About THE MODEL HOME

The Model Home opened its doors in 2018 and has been dedicated to excellence ever since. We have a dynamic team of designers and go-to contractors making us well equipped to take on a wide range of projects and satisfy the diverse needs of every client.

We adore working with different people and pride ourselves in our ability to embrace a wide range of interior styles. Each client’s individuality inspires us and allows us to create spaces that truly feel like home. To us, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing the joy a newly designed space brings to our clients.

Carleen Laronn founded the Model Home with one goal: to make the world (or at least Denver) a more beautiful place! With a background in design, fashion, and business, she brings a unique and comprehensive perspective to each of her projects. Her love of design stems from the years she spent abroad modeling. Exploring beautiful countries, immersing herself in their history, culture, architecture, and interiors truly ignited her passion for design and cultivated her lifelong desire to create beauty in her surroundings.

Her design career began as a home stager with Denver’s premier home staging company. After years of crafting unique designs for hundreds of homes, she knew that design was her true calling. Home staging fine-tuned her design capabilities and trained her to understand the most complex of spaces.

Carleen’s keen eye for design, her go-go-go mentality, and her unremitting desire to create spaces that people love has molded her into the wonderful designer she is today.

When Carleen isn’t designing you are likely find her out and about snacking (food may be her first love) or dancing the night away at a show. However, if you were to ask her, traveling the world with her husband Matt or snuggling up at home with him and their two pups is her favorite way to spend time.

STEPHANIE PRAINO

Stephanie grew up in Westwood, Massachusetts, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Bates College in Maine. Post education, she moved to San Francisco, beginning her career in energy efficiency and renewables with California's largest utility. There she took on many diverse roles ranging from marketing, education, database development, and process management. 

In San Francisco, Stephanie had the opportunity to flip a studio into a short term rental. This flip was more of a life flip, as the creativity and joy she felt from that project led her to explore a new career in design, later landing her a position as a stager with one of the most prominent, long-standing staging companies in the Bay Area.

As a stager, Stephanie had the pleasure of working on beautiful Victorian and Edwardian homes throughout the Bay Area, preserving their historical elements while updating and improving their design for her client’s needs. 

After relocating to Colorado, Stephanie crossed paths with Carleen during her first Denver staging job, marking the beginning of their beautiful partnership at The Model Home.

With 11 years of construction/renovation and design expertise, Stephanie couldn’t imagine life without the satisfaction of crafting unique and personal spaces for her clients. Outside of The Model Home, you can find her cooking, hiking, camping, skiing, and embarking on adventurous road trips with her husband, Russell, and their four dogs.