our story
Built for the moment.
Designed for real life.
"Two problems. One platform. A movement that was overdue."
the insight
People don't wake up saying
"I need an Interior Designer."
"They wake up saying 'I need help making this decision.'"
You're standing in a paint aisle. You're about to spend $4,000 on a sofa. Your contractor is waiting and you need an answer, not a six-month design project. You need a confident answer — right now, from someone who knows what they're talking about. That's the moment Designer in an Instant™ was built for.
why now
Every major industry has adapted to on-demand.
Design is next.
Consumers now expect expertise to be available when they need it. Professional interior design guidance has remained one of the last major services inaccessible in the moment decisions are being made. Until now.
for the designers
We also built this for them.
"The designer who's been waiting for an opportunity like this."
Designer in an Instant™ wasn't just built for homeowners. It was built for every Interior Designer who has a degree but couldn't break into traditional practice. For the designer working in retail because the industry didn't have room for them. For the talented creative working from home who can now build a thriving practice digitally. For the designer who left the industry to raise a family and wants back in — on their own terms. For the culturally diverse voice whose aesthetic isn't represented in traditional firms. For the established designer who wants supplemental income without taking on another full project. This platform exists because design talent is everywhere. Opportunity hasn't been.
the mission
Two problems. One platform.
for homeowners
"Expert design guidance at the moment of decision — no contracts, no retainers, no waiting."
for designers
"A flexible, dignified income stream that meets you where you are — wherever that is."
Designer in an Instant™ connects these two people at exactly the right moment.
where we're going
A thoughtfully curated design ecosystem.
We're building more than a booking platform. Designer in an Instant™ is becoming a thoughtfully curated ecosystem that connects homeowners, Interior Designers, manufacturers, showrooms, and industry partners — all in one place, all in real time. Design guidance on demand. Creative opportunity without limits. A platform where talent meets its moment.
from the founder
This is personal.
"I built this platform because I've lived both sides of this problem. As an Interior Designer I watched talented colleagues — friends with real gifts and real degrees — unable to find their footing in an industry that wasn't built for flexibility. I wanted to build real pathways for them — new ways to practice, earn, and stay connected to the profession, on their own terms. At the same time, I watched every other industry embrace the microwave phenomenon — instant, on-demand, exactly when you need it — while interior design stayed standing still. Designer in an Instant™ is both of those things at once: a pathway for designers, and the on-demand access this industry has been missing. For the homeowner who needs help right now. For the designer who's been waiting for an opportunity like this. This is for both of you."
— Cassandra Brunson, Founder & CEO, Designer in an Instant™