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[Case Studies](https://blog.designspec.com/designspec-blog#case-studies) [Commercial Design](https://blog.designspec.com/#commercial) [Webinars](https://blog.designspec.com/#webinars) [Residential Design](https://blog.designspec.com/#residential) [All Content](https://blog.designspec.com/#all-content) [Learning Center](https://blog.designspec.com/#learning-center) ![DesignSpec Resource Center DS Hub](https://blog.designspec.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Spec%20like%20a%20pro%20IG%20post%20(9).png?width=380&height=507&name=Spec%20like%20a%20pro%20IG%20post%20(9).png "DesignSpec Resource Center DS Hub") ![DesignSpec Release: AI Web Clipper](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20Resource%20Center%20Post%20Cover%20Templates%20(30).png) 11.08.2026 ##### DesignSpec Release: AI Web Clipper [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/designspec-release-ai-web-clipper) ![DesignSpec Revit Integration Guide](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20Resource%20Center%20Post%20Cover%20Templates%20(29).png) 03.08.2026 ##### DesignSpec Revit Integration Guide [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/revit-integration) ![DesignSpec Release: Brand Standards](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20Resource%20Center%20Post%20Cover%20Templates%20(31).png) 08.06.2026 ##### DesignSpec Release: Brand Standards [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/get-the-guide-managing-brand-guidelines-standards) ## Featured Case Studies Real projects, real stories. ![Case Study: Bar Cima](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/2732174_BarCimaIllustrations_040726.png) 21.04.2026 ##### Case Study: Bar Cima [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/case-study-bar-cima-by-dutch-east-design) ![Case Study: Sir Henry's](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/2723035_DSSirHenrysIllustrations_04_031926.png) 16.04.2026 ##### Case Study: Sir Henry's [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/case-study-sir-henrys) ![Case Study: Wildflower](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/2723034_WildFlowerIllustrations_06_Background_032726.jpg) 13.04.2026 ##### Case Study: Wildflower [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/case-study-wildflower-nyc) Explore All > < Show Less ‹ ![ROW01 2](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-16%20at%201.44.38%20PM.png) 00:30 ### Replace Your Outdated Tools Learn how the design firm, ROW01, replaced outdated tools like Excel with DesignSpec to save time and increase efficiency. ![Bar Cima By Dutch East](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-05-07%20at%204.20.59%20PM.png) 1:00 ### Bar Cima by Dutch East Design When it comes to interior design, firms like Dutch East Design are ditching spreadsheets and opting for DesignSpec. ![Sir Henry's by Handwerk Design](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-16%20at%208.13.51%20PM.png) 1:30 ### Sir Henry's by Handwerk Design Learn how Handwerk Art and Design used DesignSpec to stay organized when designing Sir Henry's Bar, NYC. ![ROW01 2](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-16%20at%201.48.20%20PM.png) 1:00 ### Manage Complex Projects There are millions of nuances that go into a project. Learn how DesignSpec helped ROW01 manage these complexities. ![ROW01 3](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-16%20at%201.52.00%20PM.png) 0:30 ### Save Hours Per Project Learn how DesignSpec saves you hours per project by handling admin work and specification writing, featuring ROW01. ![ROW01 4](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-16%20at%202.50.52%20PM.png) 0:30 ### Client Approvals Shouldn't Be Difficult Getting client approvals shouldn't be difficult. Learn how DesignSpec makes it easy, featuring ROW01. › × ## Commercial Interior Design ![The Spec Error Lifecycle and How to Break It](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20Resource%20Center%20Post%20Cover%20Templates%20(2).png) 20.04.2026 ##### The Spec Error Lifecycle and How to Break It [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/the-spec-error-lifecycle) ![Commercial Spec Version Control for Interior Design](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20Resource%20Center%20Post%20Cover%20Templates%20(2).png) 16.04.2026 ##### Commercial Spec Version Control for Interior Design [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/commercial-spec-version-control-for-interior-design) ![Spec Control: Version Chaos & Submittal Confidence](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20Resource%20Center%20Post%20Cover%20Templates%20(1).png) 16.04.2026 ##### Spec Control: Version Chaos & Submittal Confidence [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/spec-control) ![Building Conversions & Sustainability: How Adaptive Reuse Is Reshaping Design + Build](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Heading%20(2)-4.png) 02.03.2026 ##### Building Conversions & Sustainability: How Adaptive Reuse Is Reshaping Design + Build [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/building-conversions-sustainability-why-adaptive-reuse-is-reshaping-real-estate) ![The Pool Deck at Mondrian: Where Art, Architecture, and Experience Converge](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/vP7d4Kuf7fQKlqvhjQAUbzkGjEw.jpg) 26.02.2026 ##### The Pool Deck at Mondrian: Where Art, Architecture, and Experience Converge [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/the-pool-deck-mondrian) ![Reimagining the Mondrian: A Living Art Space in the Making](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/2722125_MondrianBuildingIllustration_031126-1.jpg) 23.02.2026 ##### Reimagining the Mondrian: A Living Art Space in the Making [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/reimagining-the-mondrian-a-living-art-space-in-the-making) ![Crafting the Future of Hospitality Design With Neil Allen](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/rKvhZYzTp7frdCTFETuYh1bhM.png) 17.12.2025 ##### Crafting the Future of Hospitality Design With Neil Allen [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/crafting-the-future-of-hospitality-design-inside-neil-allen-industries-approach-to-engineering-materials-and-custom-fabrication) ![Boutique vs. Enterprise](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/2732174_BarCimaIllustrations_040626-2.png) 09.10.2025 ##### Boutique vs. Enterprise [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/how-centralized-spec-tools-save-interior-design-teams-hundreds-of-hours-per-project) ![Cafe Goldie by Adean Studios](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/3fK6v6Hw40YMlUclqrXMZX3rVH0.jpg) 05.03.2025 ##### Cafe Goldie by Adean Studios [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/uncharted-interior-spaces-conversation-with-alexa-nafisi-movaghar-of-adean-studios) ![La Playa Hotel by Post Company](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/xHqcSYpwybMOwnL4a2fNTmO8Pk.jpg) 12.06.2024 ##### La Playa Hotel by Post Company [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/when-historical-and-contemporary-become-one-la-playa-hotel) ![High Country Motor Lodge](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pB7wbzsbADYEp9O0Nya3tNF37w.jpg) 20.07.2023 ##### High Country Motor Lodge [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/journal-high-country-motor-lodge) ![Desolation Hotel by STUDIOETTE](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/xkgpaJNY8knmkTN1O1MyJxSJNA.jpg) 01.06.2023 ##### Desolation Hotel by STUDIOETTE [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/journal-studioette-desolation-hotel) ## Residential Interior Design ![The Spec Error Lifecycle and How to Break It](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20Resource%20Center%20Post%20Cover%20Templates%20(2).png) 20.04.2026 ##### The Spec Error Lifecycle and How to Break It [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/the-spec-error-lifecycle) ![Residential Designers Need Spec-Tech Too](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20Resource%20Center%20Post%20Cover%20Templates%20(1).png) 17.04.2026 ##### Residential Designers Need Spec-Tech Too [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/residential-designers-need-spec-tech-too) ![How DesignSpec Can Up-Level Your Interior Design Career](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Heading%20(5)-1.png) 20.02.2026 ##### How DesignSpec Can Up-Level Your Interior Design Career [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/how-designspec-can-up-level-your-career-as-an-interior-designer) ![How Luxury Interior Designers Build Profitable Businesses with John McClain](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iIuGnlSvvHLItb4YFdraIwU3XQ.png) 12.02.2026 ##### How Luxury Interior Designers Build Profitable Businesses with John McClain [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/how-luxury-interior-designers-actually-build-profitable-low-stress-businesses) ![How to Use AI with DesignSpec & Design Manager to Work Smarter](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Heading%20(5).png) 09.02.2026 ##### How to Use AI with DesignSpec & Design Manager to Work Smarter [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/how-to-use-ai-with-designspec-design-manager-to-work-smarter) ![Designing A Narrative: Insight Into Post Company's Original Interior Collection](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HMt2KhbyBGmESrCwuXsl46yzLA.jpg) 13.11.2023 ##### Designing A Narrative: Insight Into Post Company's Original Interior Collection [Read more](https://blog.designspec.com/journal-post-collection-product-line) ## Why does spec writing feel so much harder than it is? Fiona Sanipelli, Co-Founder of DesignSpec, recently joined the *Only Girl on the Jobsite* podcast to share how years of frustration with outdated tools led her to build a better solution for interior designers. In the episode, she talks about: - Why specs are where projects succeed - or fall apart - The biggest mistakes slowing down design teams - How better spec writing saves time, reduces errors, and improves client deliverables [Listen to the Podcast](https://devignierdesign.com/interior-design-spec-writing-software/) [![Only Girl on the Jobsite Podcast](https://blog.designspec.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%203.46.26%20PM.png?width=400&height=446&name=Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%203.46.26%20PM.png "Only Girl on the Jobsite Podcast")](https://devignierdesign.com/interior-design-spec-writing-software/) ## Featured Webinars ![Featured Guide and Featured Webinar Templates (5)](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Featured%20Guide%20and%20Featured%20Webinar%20Templates%20(5).png "Featured Guide and Featured Webinar Templates (5)") Learn the steps to create your own custom rug or carpet. Hayley Stern from Jamie Stern will review everything from selecting colors to creating custom drawings and more. [Watch Webinar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX1HiatyOYE) [![Featured Guide and Featured Webinar Templates](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Featured%20Guide%20and%20Featured%20Webinar%20Templates%20(6).png "Featured Guide and Featured Webinar Templates")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXeVgRIeV_4) Daniela Alilovic shares strategies for dealing with clients remotely, how to skip in-person site visits, and which tools and software will make remote working go smoothly.    Watch Webinar ![Featured Guide and Featured Webinar Templates (4)](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/Featured%20Guide%20and%20Featured%20Webinar%20Templates%20(4).png "Featured Guide and Featured Webinar Templates (4)") Join DesignSpec and Society6 and learn how to organize art for a vast sourcing project, forget links and screenshots. Plus smart tips for installation. [Watch Webinar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3CCUtf66CQ) ## Great design deserves great photography. The best interior designers know that a stunning project is only half the story. In this free webinar, award-winning interior photographer, designer and TV host Keuana Bowen shares how thoughtful styling and photography can transform your portfolio, strengthen your brand, and help your work stand out. - Styling for clients vs. styling for the camera - How to create magazine-quality project photos - Simple techniques to make every shoot more impactful - What editors and publications look for in photography [Watch the Webinar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMJgTIgikyo) [![Untitled design (79)](https://blog.designspec.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(79).png?width=500&height=500&name=Untitled%20design%20(79).png "Untitled design (79)")](https://devignierdesign.com/interior-design-spec-writing-software/) ## Learning Center For more how-to guidance visit our [Help Center.](https://intercom.help/designspec-help-center/en/) Explore All > < Show Less ‹ ![Getting Started with DesignSpec](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(4).png) 1:57 ### Getting Started Getting started with DesignSpec basics. In just 2 minutes, we'll walk you through the essential steps to set up your DesignSpec account. ![DesignSpec Pro Tier Features](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(5).png) 52:00 ### Pro Plan Get started with our Pro Tier features. This 50 minute tutorial will cover everything you need to know. ![DS Account Management](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(7).png) 60:15 ### Account Management & Setup Learn how to setup your account defaults on the global setup tabs, and changes to your account setup once projects have been created. Set up defaults for Custom Attributes to standardize spec descriptors on the project level. Learn how access the admin area to add and remove users licenses and access your invoices. ![Spec Index Reporting](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(8).png) 1:00 Learn how to quickly pull items from your Spec Library into a project using DesignSpec. This video covers both ways to add library specs: creating a new spec directly from the Specs tab within a project, or adding items from the Spec Library into an existing project. Getting Started ![Web Clipper How-To](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(9).png) 1:00 Learn how to and use our Web Clipper. Web Clipper ![DS Create and Manage Floors](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(16).png) 1:00 ### How-To Create & Manage Floors Learn how to create, edit, and manage floors in DesignSpec. This quick tutorial shows how to add or remove floors, understand system warnings, and see how area and sub-area quantities automatically assign to specific floors for accurate tracking. ![DS Manage Client Submissions](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(17).png) 1:00 ### How-To Manage Client Submissions Learn how to manage client submissions in DesignSpec, including how to send, retract, review, or delete submissions from the client portal. This tutorial walks through submission statuses, viewing details, and making updates before or after sending to a client. ![DS Spec Preview Feature](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(21).png) 1:50 ### Using Hubspot Free Marketing tools Learn how to use our new spec preview feature. › × Explore All > < Show Less ‹ ![DS Budget to Invoice](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(10).png) 56:21 ### Budget to Invoice Learn how to utilize the budget effectively to capture all costs in your project. Then learn how best to push that data into an invoice, and customize your templates to fit financial and brand requirements. ![DS Revit Integration](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(11).png) 6:00 ### Revit Integration The DesignSpec Sync for Revit integration allows you to synchronize product data between your Revit models and DesignSpec projects with just a few clicks. This tutorial walks you through the complete process, from installation to two-way synchronization. Learn how to map Revit parameters to DesignSpec attributes, sync room data to areas, and keep your design documentation perfectly aligned. ![DS Vendor Bidding](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(14).png) 5:48 ### Vendor Bidding Vendor Bidding is here to streamline your request for quote (RFQ) process. With a DesignSpec Complete PRO license, the vendor bidding process has now been automated for your convenience. This tutorial will show you how to easily create RFQs and what the vendor will see when replying to your request. ![DS QuickBooks ](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(12).png) 10:23 ### Quickbooks Integration Learn how to seamlessly connect your DesignSpec account with QuickBooks Online to eliminate double data entry and streamline your financial management. › × Explore All > < Show Less ‹ ![DS Brand Standars Tutorial: Full](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(22).png) 55:00 ### Brand Standards Tutorial Learn how to streamline hospitality and branded projects in DesignSpec using the latest organization and reporting features. In this webinar, we cover how to create brand-specific workflows using labels, template projects, customized reports, and the Spec Library to save time and maintain consistency across multiple hotel or client brands. You’ll also learn how to organize vendors and instructions, build reusable specification templates, manage revision dates, and create polished branded deliverables with custom cover pages, logos, and reporting layouts. Perfect for teams working on hospitality, multi-brand, or repeat project types looking to improve efficiency and standardization. ![DS Brand Labeling](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(18).png) 2:30 ### Brand Labeling Learn how to use brand labels for vendors and more to easily identify projects an stay organized. Brand Labeling ![DS Custom Covers and Branding](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(19).png) 4:30 ### Custom Covers & Branding Learn how to create custom covers including adding clients logos to spec pages. ![DS Template Project Workflows](https://blog.designspec.com/hubfs/DS%20YouTube%20Thumbnails%201280%20x%20600%20px%20(20).png) 2:25 ### Template Project Workflows Learn how to bring in specs from your library to customize specs to your client's brand standards, including specific coding schemes. › × ## All Content ### Posts by Tag - [Commercial Design (13)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/commercial-design) - [Blog (12)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/blog) - [Projects (8)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/projects) - [Residential Design (7)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/residential-design) - [Partnerships (6)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/partnerships) - [DesignSpec (5)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/designspec) - [Guide (5)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/guide) - [Interior Design (4)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/interior-design) - [Case Study (3)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/case-study) - [Product (3)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/product) - [Whitepaper (2)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/whitepaper) - [Architecture (1)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/architecture) - [DS Collection (1)](https://blog.designspec.com/tag/ds-collection) --- ### Commercial Design --- ### Residential Design --- ### Blogs --- ### Guides --- ### Case Studies # We make good specs. ![LargeSpecs](https://blog.designspec.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LargeSpecs%20(1).png?width=300&height=307&name=LargeSpecs%20(1).png "LargeSpecs") See DesignSpec in action. 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