive, scheduling installs, and feeling like the project is at a standstill. But during this “messy middle,” communication can feel like it’s slipping through the cracks, and your clients can start to lose confidence.
That’s where the What to Expect Guides for Interior Designers come in. These guides ensure that even during the waiting periods, your clients stay in the loop and feel like they’re still being taken care of. From window treatment installs to receiving warehouse logistics to the big installation day, these five professionally written guides will set expectations, answer common questions, and keep everything on track.
Instead of leaving clients wondering what’s next, you’re delivering proactive communication, guiding them through each stage—even when there’s no visible action. The result? More confidence, fewer questions, and a smoother overall experience for everyone involved.
You can rest easy knowing that your clients feel supported throughout the entire process—even during the “quiet” times—with guides that reinforce the high-touch, professional experience they’ve come to expect from you.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Professionally Written Canva Marketing Templates, five guides in total
What to expect when ordering window treatments (5 pages)
What to expect when having your home painted (5 pages)
What to expect when having wallpaper installed (5 pages)
What to expect when working with a receiving warehouse (6 pages)
What to expect for your installation day (7 pages)
Resources for a Streamlined Client Experience
My favorite software tools
Tech resources and tutorials for using your files
A video tutorial for using Canva
Note: The images feature placeholder text (Lorem Ipsum) for demonstration purposes. However, rest assured these templates are fully written and ready to use. You’ll receive professionally crafted content that’s easy to customize with your own details and branding.
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Canva Template Bundle: Get all of our Canva client process templates for full-service interior designers at a discounted price, including this one
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WHAT YOU’LL NEED
A free Canva account
An email account
RETURN POLICY
Due to the instant and digital nature of this product, there are no refunds.
TERMS OF USE
This product is intended for unlimited use by one person (the Purchaser) within their own interior design business to support client-facing processes. The Purchaser may not resell, share, copy, distribute, modify, or create derivative works based on these templates, nor may they offer the templates to any third party or marketplace without express written permission from Dakota Design Company LLC.
These templates may not be used as free downloads, lead magnets, opt-ins, trainings, digital goods, or downloadable resources—whether free or paid.
Dakota Design Company LLC retains full ownership and intellectual property rights to all template content. Unauthorized use is a violation of the Terms of Use and may result in legal action. By purchasing, you agree to our Terms of Use
**If you are NOT an interior designer and instead offer services to interior designers as a coach, consultant, strategist, mentor, advisor, marketing coordinator, CRM set up specialist, or other, a commercial license is required. Please email katie@dakotadesigncompany.com for pricing and availability.
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PHOTOS
The photos shown in the images are stock photos and are not included with the purchase of the templates. We recommend using your own portfolio photos or purchasing stock images to personalize the templates.
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