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October 2, 2026 · 1 min
Ask Claude about your projects
Mortar now works as a connector in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP client — ask about your projects, budgets and orders from the AI you already use, with per-studio permissions and an approval queue on every write.
September 15, 2026 · 4 min
How to present a budget to clients without exposing trade pricing
The mechanics of a client-safe budget: what clients should see, what stays yours, and how to run one budget with two views — without a second spreadsheet or a pricing-ethics lecture.
September 15, 2026 · 7 min
What is a finishes schedule (and how to build one)
What a finishes schedule is, how it differs from an FF&E schedule, and how to build one contractors can price and build from — reference codes, surface sectioning, and revision discipline.
September 14, 2026 · 5 min
How to present a budget to interior design clients
Budget conversations go bad on timing, not on the number. When to anchor, when to show a range instead of a line item, and when to reveal the running total.
September 14, 2026 · 5 min
FF&E tracking: how design studios keep every item on the rails
What FF&E tracking has to cover, why the spreadsheet version breaks, and how to pick between spec tools, platforms, and staying manual.
September 14, 2026 · 4 min
How much does interior design software really cost in 2026?
The subscription price is the number every vendor shows you. The payment-processing fees are the number that actually moves — and almost nobody publishes them.
September 10, 2026 · 3 min
Why your FF&E spreadsheet keeps breaking (and what to do instead)
Your spreadsheet isn't breaking because you're careless. It's breaking because FF&E data changes faster than any one person can retype it.
September 10, 2026 · 7 min
Onboarding your first design assistant (without drowning them in your head)
Your first hire exposes the truth: the studio ran on your memory. What to write down, what to hand over, and why delegation feels harder than it should.
September 10, 2026 · 5 min
Client approvals: how to stop chasing yes's through email threads
Approvals die in email threads and verbal yeses. How to ask for decisions clients can make in ten seconds — and keep a record that protects you both.
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