The home sold fast and well. They made up a $750 fee not in the contract to remove the furniture before the 4 weeks was up. They had so much business at the time that this felt like a money grab. 3% charge on credit cards so it's best to pay by wiring money, which isn't fun. Overall these are the most expensive but probably the best. The made up fee was irritating. read more

We saw signs for a Studio D warehouse sale around our neighborhood. Their listed hours on Saturday, October 8 were 9am-4pm at their warehouse location at 20th and Harrison. We got there around 10am today (October 8), went into the building, rang the doorbell, and no one answered. There were no signs around the building indicating hours, and it was pretty hard to find their warehouse. No one answered the door, and no one picked up the phone. Please don't falsely advertise hours for a warehouse sale! read more

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I used Studio D to stage my personal home a few years ago and was very satisfied with their work. This week I paid to have them stage a client's home. I am dissatisfied with the quality of the pieces they used (many are quite worn and scratched, the lamps shades are bent and dirty) and they were not very imaginative. I expected more based on my prior experience. I wouldn't be reviewing them if my complaint had been heard. I sent an email to them and let them know that I wasn't satisfied. I immediately got a response from the admin person saying that she would have Florence call me and they would "make it right". I've yet to hear from Florence. Since, the first open house is tomorrow and the photos were taken yesterday "making it right" at this point is a little late. I'm disappointed. read more

Wednesday of last week, Studio D's Marin stager Florence Attinger came out to my house to see what would need to be done to stage it. She promised me a proposal within a couple of days, and it still hasn't shown up, despite my calling and leaving a message reminding her about it. She also still hasn't even called back, nor has anyone else from this company. Today is Friday; that's *nine* days. They do beautiful work according to their website, but their business follow-up is obviously the absolute pits. Even if I got the proposal now, I wouldn't trust them to actually show up when they were supposed to if they can't even get a simple proposal together in a reasonable amount of time or return a call now. Florence also showed up for our appointment dressed super casually for the beach, literally coming here on her way back from it, without changing! It was a cute outfit at least, but it sure sent a loud and clear message that I was not at all important enough to be bothered to even try to make a good impression. Apparently they don't need the business, so I'll oblige them by not using them or referring them - and have already informed my rather prominent realtor (who recommended them) about this failure to come through on even the proposal. read more

This staging company completely WOWed. We listed a large three-story house with lots of open space, they transformed it into an elegant dream. Janci was responsive and easy to work with. I was very pleased with the beauty, modernity, and fresh perspective they took to enhance the features of the house. read more

Not to get all Stage Mom about our stagers, but Studio D is the GREATEST STAGING COMPANY ON EARTH! We received multiple offers significantly above asking price on our Oakland home and I am confident that this is a result of the incredibly beautiful staging by Janci Deetz and her crew at Studio D. Basically to sell a house in today's Bay Area market, it needs to be "turn key" ready, aka in our case, transforming a 1951 house with many years of "deferred maintenance" into a brand-new home. The BEST part of this whole experience for me was working with Janci Deetz. She is a dream come true to work with! Believe me, preparing a home for market is an exhausting, emotional, and extremely stressful endeavor. Bottom Line: You want to work with people you respect and like. Our realtor had recommended 3 staging companies. Based on the companies' websites alone, I liked Studio D best. Check out their gorgeous website and you will see why! http://studiodhome.com/ Once I met Janci for an in-home consultation, I knew for certain that we should have Studio D stage our home. Janci is an amazing and extremely talented designer, and to top it all off, she is a friendly and warm person! She is a true professional and a great communicator and listener. In addition to staging, she selected the paint colors for the interior and exterior of our home which we received numerous compliments. She provided excellent feedback on all of our potential new lighting fixtures and purchases for our newly remodeled bathroom. What really impressed me was Janci's ability to enhance the features of our home with the staging, e.g. she placed a long and narrow white glass table with thin-backed blond wood chairs between two wall mirrors in our dining room. This selection of furniture really made the dining room look spacious and highlighted the picture window to the garden. Once Janci was done with her staging magic, I seriously did NOT want to sell our home! I wanted to move back in with all of the Studio D's furniture intact. I could not believe our home looked so lovely and beautiful! I actually wept with happiness. Everyone at Studio D is wonderful to work with. I owe a BIG thank you to the incredibly talented and hard-working staging crew, Stacy, Wayne, Edwin, and Rob, and Lionel, the Home Staging Manager, who made scheduling a delight. Hire Studio D to stage your home. You will not regret it. Tip of the day: Wait until Studio D stages your home to set the sales price. You will not believe how incredibly gorgeous your home will look. Or maybe you will decide not to sell your house after all..... read more

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Sadly, we aren't always able to use Studio D, but when budget and timing permit, especially for sexy, modern houses, our preference is Studio D everytime. Janci is both talented and professional. She has a friendly staff who work diligently and deliver a beautiful, staged home that looks amazing in photos and even better on site. The quality of the furnishings and artwork are stellar, but it is her positive attitude and willingness to get it right that really shines. We would recommend Studio D to any of our colleagues, and more importantly, our sales results have been the "proof in the pudding!" read more

Florence Attinger and Studio D are my absolute go-to for all my staging needs!! I've had them do a $7.5million dollar listing, down to a sweet $900k condo...they have all levels/styles of furnishings to fit both types. Cannot say more...truly the best...from their back office staff, to their design team...top notch!! read more

Studio D did a fantastic job staging our place. Janci and her team were amazing, and, combined with our incredible realtor Hope Broderick from The Grubb Company, we sold our place for significantly more than we expected. Thanks Janci. Stands Studio D! read more

We used Studio D to remodel our entire home and I can't say enough how happy we were with both the experience and the results. The staff was unfailing helpful and courteous from start to finish. They were also honest and forthright to an impressive degree. When the inevitable hiccup or two with a delivery or a misidentified piece of furniture occurred, one call or email was all it took to get it resolved in an exceedingly expeditious manner. I've noticed a handful of other posts making contrary statements and it's not for me to speak to those experiences directly. However, from our personal experience with what was truly an expansive and exceedingly complex project nothing could be further from the truth. Studio D did outstanding work on the creative side, was more reliable and dependable than any other firm we've ever worked with in the past on the execution side, and was just generally a pleasure to collaborate with in every regard. Highest possible recommendation for their services!!! read more

I had a great experience with their staging services. They made my home look amazing, fresh and new, and I didn't want to sell it after they staged it! I wish we had painted and organized and redecorated like that while we were still living there to enjoy it, but that's the way it goes. It's a little expensive to stage, but I wouldn't have tried to sell my home without it. Our agent said it was imperative, and now I see why. It was worth the investment up front because our house sold relatively quickly right before the market crashed. We got 2 bids (agent told us to compare) and they were significantly cheaper than the other stager. I definitely recommend them. Great value, great design, friendly service, prompt. read more

I love Studio D! More importantly, I love Janci Deetz. She has an amazing aesthetic and her staging always photographs beautifully. She's also an incredibly positive person and is a joy to be around. If you're thinking of staging your home in the Bay Area, please consider working with her. She'll make the difference between a good sale and a great one! read more

My experience with Studio D was profoundly despicable. I worked with a designer on a custom couch with a built in sleeper. When the couch arrived the bed mechanism is obviously hanging below the frame of the couch. Argh. Aesthetics! I immediately went to their office with photos. Their response - it was not their problem - rather it is mine. Their solution : t I would have to pay to ship the couch back to LA where it was manufactured and pay additionally to fix the problem. A CUSTOM couch. Shifting the manufacturing defect to my responsibility. I have attempted multiple times to come to a solution with them - their owners are never on site, do not return emails or phone calls. I had to file a SMALL CLAIMS LAW SUIT in order since they refuse to alleviate the responsibility of the problem. I am surprised they are able to maintain a business in SF. Save yourself the headache and huge waste of time, resources, creativity, and energy. read more

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Studio D is one of our go-to stagers. The bid process with Florence is quick and efficient and prices always competitive. But it is the styling that we absolutely love. They make any house cool, sophisticated and hip. The results are always transformative and always result in our sellers getting the best price possible. read more

I have been in Studio D several times and thought that the staff were quite nice so when I got a foster son and wanted to make his room special I immediately went there. It seemed so easy when I found a table in the showroom the height that I wanted. We looked at a few in books and I settled on one that was smaller (width) but to be the same height. I was told they would arrive on a Thursday and my "son" stayed home and didn't go out to play all day while waiting. They were still not there when I got home from work so I called the delivery man to check on them. He does NOT make deliveries on Thursday!!!! He also said that I was not the only person that had called expecting a delivery from Studio D. He said they would be delivered on Friday so again my son had to wait home to receive them. Not the worse thing that could happen, right? When I got home from work on Friday he had put his new tables together and thrown away the shipping containers. They were the wrong size! I had asked for 31" tables (he has a high mattress) and the tables were 24". Still not too bad since I was sure we could right this. I have written to Studio D twice (this is the way they asked for me to contact them) and have never gotten a reply. We are all busy and I work full time and am planning a medical mission to Haiti and have not had the time to go there during the day. I'm really disappointed in their service. I guess I'm to blame since I didn't go there but they could have answered my email. I'm very unhappy with the service and will be sure not to shop there and to share my experience. read more

Studio D provided us with beautiful high-end furniture and rugs that arrived on time and in good condition. The staff were helpful and friendly. Thanks! read more

I owned and sold a home in the East Bay. Used Studio D at the suggestion of my realtor. This company is unorganized and unprofessional. Very poor communication, scheduling and coordinating. The stager had her own agenda and initially staged the home using furnishings completely unsuitable for the Craftsman style of the home. When the realtor and I insisted she remove most of the items and re-stage, the stager told me I was too emotionally involved and made other inappropriate comments to me, her client. To their credit, they did remove the unsuitable items and restaged the interior but the realtor had to supplement with her own furnishings and artwork. It was not the professional staging job I had contracted for and I would not use them again. read more

As a real estate agent I have the opportunity to use several staging companies. Different projects call out for different staging solutions. I have used Studio D to stage newer, high quality, higher end projects, all in the desirable Rockridge community in the East Bay. I am very particular, as are my clients at this level so we are not easy to deal with as we have specific and high expectations. The responsibility for a successful staging project requires MUTUAL communication and clarification of what you want and expect, up front! The folks at Studio D have a proud sense of aesthetic and carry quality furniture, artwork and accessories. While they don't like to make changes to their design solutions due to the pride they have in their artistic and design flare, they have on all occasions accommodated changes we've asked for to make us happy, even if they didn't agree with our requests. Sometimes this exchange gets uncomfortable if you push for what you want with a talented, strong minded designer. That's part of the process as this is a key part of selling a home successfully. In the most recent job, they showed up with two trucks and a large team to complete the staging of two new 3500sqft 5BD homes. Within 48 hours it was complete, including minor change outs. In the end, we always have an excellent product as a result of a collective effort that every time has received rave reviews from agents and buyers alike. I hope you can appreciate that this isn't a one sided review, but a complete and straightforward picture of what to expect so you don't have to read between the lines. I will use them again for whenever I need to 'step up' the level of staging. I expect the need to communicate what I want and push for it and know we ultimately will get a fabulous result. Better than this review, feel free to check out the work they did for me and my seller clients to see if you like it. 121Sheridan.com or BenvenueCourt.com or HillegassCondos.com. read more

I worked with Studio D for design services. I had bought dining room chairs from them previously and while there saw that they did design and staging. I found them to be affordable, professional and I loved the results. They transformed my living room and I will definitely use them again. The only complaint was that it took about 5 weeks longer for the rug I purchased to arrive but since this was not their fault but the manufacturers I still gave them 5 stars. read more

I just used Studio D to stage the home we are selling in the Bay Area. The work was inspiring. The furniture, live plants and art make each space radiate warmth, sophistication and livability. This house reached it potential thanks to their creative eye and appropriate use of mirrors, properly sized furniture and aesthetics. I look forward to working on them on any other endeavors we might undertake. Awesome. Just awesome. read more