Interior Design Assistant - Part-time Carpenter
CATHY HOBBS DESIGN RECIPES
We're looking for someone who can do two things genuinely well, build beautiful creative looks for high-end stagings and repair, reinforce, and restore the furniture that makes those looks possible. We specialize exclusively in real estate staging, styling, and short-term rental and vacation home design, not traditional interior design, so the best fit is someone who lives and breathes visual merchandising and loves working with their hands. Organize and maintain our accessories library and curated collection.Kit and stage accessories so the team can pull quickly and beautifully.Support both the Hudson Valley and Manhattan design teams as needed. You have a genuine eye for styling, visual merchandising, or prop styling — ideally in home decor.You have real carpentry skills — you can repair, reinforce, and restore wood furniture, and you're comfortable with basic woodworking tools and techniques.You're a self-starter who brings fresh ideas to inventory and creative looks.You're impeccably organized and take pride in a beautiful, orderly space.You're not shy about physical work — staging and restoration are hands-on.You keep up with trends in interior design and home staging. Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is consistently ranked among the Top 10 Home Staging Companies in The United States and among the Top 5 in Manhattan.