Feature Friday With Jessica Claudio

 A New York native, Jessica has worked with and alongside some of New York’s most eminent designers, and developers. With a strong work-ethic and passion for design, Jessica was given the opportunity to design advertorials for industry leaders as well as designing prospect interiors for some of New York’s most sought after Retail Real Estate. Jessica’s work has been published in Newsday, HGTV Magazine, New York Cottage and Gardens and most recently R Home for design work done at the 2016 RSOL Designer House.

In April 2016, Jessica officially opened Claude Designs, an Interior Design and Home Staging provider, in Richmond, VA.

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I am: Jessica Claudio, Owner of Claude Designs at which I’m also an interior designer, home stager and overall home expert =)

Claude Designs: mission is to create great design composing of not only elevating the human psyche, but also meeting lifestyle demands through traditional values and a fresh and modern approach.

 

I love staging: because it allows homes of all shapes and sizes (and more importantly price points) to shine at their best.

My style: is transitional elegance with a touch of modernity.

Good staging: should resonate with homebuyers of any age.

Right now I’m obsessed with: mixing metals, monochromatic color palettes and of course pumpkin spice anything.

Staging is: the difference.

It’s my goal: to educate, serve and continue to give back.

My motto is: everything or nothing.

I love what I do because: it changes people’s sanctuary or at least gets them thinking about it in a meaningful and powerful way.

My biggest accomplishment this year has been: continuing to break into the Richmond Market after living in NY all of my life.

My favorite meal after a long day of staging is: a caprese pasta salad with shrimp and a nice big glass of red wine.

In the next 5 years: I hope to have fully functioning retail space with a nice big staging warehouse.