To sell interior design services in Ghana, offer clear packages (consultation, room design, full home or office design, project management), charge for site visits, keep your design fee separate from the cost of furniture and materials, and collect payment in stages before each phase. A portfolio with real before-and-after photos is what wins most clients.
New homes, rentals, Airbnbs, offices, salons and restaurants all need interior design. Clients are willing to pay, but they want to know exactly what they get.
1. Choose your services
- Consultation: one visit or call with advice on colours, layout and buying.
- E-design: a design and shopping list delivered online, the client buys and sets up.
- Room design: full design for one room with drawings or 3D images.
- Full home or office design.
- Project management: you buy, coordinate artisans and install.
- Airbnb and rental styling: furnished to rent, photographed and ready.
2. Package and price it
For each package, write what's included (visits, drawings, revisions, shopping list, supervision), how long it takes and the fee.
Ways to charge:
- Flat fee per room or package
- Fee per square metre for big projects
- Percentage of the project budget for full management
Whatever you choose, keep your design fee separate from purchases. Clients trust you more when they see what goes to you and what goes to the carpenter, painter and furniture shop.
3. Charge for site visits
A site visit takes half a day once you count traffic. Charge for it, and deduct the fee from the design package if the client goes ahead.
On Paylead, create a booking product for site visits with your available days. The client picks a date, pays and gets a calendar invite with the address details you need. See how to take paid consultation bookings.
4. Get paid in stages
- Booking fee or deposit before you start designing.
- Design approval: the rest of the design fee when they approve the plan.
- Purchase money before you buy anything for them, with receipts shared.
- Final payment when installation is complete.
Send an invoice the client can pay in parts, so everyone sees what's paid and what's left. See how to accept part payments and installments. Clients pay by MoMo or card. Paylead's fee is 4% + GH₵ 1 per online payment.
5. Use a design brief
Before the first visit, send a short form:
- Type of space and size
- Budget range
- Style they like (with photos or Pinterest links)
- Who uses the space (children, guests, staff)
- Timeline
- What stays and what goes
You'll walk into the first meeting prepared, and look like a professional.
6. Build your portfolio
- Before and after from the same angle, in daylight.
- Short videos walking through the finished space.
- 3D designs next to the real result show clients you deliver what you draw.
- Testimonials from homeowners and businesses. See how to get and use testimonials.
7. Find clients
- Real estate developers and agents: furnished show homes sell faster.
- Airbnb hosts: better design means more bookings and higher prices.
- Businesses opening new branches: salons, restaurants, clinics.
- Instagram and TikTok transformations.
- Google Business Profile so people searching "interior designer in Accra" find you. See how to get customers with Google Business Profile.
- Artisans and furniture makers as referral partners. See how to sell furniture online.
Frequently asked questions
How much do interior designers charge in Ghana?
Fees vary with the size of the space, the work involved and your experience. Many designers charge a flat fee per room for smaller jobs and a percentage of the budget for full projects.
Should I buy furniture for clients with my own money?
No. Collect purchase money first and share receipts. It protects you and builds trust.
Can I offer interior design online only?
Yes. E-design works well for clients outside your city or abroad: they send photos and measurements, and you send the design and shopping list.
Read next: how to sell furniture online, how to send an invoice and how to get paid as a freelancer.
