Tuesday, 23 April 2013

The trials of being a (self-employed) interior stylist.

Following a conversation with a client yesterday that felt like a personal attack, I felt taken for granted, taken advantage of and to top if off I got officially dumped by them. Like all of my projects, I had invested a lot of time, energy and emotion in it and felt totally destroyed by the words I was hearing from the other end of the phone line. So today I'm taking stock, reconsidering a few things and want to make a point. 

The Home Restyler ethos is all about affordable interior styling. I do everything I can to help clients create beautiful homes that work for them, that reflect their personalities and their lifestyles. I search tirelessly to source the perfect items for them and am always striving to find the best price I can. Whilst I am passionate about interiors and styling and live and breathe my work, I also need to earn a living and would very much appreciate it if that were respected. I'm not in it to make my millions, far from it, I just need to earn my crust. 

So today, in support of my fellow peers, friends who are freelance and run their own businesses and anyone else that would like to join in my cause, this is the point I would like to make:


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I hope that for any of you reading this, you will agree with the point I'm trying to communicate. We as individuals have our worth and we should all respect one another.

Thank you x

www.homerestyler.co.uk 
Posted by Katey Korzenietz at 05:38

6 comments:

  1. Melissa Bilodeau23 April 2013 at 07:05

    I'm so sorry this happened to you!! I used to freelance in my twenties and just got tired of dealing with situations like this so I give you huge props for making a living doing it. I love your work, I think it's great! I think some people are just clueless as to how much time and effort is put into design of any kind so they never think the cost is worth it. I'd like to see them do a better job themselves! :)

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    1. Katey Korzenietz24 April 2013 at 03:09

      Melissa, thank you so much for your kind words, your comment about them being clueless is definitely right - they've obviously no idea. I am amazed and delighted by the support I have received following this post. Thank you so much for following my blog :) x

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  2. Cully Whittler23 April 2013 at 11:24

    I must say Katey, that as someone next on the chain so to speak, when I go into a job of shelves, bookcases etc, it's a great help to have the client primed with ideas by someone like yourself beforehand, as most of the time I can waste hours with them umming and arring for days! Keep you chin up and don't let the b*****s get you down! See you soon R

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    1. Katey Korzenietz24 April 2013 at 03:10

      Thank you most kindly! We all need to stick together :) K

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  3. Becky23 April 2013 at 12:42

    Hear hear. It's all about respect. Hope you put it behind you and i'm sure they are in the minority. You are brilliant, and anyone with an ounce of intelligence would see that :)

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  4. Katey Korzenietz24 April 2013 at 03:10

    Thank you Becky, you too are a shining star *

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