Where Thoughtful Design Meets Smart Investment

Studio S2 specializes in investment properties, short-term rentals, and revenue-focused redesigns. We create luxurious, intentional spaces that stand out, elevate guest experiences, and maximize booking potential. Ultimately, how can design help the property work harder?

The Experience Behind the Design

Studio S2 was co-founded by longtime business partners Karen Smith and Debra Wells Stassi, bringing more than 20 years of combined experience in design, branding, home styling, project management, and client strategy.

Together, we’ve led complex projects, managed high-impact accounts, and developed a shared passion for thoughtful design and the details that make a space feel purposeful and stand out.

With Studio S2, we've brought that experience into the investment property space with a clear purpose:

To use design strategically, to create properties people notice, remember, and want to experience. We don't simply design properties. We identify where design can create the greatest impact and use it thoughtfully to help a property stand apart in the market.

What Is Design Intelligence?

It's the thinking behind the design. It's understanding that a property can be designed and still miss the mark.

Design intelligence is knowing where to invest, where to pull back, what creates impact, what photographs beautifully, what guests remember, and what makes a property stand apart. Because when creativity is guided by strategy, impactful design becomes a business advantage.

At Studio S2, we believe design should do more than make a property look good. It should shape how it's seen, experienced, positioned, and remembered. Because the right design isn't simply an expense. It's an investment in the asset.

Whether you're acquiring a property, repositioning an existing investment, launching a short-term rental, renovating a high-impact space, or exploring what's next, Studio S2 brings creative thinking and a real estate perspective to help you see the possibilities. Let's make your property work harder!

Design Services We Offer.

Investment Property Design

We help investors identify where design can create the greatest impact from acquisition through transformation. We look at every property through both a design lens and an investment lens, balancing aesthetics, functionality, market positioning, and the guest experience.

Short-Term Rental Design

We create distinctive properties designed to stand out, photograph beautifully, and give guests a reason to book. From furnishings and finishes to amenities, functionality, and the details guests remember, every decision is made with the property's market and audience in mind.

Full Transformations + Strategic Refreshes

Not every property needs a complete overhaul. We identify where to invest and where to pull back, whether that means a full-property transformation or a targeted refresh. From kitchens and bathrooms to bedrooms, living spaces, outdoor areas, and amenities, we focus design dollars where they can make the greatest impact.

Remodels, Outdoor Spaces + Amenities

We develop cohesive design direction for renovations and high-impact spaces from kitchens and baths to pools, outdoor living, game rooms, bars, and wellness spaces. Because today's properties compete on more than square footage. They compete on the guest experience.

Signature Design Property Projects

Ready to Think Differently About Your Property?

Email Studio S2 at karen@studios2.design or debra@studios2.design and let’s talk about your property, your market, and your goals.