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Interior Designers in Randolph, NJ
By Tiffany Slowinski
Interior design is one of those services people assume is only for two situations.
You are building a giant new house.
Or you want someone to pick pillows.
There is a pretty enormous middle.
That is where most actual homeowners live.
If you are searching for an interior designer in Randolph, maybe you are renovating a kitchen.
Maybe you are finally furnishing the rooms you ignored when you moved in.
Maybe you want to update the first floor without replacing absolutely everything.
Maybe you need help with paint, lighting, rugs, furniture and window treatments.
Maybe there is nothing technically wrong with the house except it does not feel like you anymore.
That counts.
The first step is figuring out what type of service fits.
Full-service interior design can include space planning, construction coordination, kitchens and baths, finishes, furniture, purchasing and installation.
Decorating may focus more on furniture, paint, wallpaper, rugs, lighting, art and styling.
Some designers offer smaller room refreshes.
Some offer consultations.
Some provide virtual design.
Some work on exterior spaces too.
You do not want to hire more process than the project needs.
You also do not want to find out halfway through a renovation that nobody was responsible for making all the decisions work together.
If you are renovating, ask who owns the plan.
Who creates drawings?
Who talks to the contractor?
Who specifies finishes?
Who checks the dimensions?
Who tracks orders?
Who notices that the vanity light and mirror are fighting for the same six inches of wall?
That person is important.
If you are furnishing, ask about the pieces you already own.
A good designer should not automatically assume everything needs to disappear.
Maybe the dining table stays.
Maybe the art stays.
Maybe the sofa absolutely does not.
This is a negotiation.
Your house should still feel like you when the designer leaves.
Budget needs to be part of the conversation early.
Interior design can involve design fees plus furnishings, custom work, delivery, installation and sometimes construction.
Ask how the firm charges.
Then give them a real budget.
The budget should help shape the solution.
It should not be treated like a challenge to see whether the project can exceed it.
You also want to understand the timeline.
Custom furniture can take time.
Renovations take time.
Decisions take time.
If you want the dining room done before Thanksgiving and it is currently October, this should probably be mentioned immediately.
This Garden State Circle guide compares interior designers serving Randolph based on what the firms publish about their services, specialties, credentials and consultation structure.
Use it if you are searching for interior designers Randolph NJ, interior decorators Randolph, full-service interior design, kitchen and bathroom designers, home renovation design, furniture selection, paint consultations, window treatments, room refreshes, exterior design, new construction interiors or virtual interior design near me.
You do not need to have a designer’s vocabulary.
You need to be able to say what is not working.
That is enough to start.
The Guide: Interior Designers in Randolph, NJ
How We Selected These Designers
This guide covers Randolph.
A design studio appears here if it is a working interior design practice with completed residential projects and either a studio, showroom or office in one of those towns or a website of its own that says it serves one of them or the county they sit in.
Both halves of that are things you can check yourself. The practice is the work shown on its own website. The service area is what that website says.
That is a test, not a judgment, and it is the only route onto this page. Six studios meet it. They are listed alphabetically.
About This Guide
This guide is produced by Garden State Circle. Designers appear here because they meet the criteria described above — a working design practice with completed residential projects and a studio, showroom or office in the towns this guide covers, or a website of its own that says it serves them. That is a test, not a judgment, and it is the only route onto this page. No designer can pay to be included in this guide, to be listed higher, or to change what the comparison table says about it. Designers are listed alphabetically, and every detail in the table was verified against each firm’s own website, or against documentation the firm supplied, in September 2026.
Everything under the heading that begins this guide is governed by the rules above, on every guide we publish. Where a sponsor’s message appears above that heading, it is paid for and labelled, and it buys nothing in the guide. Garden State Circle is supported by the businesses that participate in it. Participation pays for our ongoing work: keeping a business’s entry accurate, re-checking its record, and publishing a page of its own details that the business maintains. There is no paid placement in this guide. Participation does not buy a place here, a position here, or anything the comparison table says.
Garden State Circle is published in New Jersey by Tiffany and Jake Slowinski and covers Randolph. Contact the publisher at jake@gardenstatecircle.com. How every guide is made, in one place: how every guide is made.
The Studios, Compared
| Designer | Business and town | Credentials, as published | Known for | Showroom | Consultation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Smith | Decorating Den Interiors – Cheryl Smith, Chatham | First Runner Up, Decorator of the Year, and the Positive Thinker Award | Turn-key in-home decorating | Not published | Not published |
| Laura (site gives first name only) | Interiors By Laura, Whippany | Not published | Interior design and home staging | Not published | Not published |
| Elizabeth Ruffalo | Pheasant Lane Designs, Peapack-Gladstone | Contractor License #13VH13721800; Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Villanova University; Interior Design, Parsons The New School for Design | Interior design and construction management | Office, Gladstone | Not published |
| Danielle Noon | Revitalized Interiors, Madison | Not published | Full-service design, room refreshes, pre-listing home preparation, virtual design | Not published | $350 |
| Rachel Savage | RS Design Management, Morristown | certified kitchen and bath designer and Allied Member of the ASID | Full-service interior design and custom cabinetry | Office, Morristown | Not published |
| Susan F. Attanasio | SFA Designs, Randolph | Not published | Interior and exterior design | Not published | Not published |
Details verified against each firm’s own website in September 2026. Designers are listed alphabetically.
Common Questions
What is the difference between an interior designer and a decorator in New Jersey?
New Jersey certifies interior designers. It does not license them. A designer who has passed the NCIDQ examination and registered with the state may use the title Certified Interior Designer, or CID. The certification is voluntary, and many experienced designers in this market do not hold it, so its absence is not a mark against a firm. What it tells you is that a designer has passed a national examination covering building systems, codes and construction documents.
The distinction between certification and licensure matters more in some states than others. New Jersey protects the title. A handful of states, Georgia among them, go further and license interior designers to sign and seal drawings for permitting, which is a different level of authority than New Jersey grants.
Do I call a builder, an interior designer, or an architect first?
It depends on what the project changes. Work that moves load bearing walls, adds structure or changes the footprint of the house usually starts with an architect, though the strongest outcomes tend to come from projects where a designer and an architect are involved together from the beginning rather than in sequence.
Non load bearing or cosmetic work, and kitchen or bath renovations, more often start with a designer, because the decisions that drive the cost are made in the planning, not on site. A contractor prices a plan more accurately than a conversation, which is the argument for planning first either way.
What does an interior designer charge?
Designers in this market work on flat fees, hourly rates, a percentage of the construction budget, or cost-plus on furnishings, and most do not publish their rates. The comparison table above shows which firms publish a consultation fee and which do not. Ask for the fee structure in the first phone call. It is a fair question and any designer will answer it.
Should I tell a designer my budget?
Yes. A designer who does not know the budget is guessing, and the expensive corrections happen later, once orders are placed and drawings are filed. Naming a real number early is what lets a designer show you options at that number instead of above it.
Do I need to visit a showroom?
Not necessarily, but it changes the conversation. Bringing plans to a first showroom visit is the fastest way to find out whether a designer is the right fit for the project.
Where a firm does not publish something, this guide says so rather than guessing.
Details in this guide were verified in September 2026.
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