MONICA VEGA STUDIO
Timeless Interiors, Thoughtfully Designed
Boutique residential interior design and renovation for considered homes throughout New York City and New Jersey.
Design that feels like you
Your home should work for your life, not the other way around.
We start by getting to know how you actually live. How you cook, where you gather, what you need more of, what you never use, and yes, where everyone somehow ends up leaving their shoes.
From there, we shape spaces around you.
We combine interior design, space planning, renovation knowledge, custom millwork, and thoughtful material selections to create homes that feel beautiful without feeling overly designed.
Projects
Homes with their own story.
Every home has something worth paying attention to. Maybe it’s the beautiful old molding you don’t want to lose. Maybe it’s an awkward floor plan that has been driving you crazy for years. Maybe the kitchen simply needs to stop fighting with the rest of the house.
Our projects bring together architecture, materials, light, craftsmanship, and the way each client wants to live.
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Services
From the first idea to the final detail
Some projects begin with a blank page. Others begin with a kitchen that no longer works, a bathroom that needs a complete rethink, or a closet that has somehow become a storage system for everything except clothes.
Whatever brings you to us, we look at the home as a whole.
Full-Service Interior Design
From concept to final styling, we create thoughtful interiors around the way you live. We bring together space planning, materials, furnishings, custom details, and everything in between to create a home that feels considered and complete.
Bathroom Design & Renovation
Create a bathroom that is as beautiful as it is functional with our full service bathroom design and renovation expertise. From thoughtful space planning and curated material selections to custom vanities, premium fixtures, architectural lighting, tile, and luxury finishes, we manage every detail from concept through completion.
Kitchen Design & Renovation
From thoughtful space planning and custom cabinetry to premium countertops, architectural lighting, and carefully curated finishes, we provide comprehensive kitchen design and renovation services to transform your dream kitchen into a reality.
Luxury Wardrobes & Storage Solutions
Thoughtfully designed, custom wardrobes and storage solutions that maximize every inch with effortless sophistication. Partnering with the finest millworkers and artisans, we oversee every detail. From design through installation, we create beautifully tailored spaces executed with precision, artistry, and impeccable attention to detail.
Construction & Project Management
Comprehensive construction and design management for renovations and new construction. We oversee every phase from planning and contractor selection to vendor coordination, project management, and final installation ensuring a seamless experience from concept to completion.
Design Package
Planning a renovation or preparing your home for sale? Whether you already have a preferred general contractor or simply need a professional design package, we've got you covered. We offer comprehensive and complete design services, including detailed plans, specifications, material selections, and a construction ready scope of work providing everything your contractor needs to bring the project to life.
Monica
The person behind the studio
Monica Medina
Founder & Principal Designer
Monica founded Monica Vega Studio with a belief that a beautifully designed home should never feel staged. It should feel like you, only better.
With a background spanning art, interior design, and residential renovation, Monica brings both creative sensitivity and technical understanding to each project. Her approach is rooted in listening, thoughtful problem-solving, and an appreciation for materials, proportion, light, and craftsmanship.
Today, Monica leads a collaborative studio that brings together trusted designers, architects, contractors, artisans, and preferred vendors around each project.
HOW IT WORKS
One vision. One coordinated process.
Renovating a home involves hundreds of decisions. Our role is to make those decisions feel considered, organized, and purposeful.
Discover
We start with a conversation. We learn about your home, how you live, what you need, and what you want to change.
Design
We explore layouts, materials, colors, finishes, lighting, millwork, and all the details that shape the direction of the project.
Develop
The ideas become something everyone can work from. Drawings, specifications, selections, and detailed plans help bring the design into focus.
Coordinate
We work with contractors, vendors, artisans, and other project partners to keep the design and execution moving together.
Complete
The furniture goes in. The final details come together. And your home finally feels like home.
Areas
Designing homes across New York & New Jersey.
Monica Vega Studio works with homeowners throughout New York City and New Jersey, creating tailored interiors for apartments, townhouses, historic residences, and larger-scale homes.
Our work spans distinct neighborhoods and communities, each with its own architecture, character, and way of living. We approach every residence with an understanding of its setting while creating a design that remains personal to the client.
New York
- Manhattan
- Tribeca
- NoMad
- Upper East Side
- Upper West Side
- Greenwich Village
- Chelsea
- Brooklyn Heights
- Park Slope
New Jersey.
- Hoboken
- Fort Lee
- Short Hills
- Tenafly
- Saddle River
- Alpine
- Franklin Lakes
- Englewood Cliffs
- Wayne
- Rumson
- Montclair
Why Choose US
Why Choose Monica Vega Studio
Personalized Approach
We take the time to understand how you live, what you need, and what you want your home to feel like.
Design Meets Experience
We bring creative design thinking together with practical knowledge of residential renovation and construction.
Bespoke Details
Custom millwork, cabinetry, materials, lighting, and architectural details are considered as part of the whole.
A Collaborative Studio
We bring together trusted designers, architects, contractors, artisans, and preferred vendors suited to each project.
Careful Project Coordination
Schedules, selections, vendors, site details, and communication are coordinated with intention throughout the process.
Designs that Last
We create interiors that move beyond passing trends through thoughtful proportions, enduring materials, and timeless design.
Testimonials
The best part of the work is the people.
A home renovation is personal. We value the trust our clients place in us and the relationships that grow throughout the process.
Monica took the time to understand how we actually live before suggesting anything. The finished home feels beautiful and refined, but more importantly, it feels completely like us. Every room connects naturally without feeling overly designed.
Lauren Mitchell
We work on everything from individual kitchen and bathroom renovations to full-home transformations, interior design, custom millwork, and residential renovation projects.
We work throughout New York City and New Jersey, with projects across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and select communities throughout New Jersey.
Yes. Depending on the project, we can be involved from the initial design and space planning through materials, custom millwork, construction coordination, project management, and final installation.
Yes. We collaborate with trusted contractors, vendors, artisans, architects, and other professionals to bring the right expertise to each project.
Yes. Custom closets, cabinetry, libraries, media walls, home offices, and other built-ins can all be designed specifically around your home and how you use it.
The best place to start is a conversation. Book a consultation and tell us a little about your home, what you're hoping to change, and where you'd like to go with the project.
Let's make your home feel like you.
Whether you’re thinking about a new kitchen, reworking a few rooms, or taking on a full-home renovation, we’d love to hear what you’re imagining.
You bring the ideas. We’ll help bring them together.
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