We love love poppleton's! I've been going for years. Michael poppleton is the best! Also love…read moreRenata! Hope to see them soon thank you again. Jim and Leah

Poppleton's in Monterey is a terrific place for interior design assistance! I have purchased…read morefurniture from them several times. Recently, I needed assistance with a complex cushion problem. Dawn Gough...one of their designers, listened carefully and was able to solve my problem! Her attention to details and her follow through was exemplary! I am most happy to recommend working with Poppleton's for any interior design purchases!

Love love love Caren and her crew! I can not say enough about how talented she is, how she…read moretransformed my vacation house and how quickly it sold! She has exquisite taste, so much so that the buyer wanted to buy EVERY SINGLE THING she used to stage the house. Her furniture was clean, beautiful and perfectly selected to match the style of my home as was the artwork, bedding, towels and accessories. My real estate agent was right on suggesting I stage my home and that Caren and The Home Staging Project were the best around. I highly, highly recommend her. Sad to see my vacation home sell, but it ended perfectly!!! Ask for references and photos of her projects, you will be not be disappointed.

Caron is fabulous! We had a small staging project that needed to be done quickly, Caron responded…read moreand did a terrific job. Would definitely use her company again.

Sabine is super knowledgeable and kind. She has educated us and shared amazing stories about her…read morecollections. Every single piece has a great context, with her heart poured into it. We will definitely come back!

I strongly recommend that you do not purchase from this shop. My wife and I purchased two paintings…read morefrom Sabine a few years ago for approximately $8000. She and her husband assured us that these paintings were fairly priced. Six months later I had both paintings appraised by a very reputable auction house in San Francisco and were told they were worth a couple of hundred dollars each. In fact, the frames were worth more than the paintings!!! When I contacted Sabine and asked her to refund our purchase, I was told absolutely not and that the value was in the eye of the purchaser. While i recognize the seller's need to make a profit, this transaction was egregious. As you can imagine, we have stayed away from this antique store since.

We hired Amy Small to design our bedroom suite. Her customer service and talent for design are…read moreunparalleled. Although Amy's services are continually in high demand, she made us feel as if we were her only clients, making herself readily available to answer our questions or to meet with us. She also paid close attention to our aesthetic preferences and always incorporated them into the design. As for the finished product, we couldn't be happier. Our bedroom suite has been transformed into a peaceful retreat that we enjoy every day!

Working with Amy was such a pleasure! She caught on very quickly to my likes and dislikes...color…read morepreferences, lifestyle. She kept me focused and followed through on so many details--even during the pandemic she managed shipments and managed delays. I highly recommend working with her. Lorri Koster

JC is an exceptionally talented interior designer. I hired JC for an extensive remodel, and it was…read morethe first time I had worked on such a large-scale project. She was on board immediately, starting with the architectural design. She helped with critical decisions such as rearranging the floor plan, roofline, kitchen layout, windows, skylight placements, etc. She has a fantastic eye for color and textures and singularly worked on tile selection for bathrooms, fireplaces, hardwood floor color, kitchen cabinet color scheme, and the sourcing involved. Where JC shines is in creating mood boards. These helped me understand the overall feel of the interiors. She gets product availability timelines and your budget constraints, and I completely trusted her judgment on scale/proportion and product selection. When everything came in and placed where it needed to be---the result was simply stunning. The home feels like it came out of a design magazine. I recommend JC without ANY reservations---you would be lucky to have her on your team!

JC is organized, efficient, flexible, and just extremely nice to work with. Most importantly, i am…read moreabsolutely obsessed with her She helped us design the downtown Carmel office of our dreams. I am dying to hire her for our next home.

Heather was so great to work with! We hired her to do a rendering of the front of our house so we…read morecould get an idea of colors, landscape, lighting placement, & even a sneak peak of what our house would look like with our new windows that hadn't yet arrived! I appreciated her intro email and trying to get to know us more as far as our home/design style- I think it made the whole process flow a lot easier. I can't tell you how many times over the past few months we have referred back to the picture or her emails for links & the color choices to start finalizing the exterior. I'm so grateful for her and so happy with our decision to hire, Heather!

Heather Palmer Design did an outstanding job for us. We have a 14 year old home that was still…read morestuck in the earth tone browns of the Tuscan Renaissance era that construction design loved so much in the early 2000's . Our whole neighborhood seems to be painted in one shade of brown to another. I learned that the HOA Design Review Committee would actually prefer to maintain this look rather than let individual homeowners begin the process of updating the look of their homes to a more current design and color palate. Consistency within the individual neighborhoods of our development were apparently more important than the increase in value that continually updating your home to current design themes can accomplish. This is where engaging Heather to put forth a comprehensive application to do something different than the neighborhood had seen was key. She has worked with many different Associations and their Architectural Design Committee rules and personalities. Heather quickly put together and design and the related submission with all the required elements. They couldn't bounce our application for meeting their form requirements. It had to be a response based on actual design elements that we were asking for. Her package we submitted was outstanding. Before and after renderings. Each paint choice we wanted was supported by manufacturers paint chips. Each space on the before render that we wanted to change was clearly labeled with arrows and comments. Unfortunately our first submission was thoroughly rejected. It didn't seem they liked anything. I was upset and disappointed. this is where the importance of having Heather by my side became so clear for several reasons. First she kept me calm. It may feel personal she said but it's not. They are doing what they believe is right. So she kept me engaged and helped keep me positive. Then she took the initiative to reach out and discuss the reasons it was rejected and inquire what kind of adjustments they would suggest. The response was the basis for Heather's redesign and 2nd submission package. Eventually the 2nd review was completed and Approved! I can honestly say that without Heather and her expert guidance, unwavering support and aggressive stick to it attitude, I don't think we would have been successful. I can't give a stronger recommendation than I do here for Palmer Design and Heather. If you're contemplating accomplishing something a little different or aggressive and you know it may prove to be a challenge, sign her up! Having Heather on your Team is the winning play!

Julie was referred to me as I was helping my mother transition to assisted living after more than…read more30 years in her home. I had no idea where to start with clearing everything out and preparing the house for sale. Julie truly saved the day. She knew exactly what needed to be sorted for an estate sale, donated, or discarded, and she took control of the entire process. She managed everything from start to finish, including coordinating hauling services and working seamlessly with the estate sale company. She made what felt overwhelming so much easier and far less stressful. I would highly recommend Julie to anyone going through a move or major life transition.

Julie is a wonderful help. I moved here over a year ago and still had boxes to unpack. She finally…read morehelped me unpack and organize my basement storage area and get rid of needless items that I brought over from my move. Needless to say, when you are stuck with boxes or just don't know where to start, call Julie!

I am a local Carmel Realtor, Broker Owner. I recently used Talin, the owner of Monterey Bay Staging…read moreon a listing I had in South Salinas. Talin did a wonderful job, she has a good eye for interior design & very knowledgeable. She truly knows her business. She was a hard worker. Once the staging was done I had many compliments from my open houses from potential buyers as well as fellow Realtors complementing how beautiful the home was staged. I truly believe as a direct result of Talin's staging the property sold for top price and it was just a pleasure having her on our side and made a huge difference. I recommend her to anyone that's interested in selling their home or to fellow realtors that would like to use her services. Thanks a million Talin & Monterey Bay Staging. Also i like to add that I am currently using her on a high-end property I listed in Las Palmas as well. So no project is too small or too big for Talin with Monterey Bay Staging. Bedros Peter A.