Meryl Stern earned a Bachelor of Accountancy at The George Washington University and continued her design education at The New York School of Interior Design, graduating with high honors. She began her design career as an apprentice to leading designers in New York City, and ventured out to form her own firm in 1998.

The firm has designed residences in New Jersey, New York, The Hamptons, and Florida, as well as hospitality projects in New Jersey. She has contributed her talents to the Designer Showhouse in Montclair, NJ and continues to support various fundraisers through design. Her complete design and build out of Harvest Bistro a high-end restaurant in northern New Jersey won her accolades with Zagat Survey Top Décor Ranking rating her with 25 points out of 28.

Meryl Stern was also selected to represent the State of New Jersey featured in The Perfect Home: Leading Residential Interior Designers, published 2006 by Sandow Media. Her work has been published in various regional and shelter magazines.