Over the last twenty years, Barbara Schug has maintained a successful career in the visual field. She currently works as a freelance Stylist on the East Coast and regularly travels to various locations to shoot. Barbara specializes in Soft Goods Styling; her impeccable attention to detail may be seen in every still-life work, bedding, tabletop, and curtain display she creates. Popular Club, Silhouettes, Paint Works, Yves DeLorme, HearthSong, The Quilter, Plow and Hearth, Jeld-Wen, and Best Manufacturing name just a few of the advertising, catalog, and editorial publications where her work is frequently featured. Whether it is domestics, floral design, kids styling, or propping, Barbara's innate sense of style and balance is advantageous to clients and Art Directors alike. Her team-player attitude and dedicated work ethic suits both large and small studio environments.

Barbara's visual career began with a degree in Retail and Promotion. Upon graduation, she served several years in the retail industry where she was hired as the Visual Merchandising/Fashion Coordinator for JCPenny. Barbara was then recruited to fill a corporate position as the Womens Visual Merchandising Specialist for the U.S. Navy where she excelled in her position. The shift from fashion to home furnishings resulted with her experience as a Visual Merchandiser for Fortunoffs. Her passion for design and vast industry experience eventually led Barbara to a staff styling position with Lewis Studios in N.J. Advertising and catalog clients included Home Decor and RTW companies, such as: Congoleum, Tarkett, Bali Blinds, Lenox, Porta, various wallpaper and kitchen cabinet manufacturers, Toys R Us, Haband, Consumers Distributors, The Happy Viking, Pennsylvania House, Hunter Douglas, AT&T, and many more industry giants were regular clients.