PRESS
Explore the latest press coverage and media mentions of CRAFT by Anika, where creativity meets craftsmanship.
How to Instantly Upgrade Your Living Room for Twenty Dollars
The Spruce – Contributed Expert Insight
The Spruce invited Anika to share her interior design expertise on creating meaningful living room upgrades with a small budget. Her advice focuses on simple choices that add warmth, texture, and better lighting so a space feels more intentional without a full redesign. The article highlights approachable ideas that reflect the way CRAFT by Anika approaches real homes, showing how thoughtful styling and smart design details can elevate a living room quickly and affordably.
10 Ways to Create a Hygge Bedroom
Sleep Enlightened by Saatva – Contributed Expert Insight
Featured in Saatva’s Sleep Enlightened blog, Anika offered her perspective on how to bring the spirit of hygge into the bedroom through comfort, simplicity, and thoughtful design. The article explores how soothing textures, warm lighting, and intentional styling can create a space that feels grounded, restful, and deeply personal.
Halloween Bedroom Ideas
Sleep Enlightened by Saatva – Contributed Expert Insight
Featured in Saatva’s Sleep Enlightened blog, Anika shared her perspective on creating a cozy, elevated bedroom for Halloween. The article explores how subtle design details, layered textures, and thoughtful lighting can bring a seasonal mood to the space without sacrificing sophistication or the fun.
They're gold!' – 5 unusual ways to make use of space under cabinets and sideboards
Homes & Gardens – Contributed Expert Insight
When keeping a mudroom tidy or planning a utility room, consider using the space under cabinets for extra practical storage.
Anika Tarasiewicz, founder and CEO of CRAFT by Anika, suggests, ‘In mudrooms or laundry rooms, consider outfitting base cabinet drawers with hidden boot trays or slide-out pet feeding stations.
Mastering the Juggle: How Anika Tarasiewicz Balances Family and Full-Service Design
FemFounder – Feature
For Anika Tarasiewicz, founder and CEO of Staten Island–based CRAFT by Anika, life’s greatest masterpiece isn’t a luxury penthouse—it’s finding harmony between her thriving interior-design firm and her family of five.
Over the years, she’s weathered career pivots, personal loss, and the inevitable chaos of motherhood—all while growing her business across New York City and New Jersey. In this article, Anika shares two strategies that helped her maintain creativity, structure, and a sense of peace of mind.
Check out the recent Redfin article we were featured in:
Redfin – Contributed Expert Insight
If you’ve ever found yourself untangling a necklace moments before heading out the door, you’re not alone. This is your invitation to rethink how you store, display, and care for your collection.
Whether you’re organizing a jewelry tray in your Harrisburg, PA home, refreshing your vanity in your Los Angeles, CA apartment, or just looking for ways to store your seasonal pieces in a Chilmark, MA rental home, these expert-backed jewelry organization ideas will help you create the perfect setup.
Check out the recent Redfin article we were featured in:
Redfin – Contributed Expert Insight
Designers tell us that the flexibility and warmth of brass make it a winning metal this year. Learn how to decorate or renovate with brass, no matter your aesthetic.
‘It’s a hustle, but it is so worth it’: 3 Staten Island entrepreneurs share their stories of growth
Staten Island Advance – Feature
Building CRAFT by Anika has been an incredible journey,” she said of her firm, which handles interior design and decoration, project management and sourcing and procurement of home improvement projects for residential and commercial properties. “We work with contractors, builders, real estate agents — a whole umbrella of services that streamlines the process for clients, removing the stress that surrounds a major renovation.
Staten Islander finally launches her dream business: ‘I want to make my kids proud’
Staten Island Advance – Feature
Written by: By Tracey Porpora – Staten Island Advance
“From full-service to a hybrid or virtual service, I’ve got my client’s design needs and budgets covered. No one should feel like they just don’t have enough money, time or the vision to make it happen,” she said.
COLOR & DESIGN TALK WITH SHERWIN WILLIAMS
Sherwin Williams – Contributed Expert Insight
Anika had the privilege of engaging in a discussion on color with the global leader in paints and stains, Sherwin-Williams. Her extensive knowledge on color theory, paints, and the Sherwin-Williams brand made her a valuable contributor to the conversation.
Sherwin-Williams boasts one of the industry’s most distinguished portfolios of branded and private-label products. The company’s Sherwin-Williams® branded products are exclusively available through a network of over 5,000 company-operated stores and facilities across the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America.