OUR Story
At Designs Unlimited, we believe a well-designed space isn't decorated — it's composed.
For a decade, we've served Charlotte and the surrounding counties as a luxury staging and design studio, approaching every home the way a gallery approaches an installation: with intention behind each piece, each sightline, and each moment someone experiences as they move through a room. It's a design-forward sensibility that shapes everything we do, and it's what sets us apart in a market full of furniture-in-a-box staging.
Whether we're transforming a vacant listing, refining an occupied home, or setting the tone for an entire community through model staging, our work is guided by a single idea: presentation isn't a cost — it's the difference between a space that sits and one that commands attention.
But great design is never really about the furniture. It's about the people who see what a room could become and have the eye, the craft, and the care to make it real. That's who we are — and we'd like you to meet them.
Our Team
Dhruv yadav
Owner and PrincipalDhruv brings a global outlook and over a decade of business leadership to Designs Unlimited.
His career spans ten years in strategy consulting and M&A, grounded in an international life: he was raised in India, studied in Singapore, and lived across the UK, Spain, France, and Sweden before completing his MBA at NYU Stern School of Business in New York.
An entrepreneur at heart, Dhruv founded his own luxury retail startup—an experience that sharpened his eye for details that set a premium experience apart. Under his leadership, Designs Unlimited offers Charlotte something distinctive: a globally informed, design-driven approach backed by real business rigor.
charlotte testa
Creative DirectorCharlotte's foundation in Apparel Design and an early career with Champion Products first shaped her passion for design—but the art of transforming interiors eventually drew her in a new direction. She returned to school to study Interior Design and went on to practice residential design for several years.
Recognizing a natural connection between that expertise and the art of presenting a home at its best, Charlotte founded Designs Unlimited Staging. What began as a creative vision grew into a successful business built around thoughtful design, refined aesthetics, and spaces that leave a lasting impression.
Today she remains a integral part of the team, still immersed in what she loves most—creating beautiful, inviting spaces that elevate the way people experience a home.
julie boldt
Art and Design DirectorAs our Art and Design Consultant, Julie bring’s a fine artist’s eye to the world of staging and design. A graduate of Brown University with an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she is a practicing contemporary artist whose work has been featured at globally renowned shows such as Chicago Art Expo, as well as locally here in Charlotte, at the McColl Center of Art, where she served as a fellow.
That background gives Julie a discerning, critical eye for contemporary art and design. She applies it to source and place high-quality original art in every home we stage—an elevated, authentic touch that helps each property stand out and leave a lasting impression.
marcy aufderheide
Director of OperationsMarcy brings an engineer's precision to everything we do. With a degree in Industrial Engineering and years spent optimizing systems as a process engineer for two major manufacturing firms, she sees staging through a unique lens—turning creative concepts into organized, scalable workflows.
Her background in event planning adds a second dimension: the ability to pair rigorous engineering principles with the fast pace of live events. The result is staging projects executed with maximum efficiency, safety, and flawless timing.
Sarah Kinnaird
Staging ManagerFor nearly a decade, Sarah has transformed homes into beautifully curated spaces that inspire buyers and leave lasting impressions. Her path into staging began during her career as a Realtor, where she realized her true passion wasn't selling homes—it was designing them to help buyers instantly feel at home.
Raised in a family always decorating and reimagining living spaces, Sarah developed a natural eye for timeless design. Today she pairs that lifelong passion with years of experience to create spaces that feel elevated and welcoming.
When she's not transforming homes, Sarah enjoys spending time with her family and the daily adventures of life with her two wonderfully high-maintenance dogs, Zeke and Indiana.
Beth Smith
Staging ManagerBeth combines her prior marketing experience with a lifelong passion for interior design to create beautifully curated spaces that make a lasting first impression. Drawing on her marketing expertise and creative eye, she knows how to showcase a property's strongest features in a way that resonates with today's buyers and helps homes sell faster.
Known for her organization and attention to detail, Beth believes staging is about more than beautiful furniture—it's about creating a seamless experience that lets buyers immediately feel at home.
A Charlotte-area resident for more than 25 years, Beth lives in Waxhaw, North Carolina, with her husband and their two children.
katy Boynar
Staging ProfessionalKaty recently joined the Designs Unlimited team as a home stager. She previously owned and operated a small boutique with her mom and sister. She specialized in curated wares, consultations with customers on design and thoughtfully managed all showroom displays. She has a deep passion for art and design.
After moving to North Carolina from Ohio she was an excited for the opportunity to use her creativity and talents in a new and exciting way. Staging has been a dream come true and an absolute perfect fit.
gaige robinson
Staging ProfessionalGaige is a recent addition to the Designs Unlimited staging team. Gaige began his career in set design, where he developed a strong eye for creating thoughtful and visually engaging spaces. His background naturally led him into home staging and interior design.
A lifelong lover of art and design, Gaige finds inspiration in interiors, architecture, theatre, and fine art. He enjoys bringing that creative perspective to every space he works on.