staged4more: Orange Accents Bring the Sunshine In!
- 07/06/10 11:00 AM
Warm weather inspires warm tones - and there isn't a better or brighter one than orange. If I could pull orange lipstick off, Nars Outsider would be my choice. Unfortunately, it doesn't complement my skin tone and I might resemble an Oompa Loompa. Until there's a hue that make me look as bright as I feel on most summer days, I'll stick to home styling. Check out these Outsider inspired accents from HGTV:
For more inspirational stye tips, visit our fresh new page at www.staged4more.com ! … (5 comments)
I sometimes cringe when I see white furniture. Not because it isn't stylish or trendy, but because the absence of color makes me think of all the things that might find their way onto their surface, marring it's perfect complexion. But it may be that same quality that makes white perfect for styling a bare room - it serves as a blank canvas for your own distinct and personal touches. Want to see if you can pull it off? Stick to these simple style tips, borrowed from Janice Lindsay's "All About Colour" and Maria Killam's "White is a Snob" … (4 comments)
staged4more: The Legend of St. Joe According to Snopes!
- 06/22/10 06:10 AM
Wondering where the practice of burying a St. Joe to sell your home originated? One legend says that European nuns in the Middle Ages buried a St. Joseph medal when asking the saint to intercede on their quest for a convent. Others claim that it started when German carpenters buried small statues in the foundations of houses they built and then said a prayer to St. Joseph. There are many who trace he connection to a chapel building effort in Montreal in the late 1800s. A monk named Brother Andre Bessette wanted to buy land on Mount Royal to build an … (1 comments)
staged4more: Getting Rid of Your Junk in the Trunk
- 06/16/10 07:42 AM
Are you afraid of your garage or basement? Every time you walk near it, you *sigh* or *cringe* because of the clutter and things that you no longer use are eating up all the space. Now your storage is limited. This is why when I am out with clients at consultations, I always say: If it is Staging to Sell "Clutter Eats Equity!" which is very true since buyers usually get so blindsided by your stuff, they can not see anything else, including their own belongings in your space. If they cannot visualize themselves living in that space, you can kiss … (2 comments)
staged4more: Selling Your Home? How to Shop for a Stager!!
- 05/28/10 06:29 AM
In today’s competitive market, it’s important as a home seller to find cost effective ways to add value to your home and make it stand out to home shoppers. Many sellers will take time to research their real estate agents with great detail. When building your team of home selling professionals, shopping for and hiring a stager for your home is just as important. If you run a search on Craigslist for “staging” under real estate services, several pages worth of stagers pop out. All of them promise to sell your home faster and for more. Good or bad, how do you … (5 comments)
staged4more: What Celeb Apprentice Can Learn from Home Stagers
- 05/14/10 04:50 AM
So I don't know if you caught this past Sunday's episode, but the two teams of celeb apprentices had to makeover and furnish these vacant condos in a short span of time to show as model homes. (Hmm, sounds awfully familiar...) It was interesting to watch for sure to see the transformations and the processes that both team went through. Both teams were given the same exact condo and below are the side-by-side comparisons from the teams. The photos on the left were from Tenacity, the photos on the right were from Rock Solid: "Living Rooms" from Celebrity Apprentice. Tenacity … (5 comments)
staged4more: My First Flip Adventure
- 02/25/09 06:36 AM
Hey folks! So I have had my flip cam forever and I have just been recording random family stuff and traveling stuff for my own amusement. I finally put it to good use for my business last night for recording a 90-sec video pitch for one of my business partner Edith Yeung's new pet project: bigsuccess.tv Using flip is super easy, but I must say recording is hard. After an hour of bumbbling and mumbling, I finally had a decent sounding video to show the world. It was very difficult for me, because I was not happy with the way … (17 comments)
staged4more: Come see me speak at Brook Furniture Los Angeles Home Stager Appreciation Event
- 02/08/09 05:23 AM
<!-- pright #end --> <!--post_top #end --> I was very honored to be invited and got invited to speak. The most incredible thing is of course visiting seeing friends in the staging industry and meet new ones. If you are coming to see me speak, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THIS WORKSHEET:handout-los-angeles-stagers-appreciation-event Brook Furniture is generously hosting a day of networking, learning and lunch for all Los Angeles Home Stagers. And the best part? Its FREE! Who? All professional home stagers are invited Where? Brook Furniture Distribution Center 18960 E. San Jose Ave. City of Industry, CA 91748 When? Monday February 9, 2009, … (6 comments)
staged4more: A New Year Gift For You (Free Download)
- 01/08/09 02:11 PM
Hello Staged4more community! Thanks again for your amazing support in the past few years. I know I have been quiet on the blog lately, but with good reasons. Staged4more had received great press opportunities in 2008, such as staging for HGTV and awards (2008 Make Mine A Million competition winner in Micro category and Sam Walton Emerging Entrepreneur Award). All these are very exciting. What is even more exciting is what I have in store for you in 2009! *2 real estate marketing books will be published this year *an eco-friendly real estate product line *a home accessories product line … (2 comments)
staged4more: *jumping up and down* I WON! I WON!
- 09/10/08 03:59 AM
Local Business Woman Named As Micro to Millions Awardee at Make Mine a Million $ Business™ Albuquerque Event San Francisco, San Francisco September 10, 2008 Real Estate (PRLEAP.COM) San Francisco, CA –[September 17, 2008] – Non-profit business program, Make Mine A Million $ Business has selected local business woman Cindy Lin of Staged4more Home Staging and Redesigns as one of 5 business women awardees to win the Micro to Millions awards package at the Albuquerque event on September 18, 2008 at the Wool Warehouse. The exciting event will feature female entrepreneurs from New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California who … (44 comments)
staged4more: New Staged Listing! Sherwood Serenity — 150 Casitas Way San Francisco
- 05/17/08 07:26 AM
This was a very interesting project. The owner’s daughter was an artist and they traveled around the world a lot so they had very interesting artwork and collections throughout the home. They were very interesting stuff, but just not suitable for staging and the purpose of selling. If the home was not staged, the buyers will be focusing on the sellers’ collection and art and not see the house itself. The seller was also very resisting to change, which I fully understand. After all, she lived in the home for about 40 years. It’s understandable that this is a very drastic … (6 comments)
staged4more: Vote for Staged4more’s New Business Card Designs!
- 05/15/08 02:22 PM
My lovely and talented new Graphics Coordinator Jenny had designed some really cool designs for our new business cards. And we need your vote! Please either comment or vote on the polldaddy poll here. Here are the choices: 1 2 3 4 None of these Post your thoughts, additional comments below at the nifty white box. Thanks for voting! The voting will close on 5/20/2008. I would really appreciate any of your feedbacks or suggestions! I am not going to tell you which one I like yet ;) Cheers, Cindy … (15 comments)
This is a very interesting and challenging property to stage. The sellers already had very nice stuff, I added artwork, accessories, some small pieces of furniture to bring more style and stage the home. The most challenging part was dealing with the AT&T ball park traffic, looking for parking every 2 hours and mainly unloading and loading. Me and my assistant (Read more …) … (6 comments)
staged4more: Staged Home SOLD OVERASKING $36,000 Closed in 21 Days
- 04/20/08 05:28 PM
It’s always pretty cool to get great news on our staged listings: “Thanks again - it was listed for $599K, closed in 21 days for $635K.” — Jenn Davis, Listing Agent for 43 Garden Grove, Daly City WOOHOO! See some of the Before & After Staging photos below or check out the nifty slideshow via flickr:
Popularity: 1% [?] Related Articles: New Staged Vacant Home: 43 Garden Grove Daly CitySuccess Story even in "Down" Market: 21 Offers, $114,000 Over AskingAnother Successful Staging Story!!! SOLD! OVERASKING! $49,000!!!Another Successful Staging Story -- 2001 McAllister San Francisco | Staged Vacant Condo Most Popular Posts … (18 comments)
staged4more: The Best of Staged4more in 2007
- 01/04/08 05:16 AM
After 11207 Visits & 50240 Page Views by visitors in 2007, here are the Best of Staged4more in 2007: Most Popular Posts
What Britney Spears Taught Me About Staging to Sell A HomeWhy Staged Homes Don’t SellWhat Makes a Stager an Amateur or a Professional?How a Stager Can Potentially Kill Your DealReader’s Comment: Staging is A Waste of Time Most Viewed Listings 135 Madrone, San Francisco2001 McAllister, San Francisco225 Dwight, Burlingame1103 Shelter Creek, San Bruno768 Francisco, San Francisco Honorable Mentions for Carnival of Real Estate Laguna Niguel Real Estate Blog: “At Staged4more Cindy tells us what’s it’s like to … (3 comments)
Great Value in this 2 bedroom at The Metropolitan. Best floorplan - Entry foyer leads to Gourmet Kitchen with Bosch gas range, Subzero Refridgerator, Granite countertops. Direct access to large quiet patio area. Deeded parking place, seperated bedrooms, w/d in unit. Free Wifi available in unit and Metropolitan has the best amenities with full gym, theatre, conference room, computer room, library, pool & jacuzzi, 24 hr security and concierge, bbq area etc. Agent Raymond S Osborne NM Primary:415-734-8005 Secondary:415-435-3740 Other:858-228-1735 Office Professional Mortgage Service( MLS ONLY) Phone: 858-342-6108, FAX: 530-587-9993 (CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BEFORE … (2 comments)
staged4more: Redesign for Work WORKS!
- 11/13/07 04:58 AM
I surprise-visited little raspberries recently (so the owner won’t clean up before I show up hee hee, I can find out how they really organize the store…) which is a infant & children’s resale boutique that I had a couple consultation sessions with back in January. The owners didn’t have much money but they had been acting on my suggestions from our consultation sessions and working toward making the store more organized and transforming into the space that they dreamed about when they first bought the store last December. Formerly known as Darla’s Baby Boutique, when mr. & mrs. raspberry bought … (3 comments)
staged4more: Another Successful Staging Story!!! SOLD! OVERASKING! $49,000!!!
- 10/21/07 06:31 PM
I was SO happy when I met with the seller Friday to de-stage the home and he told me that their house has been sold $49,000 OVERASKING! It took a little bit longer than they thought, but they got there. I staged it on 8/3/2007 and they received their offer on 9/29/2007. Not bad in a rough housing market, eh? It was a really fun redesign project. The home owner had a lot of traditional Chinese furniture with detailed carvings that tell stories of folklores. The feet of the dining room chairs had lions’ feet on them. I covered the … (17 comments)
staged4more: Winner!
- 10/21/07 06:23 PM
Ladies and gents, We have a winner of the blog critique contest!!!! (drum roll please….)
The winner is Diane Tepper of Renaissance Home Staging and Redesign who had given me an amazing critique (all 15 pages!) on the website and my writing. I cannot thank her enough! It’s always to get a fresh set of eyes on it since God knows me and my web designer have been staring at it for way too long! We have lost perspectives! I also want to thank all the people who wrote in. Honorable mention goes to Bobby Carroll whose web analysis were … (1 comments)
staged4more: Pick My Site Apart & Get A Prize!
- 10/11/07 04:30 PM
I have rolled out the new Staged4more site for almost a month now, and would love to get some feedbacks on how user-friendly and beneficial the site is to the readers and visitors. So.. I am giving away a year’s free subscription of Domino Magazine for one lucky reader who sends his/her suggestion to me via email at blogcrit@staged4more.com. Domino magazine is the guide to living with style. With a focus on home decorating, domino acts as design consultant, personal shopper and friend, offering inspiration, information and innovative ideas. Perfect for both renters and home-owners, each issue is packed with tips, … (12 comments)
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Warm weather inspires warm tones - and there isn't a better or brighter one than orange. If I could pull orange lipstick off, Nars Outsider would be my choice. Unfortunately, it doesn't complement my skin tone and I might resemble an Oompa Loompa.
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