About Us…

Happily Designing & Home Staging Austin, Lakeway, Bee Caves, Dripping Springs, Oak Hill, Spicewood, Granite Shoals, Horseshoe Bay, Kingsland and spaces in between!

 

Teresa D Morris is the owner of Designed to Show Off and an award winning Home Staging Professional, recognized in the industry for individual achievements, specific properties and best of service. She is a Certified Color Expert (CCE), Home Staging Resource (HSR) Certified Home Stager and Redesigner, IAHSP Certified Luxury Home Staging Specialist (LHS) & Investor Staging Consultant (ISC); Member of the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) and International Association of Home Staging Professionals (IAHSP). Affiliate member of Austin Board of Realtors (ABOR) and Highland lakes Association of Realtors (HLAOR).

Like many small business owners, Teresa escaped the corporate world with a dream and a prayer (many prayers actually) to form Designed to Show Off, a boutique Home Staging and Interior Decorating company.  She envisioned being able to use her talent and creativity to assist home sellers to showcase their most valuable assets for quick & profitable sales and assist home owners with decorating, updating & choosing paint colors for their current homes. Now after years of education and hard work, clients describe Teresa and Designed to Show Off as amazing, professional, knowledgeable, creative, awesome, flexible and a joy to work with.

Natural talent, education and a love for helping people, Teresa has a proven record of doing whatever it takes to get the job done, the house SOLD and her clients Delighted! She is the only stylist that works both in Austin and surrounding hill country as far as Kingsland. Her love of all things LAKE puts her right in between the two areas. When she is not helping homeowners she’ll most likely be anywhere her beloved grands want to be, at home with her very spoiled malti-poo puppies, spending time with her family & friends, or more than likely at the lake with one or all of the above!

 

*****
“Teresa at Designed to Showoff is very, very good at what she does, responsive and a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend her.”
Rob N

*****
“Teresa is very responsive and was on time for our appointment. She’s very thorough and offers great suggestions. I wouldn’t hesitate to use her again or refer her to friends and family.”
Robin M

*****
“Teresa was amazing! Really appreciate her expertise & guidance.”
Renee G.

“I cannot recommend Teresa highly enough. I needed a very dated home staged and she was able to take the color scheme in the home (dated wallpaper, window treatments, etc) and bring them to life so that the home looked beautiful. We had it under contract within a few days. 5 Stars!”
Tanis A

Teresa was so great! She added just the right touch to get my waterfront listing primed and ready to go (inside & out). We ended up getting multiple offers and closed above list price…what else can you ask for. I recommend giving her a call for your next project, I definitely will!!
Greg Gaynor
Fokus Waterfront Real Estate

“…Thank you for the beautiful work you did, it most definitely added great value in getting us a fabulous price quickly. “
Teresa S

We love working with Teresa. She does a fabulous job of listening and decorating in a style that fits your personality. Decorating with Teresa is fun and exciting.
Patty B

This is my second house that Teresa has helped me with renovation ideas, color and design. It is always fun to decorate with Teresa and I learn a lot in the process. I can’t wait to see the end results with our new house!
Mary Beth H

Teresa Morris is amazing! I called her on a Friday morning needing quick assistance and she came to see me the same day. She instantly had great paint color ideas for me. She has a natural eye and is very talented! My home renovation looks great thanks to Teresa. Can’t wait to work on more projects together!
Susan G P

Just wanted you to know that we accepted an offer last night after multiple offers on our home. We would never have gotten these offers without you expertise and professionalism as a stager. Thank you so much for sharing your talents and service!!
The Wrights

Prompt communication & pleasant to work with in all aspects. Teresa considered how the rooms will be photographed in addition to how it’s viewed in real life. The set up & destaging were quick. Would highly recommend.
Tan T

“Teresa is a joy to work with her staging is spot on every thing matches and blends together to make a fantastic result great group of workers clean and neat can’t thank y’all enough”
Jim H.

“Teresa is great to work with. She’s full of ideas and knows how to help pull them together. Plus she’s extremely responsive. I’d highly recommend her!”
Sarah R.

“The home selling process can be stressful but Teresa really lightened the mood in our home during this fun project, and she did an amazing job staging our home for sale photos with the random stuff we hadn’t yet packed away. We were blown away!”

“Thanks to your wonderful staging, we had 8 offers and are scheduled to close 2/3 for $15k over asking! “
Meghan M.

Teresa – You always do such a great job for our clients and BOY did you get it right on ______. Thank you for your outstanding work bringing the window treatment colors into your new neutral staging. The Master bedroom is an especially good representations of this!
Jan B

“Oh my heavens! You did a fantastic, fabulous, superlative, phenomenal job of staging ___________. I knew if would make a difference but we were blown away by your staging!

Thank you so much”

Jan B

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness

Teresa did a fantastic job and was very professional and friendly. She kept me informed about scheduling and contracts. She also worked with us during this co-vid 19 market with options. I will certainly recommend her firm and use her again if needed.

Donna K

Teresa Morris, owner of Designed to ShowOff, is our real estate company’s go-to home Home Stager to help our listings sell fast and for top dollar. She is flexible, excellent to work with, and always does a jaw-dropping job!

Meghan M.

I’ve used other stagers, but this one is my favorite and I now use her exclusively. Teresa adapts her services to meet the needs of the client and is prompt when delivering items as well as when picking them up. She checks in periodically and always gives the clients time to decide if they want to extend their contract time. Teresa also copies me on messages so that I, as the REALTOR, stay in the loop.

Elaine B.

Teresa has such a great eye for detail. She worked within our budget to create a to-do list for us and when buying the materials themselves proved overwhelming, was able to buy them herself and bring them to our home, significantly reducing the stress of the whole process. Our house looked so much better after her suggestions that I was a little sad it sold so quickly!

Dr Suzanne V.

Teresa is AMAZING!  After eight long and excruciating months of being on the market with a realtor who convinced us that staging our home was unnecessary, we decided to trust our instinct and find a stager.   We were fortunate enough to find Teresa at Designed to Show Off.  She not only exceeded all expectations, but was so easy to work with and had wonderful ideas.  There is no question, it was her expertise that got us our first offer within only a few days.  We sold our home at full asking price with multiple offers within two weeks of Teresa working her magic!  Teresa is professional, knowledgeable, and very reasonable.  We will never sell another home without first calling Teresa at Designed to Show Off!  Our only mistake was not calling her sooner!

Nicole G.

Teresa decorated our lake house which is about 1.5 hours from our home. I did not want to have to run up there, back and forth, to decide on every little detail. Plus, decorating really is not my specialty. Teresa got a good feel for the colors and style I liked, and then just made it all happen. Our lake house looks wonderful and I was very pleased with Teresa’s ideas. It turned out exactly they way I hoped it would.

MaryBeth H.

I have used Teresa twice for homes that lingered on the market and I am convinced it was her staging and pictures that helped sell the homes. Teresa offers several options for both the real estate professional and homeowner. Teresa has a wonderful way with words and people and she knows how to help without offending. Money well spent and highly recommended!!!

Houzz

Teresa, I don’t know if you heard but we sold the house ! I have to say the staging made a tremendous difference so thank you!!!  I guess from staging to signed contract was appx 3 -4 weeks I think? Nice job.  We should close by mid-July. I will let you know exactly when. Also the new owner showed an interest in buying some of the furniture. …FYI Jerry and I are starting another home at the lake and we will definitely use you as you results are proven. Thanks again.

R. Scott W.

AWESOME.  You did a great job, thanks for taking such care with our home, you really added some great touches and didn’t miss any details.  I really appreciate it.  Fingers crossed.  If you ever need a reference, I’d be more than happy to give you one.

Marie S.

Teresa is just plain awesome. She is able to design rooms from scratch or help pull out the beauty of a room by leveraging the items in that room in a more flattering way. She has worked with me to stage several homes and all of my clients have loved her. She is easy to talk to and can communicate sensitive things in a very professional manner. I would highly recommend Teresa to anyone with design needs.

Kimberly McLaughlin

Investor/Owner at REDinAustin, LLC.

Kimberly M.

As a real estate photographer, I’ve shot all kinds of houses from completely empty to fully furnished, and having a beautifully staged home makes a night and day difference! Not only does Teresa make the house look beautiful, but she makes my work look amazing while saving me the hassle of making everything photo-ready.

I’ve worked with Teresa on a few shoots now, and I’ve noticed that she does everything from polishing the look of a furnished house to fully furnishing a totally empty house and giving it a totally new style, and they’ve been selling quick! When she walks into a room she immediately knows what does and doesn’t work, and somehow comes up with a vision of what the room should look like, and makes it happen!

Ever since I worked with Teresa, anytime I get an offer to shoot a house, I ask them if they have it staged, because quite frankly, if it’s not, I don’t want to shoot it!

John Bishop

Owner of ForeFront Foto

John B.

Teresa is super creative and has a great eye for staging homes!

Lindsey L.

Please tell us about your experience in general:

We completely re-did my house, which I did not expect, but I’m really happy because it looks so much better!

Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve our service?

You were really awesome- great energy and ideas. I really wouldn’t change anything except maybe a warning that we might be moving furniture J

Overall, how would you rate our service?

*****Exceeded my expectations

Survey Completed by Joe W. and Stuart A.

Teresa was a joy to work with on staging our home. We not only hired Teresa to stage the home but rented her accessories. In three hours the house looked entirely different. We received very positive feedback on all our showings.

Therese K.

Teresa,
The rental worked great, thank you. The open house went swimmingly. It would not have been near the success without your advice. Elaine said everyone was impressed and the open house was non-stop people.
Even the guys who delivered the table ask if the house was new and were shocked when I told them it was over nine years old.

David D.

Hey Teresa!
I thought you might like to see the professional pictures on the Lakeway property…Also, I wanted to tell ya, you did a GREAT job! It looks beautiful!!
Thanks for being so flexible and wonderful to work with. Maybe we’ll get to work on another one together soon.

Georgia
Georgia Arms
GL Property Management

Georgia A.

Hi,Teresa.

Thank you for your talent and warm. You make a empty house into a sweet home. 非常感谢。

Didi W.

Teresa, 
I thought you would be interested in how the house looks now. It is quite a difference. The time we spent with you made a huge impact on the house. Thank you, thank you! Can you move to Denver with us? I’ll be needing a little help decorating.

Thanks again,
Suzanne and Brian

Suzanne & Brian

Hi Teresa –
First of all, thank you so much for a very fun, insightful, and I think very PRODUCTIVE morning with the …’s (home). The timing was perfect since they were making final color and finish choices. I also heard that they love the wall colors that you helped them choose and wish they had done it years ago. Thanks so very much!

Julie Hopkins, Stanberry & Associates, Dripping Springs

Julie H.

My apologies Teresa for not getting this to you sooner! I really wanted to just thank you again for your assistance with that particular staging project a while back. It was an interesting floor plan & your outside view was just what I needed to complete the project. I wish you the best of luck with your business and I believe that anyone who hires you – whether for a staging or redesign project – will be thrilled with the end results.

H.C.

Teresa Wright, owner of Designed to ShowOff, is our real estate company’s go-to home Home Stager to help our listings sell fast and for top dollar. She is flexible, excellent to work with, and always does a jaw-dropping job!

Meghan M.

I’ve used other stagers, but this one is my favorite and I now use her exclusively. Teresa adapts her services to meet the needs of the client and is prompt when delivering items as well as when picking them up. She checks in periodically and always gives the clients time to decide if they want to extend their contract time. Teresa also copies me on messages so that I, as the REALTOR, stay in the loop.

Elaine B.

Teresa has such a great eye for detail. She worked within our budget to create a to-do list for us and when buying the materials themselves proved overwhelming, was able to buy them herself and bring them to our home, significantly reducing the stress of the whole process. Our house looked so much better after her suggestions that I was a little sad it sold so quickly!

Dr Suzanne V.

Teresa is AMAZING!  After eight long and excruciating months of being on the market with a realtor who convinced us that staging our home was unnecessary, we decided to trust our instinct and find a stager.   We were fortunate enough to find Teresa at Designed to Show Off.  She not only exceeded all expectations, but was so easy to work with and had wonderful ideas.  There is no question, it was her expertise that got us our first offer within only a few days.  We sold our home at full asking price with multiple offers within two weeks of Teresa working her magic!  Teresa is professional, knowledgeable, and very reasonable.  We will never sell another home without first calling Teresa at Designed to Show Off!  Our only mistake was not calling her sooner!

Nicole G.

Teresa decorated our lake house which is about 1.5 hours from our home. I did not want to have to run up there, back and forth, to decide on every little detail. Plus, decorating really is not my specialty. Teresa got a good feel for the colors and style I liked, and then just made it all happen. Our lake house looks wonderful and I was very pleased with Teresa’s ideas. It turned out exactly they way I hoped it would.

MaryBeth H.

I have used Teresa twice for homes that lingered on the market and I am convinced it was her staging and pictures that helped sell the homes. Teresa offers several options for both the real estate professional and homeowner. Teresa has a wonderful way with words and people and she knows how to help without offending. Money well spent and highly recommended!!!

Houzz

Teresa, I don’t know if you heard but we sold the house ! I have to say the staging made a tremendous difference so thank you!!!  I guess from staging to signed contract was appx 3 -4 weeks I think? Nice job.  We should close by mid-July. I will let you know exactly when. Also the new owner showed an interest in buying some of the furniture. …FYI Jerry and I are starting another home at the lake and we will definitely use you as you results are proven. Thanks again.

R. Scott W.

AWESOME.  You did a great job, thanks for taking such care with our home, you really added some great touches and didn’t miss any details.  I really appreciate it.  Fingers crossed.  If you ever need a reference, I’d be more than happy to give you one.

Marie S.

Teresa is just plain awesome. She is able to design rooms from scratch or help pull out the beauty of a room by leveraging the items in that room in a more flattering way. She has worked with me to stage several homes and all of my clients have loved her. She is easy to talk to and can communicate sensitive things in a very professional manner. I would highly recommend Teresa to anyone with design needs.

Kimberly McLaughlin

Investor/Owner at REDinAustin, LLC.

Kimberly M.

As a real estate photographer, I’ve shot all kinds of houses from completely empty to fully furnished, and having a beautifully staged home makes a night and day difference! Not only does Teresa make the house look beautiful, but she makes my work look amazing while saving me the hassle of making everything photo-ready.

I’ve worked with Teresa on a few shoots now, and I’ve noticed that she does everything from polishing the look of a furnished house to fully furnishing a totally empty house and giving it a totally new style, and they’ve been selling quick! When she walks into a room she immediately knows what does and doesn’t work, and somehow comes up with a vision of what the room should look like, and makes it happen!

Ever since I worked with Teresa, anytime I get an offer to shoot a house, I ask them if they have it staged, because quite frankly, if it’s not, I don’t want to shoot it!

John Bishop

Owner of ForeFront Foto

John B.

Teresa is super creative and has a great eye for staging homes!

Lindsey L.

Please tell us about your experience in general:

We completely re-did my house, which I did not expect, but I’m really happy because it looks so much better!

Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve our service?

You were really awesome- great energy and ideas. I really wouldn’t change anything except maybe a warning that we might be moving furniture J

Overall, how would you rate our service?

*****Exceeded my expectations

Survey Completed by Joe W. and Stuart A.

Teresa was a joy to work with on staging our home. We not only hired Teresa to stage the home but rented her accessories. In three hours the house looked entirely different. We received very positive feedback on all our showings.

Therese K.

Teresa,
The rental worked great, thank you. The open house went swimmingly. It would not have been near the success without your advice. Elaine said everyone was impressed and the open house was non-stop people.
Even the guys who delivered the table ask if the house was new and were shocked when I told them it was over nine years old.

David D.

Hey Teresa!
I thought you might like to see the professional pictures on the Lakeway property…Also, I wanted to tell ya, you did a GREAT job! It looks beautiful!!
Thanks for being so flexible and wonderful to work with. Maybe we’ll get to work on another one together soon.

Georgia
Georgia Arms
GL Property Management

Georgia A.

Hi,Teresa.

Thank you for your talent and warm. You make a empty house into a sweet home. 非常感谢。

Didi W.

Teresa, 
I thought you would be interested in how the house looks now. It is quite a difference. The time we spent with you made a huge impact on the house. Thank you, thank you! Can you move to Denver with us? I’ll be needing a little help decorating.

Thanks again,
Suzanne and Brian

Suzanne & Brian

Hi Teresa –
First of all, thank you so much for a very fun, insightful, and I think very PRODUCTIVE morning with the …’s (home). The timing was perfect since they were making final color and finish choices. I also heard that they love the wall colors that you helped them choose and wish they had done it years ago. Thanks so very much!

Julie Hopkins, Stanberry & Associates, Dripping Springs

Julie H.

My apologies Teresa for not getting this to you sooner! I really wanted to just thank you again for your assistance with that particular staging project a while back. It was an interesting floor plan & your outside view was just what I needed to complete the project. I wish you the best of luck with your business and I believe that anyone who hires you – whether for a staging or redesign project – will be thrilled with the end results.

H.C.