# Your designers are on site. Who answers the phone? > Interior designers spend the day on sites and in showrooms, so calls from Google, Instagram and referrals often ring out. An AI receptionist answers every call, says it is an AI, asks the possession date and budget, books the measurement visit and logs the caller. Brand Bakery's costs ₹10,000 a month after a ₹30,000 setup, with 1,000 minutes included. - Page: https://www.brandbakery.tech/industries/interiors/ai-receptionist - Last updated: 2026-10-21 Breadcrumb: [Home](https://www.brandbakery.tech/) > [Industries](https://www.brandbakery.tech/industries) > [Interior design](https://www.brandbakery.tech/industries/interiors) > AI receptionist for interior firms ## When the studio phone rings out Look at a week of missed calls on the studio number and the times they came in. Most fall into a few moments when nobody is free to pick up. - **During a site visit.** The designer is measuring a flat or meeting a contractor, and the phone stays in a pocket. The caller tries the next studio on the list. Fix: Calls answered while the team is out, with the measurement visit booked into the designer's calendar. - **After office hours.** Owners call after work and on Sundays, when they finally have time to think about the new flat. Fix: The same questions asked and the same visit slots offered at 9 pm as at 11 am. - **Showroom and studio walk-ins.** The person at the desk is with a walk-in client, and the phone rings through a material discussion. Fix: The call picked up without interrupting the client in front of you. - **The handover snag.** A past client calls about a hinge or a drawer channel and nobody notes it, so they call again, less patient. Fix: The issue, the room and a photo request logged and passed to the site supervisor the same day. ## What a call that rings out costs Take a month of missed calls on the studio number. Count how many were new enquiries, then use your own visit and project rates. - **Missed calls from new enquiries in a month:** 30 - **Share that would have booked a measurement visit:** 1 in 3 - **Measurement visits that become projects:** 1 in 5 - **Average project value:** ₹6 lakh That is 10 visits and 2 projects a month, about ₹12 lakh in project value, going to whichever studio picked up. These are example numbers, not figures from any designer. Your call log gives the missed calls; your diary and project list give the rest. ## Every call, the same four questions Whoever or whatever answers the phone, the first call should end with a visit booked or a clear reason to wait. - Answer every call to the studio number, including during site visits, evenings and Sundays - Ask possession date, carpet area or BHK, rough budget and which rooms - Book the measurement visit on the call when possession is within three months - Send two or three past projects of the same size on WhatsApp after the call - Log every caller with the source, so you know which channel brings real visits - Pass handover snags to the site supervisor the same day ## Ways to answer the studio phone Most studios use one of these today. Each covers some hours and misses others. - **Front desk staff.** Fixes: A known voice who can answer detailed questions. Falls short: Office hours only, and busy with walk-ins and accounts. - **Calls forwarded to a designer's mobile.** Fixes: Someone senior picks up. Falls short: Rings out on site visits and pulls designers away from clients. - **An IVR menu.** Fixes: Routes calls to the right person. Falls short: Someone still has to pick up, and after hours it ends in a missed call. - **An AI Receptionist.** Fixes: Answers every call, says it is an AI, asks the four questions, books the visit and logs the caller. Falls short: Does not quote designs or prices beyond what you approve. ₹10,000 a month after a ₹30,000 setup, with 1,000 minutes. ## Questions ### What does an AI receptionist do for an interior design firm? It answers calls to your studio number when nobody else can, says it is an AI assistant, asks the possession date, size, budget and rooms, books the measurement visit in your calendar and sends you a log of every call. ### How much does it cost? Brand Bakery's AI Receptionist is ₹10,000 a month after a ₹30,000 setup, with 1,000 minutes included, then ₹9 a minute. No GST is added. ### Can it quote prices for a project? Only the figures you approve, such as a starting price per BHK if you publish one. Anything beyond that goes to your designer, with the caller's details already noted. ### Will callers know it is an AI? Yes. Every call starts with the AI saying it is an AI assistant, and a notice that the call is recorded. ### Can it also follow up leads from Instagram and lead platforms? Calling new leads and following them up is the AI sales employee, ₹50,000 to set up, then ₹22,500 a month. The AI Receptionist answers the calls and WhatsApp messages people send you. ## Start Tell us when your studio phone rings out and where your enquiries come from. Abhishek maps the setup with you on a 20-minute call. Request a callback at https://www.brandbakery.tech/contact?service=ai-employees. --- Brand Bakery is a design-first digital studio in New Delhi. Start an enquiry at https://www.brandbakery.tech/contact or email support@brandbakery.tech. This is the Markdown copy of https://www.brandbakery.tech/industries/interiors/ai-receptionist; the site index for language models is https://www.brandbakery.tech/llms.txt.