OUR MISSION
Agape Home Co is a Portland home staging company working with real estate agents, homeowners, and developers throughout the Portland and Vancouver metro area. Our team believes great staging is about more than furniture; it’s about creating inviting interiors that tell a story, spark emotion, and leave a lasting first impression. Whether you need home staging, vacant property staging, or furniture rental, we work closely with you to design spaces that stand out in today’s competitive market and help properties move forward with confidence.
THE TEAM
JENNA STREET | FOUNDER + CEO
Jenna’s fascination with home design began early. As a child, she was constantly reimagining her living space and experimenting with furniture layouts and thoughtfully rearranging her bedroom. By high school, her creative instincts had grown strong enough that she earned permission to refresh her walk-in closet with fresh paint and shelving paper.
After spending more than a decade as a volleyball coach, Jenna brought that same discipline, leadership, and eye for strategy into the world of home staging. She was working with a large staging company in Portland when the pandemic changed everything. When the business closed its doors, Jenna found herself navigating a new routine and a new opportunity. A simple request from a friend in real estate to help stage a home turned into referrals, then more projects, and eventually the launch of her own company.
Today, Jenna leads with a clear vision: keep design practical, keep the process easy, and make sure every space we stage does exactly what it’s supposed to do, help homes stand out, and move forward.
RICKY PIERCE | CHIEF OF OPERATIONS
Ricky keeps everything running smoothly and has been doing it for over five years. As Chief of Operations, he’s the one making sure the details line up, the systems work, and the team can focus on what we do best.
With a bachelor’s degree in finance and a master’s in commercial real estate development and investments, Ricky brings both the numbers and the strategy to the table. Real estate isn’t new territory for him either; he grew up around it, thanks to a family full of agents, so the industry has always felt like home.
When he’s not keeping operations on point, you’ll probably find him following football, basketball, baseball, UFC, tracking investments, or diving into a good history deep-dive.
MELISSA NICHOLS | DIRECTOR OF SALES & DESIGN
Melissa brings a background in interior design, remodeling, and home staging, along with a strong understanding of how thoughtful design can transform the way a home is experienced. Before joining Agape Home Co, she worked as a designer with Pottery Barn, partnered with real estate teams preparing homes for market, and ran her own interior design business.
Melissa has a natural ability to create spaces that feel both beautiful and approachable, balancing thoughtful furniture placement with textures and details that bring warmth and character to a room. Her personal design style leans toward woven textures, subtle coastal influences, and cool blue tones that create calm, inviting interiors.
Outside of work, Melissa enjoys reading, long walks, and exploring home décor shops for inspiration.
VANESSA HEISTERKAMP | PHOTOGRAPHER + DESIGNER
Drawn to small details and often-overlooked moments, she has built a career around creating imagery that feels both intentional and effortlessly engaging. Her background in commercial hospitality photography spans more than thirteen years and includes the capture of over 400 hotels across the United States, Canada, China, and the Caribbean.
Vanessa’s experience includes large-scale, brand-driven productions, from contributing to global brand standard updates for international hotel portfolios to leading integrated still and video campaigns for nationally recognized hospitality brands. Whether behind the camera or guiding the visual direction of a space, she brings a restrained, thoughtful approach that prioritizes clarity, cohesion, and authenticity. The result is work that feels refined and purposeful, never overdone, always considered, and designed to connect naturally with its audience.
Agape Home Co has been featured in Oregon Home Magazine highlighting thoughtful staging and interior styling across Portland’s historic housing market.
A FEW OF OUR
FAVORITE THINGS
01. WARM AND MODERN - GOODBYE GREY
Portland interiors are moving away from the cold gray palette that dominated the past ten years. Instead, homes are shifting toward warmer neutrals and natural tones that feel comfortable during long rainy seasons.
02. CURVES, ARCHES & SOFT SHAPES
Sharp modern angles are giving way to rounded architectural forms and furniture. It softens spaces and makes rooms feel inviting and conversational, which shows well in photos.
03. MOODY ACCENT MOMENTS
Instead of dark rooms everywhere, designers and stagers are using one intentional dark element to create contrast and depth. It adds contrast in photography, which helps rooms read clearly on Zillow and Instagram instead of looking flat or washed out.
04. SPRING REST
March listings tend to shift away from heavy winter styling toward fresh, breathable interiors. Styling cues:
Lighter linen pillows and throws
Ceramic or stoneware vases
Simple branches or early spring greenery
Minimal coffee table styling