Merrill Gillespie
Merrill's passion for design began as a child growing up in Greenwich, CT. Her mom was very creative & loved to design & decorate the homes Merrill grew up in.
Merrill's love of design continued when she moved to San Francisco in 2009 & began taking interior design classes at Academy of Art. Her design & organizational skills landed her and her family of 5 in Better Homes & Garden Magazine.
She brings an East Coast flair to the West Coast as she eagerly enters the world of staging now that her 3 children are in school full time.
ELAINE NOLAN
Elaine brings an a fresh perspective to staging. She grew up in Virginia but now calls Marin home after moving here and starting a family (3 boys!) over 20 years ago. Her staging often reflects a classic east coast style layered with a clean and modern flair. Staging homes comes naturally to Elaine ~~ her father, a home builder and developer, introduced Elaine at a young age to the world of real estate and the art of selling and marketing "model" or beautifully decorated homes.
After graduating from Tulane with a BA in Communications, Elaine expressed her talents planning special events at The Ritz Carlton in Atlanta, GA and in Public Relations for Neiman Marcus, Washington, DC where she coordinated fashion shows. These days, when not pulling together a staging project, she can be found perfecting her game on the TPC tennis courts, at the beach, or skiing in Park City. She also LOVES spending time with her two Shih Tzu dogs and combing flea markets and specialty stores in search of one of a kind treasures and eye-catching accessories to use in her next staging project.
Elaine's adaptable eye transforms a house into a home that prospective buyers can visualize themselves in. She takes great pride in refreshing a property that welcomes guests through an inspiring sense of style, thoughtful color palette and beautiful furnishings.
