Linden Creek: Local Love Real Estate 2026
Linden Creek is a luxury home staging and interior design company built on the belief that thoughtful presentation shapes how homes are experienced and how they perform in competitive markets.
Designing a Dream
Alisa Sparks turned her own leap of faith into a blueprint for others to create the design career of their dreams.
Linden Creek Partners with Raleigh Artist Megan Mahaney to Launch Exclusive Art Collection
The collaboration brings Megan Mahaney’s signature work, rooted in soft tones, texture, and a sense of quiet nostalgia, into homes in a way that feels accessible, intentional, and deeply connected to the Linden Creek aesthetic.
The Psychology of Home Staging How Strategic Design Drives Real Estate Success in the Piedmont Triad
The real estate market in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad is experiencing a shift that many agents and sellers haven’t fully recognized. While the region maintains a balanced market, neither heavily favoring buyers nor sellers, one factor is increasingly determining which properties sell quickly and at premium prices: strategic home staging.
Bethel University: Alisa Sparks ’08 receives 4 Under 40 Alumni Achievement Award
A finance and HR double major turned luxury home staging and interior designer, Alisa Sparks built Linden Creek into an established luxury lifestyle brand—blending design, systems, and faith to help clients—and franchisees—find peace at home.
Brunswick New Homes & Real Estate: From Aircrafts to Aesthetics
Alisa Sparks’ business journey has taken her from aircraft projects for the navy to fulfilling her passion for home staging and interior design.
Raleigh Magazine: Make Rooms Larger by Going Monochromatic
One is ~not~ the loneliest number when she’s got depth. Enliven—and enlarge—nooks by enveloping in rich hues, like the lush deep green that sweeps across these walls, ceiling and trim to create a seamless, monochromatic design.
Yahoo! Finance: Linden Creek Expands Its Interior Design Services to the Northeast With New Franchise Location in Princeton, New Jersey
RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 28, 2025 — Linden Creek, an interior design and home staging firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, is proud to announce its continued growth with the opening of its first franchise location in New Jersey.
Triangle Business Journal: Raleigh’s Surging Luxury Home Market Fuels Multimillion-Dollar Interior Design Business
Alisa Sparks has grown her interior design firm in Raleigh into a multimillion-dollar business that’s opening offices in Cary, Charlotte and beyond.
Morningstar: Luxury Home Staging and Interior Design Company Expands Services to the Southeast With New Location in Sarasota, Florida
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 19, 2025 — Linden Creek, a luxury home staging and interior design franchise based in Raleigh, North Carolina, is excited to announce the opening of its first Florida location in Sarasota.
WRE News: Interior Design and Home Staging Firm, Linden Creek, Launches Franchise Program
We are incredibly excited to launch our franchise program and partner with entrepreneurs and industry professionals who share our passion for design.
Business of Home: What Was Your Favorite Project and Why?
Choosing a favorite project can be like choosing a favorite child. While it can be a tough call, we asked six designers—Caitlin Creer, Enda Donagher, Joshua Evan Goldfarb, Lisa Fleming Picciano, Alisa Sparks and Heidi Tate—about their top renovation, and what made it stand out.
Apartment Therapy: See How a Stager Transformed a Sterile, Empty Bedroom into a “Crisp Fall Oasis”
As this new-build home in Wake Forest, North Carolina sat empty, it was difficult for prospective buyers to imagine themselves living in it.
Canvas Rebel: Meet Alisa Arnhalt
Hi Alisa, thanks for joining us today. So, let’s imagine that you were advising someone who wanted to start something similar to you and they asked you what you would do differently in the startup-process knowing what you know now.
Home Design & Decor: Triangle December 2021 Issue
The most widely-read home and garden magazine in the Triangle and surrounding areas.
Voyage Raleigh: Meet Alisa Arnhalt
I managed budgets for various Naval aircraft but found myself devouring design blogs, renovating houses, and building furniture with every free moment I had.
Step By Step Business: Alisa Arnhalt and the Art of Transforming Homes
Carolyn Young is a business writer who focuses on entrepreneurial concepts and the business formation. She has over 25 years of experience in business roles, and has authored several entrepreneurship textbooks.
Carolina Marketing Company: Linden Creek Showcases Growth in New Hardbound Book
Founded in Raleigh, Linden Creek has grown into much more than a home and lifestyle brand—it’s a vision for modern living that emphasizes design, hospitality, and creating experiences that feel both personal and memorable.
The hidden financial friction slowing home sales—and the startup removing it
When it comes to land, one missed detail—whether that’s risk or a nearby competitor—can turn a promising site into a costly setback. Acres AI brings clarity to the earliest stages of evaluation by connecting parcels, ownership, mortgages, and every critical data layer in one view, so you can make fast, decisive decisions backed by data.
Fortune Favors the Bold
Having mastered the art of reinvention, Michelle Armato, Resa Giacoppo, and Gina Spaziano lead innovative businesses designed to guide clients through some of life’s most stressful transitions.
From Corporate Boardroom to Home Staging How Atlanta’s Market Dynamics Are Changing Property Presentation
The Atlanta residential market is experiencing a notable shift as homes linger longer on the market, creating new opportunities for professional staging services. This change reflects broader market dynamics where buyers have become more selective, making the visual presentation of homes more critical than ever.
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Awakened Titans Podcast
Alisa Sparks was a creative and strategic guest on the Awakened Titans Podcast, where she shared how to invest in interior design for higher real estate profits, focusing on buyer psychology, rental demand, and property value through intentional design choices.
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How To Build a Scalable Luxury Brand with Systems, Not Hustle
In this episode of The Kronos Group Podcast, Jerry Brazie sits down with Alisa Sparks, founder and CEO of Linden Creek to unpack what it really takes to scale a creative business using systems, structure, and operational discipline.
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