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Laurie Mattson Interior Designer

Minnesota Interior Designer | Luxury Home Stager | Short-Term Rental Designer

Meet Your designer

Laurie Mattson is a nationally recognized interior designer who transforms homes into high-impact, high-value spaces—whether they’re for living, selling, or renting.
As the founder of Laurie Mattson Interiors, she brings nearly two decades of award-winning design to every project, specializing in:

  • Interior design for homeowners who want a space that feels high-end and fully them
  • Luxury home staging that helps listings stand out and sell faster
  • Short-term rental styling built to attract, photograph beautifully, and book at top dollar

From custom homes in Minnesota to STR properties across the U.S., Laurie creates magnetic interiors that get noticed—and get results. Named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging, she’s also a speaker and educator helping agents, investors, and hosts raise the bar on property presentation.

Because when design is done right—it pays off.

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Feel the difference a Well – Designed Home Makes

Minnesota Interior Design Living Room

Stop Settling.
Start Living.

This living room was once a “make-it-work” zone. Now? It’s a polished, purposeful space made for connection, comfort, and compliments.

Bedroom interior design

Designed for You.
Styled to Last.

Your bedroom isn’t just where you sleep—it’s where you recharge. This serene retreat was designed with intentional style that reflects real-life needs.

Short Term Rental Minnesota Lake House Design

Maximize More Than Just Square Footage.

Every inch of this space was planned for beauty and function. Because a smart design isn’t just easy on the eyes—it works harder for your lifestyle.

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Fall in love with your home again

Our method is simple:

1

Call

Book your Discovery Call so we can chat about your design needs.

2

Consultation

I’ll visit your space and walk through the specific changes you hope to make.

3

Custom Plan

You’ll receive a plan customized for your space including budget &, timeline.

Our Clients

"With our recent move from Minnesota to Tennessee, we once again called on Laurie and her expertise to bring color and nature into our new home. Instead of starting over with a new interior designer in Tennessee, I trusted Laurie and was confident that she would be able to not only envision a beautiful design for our home, but to implement it within our desired (and short!) timeframe. After an initial call with Laurie, we quickly realized that we needed new furniture for our great room. Our Minnesota furniture simply was not going to work in our new home due to the larger scale of the room as well as the new style and layout we desired. Although Laurie was never in our home during the planning and designing phase, distance was not an issue due to her talent and experience. Laurie not only listened and proposed several design choices that allowed us to see the potential for the space, she simplified a project that once felt overwhelming. After the planning phase was finalized, Laurie traveled to Tennessee to complete the project and see it through to the end. Her organizational skills, attention to detail, and talent were all evident as she brought her design to life in a matter of days with the accessories, furniture, and art work she had carefully selected. While in our home, Laurie paid careful attention to the overall flow of the great room as well as the adjoining kitchen and outdoor porch while not taking away our view of nature outdoors.We were so pleased that Laurie’s design incorporated all of the natural light and beautiful wood beams in our home as well as the overall style that we desired for our new Tennessee home. It was truly a pleasure to work with Laurie again and we are grateful for her design that will allow us to enjoy our beautiful great room for years to come. Thank you, Laurie!"
- Trisha Ross
"With our recent move from Minnesota to Tennessee, we once again called on Laurie and her expertise to bring color and nature into our new home. Instead of starting over with a new interior designer in Tennessee, I trusted Laurie and was confident that she would be able to not only envision a beautiful design for our home, but to implement it within our desired (and short!) timeframe. After an initial call with Laurie, we quickly realized that we needed new furniture for our great room. Our Minnesota furniture simply was not going to work in our new home due to the larger scale of the room as well as the new style and layout we desired. Although Laurie was never in our home during the planning and designing phase, distance was not an issue due to her talent and experience. Laurie not only listened and proposed several design choices that allowed us to see the potential for the space, she simplified a project that once felt overwhelming. After the planning phase was finalized, Laurie traveled to Tennessee to complete the project and see it through to the end. Her organizational skills, attention to detail, and talent were all evident as she brought her design to life in a matter of days with the accessories, furniture, and art work she had carefully selected. While in our home, Laurie paid careful attention to the overall flow of the great room as well as the adjoining kitchen and outdoor porch while not taking away our view of nature outdoors.We were so pleased that Laurie’s design incorporated all of the natural light and beautiful wood beams in our home as well as the overall style that we desired for our new Tennessee home. It was truly a pleasure to work with Laurie again and we are grateful for her design that will allow us to enjoy our beautiful great room for years to come. Thank you, Laurie!"
- Trisha Ross
- Trisha Ross
"Laurie redid almost all of our common spaces. She has a great eye for finding the hidden gems that would otherwise be over looked. She made sure everything was fitting to our style and pulled it all together with specific accent pieces. I would recommend her to anyone who was looking to hire an interior designer. We are constantly getting compliments on our re-done areas and we couldn't be happier with it."
- Evon I.
"Laurie redid almost all of our common spaces. She has a great eye for finding the hidden gems that would otherwise be over looked. She made sure everything was fitting to our style and pulled it all together with specific accent pieces. I would recommend her to anyone who was looking to hire an interior designer. We are constantly getting compliments on our re-done areas and we couldn't be happier with it."
- Evon I.
- Evon I.
"We have worked with Laurie Mattson for many years and find her very professional! Laurie has an incredible sense of style and concept of design. We love working with her and would recommend her to anyone!"
- Cary & Barb Fritsvold
"We have worked with Laurie Mattson for many years and find her very professional! Laurie has an incredible sense of style and concept of design. We love working with her and would recommend her to anyone!"
- Cary & Barb Fritsvold
- Cary & Barb Fritsvold
"I love how the family room and living room turned out, both look stunning!! Working with Laurie was a great experience, she is very professional and a talented designer!"
- Graciela
"I love how the family room and living room turned out, both look stunning!! Working with Laurie was a great experience, she is very professional and a talented designer!"
- Graciela
- Graciela
"Laurie did a great job helping us with our project as we built out a kitchen/living room/bathroom as part of our garage condo. She really helped us realize our vision for the space and the end result is fantastic!"
- Julie & Joe Moreau
"Laurie did a great job helping us with our project as we built out a kitchen/living room/bathroom as part of our garage condo. She really helped us realize our vision for the space and the end result is fantastic!"
- Julie & Joe Moreau
- Julie & Joe Moreau
"My husband and I were moving into a new home with a more modern decor than we'd had in the past and felt we needed someone with experience to help point us in the right direction. Laurie was so awesome to work with! What started out as a few main rooms ended up being the whole house. We were so impressed with her eye for color and design that we knew we could not stop at a couple rooms. Laurie offered us several choices for furnishings, carpet, wall colors (even exterior paint colors!) and we chose from there. She chose things that we felt were reasonably priced and created just the feel we were looking for. She worked with the few must haves that we had and really pulled together a lovely home. We could not be happier!"
- Tami & Gene Champeau
"My husband and I were moving into a new home with a more modern decor than we'd had in the past and felt we needed someone with experience to help point us in the right direction. Laurie was so awesome to work with! What started out as a few main rooms ended up being the whole house. We were so impressed with her eye for color and design that we knew we could not stop at a couple rooms. Laurie offered us several choices for furnishings, carpet, wall colors (even exterior paint colors!) and we chose from there. She chose things that we felt were reasonably priced and created just the feel we were looking for. She worked with the few must haves that we had and really pulled together a lovely home. We could not be happier!"
- Tami & Gene Champeau
- Tami & Gene Champeau
"I have had the pleasure of working with Laurie for the past 5+ years. She has a keen eye for design and the extra added elements to make every space look immaculate! Her sense of style is interchangeable based on her canvas, which makes her one of the best! Laurie, I love your fun and spunky attitude and the excitement you bring to each project. I look forward to working with you for many years to come!"
- Tara Leonard
"I have had the pleasure of working with Laurie for the past 5+ years. She has a keen eye for design and the extra added elements to make every space look immaculate! Her sense of style is interchangeable based on her canvas, which makes her one of the best! Laurie, I love your fun and spunky attitude and the excitement you bring to each project. I look forward to working with you for many years to come!"
- Tara Leonard
- Tara Leonard
"Laurie is amazing! I hired her to help stage both mine and my sister’s homes prior to going on the market. She had great suggestions of items to buy to help stage as well as how to use the current items in the home and what to remove. My sister’s home sold the first showing. My house just hit the market again after trying to sell with renters in the home (extremely cluttered and not presented well). It's winter now, been on the market less than 30 days and had 10 showings with great feedback. We are anticipating that it will sell soon. Laurie does a great job telling you what the most important aspects is to focus on and where to spend your time and money. I had bought a couple of pictures and they weren't ideal size-wise but she figured out a way to work with them. I ended up changing them after she had been at the house but she had explained the process and what she was trying to achieve so well that I put it together easily. She's talented, easy to work with, has a great eye and is very flexible. After I sell my house, I'm going to have her come help me with my current home."
- Mary Cunningham
"Laurie is amazing! I hired her to help stage both mine and my sister’s homes prior to going on the market. She had great suggestions of items to buy to help stage as well as how to use the current items in the home and what to remove. My sister’s home sold the first showing. My house just hit the market again after trying to sell with renters in the home (extremely cluttered and not presented well). It's winter now, been on the market less than 30 days and had 10 showings with great feedback. We are anticipating that it will sell soon. Laurie does a great job telling you what the most important aspects is to focus on and where to spend your time and money. I had bought a couple of pictures and they weren't ideal size-wise but she figured out a way to work with them. I ended up changing them after she had been at the house but she had explained the process and what she was trying to achieve so well that I put it together easily. She's talented, easy to work with, has a great eye and is very flexible. After I sell my house, I'm going to have her come help me with my current home."
- Mary Cunningham
- Mary Cunningham
"Laurie recently decorated our living room and we are extremely pleased with the outcome. She transformed the space into exactly what we'd hoped for. She took a lot of time to get to know our style preferences and, more importantly, how we use the space. We have really enjoyed working with Laurie. She's professional, organized, efficient, and very nice. We highly recommend her and would not hesitate to use her again."
- Tony & Lisa Moore
"Laurie recently decorated our living room and we are extremely pleased with the outcome. She transformed the space into exactly what we'd hoped for. She took a lot of time to get to know our style preferences and, more importantly, how we use the space. We have really enjoyed working with Laurie. She's professional, organized, efficient, and very nice. We highly recommend her and would not hesitate to use her again."
- Tony & Lisa Moore
- Tony & Lisa Moore
"We had a great experience with Laurie the first time around and asked us to help us when we took on redoing our kitchen and updating the color palette of the house. The first time around she came up with some very creative designs for our master bedroom bathroom remodel. She is very easy to work with and doesn't hesitate to provide a variety of options that you may not have thought of or imagined would work together. We would work with her again!"
- Darcy & Steve Roessler
"We had a great experience with Laurie the first time around and asked us to help us when we took on redoing our kitchen and updating the color palette of the house. The first time around she came up with some very creative designs for our master bedroom bathroom remodel. She is very easy to work with and doesn't hesitate to provide a variety of options that you may not have thought of or imagined would work together. We would work with her again!"
- Darcy & Steve Roessler
- Darcy & Steve Roessler
"If you are looking to refresh your space or create a beautiful environment, look no further. I love what Laurie accomplished with our home. She was able to see things in a way that no one else could. She listened to what we needed and proceeded to create the perfect space."
- Karen McDonald
"If you are looking to refresh your space or create a beautiful environment, look no further. I love what Laurie accomplished with our home. She was able to see things in a way that no one else could. She listened to what we needed and proceeded to create the perfect space."
- Karen McDonald
- Karen McDonald
"We met Laurie about 6 years ago and had her help us stage the house we were putting on the market. She had such great ideas to make our rooms look bigger as well with furniture layout. We hired her for a session, took notes and did what she said. The house sold quickly, and we were very happy. We asked for her help again when we were remodeling our next home. She walked through the plans with us and made suggestions (turn the island the other direction, remove that wall, etc.), helped us pick out paint colors (how do you match grey and brown?), what size furniture to buy, how to lay out the rooms, organize the shelving units, etc. During our “welcome to our new home” open house, everyone kept asking me what color paint was on the walls - it's literally the perfect match. We are now on the hunt for new furniture and who did I call? Yes, of course, I called Laurie. She is kind, easy to work with and just an overall genuinely great human being. Thanks Laurie - your design makes me love my house! So does everyone who comes to visit!"
- Mary Steelye
"We met Laurie about 6 years ago and had her help us stage the house we were putting on the market. She had such great ideas to make our rooms look bigger as well with furniture layout. We hired her for a session, took notes and did what she said. The house sold quickly, and we were very happy. We asked for her help again when we were remodeling our next home. She walked through the plans with us and made suggestions (turn the island the other direction, remove that wall, etc.), helped us pick out paint colors (how do you match grey and brown?), what size furniture to buy, how to lay out the rooms, organize the shelving units, etc. During our “welcome to our new home” open house, everyone kept asking me what color paint was on the walls - it's literally the perfect match. We are now on the hunt for new furniture and who did I call? Yes, of course, I called Laurie. She is kind, easy to work with and just an overall genuinely great human being. Thanks Laurie - your design makes me love my house! So does everyone who comes to visit!"
- Mary Steelye
- Mary Steelye
"What can I say about Laurie?! So much! She is a kind person and an amazing designer to partner with. I find her number one attribute to be her ability to make the process fun and enjoyable, while also bringing a unique design flair to the table. Her eye for color, pattern, and balance is exceptional - as one can see in the rooms she designs. Her friendly face, smile, and sense of humor are refreshing. She's such a delight to work with! Watching Laurie with her clients, I see them believe in her concepts, choices and easily give their full trust. Laurie is understanding, light-hearted has loads of fun, and has a way with her clients. Laurie is easy to collaborate with and an all-star all around. I would recommend her to anyone looking to redesign their spaces; especially to those looking for a fresh twist in updating their interiors."
- Tiffani Sluppick
"What can I say about Laurie?! So much! She is a kind person and an amazing designer to partner with. I find her number one attribute to be her ability to make the process fun and enjoyable, while also bringing a unique design flair to the table. Her eye for color, pattern, and balance is exceptional - as one can see in the rooms she designs. Her friendly face, smile, and sense of humor are refreshing. She's such a delight to work with! Watching Laurie with her clients, I see them believe in her concepts, choices and easily give their full trust. Laurie is understanding, light-hearted has loads of fun, and has a way with her clients. Laurie is easy to collaborate with and an all-star all around. I would recommend her to anyone looking to redesign their spaces; especially to those looking for a fresh twist in updating their interiors."
- Tiffani Sluppick
- Tiffani Sluppick

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"As a high-end real estate agent, my partnership with Laurie since 2013 has significantly contributed to my success. Laurie’s Visual Marketing Plan Consultations and meticulous attention to detail consistently enhance the “wow’ factor and perceived value of m listings."
- Aaron Lowe, Compass
"Laurie has the remarkable ability to turn my listings from ordinary to extraordinary. After Laurie’s expertise came into play, a previous listed property that had lingered on the market for over 400 days was sold in just 28 days."
- Brian Benson, Compass
"Laurie did a great job redesigning our great room! The new furniture she selected and the new layout made my room feel cozy and inviting while still having the touch of elegance. The attention to detail was superb!"
- Marilyn Thompson, Value Plus Flooring
"We have hired Laurie many times to stage our model homes (75+ model homes) in the Twin Cities since 2013...she does a great job with bringing our models/specs to life to show how they can be lived in by our customers who walk through them. Thanks, Laurie, for everything you do and continue to do!"
- Jeremy Skogquist, NIH Homes