A Staged Home

We decided to try an initial consultation with Karen due to her experience as a real estate investor. We wanted practical recommendations to get top dollar for our home but within our budget and time constraints. It was the best money we could have spent! Karen gave us a list of realistic ideas for repairs and upgrades as well as staged the vacant home. She went above and beyond with many accessories that made some oddly shaped and sized rooms feel natural and comfortable. The home sold first week back on the market at nearly full asking price and for more $/sqft than it's comps. Thank you Karen!!

Karen Leonardo staged our condominium on two separate occasions. We received offers after the first several showings. No doubt, her work had an impact on the appeal of the condo. She is efficient and economical and personable. We highly recommend Karen Leonardo of A Staged Home.Leslie and Dennis Manelli

As a Treatment and Recovery Facility, we are not the typical staging project for Karen and "A Staged Home". She came in and immediately realized that the look and tone we wanted would be different than her usual client. Her team executed their work quickly and with kind respect for the sessions going on. We juggled rooms and their usage. Karen and her team were professional at every turn. We ended up purchasing some of the decor, everything looked so good. I would gladly recommend "A Staged Home."

Karen, My wife and I can't thank you enough for how much help you have been in helping us sell our home. Staging was the best decision we made. We listed a house for 400k and it was furnished but walls were bare and house had no accessories. Karen is an expert who is very knowledgeable as a stager. She made the house feel complete before we listed it. Our house sold quick. We would use her again, even when we buy our next home, I would love to have her input on how initially stage/personalize your home.

Karen is a true professional who helped us design two walk in closets. Karen takes her time and listens to a clients needs and then follows through flawlessly, and she does it with patience and a smile. We look forward to having the first two closets installed and getting ready for the rest to be done over time with Karen's advice.:)

Karen Leonardo is the ultimate professional. During my staging and preparing our home for showing Karen communicated at a superior level even though I was in a different state. Karen has an above and beyond attitude and business savvy that made our preparation hassle free. Her staging, preparation, contacts, contractors, and coordination truly made this a seamless adventure. I would never prepare a home for show without Karen!

This was the best investment I've made in a long time! Karen is so professional and knew how to turn my cramped closet into a beautifully organized space. She also helped me sort through "out of style" items. Now I can see what I own and put together outfits easily. My space has been transformed and it feels great to go shopping in my own closet.

I had to organize my closets, pantry and bonus room from New York when I bought my home in Florida. I would've been lost without the amazing organizational skills of Karen Leonardo. She was so detailed in completing every aspect of my home projects. I just had to walk into my home when I flew in and everything was in place and looked fabulous!!

Thanks to Karen and the Contained Home Services team, we now have a beautiful “shared” master closet complete with gliding pant and shoe racks, basket shelving, and even a garment hook! Karen was very professional, thorough and a pleasure to work with. During the installation, we decided to add more shelving. Karen personally made the changes quickly and the installation was complete the same day. The final product was better than anything we could have imagined. We would highly recommend Karen and the Contained Home Services team for designing a new closet or redesigning an existing space.

Karen Leonardo did an excellent job on staging my closet. She planned, and coordinated with the Container store, and assisted me with my clothes. I have the Gliding Shoe shelves now, for all my shoes. Yay I can find them !The long hang clothes are tucked nice in the back, the rest is at easy access for me. I also included a slide out jewelry box. I would recommend Karen to anyone that needs closet staging. Thank You Karen!

We had a wonderful experience working with Karen and are thrilled with our new kitchen! We hired Karen to remodel/redesign our large, outdated, awkwardly arranged original 1980's kitchen. We did a complete remodel, replacing everything from lighting, appliances, cabinetry, flooring, plumbing, switching electric to gas, and more. Karen's design plan is both creative and functional to our lifestyle. She was always able to adapt our plans to work through the inevitable unexpected glitches that arise when redesigning an older home. Karen kept everyone on schedule through the four month process; double-checking details, making appointments, advising on materials, colors, appliance purchases. Important to note is that due to the large size of our kitchen, we did not have the budget for the professional brand appliances, custom cabinets, and the most expensive marble counter top and tile floor. Karen showed us brands and materials that have a designer look but are practical for a family with teenagers. Everyone that comes in our home comments on our beautiful kitchen. Thank you Karen!

When my husband and I decided to sell our 3 bedroom/3 bath/ 2700 square foot condominium apartment, the market for premium waterfront real estate was very slow and there were a lot of competing properties looking for buyers in our area. Although our condominium was large and had a gorgeous view, it was approximately 20 years old and very much in need of updating. We knew that the competition was fierce, so we hired Karen Leonardo. Karen's job was 4-fold: (1) to advise us on what we needed to do in the way of renovations to make our apartment stand out from the crowd; (2) to develop a comprehensive budget and plan to accomplish the necessary renovations; (3) to renovate the apartment in accordance with the agreed upon budget and plan; and (4) to stage the renovated apartment for sale. Karen's performance on every stage of the project was superlative. Her advice as to what we needed to do and what we did not need to do to get the best price for our condo was practical, based on a broad base of experience and clear and concise. The scope of the renovation included changing the cabinetry, major appliances, layout and design features of the kitchen, replacing all of the apartment's wood flooring and carpeting, renovating and updating three bathrooms, changing the lighting fixtures, repairing floor and ceiling molding, painting the whole apartment, installing closet organizers, and making numerous plumbing and electrical repairs. She investigated the price, availability and timing of all the options we were considering and others she thought it was important to bring to our attention. Her recommendations, construction plan and proposed budget were presented in a professional and extremely detailed spreadsheet format and based on the estimates she received after interviewing a number of suppliers, contractors and tradesmen, and after shopping for the numerous materials we needed to purchase for the renovation. Her planning was so meticulous we had every confidence that the project would be executed perfectly. And it was. Having managed a number of building and renovation projects ourselves, we are intimately familiar with the unexpected difficulties that come up when you are dealing with contractors, materials, deliveries, cancellations, condominium requirements, inspectors and demolition discoveries during construction. Karen had her fair share of these, but in spite of all the trials and tribulations, she delivered a spectacular renovation, beautifully staged, in less than 3 months from our initial meeting, slightly under budget. The bottom line is that Karen's market knowledge, design expertise, construction management and business skills gave us a condominium that has "WOWed" everyone who has seen it, and saved us a boatload of time, aggravation and money. We wholeheartedly recommend her and would be happy to discuss her qualifications with interested parties in more detail .