Home Organizers

We hired Karen as an interior decorator for our loft style 3BR apt in Hoboken. Starting with a blank canvas, my husband and I loved how Karen was able to narrow down our likes and dislikes to create a style that works for the both of us. She worked tirelessly (and patiently) to help find us just the right pieces to use and is careful to make sure we LOVE everything we select. Thanks, Karen, for helping make our forever home feel like OUR’s.

We hired Karen to stage our three bedroom apartment in Hoboken before putting it on the market. Karen brings a unique and valuable background to her work as she has many years of experience in the marketing side of the real estate business as well as a serious certification in Feng Shui. She knows what will work to sell an apartment. She quickly ascertained what was needed to improve our space, both energetically and aesthetically. With her wonderful work ethic and warm personality, she did not waste any time helping us clear out items for storage, remove and rearrange furniture and accessorize in order to maximize our market potential. She helped us hire a photographer and even found movers for our storage items. Our apartment sold in less than 6 weeks! Karen has a wonderful personality and helped make the whole process a lot less painful and even fun. When she was done, I almost didn’t want to sell our place!

I’d highly recommend Karen Parziale – she did an amazing job staging our Staten Island home for sale. The house was decorated so nice – we wished we had contacted her years beforehand! We had our first offer within 48 hours of listing and multiple full-price offers in less than 10 days. There was tons of interest and multiple showings almost every day – thousands of views on Zillow and lots of ‘Saves’ in a very short time. Décor and colors were neutral and we attracted a wide range of buyers for showing – all ages and backgrounds. We had local buyers as well as interest from Brooklyn. Karen and her associate, Lauren Truppo, met with us multiple times and helped transform all areas including a basement and backyard. We contacted Karen 6 weeks before listing and she provided recommendations for paint colors, rugs, and a few additional furniture/decor pieces. Honestly though, almost everything was staged using our existing furniture/items. She helped change the layout and organized decor in ways that would look fabulous for photos. She was available for follow-up emails, text and phone calls after the initial consultation. Karen and Lauren returned the day of the photo shoot to help organize everything one last time and make sure the photographer executed the right shots. Her final last minute touches made a big difference. When our realtor’s photographer was an unexpected no-show on the day of the shoot, Karen was extremely professional and helped set us up with a really stellar photographer for the next round. I'd also recommend Ian Wilson from http://www.eastviewphotography.com/. Such great work! He was very detail-oriented and worked hard to get the right lighting and shots for the rooms. He gave consideration to how a photo might appear on mobile device as well as computer when setting up the shots. We had challenges with sun spots and/or dark spots, and he used a variety of strategies to help get the shots right. We were so lucky work with Karen and her talented colleagues. The team helped us quickly sell our house for a great price. I’d highly recommend!

I received my staging certification from Karen's staging school. I enjoyed the program very much and having the opportunity to work with Karen one on one during her staging projects was a invaluable! She allowed me to attend the consultations and included me in the process of staging the properties. Receiving the one on one attention from Karen is something that has helped me in moving ahead with my own business. Karen is top notch in her field and I would highly recommend working with her or going thru her 3 month staging school!

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 commended 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

I called Karen for a feng shui consult on my new apartment. She was immediately warm, kind and shared information. We set a date and she arrived promptly and she was so wise, honest,helpful, insightful- I can't say enough. She came back at second time and she stayed for longer than the scheduled appointment (both appointments) because we had so much information to share. Karen taught me about feng shui principles and how to apply them. I'm so glad I contacted her because she's a gift and my apartment and my life is improved because of her teachings and applications.

Karen is very responsive. After a short conversation with Karen about putting our condo. up for sale, she lined things up, and before we knew it, the condo. was ready for viewing. Using her feng shui skills, she instinctively knew the right color combo. and design that would work for each room. In less than 72 hours after she was done, we had a sustainable offer. Thank you, Karen!

Karen Parziale of The Real Estate Staging Studio decorated my condo beautifully. She made simple and inexpensive suggestions to stage my two bedroom condo after we had been on the market for 5 months on our own. After her staging, we had 2 offers in one week and closed within 30 days. Karen is a true professional, easy to work with and will help you get your home sold.

Karen was awesome - she made our home look so wonderful and what I really loved was she worked with what you had instead of asking you to run off and buy a ton of new things. She came in two visits - the first to do an assessment, the output of which was a list of things for you to do, which was nice because we had a target to work towards. She then came for a second visit a few hours before photographer came to help us with the fine touches and final set up. She was also able to lend us a couple pieces (rugs, lamps, etc) to wrap up. Super loved working with her and would totally hire her next time for other small projects like helping us decorate our house!

Working with Karen was an absolute treat. She immediately saw the issues with my home, provided great ideas of how to go about addressing them, and made all the necessary purchases for under $100. She also introduced me to a talented photographer.

Karen was referred to me with high recommendation. Her work and communication surpassed my expectations. She staged my 3 bedroom condo unit beautifully and took care of everything including acceptance of furniture delivery so despite the fact that I was not available onsite during the staging process, Karen handled it all. The photographs came out really well with the well staged condo unit. The unit went pending at full asking price by day 10 of listing it. I credit Karen's efforts and staging skills for contributing to a quick sale. Thanks Karen.

Karen is extremely professional! Her walk through my home was enlightening. She is full of ideas and can suggests how to improve awkward spaces and make them functional. A joy to work with. With a few additional pieces, and the editing of furniture that did not enhance the home, Karen was able to make my home a ready to sell. It sold for over the asking price and quickly!