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Oprah Gets It

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Real Estate Agent with Au Courant Home; City Living Baby

 

Last week or so I was watching Oprah and she had her favorite resident decorator on her show, Nate Berkus. He unveiled a few makeovers and in between when Oprah was trying to get a rise out of her audience she more or less said,

I believe your home should rise up to you.

This really stuck with me...and I wanted to share it. For even the small cost of a great handbag, this is possible. And in the same way most of us enjoy nice clothing, shoes or a great suit and certainly we know presentation is important so to should we take pride in our home. When we invite someone into our home it says volumes about who we are.

There could be lots of beautiful interiors out there - homes would sell more quickly and real estate sales and home staging would benefit greatly!

Help spread the word...It's a great sentiment even for listing appointments, home staging consults and one I will definitely share.

 

To find out more about how your home can rise up to you, contact Lisa Robbins at Au Courant Home. Au Courant Home is a boutique company all about enhancing your experience of living at home. Residential services include Real Estate Sales, Relocation, Home Staging, Accessorizing, Interior Decorating & Design.

Keith Stoller
Keith Stoller Tax & Business Solutions - Bakersfield, CA
Fantastic point and thanks for sharing it.  Seeing this and judging by the comments in a few different blogs I beleive that home stagers are begining to see their golden era in the current market.  If, as a group, stagers show their stuff I believe it can become an American staple in real estate and almost a requirement.
Oct 16, 2007 04:49 AM
Thomas Weiss
Thomas R. Weiss - West Palm Beach, FL

Lisa,

I wish I had Oprahs Money :0)

Tom Weiss

Oct 16, 2007 05:02 AM
Richard Dmochowski
ERA Hemlock Sales Agency - Lords Valley, PA
ABR, CRS, e-Pro, SRES
Its all about ROI, Return on investment. Some homes may definately benefit, and some are not worth it at all. I guess it all has to be done on an individual basis. Thanks for the info on Au Courant Home
Oct 16, 2007 05:19 AM
Nicola Lindsay
Nicola Lindsay ReDesign and Home Staging - Saint Stephen, NB
CRSS
I too would like some of Oprah's money but I still beleive its NOT all about the money, how your treat your home and the people around you. It is about effort and a and attitude!
Oct 16, 2007 05:48 AM
Lisa Robbins
Au Courant Home; City Living Baby - Aventura, FL

Keith - Thank you, you are very welcome. Yes it is, and a great time for Sellers to take back their respect for their homes.

Tom - Can't help you with that right now. :)

Richard - Yes it is all about the ROI - I am glad I can pass it on...

Nicola - Absolutely. It is all about the details.

Oct 16, 2007 07:43 AM
Vickie Arcuri
Coldwell Banker Realty - Fort Lauderdale, FL
South Florida Luxury Real Estate
What a great quote and how very true! Thanks for the post :)
Oct 22, 2007 04:42 PM