Universal Design in Lexington.

“Building a house is one of the most exciting, stressful, costly and memorable things one can do in a lifetime. Picking your designer is your first crucial decision. Emily makes the process incredibly pleasurable. She has the education and experience to make her great. However, it is her natural ability to see beauty that makes her exceptional. Emily has this incredible ability to help you see the vision which is hard for us first timers or novices out there. Emily takes your idea and stratifies it. She pushes you just enough so you take comfortable risks and gently steers you from regrettable mistakes. She is remarkable. One of the most important elements Emily brings is advocacy. During my build when we ran into problems, my builders/contractors would occasionally push me into solutions that were easiest or cheapest for them. Emily would not allow it. She would rectify the issue and provide solutions that we all agreed on and most importantly I was happy with. This makes her worth her weight in gold. Emily has everything you want and need in a designer. She is experienced, talented, diversified, organized, professional and truly a joy. You will have hundreds of decisions when building a home, Emily should be your first.”

“Becky has such a great eye and knew exactly what I wanted for my new apartment! She was able to find things that would brighten up the room and also stay within my budget. I would highly recommend her to help design any space!”

“Angie is professional, knowledgeable, and very resourceful. She works within your budget, asks the right questions, and takes your basic ideas and turns them into a beautifully finished home. She will work on any size project and adds tremendous value to any remodeling project.”

“All I can say is WOW. This year I moved into my own apartment and was completely overwhelmed with the idea of decorating an entire space, alone. Stage to Stay was my saving grace. The dynamic duo, Katie and Mary, started by looking at my floor plan. Then, they came with me to the furniture store and helped me pick out pieces that were perfect for my space! Their work continued as they helped me decide on all my finishing touches, with my personal taste in mind, and responded instantly to any questions I had. I am so thankful I looked to professionals when decorating my apartment. When I get home from work I still find myself smiling: I love the furniture, decorations, and all of the finishing touches Katie and Mary recommended. Do not think any space is too little for their help, you should love the space you live in! I would recommend this professional, personable, and creative team to anyone!”

“Carla does an excellent job in listening to the needs of her customers and then designing and integrating her expertise into the preferences they have. She has a natural eye for detail, can envision the big picture, and can make the ordinary extraordinary!”

“Lillian is a unique talent. She has the ability to see potential in your home you never could have imagined, and then the ability to build her vision at a reasonable cost, greatly increasing the market value of your home. Lillian took my parents’ 50-year-old home and brought it into the 21st century, turning it into a like-new home. As a result of her creation we realized multiple bids upon listing and netted some $90,000 more upon sale than estimated by one of the largest real estate companies in the Twin Cities. She worked tirelessly to bring her vision to life, putting in unimaginable hours of time preparing the home for sale, with her keen eye noticing the smallest detail. I cannot say enough about her dedication to helping us prepare our parents’ home for its new owners, in making the design decisions for us which maximized the home’s potential and market value. Thanks both to Lillian and Clayton for all your hard work in preparing my childhood home for sale and for the great result you achieved.”

“Steffany came thru for us a couple times helping us to furnish bedrooms and family rooms for our 6-member family with a whole house move, then helping to decorate and stage my previous house in Mpls for sale, and finally to accessorize our new home for parties and guests. She even took some of our old furniture in trade.”

“We knew for years that we wanted to change our cookie-cutter, boxy bedrooms and bathroom into a master suite, but were never able to imagine the possibilities. It was our good fortune to contact Tracy Hains and Calie Cavic to help us solve our dilemmas. They provided several options and were so perceptive about our style and preferences. From start to finish, they listened to us and paid attention to all details whether large or small. We were so fortunate that most competent trades people were chosen for our project. The results are fantastic and we now refer to our remodel as our "boutique getaway". In the future, we would like to do additional work in our home and will most certainly turn to Che Bella Interiors to facilitate the project. Words do not adequately describe how happy we are and how much we are delighted with our remodel. Thank you, Tracy and Calie! I give you permission to obtain photos from Che Bella Interiors as they have the best images of this project. Mary Inglis”

“Kara and her team are brilliant at what they do; they come up with unique, amazing ideas/products that make me LOVE coming home and hosting any event. We design room by room and I can hardly wait for the next room to be finished!”

“I have worked with Laura Bischoff of Metropolis Design Group on two occasions--both with my 1924 family home in Tangletown in South Minneapolis and with my "empty-nest" modern condo on the river downtown. I loved working with her both times and highly recommend her. She is fun, kind, smart and great to be around and brings a wide variety of skills and a depth of knowledge that dramatically increases what is possible. She is hands-on--painting a lovely graphic element to make a focal point of a set of kitchen cupboards, for example--and also can access whatever other resources (both people and materials) that are needed. She has great ideas to extend a budget, a wonderful eye for color and texture. With both my homes, she helped create a sophisticated and wonderfully comfortable background for my life. I look forward to working with her again!”