Karen and Nicole at The Real Estate Studio Design are amazing! They staged my five-bedroom, five-bath brownstone in Hoboken so beautifully that it sold with a cash offer within 24 hours. Karen's impeccable eye for flow and minimal style matched mine perfectly, and she truly understands the Hoboken market. Nicole's artistic background added the perfect finishing touches. Highly recommend this talented, professional team! read more

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We needed to sell our home quickly, and we couldn't have done it without Karen and Nicole! They transformed our (cluttered!) family two bedroom condo into a beautiful space that looked like it could have been in the pages of a magazine. Still, it felt warm, welcoming and comfortable to live in...which we did throughout the sales process. The most incredible "before and after" was our large balcony, which the team layered with color and texture. Our home sold within a week! read more

I recently consulted with the Real Estate Staging Studio for advice on window treatments for a sun room in my home. I also needed advice for a new color scheme for my home office. It was a very productive and positive experience. Together we managed to come up with various solutions. It was truly a team effort. The team was very helpful and professional. I highly recommend them for all your decorating needs! Thank You Karen and Nicole! read more

Karen and Nicole were amazing! I actually did not know what staging was and was not excited to spend more money fixing up the apartment to sell. But I did everything my broker suggested since I knew he gets results. Enter Karen. She staged the apartment so well that a friend saw the pictures and thought a wall had been knocked down - the whole apartment seemed lighter. The staging is gorgeous, tons of people came to view the apartment, and we accepted an offer within a week, well above asking. I cannot recommend enough to do staging with Karen! You will not regret it! read more

I could not give Karen a high enough recommendation! She has an amazing eye and aesthetic and truly transformed our unit. She even somehow made a room with no windows the favorite room of every visitor and buyer that enters into our place. She works within budget, is prompt with appointments and goes above and beyond overall. read more

Karen is an absolute pleasure to work with and an expert when it comes to design. I worked with Karen on a staging project for an apartment that had previously sat on the market for over a year due to the furnishing style. Enter Karen - she staged the residence and within a month of the new design, we had secured a buyer! Karen has worked in many buildings in the city and has rapport with their management companies and doormen, which makes the process seamless. She handles communication with management, reservations for elevators, scheduling of furniture move-in / move-outs and obtaining COIs. I highly recommend Karen for any of your staging and long-term interior design needs! read more

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It was such a pleasure working with Karen. She has worked on a few projects with me and never disappoints. She truly has an eye at bringing a unit to life. I highly recommend Karen for any of your staging needs! read more

Karen did a great job staging my multifamily house. She worked with me through all my changes and gave me a great price. She was available to take calls and reverted promptly. I would highly recommend Karen for your home staging. read more

The Staging Studio - Home Staging Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

I had an awesome time working with Karen! She's incredibly on top of everything and her recommendations came out on point even when I had some hesitations initially. You can really feel how passionate and invested she gets in the project and she was able to quickly help buy additional accessories for my apartment so we could get the whole thing done in a little over a week during Thanksgiving. Karen's pricing is so reasonable too and everything she added was great value (no spending $$$ on a ton of additional decor I ultimately don't need!). read more

I was putting my 2-bedroom apartment for sale and I contacted Karen to stage the second bedroom, and I am thrilled I hired Karen. After contacting Karen, we had a consultation right away, and we discussed completely staging the 2nd bedroom and giving the rest of the apartment a touch up/face lift. The second bedroom was used as a computer room/storage room. Karen evaluated the space and gave several options for staging, and strongly suggested staging it as a nursery, and I was thankful for her great advise. She explained to me how that design would give the best sale value and she was on the mark. When I saw the finished product, Wow! It was incredible. The 2nd bedroom nursery was spectacular. The colors, the theme, the accessories including the baby clothes, every detail was preciously placed and so beautiful. She did an amazing job. Karen exceeded my expectations with her touch up's. She went above and beyond of what I could of imagined. She elevated the decor with her own art work on all the walls, she added a mirror and made the apartment look even more spacious, and she accessorized with many beautiful pieces throughout and brought color and life to my entire apartment. She gave the entire apartment a different feel; it felt fresh, modern, and bright. My apartment sold, and the sale was very successful. I was very please with the entire process. I highly recommend Karen's services. She's professional, and intelligent. Thank you for the beautiful work. read more

Thank you Karen for helping me furnish my home very well! I reached out to several designers and hired Karen on the spot as she is very understanding of my needs and communicative. I am not disappointed during a 4 month process as she is patient, effective and accommodating as I can be picky and particular of what I want. She created very impressive mood boards for my renting space's bedroom and living room which I am super satisfied with and the space simply looks wonderful now! read more

We hired Karen to stage our townhome in Jersey City and could not be happier with the results! Karen did a great job with bringing in staging furniture and reorganizing our home. Our home went into contract in under a week! read more

Karen and her team did a superb job staging our condo at Downtown Jersey City. Karen is very professional and patiently explains the ins and outs from a staging perspective. Really appreciate the work from Karen and definitely would recommend! read more

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Karen and her team were recommended to me to stage a brand new construction rental building in Jersey City, NJ. She came to the site 110% prepared, with a plan ready to go, and ready to begin the same day. She has an incredible eye for design, with beautiful pieces of furniture to offer us for sale. Karen came in with her team and completed everything within days. The value Karen and her team brings to projects like this are worth every penny, and she will be getting a call from me on every other project I have. I highly recommend Karen and her team with no hesitation to do any staging and design job. read more

Karen was a God sent to me! I called her for her interior design and Feng shui expertise to help me redesign my space for a home office. Karen came in and we bonded instantly. She was kind, yet unapologetic about the changes needed (a lot of declutter, colors and energy) and the rationale for everything. She helped me find a painter (Ian, amazing!!!), shop for furniture and great communication throughout! I love my new space, and so do my patients! I recommend Karen for all your design needs, beyond just staging!! Thank-you Karen, you are great!! read more

I can't say enough about Karen and Nicole. They are wonder women! We have used them a couple of times before. In early 2022, they staged our apartment on the UES beautifully. Karen and Nicole came up with a number of ideas on how to best stage our apartment and it sold very quickly over asking price, which was wonderful as it has not bee a great time to be selling in New York. Karen was extremely responsive and answered any questions that we had and kept us up to date on everything with the staging, which was great as we had already moved to Florida. We couldn't be happier with how things turned out and we would recommend them to anyone selling their home in the New York area read more

Karen was recommended by the real estate agent to stage our Jersey City condo for the Open House. The entire process was seamless and fun. She skillfully incorporated our existing furniture with new pieces, recommended changing the layout to maximize the functionality of the space and chose beautiful accent pieces to follow with the principles of Feng Shui design. From our first consultation meeting , Karen was knowledgeable, generous and fast. The report I received from her was detailed, thoughtful and incredibly on the mark. Her team professionally transformed our apartment and our listing received a generous offer at the very first Open House. She clearly has the golden touch. I recommend her highly. read more

Karen's staging work is brilliant! I am a real estate agent in Hudson County, NJ. This is the 2nd time I am working with her. Karen helped me stage a 2 bedroom (1,800 Sq Ft) condominium in Weehawken that went under contract within a few weeks. Potential buyers in the open house commented on how good the place looked. Karen brought a lot of her own accessories to stage the unit. She took care of the entire furniture move in, coordination with the management and went out of her way to physically remove grass from the balcony. The first time I worked with her, Karen staged my two bedroom condo in downtown Jersey City. The Condo sold at a good price and quickly. The apartment looked beautiful. Karen is very easy to work with; she is generous and I get the feeling that she genuinely loves making spaces beautiful. Highly recommend Karen. read more

Karen was magic. She came into our one bedroom apartment filled with baby furniture and transformed for a low cost quickly . We were under contract in 2 weeks! All the suggestions Karen gave me helped enhance our space and we'll be able to utilize all of the items in the future. Karen has a great eye on how to maximize space to its fullest potential! read more

Karen is a consummate design professional, and I can't recommend her highly enough. I've worked with Karen on a number of occasions and really appreciate her eye for design and for color selection in particular. Karen is also punctual, well organized and looks to obtain the best deal possible for her clients. But what I enjoy most about working with Karen is her enthusiasm for projects and passion for her work. Hire Karen and you'll be glad you did. Jason C. Hunter Principal, Hunter Homes, LLC. read more

Karen came right away and was so warm and generous. She did a great job staging our place in Hoboken. Highly recommend.

Karen was great to work with from beginning to finish. She told us exactly what we needed to do to make our condo marketable and welcoming, and sent us a list of items we need to buy to help with the staging. She even lent us her props! We loved working with her and would love to work with her again in the future read more

Karen had taken our home from a toddler jungle to an amazing apartment that feels fresh and airy with a clean color palette. It is as if she came in and whisked in the sunshine and air. Also much to our surprise she was able to stage our home for sale using mostly our own items. Now our home looks like a page out of Home & Design and our listing already has twice the number of views when compared to two other units that listed in our building at the same time. Karen has a lot of experience in prepping homes for sale and knows what works. She has high energy, can quickly formulate a vision, and she has your back all the way to achieve the maximum potential of your home. Highly recommended. read more

I cannot say enough good things about Karen. We hired Karen to help us stage our condo for a listing. From the moment she walked in, she had such a vision my husband and I couldn't have seen without her help. She suggested some great pieces to highlight our tall ceilings and bright open concept living area. Karen even helped us make sure everything looked perfect on the day of our photo shoot. I would 100% recommend Karen for staging/interior design needs. She's the best! read more

Working with Karen was a pleasure. Needed to stage a couple bedrooms and she arranged for me to purchase a bed through her contacts (cheaper than renting) and supplied some of her items for the second bedroom. I couldn't work directly with her as I'm out of state, but she handled everything with my RE agent and it all went very smoothly. I would not hesitate to use her services again. read more

Karen and her team made the staging process simple and seamless. Apart from the incredible job they did with the design, they handled everything from start to finish with pristine professionalism. Not to mention, they are lovely people who make the environment friendly and fun, as if you are working with your best friends. read more

My boyfriend and I worked with Karen on staging our primary home before putting it on the market for sale. It was a two bedroom two bathroom condo in Jersey City. She came in for the first time consulting. I really love her work. She put a lot of thoughts into our place. She saw the potential we did ever think about. She rearranged the furniture and the place looked immediately more spacious. She pointed out the selling point of our place and helped us to put furniture around to highlight that. she also helped us to pick the right paint color for different rooms and chose Art pieces for different walls. We needed to add some furniture and decorations. She understood that we were on a tight budget. She introduced me some good home good supply places/websites and picked all the furniture on line for me. One day after her visit, she sent me a very detailed re-cap designing report with furniture/decorations links and where to put them. I highly recommend her to all my friends and families. read more

Karen recently staged my condo prior to me listing it on the market. So many of us think staging is going to be cost prohibitive but Karen is very reasonably priced and affordable! She set up a meeting very quickly after I contacted her. She came over and explained the process every step of the way. She made it simple - which was imperative given a move is already stressful. I would recommend Karen to anyone! My condo looks excellent and it is showing better than when I had my own things in there. She is a real pro! read more

Karen helped my husband and I stage our 1,200 sq ft apartment in Jersey City this past summer. We were both impressed by the great ideas that Karen had. We were upfront at the beginning that we didn't want to spend a lot of money buying decor so she really worked with what we had and only suggested that we buy a couple of pieces which would make a big impact (ex: a new coffee table). She even then helped us to find the new pieces for a low price. I would recommend Karen to all of my friends and family. She was great! read more

Karen was a huge asset. Very easy to work with and everything got done in a timely manner. Very professional and she was by far priced the best out of all the other options i looked at. I would recommend her to anyone looking to stage a house read more

I recently used Karen to stage my apartment when I put it up for sale. If I'd been smarter I would have hired her when I first bought the place so it could have looked that much better when I was living in it! She's definitely high energy and very willing to go out of her way to help wherever she can. I would highly recommend her services. read more

Karen was a treat to work with! She was able to utilize things we already had plus new pieces that enhanced our decor. She also was present during our photo shoot in order to make sure that it photographed well and that there was attention to detail being taken. To say the least our apartment looked amazing. We had a broker open house last week and everyone couldn't stop talking about how great the apartment looked and how well it shows. Would highly recommend her and use her again! Worth it! read more

Karen is an amazing interior designer who staged a house for me recently. Because of her creativity people have a better idea of how to style and accessorize that home if they were to live there. She is one of the best interior designers that I would greatly recommend to people who need someone with a creative eye. I would definitely contact Karen whenever I would have an upcoming showing in order to sell the properties quicker. read more

Karen did amazing job staging my condo. The furniture and other items where perfect and looked great in the unit. All items were very reasonably priced. Since I was out of town, all communication, delivery, permissions etc where handled by Karen. Over all great job and very happy that Karen did the staging for our condo. read more

I recently had my apartment in Battery Park City decorated by Karen. All I can say was wow Karen has such a great sense of style. She knew how to reorganize the space and even chose the right colors for me. We went shopping and she was able to pick out pieces for my living room that dramatically made my place look bigger and more spacious. Was a pleasure to work with her. She is now working with me on the bedrooms. Stay turned! read more

If you are looking for a thorough professional Real Estate Staging Course, you have found your company. I thought I knew a lot about decor, what sells, that you either have an eye for it or you don't. I was so wrong. I learned so much more than I expected. Karen is Amazing. Her Marketing background coupled with her staging expertise and extensive education in Fueng Shui is what sets her apart from everyone. The value in what I took away from this class went beyond my expectations in my own Real Estate business. If you are on the fence about taking this course, jump in with both feet. So worth it! If you want added value that can give you an advantage in Real Estate, this education will more than accomplish that. I give this company and Karen 5 stars. read more

We recently hired Karen to decorate our home for staging. From the moment we spoke on phone I found an ease about her. She walked through our home giving us great advice along the way, she went shopping with me (my favorite time with Karen) , she helped with shopping for pieces on-line and she came home and set up everything for us. She worked efficiently and constantly, even late nights, sending me ideas on what to buy. Karen has an incredible eye for decor... almost intuitive in the way she can pick out the one thing that would work. And she is very kind and generous, always teaching and sharing nuggets of decoration wisdom. I found her very easy to work with, happy, organized and efficient. She was very flexible with our choices, worked within our budget and was perceptive in sensing our likes and dislikes. She balanced all that keeping the end goal in mind --- to sell our home. The final product was a complete transformation of our home that we fell in love with so much that we truly contemplated never moving. Our realtors loved the her decoration too and also found Karen amazing to work with. I highly recommend anyone struggling with selling a home or living in a home that's outdated to give Karen a call. read more

Karen did a wonderful job staging our condo! She did such a good job that it sold in a day! We couldn't be happier with the results. It looks like something out of Architectural Digest. She met with my husband and she came up with great ideas and then she just nailed it! read more

Karen was referred to me by a colleague. I'm so glad she did because working with Karen was a pleasure. She is so friendly and really goes above and beyond what you ask of her. She's talented and creative. My listing looked so good after she was done with it. It's a studio apartment and her placement of every item was genius. read more

If I could give them more than 5 stars I would. The Real Estate Staging Studio staged my two bedroom apartment and it sold in 2 days!!!! I could not believe it. I could not sell my home for over 6 months prior to the staging. My apartment was glowing and once hired, staging started almost immediately. Could not be happier. read more