About Stage Right Designs
Creativity + Expertise = Results
Karen DeRuyter
Accredited Staging Professional®
CEO and founder of Stage Right Designs, LLC.
Prior to becoming an Accredited Staging Professional (ASP®), Karen DeRuyter retired as an IBM executive with over 30 years of experience in sales and management.
Home Staging is a perfect fit for Karen. She is living her dream, leveraging her natural creative and design talents. Karen DeRuyter's corporate sales and executive management skills ensure that each project is completed on time and within budget. Karen is a practical and quick decision maker, who offers direct and sound advice.
Stage Right Designs will tailor a solution to meet any homeowner’s staging needs, no matter how large or small.
We specialize in:
- Staging occupied or vacant homes for quick sale and top dollar
- Staging homes for living, ensuring a home functions effectively for you and your lifestyle
- Staging for special events: holiday, birthday, baby shower, etc
Karen is an Accredited Staging Professional ™ (ASP), a member of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals (IAHSP), certified Buyer Trend Specialist and certified Color Consultant.
She is very active in the community:
- Women Shaping Shepherd - Executive Director and Member
- Lutheran Coalition Habitat for Humanity - Board Director and Member
- Cumberland PowerCore Team - Member
- St Luke Lutheran Church & Choir – Active Member
- Business & Technology Alliance - Past President and Board member
- PathBuilders, Achieva Program - Past Mentor (Serving 10 years)
- Vinings Historic Preservation Society - Past President and Board Member
When not staging, Karen and can be found on the golf course or walking her two Scottish Terriers.
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