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Alhambra Home Staging - An Updated Craftsman

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Home Stager with Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA

Staging an updated Craftsman in Alhambra CA.

Moving Mountains Design Home Staging is know for staging multi-million dollar luxury estates in the Los Angeles Area. But we also stage lots of more modest homes in lower price points.

Last week we staged a beautiful updated Craftsman home in Alhambra CA. The homeowners were very willing to do most of the suggested repairs and fixes, beyond those they had already undertaken, and they followed my instructions to the letter, especially on the curb appeal issues.

Alhambra living room before home staging

 

Living room of updated Craftsman in Alhambra before home staging. Those window treatments darkened the room and made the ceiling feel lower.

 

 

 

 

 

Alhambra home staging living room after

 

 

Living room of updated Alhambra Craftsman after staging. Notice the difference removing the window treatments made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This home had many beautiful upgrades (like granite counter tops in the kitchen and bathrooms) yet still managed to maintain the period charm characteristic of many Craftsman homes like a beautiful fireplace and wainscot.

 fireplace before home staging

 

Fireplace does not stand out. And the window treatments make the home look dark and fussy, not light, bright and updated.

fireplace after home staging

 

 

Now the fireplace is the centerpiece of the living room and the room is divided up in a way that each area has purpose.

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*Alhambra Home Staging - An Updated Craftsman*copyright 2008 Michelle Minch and Moving Mountains Design. All rights reserved.

For more information about Michelle Minch and Moving Mountains Design, please visit our Los Angeles home staging web siteor call Michelle at (626)441-8975. Moving Mountains Design has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Sunset Magazine and numerous other national and international publications. Don't settle for second best: choose the home staging company with the track record and portfolio that demonstrates our ability to help your home sell faster and for the best price.

 

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Michelle has staged thousands of Los Angeles homes, many of which have sold with multiple offers, above listing price.

She works with home sellers, listing agent, builders, flippers and asset managers to prepare homes for sale throughout Los Angeles and North Orange County.

Moving Mountains Design provides vacant home staging, color consultations, corporate and executive relocations,  and interior design. We also stage model homes, REOs, foreclosures and auction properties for real estate investors and asset managers. Builders hire us to stage their models or to help move inventory when sales slow down.

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Wendy Timmons
Move Home Realty - Temecula, CA
Temecula Realtor

Yes, for a Craftsman in Alhambra it is gorgeous! I am trying to think of new words because great, wonderful and beautiful are getting boring :)

Oct 05, 2008 02:29 PM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

:o))

Oct 05, 2008 02:39 PM
Chrissie Sutherland
Ready Set Stage - Greensboro, NC

beautiful job again.  Your work is amazing.

Oct 05, 2008 03:07 PM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Thank you, Chrissie. I appreciate the compliment.

Oct 05, 2008 03:17 PM
Kathy Nielsen
http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA
Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

Your work is incredible.  You truly made this space far more inviting and did indeed showcase the fireplace.

Congratulations.  Your post is being featured in the group; Staging Before & After Pictures.

Kathy

Oct 06, 2008 12:40 AM
Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Let there be light!  Looks so beautiful!  I am sure it will sell quickly because of your talent.

Oct 06, 2008 02:01 AM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Thank you Kathy, and thanks for the feature.

Cathy: More light definitely makes a difference. The house is long and narrow, so the middle part of the room is dark if there are heavy window treatments. Thank you.

Oct 06, 2008 02:07 AM
Kathleen Garvey
HomeSmart Cherry Creek - Denver - Denver, CO
Denver's Neighborhood Expert - Listings & Sales

Wonderful warm colors and so inviting in looks! Great work Michelle!  These old bungalows are really fun to stage....thanks for sharing!  Regards-Kathleen G

Oct 06, 2008 02:49 AM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Thanks Kathleen. This one is a mix of old and new. I wanted to keep it's Craftsman charm, yet make it appealing to someone who liked the idea of all the upgrades.

Oct 06, 2008 03:21 AM
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging - Plano, TX
Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes

Isn't it great to have clients who follow through with all your recommendations Michelle? You demostrate how staging goes beyond the interior to the exterior curb appeal, which after all is just as important for buyers too. The house shows beautfully.

Oct 06, 2008 04:35 AM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Karen: I do love it when clients follow my recommendations. Those are the clients that have the best results in terms of getting the most offers on their homes quickly and close to or above their asking price. I never understood why someone would hire an expert and then not follow their recommendations. Thank you Karen.

Oct 06, 2008 04:40 AM
Karen Dembsky
Peachtree Home Staging LLC, Home Staging in Atlanta, GA - Peachtree City, GA
Atlanta Home Staging

Wonderful work Michelle!  I love the variety that home staging brings to the table -- WOW your work is awesome and I know I have found it to be a delightful challenge staging at different price points!

best regards, my friend! 

Oct 06, 2008 05:13 AM
Michele Kurelich
Triangle Home Staging & Design/Lasting Impressions - Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Home Staging and Design

Michelle, It's Stunning and the photos truly show off your work! Nicely done.

Oct 06, 2008 10:11 AM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Karen: I like to change it up a bit, so staging at different price points is fun. It helps me learn new ways to bring better value to my higher end clients, and bring a higher end look to clients with more modest budgets. Thank you.

Michele: I'm glad you like the photos. Thank you.

Oct 06, 2008 10:28 AM
Virginia Tatseos
Stage-Show-Sell - Bloomfield Township, MI

Great job staging and a better job picking the wall color.   The room looked so dark before painting.

You are a very talented person

Nov 05, 2008 08:06 AM
Debbie Wheeler
Real Estate Staging/Rooms Rearranged, LLC - Chandler, AZ
Chandler, AZ Rooms Rearranged RESA, IRIS

Great job Michelle as always.  Mojito Monday?  How far are you guys from Phoenix?  I wanna join in.

Nov 05, 2008 09:24 AM
Teresa Meyer
Cincinnati Home Stager - Cincinnati, OH
Home Staging Cincinnati-OH.

Michelle: Just breathtaking as always!  What a difference your touch made. I'm sure it will be a quick sale!

Nov 05, 2008 11:10 AM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Virginia: Actually the walls were freshly painted in the before picture, but we did remove the heavy window treatments which made a big difference. Thank you.

Debbie: About 8 hours:o((You're welcome to join us anytime.

Thank you, Teresa. I hope you are right.

Nov 05, 2008 03:04 PM
Michelle Pimentel
Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA
ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Michelle,

Looks great!  I am sure the homeowners were very pleased with the end results!  Taking the drapes down in the dining room really brightened up the space.

Nov 06, 2008 03:56 AM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Thanks, Michelle. The homeowners were very pleased. They said their home had never looked so good. I usually remove the window treatments. In most cases they make the rooms look smaller and the whole house feels darker.

Nov 06, 2008 01:20 PM