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How to Remodel a Bathroom

Designed exclusively for professional interior designers.

In this digital course, you’ll experience what it’s like to manage a real bathroom remodel from start to finish. While the featured bathroom has already been completed, you’ll work through every stage of the process as if it were your own client project—responding to inquiries, drafting documents, preparing presentations, and managing all communication and deliverables.

In each lesson, you’ll go through each exercise and receive a new set of tasks and client feedback to address, mirroring the workflow of a professional designer. After submitting your work, you’ll receive a Designer’s Example — a corrected version used to review, refine, and perfect your documents. Think of it as a teacher’s key, helping you identify and correct mistakes just like in a design studio setting.

What you’ll learn

  • Create and manage the entire design process for a small remodel

  • Organize all documents, photos and project information

  • Respond to client inquiries and emails professionally

  • Draft a client contract, define a clear Scope of Work, and request a retainer

  • Submit a Scope of Work for contractor bidding

  • Track and manage your design hours weekly

  • Develop a detailed bathroom design questionnaire

  • Create inspiration and concept presentations

  • Produce floor plans and elevations

  • Source materials, finishes, and fixtures

  • Collect vendor quotes and create client proposals

  • Generate invoices and apply client payments

  • Create purchase orders for vendors

  • Oversee procurement and delivery

  • Conduct a virtual site review (using project photos) to identify discrepancies and address contractor questions

  • Perform a final walkthrough and prepare a Client Care Binder to close out the project

What you need to get started

Before beginning the course, make sure you’ve gathered all the required tools, programs, and memberships. It’s best to wait until everything is set up and ready to go, as organization is the foundation of a successful design business. 

  • Design software: Design Files, Studio Designer or similar program for RFQs, proposals, purchase orders, and invoices

  • Presentation software:  Canva, Photoshop, ChatGPT, SketchUp or PowerPoint

  • Drawing tools: Ability to create floor plans and elevations. Programs that draw to scale like AutoCAD or Chief Architect are ideal but not required as long as the proportions are close and the dimensions are labeled.

  • Documentation tools: Word, Excel

  • Time tracking: Harvest, Clockify, or another time management tool

  • File organization: A system such as Google Drive to manage project files

Some programs like Design Files and Studio Designer have multiple features so use what you are most comfortable with to get the job done.

If you’re unfamiliar with any of the recommended software, take some time to set each program up before you begin. Add your company information to Design Files, establish your billing rates in Harvest, and configure your line weights and layouts in AutoCAD. Getting organized early will make the project workflow much smoother.

How to Remodel a Bathroom

Things to note:

This course does not include construction documents, building codes, or detailed budgeting. Instead, it focuses on refining your interior design process and guiding you through the essential steps of remodeling a bathroom. The lessons are taught from a designer or decorator’s perspective—centered on aesthetics, layout, and finishes—rather than a construction or architectural standpoint.

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