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Construction · Software for interior designers

Track BOQs, material issues, site progress and client payments for every project.

An interior design firm runs on bills of quantities (BOQs), vendor orders for plywood and laminate, and carpenters spread across several sites. Every client change moves the budget, and most changes are agreed on WhatsApp. The interior design management system holds the BOQ, materials, site progress and client payments for each project, so you can see where material and margin went.

At a glance

Interior projects run on a hundred small decisions, such as a laminate shade, a hinge brand or a wardrobe raised by two inches, and each one moves the BOQ. Nearly all are agreed in a chat.

The interior design management system already covers BOQs, purchases and site progress, so the work is fitting it to your stages, your rates and the way your supervisors report. That fitting takes longer than a demo suggests.

How the work runs today

A homeowner brings the key to a new flat. Your designer measures the site and shows 3D views. The BOQ in Excel lists every wardrobe, kitchen, TV unit and false ceiling in running feet or square feet, with material and rate. The client signs, pays an advance, and changes three items the following week, before the carpenter has reached the site.

Plywood, laminate and hardware are ordered from dealers, sometimes for three sites in one trip, which saves a transport charge and loses the paperwork. Carcass work, shutters, electricals and painting follow in sequence, and the supervisor sends progress photos to a WhatsApp group. Payments follow stages, and handover comes with a snag list that the client adds to until the last payment falls due.

Where it breaks

What goes wrong for interior designers without a proper system.

Plywood goes to the wrong flat

A carpenter needs sheets in a hurry and takes them from the next site’s stock without a record, so both sites show the wrong balance. Nobody can reconcile them.

BOQ changes never reach the invoice

The client upgrades to soft-close hinges and a quartz counter, and the final bill still shows the original BOQ. The upgrade is absorbed.

Carpenters wait for material

Laminate does not arrive, and four men sit idle on a site that carries rent. Their day is still paid.

Snag lists never close

Handover drags on because the snag list is a chat thread, and nothing in a chat thread is ticked off. The last payment waits.

What the software does

What we would build for interior designers.

Named the way your team already talks about the work. We start with whichever part the audit shows is costing you most.

Site measurement and BOQ

Turn measurements into a BOQ by room and item, priced by running feet or square feet from your own rate list. A version is saved for every change, so the approved BOQ is never in doubt.

Vendor purchase orders

Raise orders to waterproof plywood, laminate and hardware dealers against each project, and track deliveries per site so a carpenter is not left waiting.

Material issue by site

Track sheets and fittings received and left over per project, so wastage and short balances are visible to the office and not only to the supervisor.

Site progress with photos

Let supervisors update each work item with photos, so the client sees progress without joining a group.

Stage payments and snag list

Link payment stages to work actually done, with a snag list closed item by item before the final invoice.

Before you talk to a supplier

A requirements checklist for interior designers.

What to cover, which reports to ask for and what to put to every vendor, ready to print or save as a PDF.

Open the checklist
Worldwide

Where we work with interior designers.

How it works

How the work runs from Bengaluru for your city.

  1. 1

    The audit, by call

    A screen-share and a look at the sheets, accounting reports and WhatsApp groups your team uses. No travel needed.

  2. 2

    A written proposal

    Scope, what we build first and the cost, agreed in writing before anything starts.

  3. 3

    Build in short rounds

    Working screens shared every few weeks. Your team tests them from your own office.

  4. 4

    Go-live, in person when it helps

    For data migration and training we can come to your city. Travel is agreed in advance.

  5. 5

    Support online

    Fixes, changes and hosting handled remotely by the same team that built it.

Common questions

Questions interior designers ask before they call.

Do the bills reach our accounts?

Not directly. Client invoices, vendor bills and payments can leave as an export file, which we add at set-up as separately priced work. Tax filing and the books stay with your accountant.

Is this ready software or built from scratch?

It starts from the interior design management system, which already handles BOQs, purchases and site progress. It is then set up to your stages and rates.

Can clients see their project?

Yes. A client portal shows progress photos, pending approvals and the payment schedule, and none of your internal costs.

Does it draw 3D views or working drawings?

No. Keep SketchUp, AutoCAD or whatever your designers draw in. Approved drawings and material choices are held against the project, so the site team opens the right version.

How is the cost of a design firm’s system decided?

Live projects, designers and site supervisors using it, and the vendor lists to load shape the quotation. A link to your accounts package is quoted separately. Once a sample BOQ is read, you get a written quotation listing each part.

What should a design studio have ready?

Send a recent BOQ, a vendor purchase order, a material issue note, site photographs and a stage payment schedule with a snag list. One project manager and one accounts person then review each screen.

Do our project files remain ours afterwards?

Yes. BOQs, orders, site progress and client payments are your data, and ownership of the code is also with you. Everything leaves in plain files. The original authors keep supporting it, with hosting from GullySystem unless you ask otherwise.

What happens after I share my requirements?

An engineer reads what you send and replies within one business day. We then look at the software, spreadsheets and WhatsApp groups your business runs on today and write down what works, what slows your team down and what is missing. A demo login, a screen-share or a few screenshots are enough. You get a short written summary ordered by priority, with no obligation to hire us afterwards.

How much will the software cost?

We don’t publish a price, because it depends on what the system has to do. That first review settles the scope, and the cost goes into a written proposal before any work starts.

In Bengaluru

Bengaluru areas with many interior designers.

Across India

Cities where interior designers are common.

Category

Part of a wider group.

Selling online

Also sell online?

The e-commerce pages cover the online side of this trade: storefronts, dealer ordering and the link to your stock.

Talk to us

Tell us how your business runs today.

A few lines on your spreadsheets, software and WhatsApp groups is enough. We reply the same working day.

What happens after you share your requirements

  1. A senior engineer reads your answers. Nobody phones first.
  2. Within one business day you get a written note: what we understood, what we would start with, and the questions we still have.
  3. If it fits, a proposal follows with the order of work, what we need from you and what you receive at each step.
  4. No call is booked and nothing is paid until you have read the note. Your details stay with us.

Start with your requirements

Seven short steps that tell us what you need. A senior engineer reads them before anyone gets in touch.

Share your requirements