Cathy Lee 's Blog

This is very fun Kathy Nielsen!  Here is my favorite BEDROOM Before & After Pictures this past year.  It is my favorite because of a dear sweet client.  She lost her husband suddenly of a heart attack.  I needed to use existing furniture and make this master bedroom look spacious, warm and appeal...

Kathy Nielsen  has asked us to share our favorite kitchen "before" and "afters" of 2008.  Kitchens are one of my favorite rooms to stage.  I like to use warm colors-oranges, greens and reds and always add fruit to stimulate appetites.  I try to encorporate a rooster facing west for good fortune a...

In October I had the privilege of being involved with Gift World's Gifts of Hope. These gifts for Christmas included a hand made greeting card with an insert describing a donation made in your honor and a non-profit organization benefits somewhere in the world. We had 15 different Gifts of Hope r...

Happy New Year to our fun and fabulous professional stager Kathy Nielsen and AR's Group Staging "Before" & "After" Pictures! Here is my favorite transformation!  This home was owned by a Realtor who moved to Oregon.  Our team removed popcorn ceilings, painted, installed new base molding and carpe...

A few weeks ago we staged a new construction home after months of sitting with zero offers.  It sold in 12 days!! read here: http://activerain.com/blogsview/823193/Theres-NO-Repeat-Performance-Set-the-Stage-Right-the-First-Time This week we moved the staging next door to another new construction ...

Contra Costa Realtors in Motions Holiday Annual Fund Raising Breakfast was this morning. Real Estate is Anything but Black and White!!!  We Celebrated our Colorful Industry by throwing a Black and White Ball at Centre Concord!! The recipients in our community of this wonderful event were: Food Ba...

Michelle P. got me!! Like Michelle, I am much better at giving than receiving, but I do want one gift very much!!  It is one I would be sharing with many others.  It is a "New Roof" for The GreenHouse Community Center.  Earlier this year a large storm damaged a huge portion of the roof and it sti...

Yesterday the Realtors Marketing Association of San Ramon Valley gathered for their Annual Holiday Breakfast.   The recipients of this fundraising event were:      Marines Toys for Tots  Delivering hope for needy children at Christmas       Food Bank Contra Costa and Solano Counties  Working to e...

Yesterday the Realtors Marketing Association of San Ramon Valley gathered for their Annual Holiday Breakfast.   The recipients of this fundraising event were:      Marines Toys for Tots  Delivering hope for needy children at Christmas       Food Bank Contra Costa and Solano Counties  Working to e...

This week Ava Living is featuring a kitchen I designed and chose materials with Frederick Maida Construction, Inc before staging for sale last year. Thank you Kathy Passarette for inviting to the site!  Truly, Cathy Lee