Full Service Interior Design, Staten Island

Create your home’s expression of you

Bold interior designer producing luxurious, modern homes that function perfectly for your everyday life.

Your very own interior design “therapist”

Are you tired of a cluttered bathroom, embarrassed by an outdated kitchen design or struggling with a lack of space for your family?

To achieve a truly personalized design, we need to, well, get personal. Let us become your design confidante, delivering the creative solutions you’re dreaming of.

We’re hands-on, so you don’t have to be

Whether infusing your home with pops of color to create the right energy in every room or moving walls to make the best use of your space, Jema Design helps you create a home that functions for you now and well into the future. From helping you make smart design choices for you and your family’s unique home life to managing contractors and overseeing construction, we’re right there with you every step of the way with our full interior design services.

What to expect

At Jema Design, we provide a complete end-to-end interior design service, packaged in a well-thought-out process that takes the pain away from remodeling your home or commercial business.
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Discovery Call

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In-home Consultation

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Conceptual Design

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Detailed Design

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Purchasing & Execution

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Project
Completion

See what we can do

From cozy, transitional kitchens to eclectic office designs, we have completed countless residential and commercial interior designs across New York and New Jersey over the past 17+ years.
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Remodeling homes, enhancing lives

From cozy, transitional kitchens to eclectic office designs, we have completed countless residential and commercial interior designs across New York and New Jersey over the past 17+ years.

Working with Jema Design is fun and exciting! I’m a Sales Consultant, who work with lots of designers. Marilyn at Jema Design is one of my top designers, she is very professional and is easy to work with. She listens well to what her clients wants and selects the best products and always have her client best interest. Her designs exceeds what her clients expects. Marilyn uses the latest trends and colors in her designs. Her design projects are well planned out from start to finish. Jema Design provide it clients with project drawings, pictures of products selection, and contractors. I would highly recommend Marilyn at Jema Design for your next design project!

Tyrone P.
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Tyrone P.

I ordered a shade for my window and ended up with a new friend who spent extra time giving me ideas, opinions, and stories about her business. Marilyn Ajose makes every effort to give her clients what they want without any pressure and without taking anyone to the bank. She shows genuine interest in people and not in just what she does. People in the business could learn something from her. Marilyn is professional and honest, and I would highly recommend her.

Susan O.

Jema Design is an awesome design company. I have done several projects with Marilyn and have been totally satisfied every time. Marilyn is very passionate about design and it's evident in her work/relationship she builds with her clients....something this is missing in lots of businesses today. She does an excellent job of marrying your vision with her knowledge/experience and works tirelessly with you while staying on budget through completion in a timely fashion.Marilyn is a consummate professional and I would not hesitate to recommend Jema Design for your next design project.

Natalie L.

Jema Design did an awesome make over of my living room. When the designer was finished, I could not believe it. She turned a dead room into lively one.

Shelley M.

My husband and I hired Jema Design to redesign our kitchen. Before the work started, Marilyn provided a thorough survey to find out our budget and what we wanted in our new kitchen. She introduced many innovative ideas which brought our kitchen from the 70’s into the 21st century. Her ideas included an open floor concept with new cabinets, fixtures, recessed lighting, modern appliances (including a double wall oven), quartz countertops, window treatments, a fully functioning island and private counter space to function as my desk whenever I work from home. Marilyn found a way to more than double the original working area. The new kitchen space has improved our quality of living, and we just love it.

Andrea W.

Jema Designs was very professional. They were very efficient, punctual. They worked seamlessly, very neat, the price was within our budget, they did what was requested of them and more. Needless to say my family and I were very pleased with the job done. As a result, I would highly recommend Jema Design Inc. For any home improvements projects that you might have!!! Satisfied Customer!!!

Vilma

Working with Jema Design is fun and exciting! I’m a Sales Consultant, who work with lots of designers. Marilyn at Jema Design is one of my top designers, she is very professional and is easy to work with. She listens well to what her clients wants and selects the best products and always have her client best interest. Her designs exceeds what her clients expects. Marilyn uses the latest trends and colors in her designs. Her design projects are well planned out from start to finish. Jema Design provide it clients with project drawings, pictures of products selection, and contractors. I would highly recommend Marilyn at Jema Design for your next design project!

Tyrone P.
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I ordered a shade for my window and ended up with a new friend who spent extra time giving me ideas, opinions, and stories about her business. Marilyn Ajose makes every effort to give her clients what they want without any pressure and without taking anyone to the bank. She shows genuine interest in people and not in just what she does. People in the business could learn something from her. Marilyn is professional and honest, and I would highly recommend her.

Susan O.
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Jema Design is an awesome design company. I have done several projects with Marilyn and have been totally satisfied every time. Marilyn is very passionate about design and it's evident in her work/relationship she builds with her clients....something this is missing in lots of businesses today. She does an excellent job of marrying your vision with her knowledge/experience and works tirelessly with you while staying on budget through completion in a timely fashion.Marilyn is a consummate professional and I would not hesitate to recommend Jema Design for your next design project.

Natalie L.
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Jema Design did an awesome make over of my living room. When the designer was finished, I could not believe it. She turned a dead room into lively one.

Shelley M.
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My husband and I hired Jema Design to redesign our kitchen. Before the work started, Marilyn provided a thorough survey to find out our budget and what we wanted in our new kitchen. She introduced many innovative ideas which brought our kitchen from the 70’s into the 21st century. Her ideas included an open floor concept with new cabinets, fixtures, recessed lighting, modern appliances (including a double wall oven), quartz countertops, window treatments, a fully functioning island and private counter space to function as my desk whenever I work from home. Marilyn found a way to more than double the original working area. The new kitchen space has improved our quality of living, and we just love it.

Andrea W.
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Jema Designs was very professional. They were very efficient, punctual. They worked seamlessly, very neat, the price was within our budget, they did what was requested of them and more. Needless to say my family and I were very pleased with the job done. As a result, I would highly recommend Jema Design Inc. For any home improvements projects that you might have!!! Satisfied Customer!!!

Vilma
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Meet your interior designer
& project manager

Marilyn J. Ajose

Hi there, I’m Marilyn, and I can’t wait to help you craft your dream home! Design has been a passion of mine from a young age and very much inspired by my mother who was a seamstress. I also used to spend Christmases decorating my grandparents’ home in Belize and found that my “happy place” has always been arranging furniture and choosing decór. When I was 18, I migrated from Belize to LA and eventually moved to New York, where my interior design studio is today. From working in the Brooklyn DA’s office to the NYU School of Medicine, I have a diverse career background but always knew that interior design was my true calling—so I followed it!
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Hi there, I’m Marilyn, and I can’t wait to help you craft your dream home! Design has been a passion of mine from a young age and very much inspired by my mother who was a seamstress. I also used to spend Christmases decorating my grandparents’ home in Belize and found that my “happy place” has always been arranging furniture and choosing decór.

When I was 18, I migrated from Belize to LA and eventually moved to New York, where my interior design studio is today. From working in the Brooklyn DA’s office to the NYU School of Medicine, I have a diverse career background but always knew that interior design was my true calling—so I followed it!

I first completed an interior decorating course while working for two major design firms in Staten Island before founding Jema Design in 2005. Having grown my clientele and connections, I felt it was time to further my education, and in 2014, I graduated with a BFA in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), one of the most prestigious design schools in the world.

My strong connection to local tradespeople, contractors, and vendors in Staten Island and beyond enables me to execute design journeys from beginning to end. Managing all communications with my partner network, I relieve my clients of the hassle of organizing an entire remodeling project. 

It’s my mission to create the best living experience for my clients through functional space design and compelling interior architecture. Along with my interior design team, I create modern homes and businesses that blend architecture, art, light, shadow, texture, and color to create an environment that reflects the unique lives of my clients.

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