Melanie and her staff did an amazing job staging our family home. Our home was transformed from a very large empty space into a beautifully designed and gorgeously furnished home. All of Melanie's furnishings were clean and elegant. Thank you Melanie! read more

I have used idesignspaces for staging many of my listings and Melanie and her team have satisfied my most discerning clients. Her rates are fair and the results are excellent. read more

iDesign did an amazing job staging my house. But their follow through when they removed the staging was abysmal. My house was newly painted in preparation for its sale and I expected to have to do simple cleanup when everything was removed. So when iDesign removed their furniture they left some nails in the wall where they hung pictures, there was a gash in a door frame (see picture), and there were hand print smudges everywhere. When they staged my house they were careful and wore gloves. You would think they would have the common sense to do the same when they removed their furniture. Hence this dismal review. There are many staging companies, I would suggest using another. read more

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Seller was amazed at the stunning transformation of the home. He was especially excited about how Melanie created a visual flow from the family room to the backyard. He also commented on the staging in the master bedroom and how relaxed it felt. It is true, Melanie creates special spaces in each room for adults and children. Showing the home was a joy. It was a stunner. Everyone fell in love with the home. Staging truly does sell a home! read more

Melanie and her team far exceeded expectations! She provided outstanding client service with top tier suggestions, accommodated to our preferences, and executed in a timely manner within our budget. We are absolutely satisfied with her services and highly recommend her for your interior decorating/staging needs. read more

Highly recommend Melanie! She staged my townhouse before we went to market and her eye for details is on point! She was also really easy to work with! read more

Melanie and crew did a great job staging my house. Melanie's eye for design within a not so perfect space made the room perfect when she was done. She was on time and very accommodating when we needed to extend the contract. Pick up went great with no damage to the home. Sold for over 100K more than asking and I am sure Melanie's staging helped get it sold. read more

Melanie and her team at IDesignSpaces is "The Best" Staging Company. I am always 100 percent happy with the staging of the houses, I bring to the market to sell. The results are stunning and she is easy to work with! Her pricing is very reasonable. I highly recommend her. read more

Super disappointed, she was great at responding to initial email, but after that I never heard back. Guess we weren't a match.

Melanie did a fantastic job staging our house and helped us get top dollar. She has a great eye for accentuating the best selling features. Her team was able to set up and tear down in record speed. Thank you!! read more

Melanie is talented, creative and has a great taste in interior design. I have worked with Melanie for over 5 years. She has helped stage all my listings - about 50 to 60 homes per year. She has a great eye for color coordination and style. I love the contemporary, fresh and clean look that her staging has brought to my listings. read more

Impeccable, thoughtful, professional staging for our spacious Los Altos home. Melanie has a great eye and she gave consideration to the outdoor spaces of the home as well. The proportions and color palette of the items chosen were perfect. The staging looked fabulous in person and in the photos/video. She even noticed that we needed new house numbers and gave suggestions that fit with the style of the house. We ended up getting multiple offers and sold above list price. The staging most definitely contributed to the positive outcome on the sale of our home. Thank you Melanie & team :) read more

Melanie and her team were the first staging company I hired when I started in real estate in 2011 and till today she remains the top stager I go to for designing and staging my listings. They are very efficient, always show up on time and do it all with a big smile :) Pleasure to have IDesign on my team! read more

When it comes time to stage there is only one stager who has consistently done amazing work for our team. Whether for our Listings, Spec homes, or for our clients needs our team always recommends Melanie Terry with i Design Spaces. She works hand in hand with the Boyenga Team making recommendations for preparing the home for sale. Whether we are selling a Luxury estate in Los Altos Hills, a condominium in Cupertino, or an Eichler in Palo Alto, Melanie and her team have the perfect eye for staging and showing the home in it's best light. So if you are looking for the best stager in Silicon Valley Real Estate only one name comes to mind and that is Melanie Terry with I Design Spaces. read more

I had used another stager for years but when that stager became too busy to meet my schedule, I was referred to Melanie. What a pleasant surprise! Melanie provided exactly what I needed quickly, creatively and professionally and at an affordable price point. Melanie has a great feel for design aesthetics, color and style. She spends time up-front considering the home, the rooms and the style and then quickly formulates a complete transformation plan. Depending on the particular project, this could include paint color recommendation, furniture style and placement, window dressing, wall accessories and even landscape enhancement...and all coordinated to achieve that emotional connection with prospective buyers that means a quick and profitable sale. I've used Melanie on several of my real estate listings now and my sellers uniformly rave over the results she and her team achieve. In my 16 years selling homes in the Silicon Valley, I've seen the work of dozens of stagers, but none compare with the quality, emotional impact and value which Melanie achieves in all of her staging projects. read more

This review is long overdue. Melanie and her team worked a miracle on one of my listings last August. The market had recently shifted from a crazy sellers market to one that was much more balanced. There were 3 other active homes (similar characteristics) on the same street that wasn't getting any traction. The seller had priced his tenant occupied home for over market value against my advice, and it sat on the market for 2 weeks before the seller reluctantly dropping the price. Another 2 weeks passed without any offers and the seller became frustrated and downright hostile. He withdrew the listing, kicked out the tenants, and performed some minor cosmetic maintenance work. The seller gave me 2 weeks to sell the home at his minimum price or he would be forced to take the home off the market and rent it out again. That's when I brought in Melanie to help spruce up the place. Poor Melanie took some harsh criticism from the seller, but she handled him professionally. The seller rejected much of her ideas and was not being cooperative. After reasoning with him (and offering to pay for some materials myself), I got him to agree to be a bit more open-minded. I re-priced the home competitively and was able to bring him 8 offers at the deadline. The highest offer came in $35k more than his minimum price! It was amazing to see the instant transformation of a grumpy old man into something of a giggling schoolboy when the offers were presented. As for the other listings on the same street, they eventually sold for $25k-$45k less than what my listing got. Thank you Melanie for making me a hero! read more

Melanie and her team staged our San Jose home. She transformed an empty house into a gorgeous home that wooed potential buyers into envisioning themselves living there. We sold and closed within 2 months. Highly recommended. read more

Melanie and her team are EXCELLENT!!! They do an great job from the pre-staging phase, recommendations of paint colors, preparation of the house for the staging, and their staging is always excellent!! They have great quality of furniture, and they are very professional in what they do. You can tell that they love their job. I have use them multiple times in my projects and would recommend them. I wish there were 6 stars reviews, I would give them 6 stars read more

I am a Realtor who loves multiple offers on my listings so I can get the best for my client and part of capturing that goal was to hire iDesign and put Melanie's creative mind to emphasize the best features of the home. I had 40+groups come through that Open House Sunday due to Melanie's great work as it showed beautifully on the virtual tour. I think 5 groups were even there before I opened the doors. Everyone was raving about the property and it's design, nothing but great compliments all around. Thank you, you did a phenomenal job. read more

Melanie staged my house, which I recently sold. I'd say her staging of my house was better than the dozens of staged houses I saw as I was looking for one to buy and move into. Perhaps you've seen pictures of staged houses that look impossibly nice -- not safe and boring, but interesting yet understated, somehow managing to still be a bit extravagant, yet safe enough for the general appeal needed for staging. That was the result, and the cost was not at all exorbitant. The initial consultation resulted in a list of suggested changes and fixes, with Melanie doing the most difficult part: picking the colors. Due to other complications with the whole buying/selling process, there ended up being a full year between initial consultation and actual staging. I had used enough of Melanie's time and expertise to merit a consultation charge if I didn't move forward with staging, and she let that ride for a full year until the timing was right for me. That's flexibility! read more

Melanie Terry and her team are amazing to work with. I have worked with her for almost 14 years now. When I walk into a listing appointment having her as my secret weapon, I am confident that no matter how the home currently looks she will make it look like a "10". She always meets with the clients in person and walks them through what to pack up. She does it in a very gentle way so that they are comfortable. She also helps with color palette for the home as well as gives opinions of hardware / light fixtures and other changes. Once the prep work is done she swoops in with her team and completely transforms the home with her upscale furniture. The color pops she uses are absolutely perfect for the photos. I cannot say enough positive things about their work. Thanks Melanie and looking forward to our next project together! read more

Melanie is so wonderful to work with. She is always flexible with our realtor schedules and she always delivers on time. She is very hardworking and she definitely knows how to transform any living space! read more

Wow what an awesome experience working with Melanie and her team. My listing sold within 2 weeks. Melanie was very professional, great communication and the price was very reasonable as well. Melanie and her team transformed my listing into a beautiful home with bright color and elegant furnitures. IDesign space and Melanie will be my go to for all my listings. Thank you Melanie. read more

I'm a Realtor and know a number of staging and interior designers. I use Melanie / i Design Spaces because she is great with my clients, being both professional and explaining why they need to make changes, paint, etc. I have used her services to both prep homes that are going on the market, and also to help clients decorate and figure out their new homes. Two different new homeowners this summer told me that hiring her was a lot cheaper than a marriage counselor! In summary, I have referred several other Realtors to her, and they are all using her for staging, and I am hiring her to redecorate my own home. I don't know of higher praise than that. read more

Melanie is simply the best stager I have ever worked with in my business. As a residential real estate agent, having a great team of professionals will create a wonderful environment for a successful sale and the best results for the seller. Melanie is the hardest working stager I have ever met, staying long hours at a home getting it ready for seemingly impossible deadlines and always with a great positive attitude and a get it done work ethic. She will work with existing furnishings and accessorize or stage an entire vacant home. She really makes the homeowner feel at ease with the staging process as well. I highly recommend Melanie! read more

Melanie does an awesome job staging. Her furniture is very stylish and current. She has a great eye for color and accents a home beautifully. Melanie is always available and can fit you into her schedule. Our team has been using Melanie for years and always happy with her services. read more

Melanie and her team are amazing to work with. She is very responsive, fast, and has the vision to transform a space. As a busy realtor I know that My clients and I are in great hands and that my listings, photos, videos, and marketing materials will look their best bc I have the best staging. Highly recommend Melanie! read more

Melanie is the BEST!! She has the ability to convert an average home into a spectacular looking home that everyone wants! Over the many years I have worked with her, she has definitely helped my sellers maximize their profits. Her eye for design and her quality furniture can really transform a room. Melanie and her team are extremely accommodating when schedules need to be changed, or a client has a specific request, as she is always ready to make any situation work for my sellers, which makes her an important asset to me. Thanks for all that you do. read more

Fabulously stunning staging! My house has a sophisticated, spacious and inviting feel with Melanie's artistic staging-- just what I wanted. She's contemporary, has a great eye, and worked hard to fit me in her already full calendar. Steady stream of compliments on the staging from our open house visitors! read more

IDesignSpaces does a great job with home staging for going on the market. They have a very modern sense of style, always make the house look stunning, and take great pride in their work! read more

We didn't even meet Melanie, yet her staging of our house was probably the single most important (and easiest) part of the process. Her bid was significantly lower than any other and she was low-touch and easy to work with. Her design made us not want to sell our house. Ultimately, though, a great buyer snapped it up just 7 days after it went on the MLS. Melanie is amazing. Go with her and you won't regret it. read more

Melanie did a wonderful job for my client in San Jose. Everything was done swiftly and efficiently. Not to mention the furniture and accent pieces were all perfect for the house!! She really turned my listing into a 10+ model home!! I will definitely be using her services again!! Thanks Melanie! read more

We were referred to Melanie by our real estate agent. Given we had a tight timeline to get the house staged. Melanie was able to accommodate us and came stage the house quickly. Her price is reasonable. However, our house didn't get sold when it was staged and we decided to pull the house off-market and relisted later on. One comment we received from buyers a lot was about the limited space in living room and we did feel like they overly staged the living room with some large or excessive furniture. We have a relatively small living room and a big square coffee table was placed in the middle of the room. When we relisted the house, it was empty and not staged. the living room and and dining room did look more spacious without the staged furniture. The relisting without staging went pending in only a few days. Of course staging is not the only factor affecting the sale of a house. All in all, good services but the staging done by iDesign didn't have all positive outcome. read more

I have used Melanie at IDesignSpaces for a couple of years now to stage my listings and she is fantastic! Melanie has a great eye for space and design. She works quickly and efficiently and I love her ability and use of technology. I'm always excited to see the before and after and am never disappointed. She knocks it out of the park every time! read more

As a Realtor, I have used Melanie and her team at IDesign numerous times. They are prompt, professional, and organized. Melanie also offers very honest and effective suggestions on things that can be done at a property, in conjunction with staging, to make a property show it's best in photos and in person to get top dollar. Melanie is also very good at utilizing homeowners furniture in creative ways, as much as possible, when they are still occupying the home. Her style is appropriate for each property she is staging, and has broad appeal. I find their prices are always very competitive as well. read more

Melanie have designed two of my dental offices. She understood the look and ambience I was looking for. She made it really easy for me. She asked what my budget was for the project and bought everything (paintings, accents, and furnitures). They even placed it themselves. Now my staff wants her to design our third office. read more

I have known Melanie and her team for 5+ years. Melanie has done over 60+ homes for me though out the years and always done a great job. My listings have been in many different cities and different styles of homes through-out the Peninsula from Modern, Traditional, Contemporary, Mediterranean, condo to Mansion and she has the right furniture and pieces for each style of home I get. She is easy to work with, priced well, and excellent service. This max rating here is 5 star, but she deserves a 6th! read more

Melanie helped me with the staging and sale of my property and I am extremely satisfied with her work. The things that impressed me about her are that she is very friendly, easily approachable, smart, concise, dedicated, detail-oriented, thorough, and she is the best in what she does. She has a lot of contacts who do quality job. She is an all-in-one package! She is excellent. read more

Melanie was really efficient and and professional in the staging process. She used what worked of our furniture and added some of her own touches. I also felt her fees were really reasonable. I will definitely recommend her for staging, redesign. Our house sold and we are ready to move on. n t read more

Melanie did a great job. Because of her efforts we received a record breaking price for similar homes in our neighborhood. We received 15 offers above our asking price. She increase the value of our home by more than $100,000. I highly recommend her. read more