Would highly recommend using Lumen Homes to decorate your home. Olya was extremely helpful and…read morequickly got a grasp of my taste. She was very responsive and eager to provide the best possible service. The home was setup beautifully and in a timely manner. The selection available is also much better than a lot of their competitors.

My husband and I went here to look for new furniture. Staff was very helpful. We got high quality…read morefurniture for a reasonable price. It was delivered as promised. Very pleasant experience.

Without Tina, my dream apartment would not exist. She helped me make our space a home. I already…read morehad some ideas before we started working together and she was wonderful truly listening to the things I wanted and incorporating them into her ideas. Her eye for material and color is spot on. She pushed me to go outside my comfort zone which elevated the look and feel of the space. The flow from our entry way into a large living/dining space and our photo wall of memories makes me smile every time I come home. I appreciated her effort to stay within my budget .. finding less expensive but quality pieces in a few places so that I could get my must haves. It truly was a pleasure to work with her.

We have engaged Tina for 2 apartments a West Village Studio and a Battery Park apartment. She's…read morehighly skilled at teasing out needs and maximizing the design choices to exceed them. She transformed the Studio 300 sq ft to have distinct living, dining, sleeping, and working spaces. She tamed the chaos and created a tranquil space employing textures, artwork, storage, and layout. Our daughter and her puppy love their place. We found the perfect BPC 2 bedroom and needing it move in ready in just 4 weeks, she created a livable contemporary design with custom artwork, sourcing new furnishings, which we never would have picked ourselves, but love, and coordinated all painters and any contractors. On move in day, we filled the pantry, hung our clothes and just started living. What a treat to not have had to worry and just enjoy our new place. No matter what your space, Tina can work her design magic and make it stunningly, comfortably yours.

We needed to sell our home quickly, and we couldn't have done it without Karen and Nicole! They…read moretransformed 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!

Karen and Nicole at The Real Estate Studio Design are amazing! They staged my five-bedroom,…read morefive-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!

Super happy with project and can't recommend Rachel enough. I have tricky requirements and quite…read more tight budget and she meet them all. My old apartment got so much free space and meaningful area organization and even my cat got her own space for the toys. And I got my space to entertain friends which can be easily converted to photo studio. Thank you!

After a divorce, I needed to completely furnish a 3 BR and make if feel like a home for my young…read moreson. While not very stylish, I did have some particular desires which I was afraid a designer would not be able to meet. Rachael completely crushed it! Not only does my son talk about loving his room, photos of her work have been reposted to some stylish social media accounts. If you knew me and the constraints I placed on her, this is nearly miraculous. More impressive was Rachael's commitment to getting things right and dealing with COVID related supply issues. Consumate pro. Worth every $ and will absolutely use her again.

Everytime I walk into my newly renovated apartment, which was so perfectly executed, I feel like…read moreI'm the main character in a home makeover show. The 'before' shots would feature a cute home, but with signs of aging. Fraying wooden cabinets, and little to no natural light in my bedroom. Now this is all modernized, updated, and thoughtfully designed. Connecting with Buddy via Yelp's Request a Quote feature was lucky, because I got no replies from other businesses I contacted first or was told they couldn't take on my project. I'm thankful because Buddy was actually the right person with the right vision for my space. I had been living with a not optimized closet space and the aforementioned fraying wooden cabinets, as well as my bedroom lacking natural light for years. I had heard one too many contractor nightmare stories that caused me to be ultra cautious so I hesitated to contact anyone. I once hired a virtual interior designer which was a total waste of time/money. Enter Buddy, who is not only a creative visionary with a solid contractor team he's worked with for over a decade, but he's also a licensed therapist, and says that contributes to how he handles spaces, which totally makes sense. In the first consultation with Buddy, he paced around my space and rattled off so many wild ideas, some of which sounded fantastical and unrealistic but he made into reality. The initial consultation fee initially made me wince but now sounds like such a deal when in hindsight I realize he gave me the blueprint to my beautiful new reality. I would not have thought to float my couch in the middle of the living room instead of against the wall, facing the best feature of my apartment-- the view. When I was concerned about where to put the TV, he came up with a customized solution. A mechanized wooden box where the TV rises and falls with the push of a button. It sounds so futuristic but now it's part of my life. His contractor team is so awesome too. They handled all my things with care, and not only did they not disturb my plants, which we kept in the apartment during the renovation, they took care of them too! So sweet. It's been several months now and living in my transformed space has really changed my relationship with my home. My living situation used to feel compromised, but now it really feels like a thoughtful expression of who I am. I've already hosted several parties and get togethers in my home, because the new space is way more amenable to hosting, something Buddy picked up about me after meeting. Buddy's organization (we worked out of a spreadsheet which was a dream for my Type A self), and responsiveness throughout the process really eased my nerves about the project. He and his team took genuine care of my possessions and space that it made the renovation process almost enjoyable. Thank you Buddy, for transforming the daily experience of being in my space. You really delivered something exceptional.

I've worked with Buddy's design and contracting services for the past 22 years, and over that time…read morehe has decorated and renovated two of my apartments. One project was a full transformation: kitchen, both bathrooms, and complete interior decorating. He brings a fresh style but also advised us to preserve elements of our home that were worth keeping. He continues to work with us to modernize our apartment while maintaining character. He customized our renovations to make our apartment into a wonderful home. From contracting management to design vision and finishing details, Buddy and his team handle everything seamlessly. Having one person oversee both the aesthetic and the execution makes the process incredibly smooth and cohesive. After more than two decades of working together, I can confidently say his experience, eye for design, and hands-on expertise truly set him apart. We have recommended him to many friends and recommend him to those reading this review. You will be delighted!

ZERO STARS! STAY AWAY! STAY AWAY! STAY AWAY! This is a…read morescam! We went to this place on 34th Street through a Craigslist ad with the belief we could find an inexpensive room to rent. Paid $200 to a woman named Yvonne just to be given an address to American Plaza (which is even more of a scam) where we sat for HOURS waiting to talk to this rude, insensitive, slovenly woman named Sussie, who demanded another $350 in order to even see a room. We walked out. So glad we did and so wish we hadn't given money in the first place! How is this place still in business??

Scam Referral!!!! Found office through bronx bedrooms.com. They ask for $200 non refundable cash…read morefee. They then send you to 160th and Broadway to American Plaza to then register for a room. Thank god I looked up American Plaza on google maps and it showed all the horrible yelp reviews. I went to check out American Plaza myself but am not doing business with them based on all the people saying it is a scam and shady referral. I really want my 200 dollars back for being sent to such a bad referral place. I went to talk to them about it the next day but security would not let me up the elevator to get to the office. Don't go here!!!!

The Space Composer team is so wonderful. These ladies transformed my closets. I can "see" my things…read moreand in turn, it has changed the way I view my belongings. I kept everything I valued. No more mess, just ease and fun when getting dressed. They are not judg-ey either. I highly recommend!

I can not say enough good things about Rebeca and her team! She completely reorganized our detached…read moregarage in a day and a half. Loved the process, LOVE the result. (I'm too embarrassed to share the "before" pics, but the "after" pics are to die for!)