--- title: "The Best Dressed House — Interior Designers & Decorators | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/the-best-dressed-house-pfvwus-pf~939983471 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~939983471.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "The Best Dressed House" category: ["Interior Designers & Decorators"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/14c31e9602d70e30_6880-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "Salem, Massachusetts 01970, United States" phone: "(508) 208-9483" website: http://www.thebestdressedhouse.com rating: 5 review_count: 39 best_of_houzz_awards: 10 followers: 19 last_updated: 2026-11-13 --- # The Best Dressed House Original Houzz profile: [The Best Dressed House](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/the-best-dressed-house-pfvwus-pf~939983471) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Interior Designers & Decorators - **Location:** Salem, MA - **Serves:** Essex County - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (39 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 10 awards (2015–2025), for Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz Owner of The Best Dressed House Est 2010 Home Staging, Virtual Staging and Design Member of RESA (Real Estate Staging Association) ### Services Provided - Space Planning - Color Consulting - Furniture Selection - Home Staging - Downsizing - Interior Decorating & Home Staging - Virtual staging ### Areas Served - Essex County ### Typical Job Cost $375 - 50,000 Home Staging Services: \- Home Staging Consultation services, starting at $375.00. \- Virtual Home Staging Consultation services, starting at $375.00 \- Virtual Staging services. Custom designed, computer-enhanced home staging rendering created to market your property: single room $80.00, open-floor plan/multi-use room $125.00. Home Decorating Services: -Home Design Consultation. -Virtual Home Design Consultation ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | The Best Dressed House | | Address | Salem, Massachusetts 01970, United States | | Phone | (508) 208-9483 | | Website | http://www.thebestdressedhouse.com | | Followers on Houzz | 19 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — The Best Dressed House - LinkedIn — Lorrie Card - Blog — www.thebestdressedhouse.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [The Best Dressed House](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/the-best-dressed-house-pfvwus-pf~939983471) - **Website:** http://www.thebestdressedhouse.com - **Phone:** (508) 208-9483 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Staging Diva Graduate - "True Colour Expert" - **Best of Houzz:** 10 awards (2015–2025), for Service. **Affiliations** - [Real Estate Staging Association](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/real-estate-staging-association-pfvwus-pf~92455693) ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 39 reviews** *Aspect averages:* - Work Quality: 5.0 - Communication: 5.0 - Value: 5.0 ### Reviews **★★★★★ — HU-512331356, Dec. 2025** > We have had the pleasure of Lorrie Card's expert design advice for our extensive house renovation this year. She has an expert eye for color, design and adding that touch of elegance and pop to a room. She was able to take my vision, riff off it and translate it to a coordinated plan, saving me hours of research and second-guessing myself allowing us to move forward with confidence in our decisions and stay on schedule. We will be using her for our interior furnishing selections too once the construction is complete. I highly recommend her and The Best Dressed House! **★★★★★ — Terry Braga, Dec. 2024** > I hired Lorrie to redesign my kitchen. She helped me pick out my new quartz counter tops and paint colors for my cabinets. It came out beautiful! I could have never picked this out on my own. Lorrie is very professional, has a beautiful design sense, and is a pleasure to work with! I highly recommend working with her! **★★★★★ — Molly Kelley, April 2024** > 2023 brought some tectonic shifts in my personal and professional life, frequently leaving me emotionally vulnerable and overwhelmed. The first things to fall off my list were anything to do with taking care of own needs. When I chose to sell my house following my divorce, my realtor recommended engaging with Lorrie for my home staging. I'd never truly staged a home before and was nervous at the prospect but Lorrie's presence put me right at ease. She understands how hard it can be to compartmentalize the significance of a move from the logistics of making that move happen. She was self-aware, sensitive and put my house in a such a market-making way that I sold considerably over asking! Worth every penny. **★★★★★ — Natalie Jaszek, Dec. 2023** > Lorrie came to my house with the necessary tools and a Sunny disposition and we got right to work. She gave me a notebook, "mine to keep" and we set out room by room. Using what we had in my house , she transformed the living spaces into an inviting resale home that produced a successful open house. I would highly recommend her for your staging needs. **★★★★★ — HU-334249108, Dec. 2023** > Lorrie was wonderful. She took care to understand our needs and share helpful advice and guidance to get us started on our home redesign. I would not have been able to do it without her insight and expertise. **★★★★★ — HU-633074985, Sept. 2023** > Lorrie is a pleasure to work with. She brings years of design experience and education and exquisite taste. She really listens and provides excellent feedback and ideas. > She has transformed my house that I had no real connection to into my home that reflects who I am and makes me truly happy. **★★★★★ — HU-357639482, Aug. 2023** > Lorrie Card is a true pleasure to work with. She cares deeply about what she does and works tirelessly to make everything just right, The consummate professional, she listens well as to how you want to style your home. As a result, a complicated process is made simple with Lorrie’s design layouts so that you are able to see exactly what you need for your home design. Lorrie is able to source whatever is needed or point you in the right direction so you can find the perfect piece and/or, is also willing to utilize items you love and in a spot you hadn’t imagined. We are grateful to have found Lorrie, both professionally and personally. **★★★★★ — Jan LeBel, Dec. 2022** > Lorrie is "The Best Dressed House" and she is also the BEST at creating "The Best Dressed Rectory"! and much more. Lorrie was masterful at creating a bright, beautiful, refreshed look at a local Rectory that was untouched for decades ... and it showed. Not only were there basic hazards that had to be addressed but Lorrie had to: choose new light fixtures, identify new wall color, select new window treatments, correct furniture placement, assess the function of the space, and make a tired environment - beautiful. Lorrie provided exceptional consultation and honed on the right combinations of color to both brighten and warm the space. Her sense of design and placement of appliances, furniture, and accessories was spot on. She assessed the functional and physical flow of the environment, helped 'de-clutter' the space, moved furniture to different rooms, and made elegant changes to maximize the space and shift the feeling of the room from cold and uncomfortable to a place that feels like a sanctuary - where you want to stop and stay. Lorrie's sense of 'environmental style' is remarkable, and that's just indoors. She can translate her design acumen and color skills outdoors... and does. She creates elegant outdoor floral arrangements of all shapes and sizes for holidays and day to day living. I recommend Lorrie without hesitation and with much enthusiasm. She is a gift to work with. **★★★★★ — Tracee Baker, Feb. 2022** > Lorrie was so great to work with! I needed a new perspective on how to style and decorate my home and she was wonderful with her ideas and vision! She explained her recommendations to me in a concrete way so I could easily implement and recreate what we discussed. My home now feels like I want it to! Thank you, Lorrie! > -Tracee **Comment from The Best Dressed House:** > Thank you Tracee! I hope that you are well on your way, "falling back in love" with your home! **★★★★★ — jocelynduffy, June 2021** > Lorrie quickly organized my home’s contents to enhance its appearance. She brought out the best appearance that my home had to offer that I was not seeing. She is a lovely person, easy to work with. I highly recommend her to you and will consult her again if needed. **★★★★★ — Patti Dreifus, May 2021** > We had such a great experience working with Lorrie Card on our home staging consultation prior to selling our home. She came in the door, went right to work rearranging furniture, adding bright colors AND it was amazing to see the atmosphere of our home change so quickly! She had a vision for each room and knew how to highlight its best features making it more appealing to potential buyers. > > The process moved smoothly from inside to outside which included ideas for setting up sitting areas with chairs and flowers to enhance our yard. She also stayed in touch with us after the consult for any additional help we needed. This was truly an "eye opening" experience for me and I'll bring her ideas into our new place as well. > > We really enjoyed meeting Lorrie and so glad that a friend recommended her to us. **Comment from The Best Dressed House:** > Thank you Patti, it was a pleasure working with you and Peter ! You house is dressed to impress, best wishes in your next life's chapter. **★★★★★ — Tara Cassery, April 2021** > Lorrie was awesome! She worked within my tight timeline and made it a smooth and simple process. I have worked with other virtual staging companies and it took alot of back and forth before a design was complete. She nailed it with no revisions needed. Great attention to detail and her staging background makes her work above the rest. I will be using her again and have shared her name already with other agents who loved her work when they saw it! **Comment from The Best Dressed House:** > Thank you Tara! It was a pleasure working with you and showcasing the versatility in function this gorgeous room in your listing provides to homebuyers! ## Selected projects - [Historical Urban](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/historical-urban-pj-vj~6524122) - Location: Salem, MA - Photos: 4 - [Kitchen remodel](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/kitchen-remodel-pj-vj~2545003) - Location: Shrewsbury, MA - Photos: 4 - [Exterior Before & After](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/exterior-before-and-after-pj-vj~3012635) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - Description: Is your exterior paint color and landscaping giving away your home's age? - [Lake House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lake-house-pj-vj~1855105) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [BEST ROI, low cost kitchen updates](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/best-roi-low-cost-kitchen-updates-pj-vj~3012679) - Location: Not specified [See all 5 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/the-best-dressed-house-pfvwus-pf~939983471) ## Ideabooks - [Architecture](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/185525104/list/architecture) — 2 ideas - [Bars](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/169002376/list/bars) — 15 ideas - [2023 Trends](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/167946268/list/2023-trends) — 1 idea - [BEACH window](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/165421081/list/beach-window) — 12 ideas - [2022 Trends](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/159233375/list/2022-trends) — 2 ideas - [Guest Room](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/150420688/list/guest-room) — 1 idea - [Baby's Room](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/149005772/list/baby-s-room) — 27 ideas - [Beach Property OUTSIDE](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/145652891/list/beach-property-outside) — 4 ideas - [Beach Property](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/26838464/list/beach-property) — 154 ideas - [Television](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/126281813/list/television) — 9 ideas - [2019 Trend Watch](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/117490762/list/2019-trend-watch) — 9 ideas - [Penthouse](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/114295459/list/penthouse) — 76 ideas - [Kitchen Cabinets](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/56840399/list/kitchen-cabinets) — 43 ideas - [Foyer](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/23221536/list/foyer) — 20 ideas - [Tile](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/53250028/list/tile) — 22 ideas - [How to accessorize surfaces](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/34750935/list/how-to-accessorize-surfaces) — 18 ideas - [Bedroom -For Kids](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/34752169/list/bedroom-for-kids) — 5 ideas - [Amy&Lorrie](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/53218142/list/amy-lorrie) — 14 ideas - [Entertaining](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/32971284/list/entertaining) — 3 ideas - [Dining Room](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/26298975/list/dining-room) — 6 ideas [See all 61 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/tbdhdecor) ## Community Q&A **Q: Wood option for replacement** *(in Flooring)* Built a Spanish Colonial in 2011. Dark cabinetry (which I still love) and installed a solid wood floor in different shades of dark brown. It was an affordable way to go and my husband loves it. I now need new carpet in 4 rooms. I have four large dogs and don't really want to replace with carpet. I can't find the wood flooring I used any longer nor can I find anything even close. I want to go with a lighter engineered wood but just not sure how I like it with the dark cabinets. If anyone has photos of light wood with dark cabinets, please share. I have attached a current picture of my kitchen and floor and a possible option. Just not sure I love the contrast. Maybe I'm just used to the dark on dark. A: I like the lighter option shown! It shows contrast with your cabinets, which I think is a plus! Still not sure you want to go lighter? You could explore wood-look-tile! My daughter has it through her first floor and is its been indesctructible--previous owner had it for years with four LARGE dogs ;) **Q: Chair for living room** *(in Design Dilemma)* Hello everyone, I want a chair for our living room. I wll keep it on left corner. No green and brown. Btw, my tables are cherry brown in picture attached. Its showing black in picture. Please recommend. Thanks A: I would suggest a pull-up chair (a wooden frame with exposed legs & upholstered seat/possibly upholstered back) this would will allow more seating without visually overcrowding the room. You could go with a painted frame or a ~black stain . Select your art and then choose a color in the art to coordinate with the upholstery on the new chair. **Q: Help! Curved Tray Ceiling Fix** *(in Remodeling)* As you can see in the photo, the living room of the house we just went under contract for has a curved tray ceiling. It’s not really my thing and I wouldn’t even know what to do with it (fan, lighting, etc.) is there a good way to update the look of this? Or should it just be sheet rocked over altogether and move all of the lighting around? This is a total renovation project, so anything goes. I just feel like this tray ceiling is defining and confining, and doesn’t do anything for the room. Give advice and pictures if you have something similar! A: Until you have a total plan for the room; An easy, effective, & low-cost solution would be to paint the ENTIRE ceiling the same color. (I believe it is the vast contrast between the white and the blue that makes the barrel ceiling look off.) **Q: Need Advice: monster basement soffit and striped accent wall?** *(in Home Decorating)* Hi there, I'm prepping a basement space to upgrade it to more of a teen hangout (see 2 attached photos ). Currently the room has white walls. We'd like to create an accent wall with a horizontal stripe, or continue the stripe more around the room. The most prominent wall has a soffit that drops the ceiling lower, so we were thinking of putting the TV/stand on that wall. But I'd like help designing what stripe concept would work best and how to treat the soffit (or leave it alone). I saw a couple of stripe ideas here on Houzz, and I'd love your advice on what you think would look good/cool in there. My son would like us to use navy and red for the stripes but has no preference for the configuration. Stripe style A (photo with dark and light blue striped band mid wall) Stripe style B (navy wall with red/white stripe higher on wall) Stripe style C (narrower navy and red stripe closer to the ceiling) Or Other ideas... Thank you for your help! A: Edwmom. … aesthetically, I do not like the look of soffits. In this case , I tried to turn an inconvenient necessity (soffit) into a “feature” to make it look more intentional. I also thought placing the stripes up high might help “raise” the ceiling . Not “seeing” the complete room, the stripes might be overwhelming on all the walls, especially at this height. Maybe think about carrying it around the room BUT change the direction of it and make it flow vertical down another wall . Ps..I too thought this was my least fav stripes UNTIL I created a virtual rendering. **Q: Bedroom set help!** *(in Home Decorating)* I am looking for something a bit more cozy for our master bedroom. I do not love the bed, nighstands or end of bed chair, it just doesn't seem like it works. Any ideas?! A: Echoing some of the suggestions above. Add curtains--window panels! Add more substantial size nightstands. Add statement chandelier. **Q: Where are all the Design Experts?! Help** *(in Home Decorating)* We just finished remodeling our fireplace and now we have this extra space to the left that we aren’t sure what to do with. Any nice design ideas out there? Also, need to change the things on the wall as they don’t match anymore. Need some design ideas and help! Thank you so much!!! :) A: add a built-in bar? It will need to be something custom fit so that it looks "intentional". --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-11-13.*