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interior design: Designers & Architects New AR Group - 09/21/08 08:00 PM
Announcing the new Designers & Architects Group on Active Rain.
Open to all professional Interior Designers, Landscape Designers, Architects & Architectural Designers or those who wish to post on those subjects. All are welcome regardless of education, designation or membership in any professional organizations. Our goal is to educate the public about interior design, interior decorating, landscape design, architecture and architectural design, as well as educating each other about networking and growing a sustainable design practice.
Designers & Architects Group
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interior design: Will Staging be the Magic Bullet? - 11/11/07 12:19 AM
Update: Staging was the Magic Bullet! This house had been on the market for 217 days before we staged it. It sold a few days ago. 58 days on the market after staging (that includes a 30 day escrow).
We had the opportunity to stage a beautiful Mediterranean style home in Arcadia, CA, this week. The home has been on the market for more than 7 months with no offers, which is unusual in this area, even in this market. The Listing Agent is very energetic, enthusiastic and on top of her game. Apparently, the homeowner was a little ambivalent about selling the … (28 comments)
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interior design: The Homeowner Only Got $80,000 More AFTER STAGING! - 07/15/07 09:19 PM
In a recent blog The Homeowner Raised the Listing Price $200,000 AFTER STAGING!!! I wrote that the homeowner was so excited after we staged his home that he raised the listing price by $200,000.00 from $2.78 million to $2.98 million. Well, the home has sold already and escrow has closed! The homeowner did not get the original $200,000.00 bump he had hoped for after staging, but he did get an additional $80,000.00 he would not have gotten if he hadn't staged the house. We staged the home on June 15, 16, & 17. The one and only open house (Realtors Caravan) was held … (40 comments)
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interior design: Window Treatments - Will I or Won't I? - 06/03/07 06:08 PM
The drapery and iron rod in this photo are from Restoration Hardware.
I am often asked if I "do window treatments" for staging. I usually say no, because I don't have drapery in my staging inventory, and since windows don't come in standard sizes and shapes, it doesn't make economic sense to stock them as a rental item. Additionally, when window treatments are attached to the wall, at least in California, they become a part of the house and are expected to come with the house when it is sold.
I am happy to provide window treatments if the client is willing/interested … (28 comments)
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interior design: Why you should always hire YOUR OWN Professional Building Inspector - A Cautionary Tale - 05/29/07 03:48 PM
I am a Professional Home Stager and Interior Designer. One of my long term Interior Design clients recently purchased a house. He was handed a Building Inspector's report which was generated (or so the Seller said) by a previous purchaser who's escrow fell out for undisclosed reasons. My client, who normally behaves in a very intelligent manner, accepted the building inspection report given by the seller, and did not hire an Inspector to do another inspection. I don't know what his Realtor was thinking to allow him to do this without advising him of the pitfalls of this course. To make … (45 comments)
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interior design: When Home Sellers get in the way of the selling process... - 05/29/07 02:52 PM
Sometimes, home sellers don't act in their own best interest. There are a variety of examples of this, but probably the most harmful is not listening to the professionals they have contracted with to sell their home because they think they know better. I just returned from looking at a potential vacant home staging project. The sellers, a husband and wife, had lived in the home for many years, before purchasing another home and renting this one out for the past 2 years. They spent the last 4 months remodeling the house before putting it on the market, and I have to say, they did a … (13 comments)
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interior design: What I have learned from my Happy Little Peach Tree. - 05/27/07 01:44 PM
I am blessed to be able to live and work in Pasadena, CA, home to the Rose Parade, The Tournament of Roses Rose Bowl, the Norton Simon Museum and 2 of the world's greatest flea markets, the Rose Bowl Flea Market (every second Sunday of the month) and Pasadena City College Flea Market (the first Sunday of every month). Pasadena is also a veritable Garden of Eden. Everything grows here, and grows well. Too well if you are not careful.
Four years ago I planted a peach tree in my yard. Yes, even peaches grow here (the low chill varieties). My peach … (7 comments)
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interior design: I won TWO 2007 Chrysalis Remodeling Awards! - 04/21/07 06:23 PM
Before After
I was just notified that I won TWO 2007 Chrysalis Regional Awards for Best Kitchen Remodel Under $40,000 and Best Whole House Remodel Under $200,000. The awards will be presented in Atlanta at the Southern Building Show in June. A National Winner will be chosen from among the 4 Regional Winners, so you may be reading the blog of a future National Chrysalis Award Winner.
My partner, Richard Tinsley, and I purchased the property as a flipper. The house, a classic California Craftsman Cottage, built in the 1920's, had been the victim of numerous misguided and poorly done remodels over the … (67 comments)
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Michelle Minch Home Staging Los Angeles & Pasadena, CA
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