Make the design intent specific
Introduce the project with its room, location, and overall direction. Describe the role of the piece within the scheme: an anchor, a supporting element, a practical replacement, or a distinctive commission. A few annotated references make that intention easier to understand.
Identify the finishes, dimensions, and design decisions already approved. If the client is still exploring, say which parts of the brief can evolve. It helps keep early proposals useful and avoids developing a direction that cannot fit the room.
Provide a working specification
List each category, quantity, target size, and material preference. Include dimensions of adjacent pieces where they affect fit, such as a dining-chair arm beneath a tabletop or an ottoman beside a sofa. Flag access restrictions and any installation sequence the furniture needs to follow.
Give an investment range and target timing for the relevant furniture scope. Clarify whether the range includes delivery and installation so the proposal can be discussed on a consistent basis. Itemize decisions that still require client approval.
Set the communication route
Tell us who should receive product questions and proposals, whether the client will join a showroom visit, and how you prefer to coordinate the selection. Limit client details to what the project needs; an initial brief can use a project name or reference.
Legacy’s trade inquiry form gives designers, builders, and architects a direct route to discuss a project. Trade pricing, availability, delivery arrangements, and special project terms are confirmed individually. An inquiry does not establish an account tier or commercial agreement.
Keep the approval record clear
Before ordering, confirm the selected configuration, dimensions, material references, quantities, pricing, payment terms, production timing, delivery scope, and approval contact. Track revisions so the client, designer, and supplier work from the same specification.
For custom work, identify choices that remain subject to material availability or further confirmation. For a documented one-of-one commission, define the scope of that designation. A complete approval record supports the design relationship through the final placement.
BRING TO THE CONVERSATION
Your project checklist
- Firm and preferred project contact
- Room, city, and design direction
- Categories, quantities, and dimensions
- Material references and approved decisions
- Investment scope and target timing
- Client approval and delivery coordination