I am an interior designer with degrees in both Interior Design and in Marketing. I feel that these work in harmony in Interior Design and in Home Staging. I am experienced in AutoCAD, Revit, and SketchUp as well as hand drafting to help you envision your new space.
" I have employed Colleen twice now. She has a great sense of style, color, and excellent sense for how to position furniture to maximize the attractiveness and feel of a home.
I unreservedly recommend her for any interior design project.
She is professional, prompt, thorough, and seems to intuitively know what is appropriate.
Hire her with complete confidence!"
David Temper
Deerfield, Illinois
"We believe our home sold at a fantastic price because of Colleen Waterhouse. She had a great eye for making our home look beautiful and she went the extra mile with so many accents. She also took the time to provide us with about 10 things we needed to do to the home to increase its value. She was spot on with that list. Colleen is very
"We believe our home sold at a fantastic price because of Colleen Waterhouse. She had a great eye for making our home look beautiful and she went the extra mile with so many accents. She also took the time to provide us with about 10 things we needed to do to the home to increase its value. She was spot on with that list. Colleen is very kind and a hard worker and took the time to understand our wants and needs."
Jeff and Pepper Trahan
Deerfield, Illinois
“Our house had been on the market for 18 months with no offers and was languishing. We hired HouseReady Staging to stage our house. We received and accepted an offer within two weeks! Colleen was a delight to work with and completely changed the look of our house so that it would appeal to the most buyers. We gave her a budget and
“Our house had been on the market for 18 months with no offers and was languishing. We hired HouseReady Staging to stage our house. We received and accepted an offer within two weeks! Colleen was a delight to work with and completely changed the look of our house so that it would appeal to the most buyers. We gave her a budget and they stuck to it. They were able to transform our house without any major purchases. We highly recommend HouseReady Staging to anyone contemplating selling their house!"
Sandy and Harry Cunneff
Lake Forest, IL
"Colleen was brilliant at picking out colors that were on trend and also fresh. My family and friends complimented left and right. Photos were on point.
Also we got wonderful guidance on lighting, art, rugs, accessories and furniture placement along with landscaping tweaks all that helped the natural bones of our house shine.
"Colleen was brilliant at picking out colors that were on trend and also fresh. My family and friends complimented left and right. Photos were on point.
Also we got wonderful guidance on lighting, art, rugs, accessories and furniture placement along with landscaping tweaks all that helped the natural bones of our house shine.
Also I got tons of support virtually at all hrs of the day or evening on every question and adjustment we needed till things were done and came out beautifully. I remember wondering if I'd overtexted, (honestly I would have killed me at certain points) and I was always greeted with responsiveness and enthusiasm and great talent.
Solid and talented! You can't steer wrong! "
Nancy K. Wheeling, IL
"Colleen did an awesome job! Very tasteful and matched the vibe of the house. Sold in 48 hours for 15K over ask. Highly recommend!"
Phil Lisetza
Deerfield, Illinois
"Colleen was exactly what I needed and she made me feel good throughout the whole process. I feared being judged about my decorating choices but she gave me great advice in a very respectful way. The best part was that she walked through the entire house with me and gave me real implemental ideas. She never tried to nickel and dime me and
"Colleen was exactly what I needed and she made me feel good throughout the whole process. I feared being judged about my decorating choices but she gave me great advice in a very respectful way. The best part was that she walked through the entire house with me and gave me real implemental ideas. She never tried to nickel and dime me and and even followed up the next day with additional ideas"
Rebecca W.
Naples, Florida
"Colleen was amazing to work with. The staging help lead to our successfully successfully securing a contract. Colleen was also incredibly helpful with collateral matters (e.q.) moving, appraisers) She was always warm, professional, and helpful. I strongly recommend her!"
Bruce Rafalson
Deerfield, Il
" Colleen was recommended to me when I was selling my mom's home. She had fantastic ideas to stage the house; using some of my mom's furniture as well as furniture that she brought in. The house looked so beautiful and updated fully staged! It sold in two days! I think a lot of that had to do with the excellent staging. In addition, Colle
" Colleen was recommended to me when I was selling my mom's home. She had fantastic ideas to stage the house; using some of my mom's furniture as well as furniture that she brought in. The house looked so beautiful and updated fully staged! It sold in two days! I think a lot of that had to do with the excellent staging. In addition, Colleen recommended subcontractors to do painting and electrical work. I was so happy with the work they did I hired some of them to do work in my own home! "
Barb Cohen
Buffalo Grove, Illinois