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Every September, Accredited Staging Professionals (ASPs) around the country and around the world give back to their communities by participating in Worldwide Staging Service Week, an annual service project of IAHSP (International Association of Home Staging Professionals).

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I am a proud board member of the West Los Angeles IAHSP chapter and have been lucky enough to participate in this wonderful event for the last several years.

This year our chapter chose the Richstone Family Center's Transitional Living Program as our beneficiary. The program serves young women (ages 18 – 24) from LA County, who have been emancipated from foster care. For the young women in the program, this is often the first time they have experienced a safe, stable and healthy home environment. Richstone's program provides housing, case management, counseling, life skills, referrals and 24-hour support for residents.

Richstone Family Center

Much of the original furniture in the main house was ripped and filled with holes and the art and furnishings were a mish-mash of hand-me-downs. The walls were stark white and the ceilings were damaged. Thanks to very generous donations from Brook Furniture Rental and Fashion Furniture, paint and supplies from Sherwin Williams and Lowes, fabric from Beach Drapery, cleaning services from Ready Clean, and labor from local painters Carlos Lopez and Albert Hernandez and contractor Brad Erwood (as well as about 10 of our members), our chapter was able to pull off an amazing transformation in record time!

Click here to see the full story and before and after photos from this amazing event!

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Annie Pinsker-Brown | Stage to Sell
Owner & Principal Designer
310-384-1084
www.stagetosell.biz

"We get you to SOLD so you can get on with your life!"

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Stage to Sell is the premier West Los Angeles Home Staging Company.

Owner & Principal Designer Annie Pinsker-Brown is an ASP Home Stager, a member of IAHSP (International Association of Home Staging Professionals), an affiliate member of the Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors and a member of the Culver City and West LA Chambers of Commerce.

Annie has Staged LA homes for Bravo's hit show "Million Dollar Listing" and TLC's "Property Ladder." She has also been featured in recent articles on Home Staging in Los Angeles Magazine, The New York Times , Costco Connection and Frontiers Magazine .

If you would like to see more of our Home Staging work, visit our website . There is an extensive gallery of before & after photos , as well as a list of our Staged properties currently on the market.

 
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging - Plano, TX
Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes

Love these great causes and giving back Annie!

Sep 14, 2009 11:23 AM
Kate Talarico
Kates Home Staging and Interior Design - Goshen, NY
RESA, Top Orange County Home Decorator & Stager

Great job and for a great cause!  The counseling room and dining room look completely different. I am sure everyone will be thrilled.

Sep 14, 2009 12:06 PM
Annie Pinsker-Brown
Stage to Sell - LA Home Staging - Los Angeles, CA
Stage to Sell, Los Angeles Home Stager

Karen, thank you. It was such a joy to see the residents' and board members' reactions!

Kate, amazing right? Thank you. It was really fun to see it all come together.

Sep 14, 2009 04:19 PM
Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Really amazing transformation and such a great way to give back in your community Annie.

Sep 14, 2009 04:27 PM
Annie Pinsker-Brown
Stage to Sell - LA Home Staging - Los Angeles, CA
Stage to Sell, Los Angeles Home Stager

Thanks Cathy. It was a pleasure. Did you participate in your area?

Sep 14, 2009 04:31 PM
Michelle Finnamore
Toronto GTA, Alliston, Newmarket - Vaughan, ON
Preparing your property for sale

Hi Annie, this was a beautiful example of how you can make a difference in someone's life doing something you love to do at the same time. Your heart must have been full that day.

Sep 15, 2009 12:03 AM
Kym Hough
www.Staged-to-Sell - Danville, CA
Staged to Sell East Bay - Danville, CA

Congrat's Annie there is nothing better than giving back. Nothing.  We started a program to help peope in our community years ago and the feeling it gives us is amazing. We get so much more out of it than they do! :)

Sep 15, 2009 03:02 AM
Annie Pinsker-Brown
Stage to Sell - LA Home Staging - Los Angeles, CA
Stage to Sell, Los Angeles Home Stager

Michelle, yes my heart was full to bursting. Nothing feels better than giving back.

Kym, thank you! Glad to hear you have a similar program. I'm sure it makes you feel great.

Sep 15, 2009 11:13 AM
Sheila Kennedy
J29 Project - Rochester, NY

Annie - What a great cause and a great transformation.  I am so proud of the World Wide Staging Week.  We don't have an IAHSP around me, bt I have a similar project planned that will kick off in November.  Know that you made a big difference in those lives and what a gift to bless them with.  Love the story - thanks for sharing it!

Sep 18, 2009 09:01 AM
Annie Pinsker-Brown
Stage to Sell - LA Home Staging - Los Angeles, CA
Stage to Sell, Los Angeles Home Stager

Sheila, thank you! Sorry to hear you don't have a local IAHSP chapter but it sounds like you are doing something on your own! Thanks for commenting.

Sep 21, 2009 04:43 AM