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Budgets Tab

While many design firms do not use the Budgets tab, it can be helpful if you have a known budget that you need to work within.

 

In the screen below the known project budget is $500,000.

 

 

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In the screen shot below the designer has taken a stab at defining how to spend the project budget by creating a tentative Budget by Area and a Budget by Category.

She might discuss these budgets with her client to confirm that she is understanding the client's priorities, or she might use the budgets for her own purposes.

It is important to note that the budgets do not restrict the designer in any way. For example, the designer can specify $59,000 worth of items for the Dining Room and DesignSmart will not prevent her from doing so. However when she runs the "Budget Worksheet" she will see that she had budgeted $55,000 for the Living Room and she is $4,000 over budget for that area. Of course, if she is under budget in other areas the total for the project might still be within the $500,000 budget.

 

 

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