We accept touch-free payments with the following credit/debit cards via online payment: Visa, MasterCard, AmEx and Discover. (Note: If you use a debit/credit card to reimburse us for expenses we incur for your projects, there is a 5% convenience fee.)

Our current rate for design services (including your initial consultation) is

$100/hour during normal business hours

and $150/hour for consultations after 5pm or on weekends.
Imagine solving your design dilemmas for as little as $100!

Room Fu has two designers serving the Austin area. (See our About page for more info.) While both of us will travel to virtually any city or neighborhood, some areas are farther from us than others and require additional travel fees. Check out our primary service areas below:

Robin

Primary Austin Service Area:

Most neighborhoods in Austin, Buda, and Kyle.

Travel Fees: A $50 service fee is added for consultations in Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Georgetown, Hutto, Lakeway, Bee Caves, Steiner Ranch, and Avery Ranch.

If you live outside the Austin metroplex, please contact Room Fu for quotes on traveling to your city.

Additional Fees:

Applicable to time spent purchasing products and materials on your behalf.

While it is rare in the industry, Room Fu passes along all designer discounts. Some retailers require Room Fu to make these purchases to receive the discount. In this event, if you reimburse us with your credit/debit card for these expenses, there is a 5% convenience fee.

Styling projects: additional $35/hr per assistant. Handyman and moving service rates are additional, and vary.

Rate FAQs

Yes, as these consultations are extremely productive and informative, and sometimes that one meeting is all you need!

For design consultations, payment is due at the end of the consultation.  For work we perform outside of these consultations, we may require a deposit of 1/2 the estimated total for the work requested.

For each home visit or in-store consultation, there is a minimum charge of 1 hour. (There is no minimum for virtual consultations and are billed in 15-minute increments.) Follow-up consultations via text, email, and phone (for example, if you send questions and photos to get our input) are billed in 15-minute increments. Some clients request an hour of time to simply have Room Fu offer solutions to their design dilemmas or for in-home project demonstrations. Other clients commission several hours devoted to creating design plans for a more in-depth transformation. Room Fu can go on to then coordinate the makeover, or if you have DIY experience, you can save money by implementing design plans yourself.

Every project has its own unique set of parameters that effect the amount of time it takes to put a plan together, such as: the square footage of the room(s), whether or not you are keeping existing furniture, inventory and selections available at time of shopping, and the number of functions each room requires.

Interior paint palette for your whole house: 1-2 hrs
Two room redesign, rearranging your own furnishings & accessories: Designer + assistant, 3 hrs
Design plan for a bathroom facelift (footprint stays the same): 5-6 hrs
Design plan for bathroom remodel (footprint changes): 10-12 hrs
Design plan for LR (using existing furniture): 8-10 hrs
Design plan for LR (starting from scratch): 15-20 hrs

Please note, these figures do not include the initial consultation, and are average estimates only—they should not be considered a quote on your specific project(s). An estimate of hours specific to your project(s) can be provided during the initial consultation.

At the end of your initial consultation, we can give you an estimate for the number of hours we think it will take to perform the work you are requesting. This type of estimate does not include any merchandise or services performed by third-party businesses. If you’re wondering how much it will cost to buy new furnishings and accessories, that type of quote in our world is called a design plan. Design plans take several hours to create, because it requires us to make selections for the products you would like to include in your space, so that we know actual availability and pricing at the time of your request. If you’d like an estimate for how many hours your design plan would require to complete, we’re happy to give you that information at the end of your initial consultation.

If you or someone in your immediate family is a veteran or is currently serving in any branch of our armed services, we would like to thank you for your service by offering a $10/hour rate reduction. Military I.D. required.

At this time, we are waiving cancellation fees. If you or anyone in your household feel sick or are running a fever, we thank you for rescheduling–even at the last minute!