More about my background

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I’m Roberta Peters, and I began Birch Hill Interiors because of my life-long passion for design and a heart for service.

My Credentials

Based in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, I am a professional home stager and redesigner, certified through Home Staging Resources and Staging Studio—two training programs accredited by the Real Estate Staging Association. I am also a certified Psychological Color Expert™, trained by the internationally acclaimed residential color and home staging expert, Kristie Barnett, The Decorologist®. This certification showcases my mastery in specifying interior paint colors for residential spaces. Since 2018, I have been an active member of both the National and Minneapolis chapters of the Real Estate Staging Association, proudly serving on the boards of directors in 2020, 2023, and 2024.

My Journey

My journey in design has always been driven by a deep love for creating beautiful spaces and a desire to assist clients in loving their homes. Before diving into home staging and redesign, I earned an art degree and spent over 30 years as a graphic designer for various companies in Minneapolis-St. Paul, as well as freelancing. My work involved creating advertising, marketing, and communications, and even art-directing photo shoots, including staging sets for The Family Handyman magazine. Through these experiences, I honed essential skills such as active listening, problem-solving, and executing good design.

Expanding My Horizons

In addition to my professional journey, I pursued further education in landscape design and floral design, which not only enriched my career but also complemented my personal hobby of gardening.

A New Path

A couple of significant life experiences nudged me to broaden my career into home styling. My husband and I enjoyed renovating our own bungalow in the Twin Cities and a rural farmhouse along the Great Mississippi River Road. Additionally, after helping our parents transition to assisted living communities by downsizing and staging their homes for sale, I discovered my aptitude for this work. I found immense satisfaction in creating welcoming spaces in their new apartments, turning them into cozy homes filled with cherished family treasures.

Let’s Get Started

I’m ready to put good design to work for you too, whether to help you sell your home or love the one you’re in.

Sincerely,
Roberta
P.S.

The name Birch Hill holds a special place in my heart. It all started with a memorable walk with my dad through the woods across from our family farm, where I grew up. We came upon a beautiful grove of birch trees that he had named Birch Hill years before. I’ll never forget that moment.

What my clients say

“Roberta provided us with a 2 page to-do list of tasks to make our house listing ready. We followed almost all of her advice and boy were we happy with the results! Our house totally transformed and made us second guess our decision to move. Buyers must have thought so too because we received multiple strong offers on our home in the first weekend. Thank you so much Roberta!”

Natalie
|Staging

“Roberta helped us immensely once we made the decision to sell.

From the initial consultation to the final staging, she did exceptional work. Thanks to Roberta’s attention to the detail and her knowledge about what helps sell homes, our online photos looked amazing. I’m convinced the sheer quantity of offers we got was due in large part to how great she made our home look.”

Penny
|Staging

“Roberta assisted us with organizing for our move (downsizing), as well as staging our house for sale. Her responsiveness, compassion, and professional attitude made the whole process easier.”

Kathy
|Staging

“I have sought out and relied on Roberta’s advice on home décor for years. She has excellent taste, and I trust her to help me choose just the right paint colors, furniture and accents. She brings her trained artist’s/designer’s eye to the job as well as a practical approach that works with your budget and current furnishings. She’s organized, reliable, detail-oriented, friendly, and she really cares about and always comes through for her clients. A joy to work with!”

Kathy
|Interior Design

“Roberta helped us with the daunting task of redecorating following a full remodel of our main living areas. She provided valuable input on paint colors, furniture, light fixtures all the way down to throw pillows. She worked around existing decor we wanted to keep and found new items that tied in with the existing. I definitely recommend working with her!”

Andrea
|Interior Design

“Roberta was awesome. She took her time going through our entire house and gave us fantastic suggestions. Her ideas for placing furniture in each room were great and resulted in excellent listing photos. I believe that all of her recommendations made our house look wonderful and will help it to sell faster! Thank you, Roberta.”

Adam
|Staging

“Working with Roberta has been a true pleasure. She listened to what I wanted and gave me some great choices. My home is so beautiful because of it! I would refer Roberta to anyone as she did an outstanding job! Thank you so much Roberta and Birch Hill Interiors!”

Kris
|Interior Design

“Roberta was so helpful when working with us to stage our home to get it on the market. She gave us detailed layouts for each room and we had an offer on our home within 48 hours after listing. We would definitely use Birch Hill again and recommend to anyone looking to sell their home!”

Allison
|Staging

“In the beginning of moving from our suburban home of 20 years to a downtown Mpls condo, it was easy to get overwhelmed by how many items we needed to purchase. Roberta helped us to prioritize our furniture purchases and broke the design process down into phases. She was friendly, relaxed, and always responsive to email and texts. A true professional!”

Gayle
|Interior Design

“We had been struggling for months to pick out the right gray for the interior of our home that we are getting ready to sell. Everything we picked out was either way too blue or lavender. Roberta quickly picked out the perfect gray! She also assisted me with a warm white for my trim and doors. I would highly recommend her for any decorating or staging needs you may need.”

Julie
|Paint Color

“Roberta assisted us in staging our home. She gave helpful ideas to display/attract the best and unique qualities of our home to prospective buyers. Also, she had valuable recommendations on protecting the contents of our home during open houses. We would definitely use her services again.”

Susan
|Staging

“Roberta’s expertise to help stage my home for selling was incredible. All her suggestions helped display the home at it’s best. She is extremely attentive to the details to make your home pop. Highly recommend.”

Karen
|Staging

“I used Birch Hill Interiors to stage the home of my parents, who had recently passed away. Roberta’s calm and gentle demeanor helped me with this emotional task in a sensitive, yet very efficient manner. She transformed my parents’ somewhat dated and cluttered home into something that would appeal to any buyer. The difference was amazing, and I could not have imagined it on my own.”

Karen
|Staging

“Roberta was tremendously helpful when I was moving into my new townhouse. She quickly evaluated each room’s function, flow, and focal point, and arranged furniture to complement each space as well as meet my needs. Not only did she incorporate my existing furniture and accessories but made recommendations for some new pieces based on the look and feel I wanted. I love my new home.”

Mari
|Interior Design

“Roberta provided her expertise as a color consultant to lead our decision on paint colors for our interior painting project. Her friendly demeanor and knowledgeable answers helped us make a confident choice of colors to increase our home value, and the colors brighten up everything about our house! Highly recommend Roberta at Birch Hill!!”

Barb
|Paint Color
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HSR Certified Professional Home Stager
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Psychological Color Expert
Real Estate Staging Association