At Moving Mountains Design and Home Staging, we don't sell homes, but we know what makes homes sell! Our training and years of on the job experience in multiple areas of Design & Remodeling puts us in the unique category of a company that can do it all, from home staging to extensive remodels. This allows us to meet almost any need when preparing a home for sale. We have a Rolodex full of all types of craftsmen , contractors, painters and cleaners.  A broad range of furnishings, antique Oriental carpets and art on either a rental or purchase basis are also available. We can efficiently transform almost any property into model home condition in a very cost effective manner allowing you to sell your property or listing faster and for a higher price. We provide service to all of Los Angeles County including Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Feliz, Silverlake, Pasadena, Arcadia, San Marino, Glendale, Burbank, Studio City, and the San Fernando Valley. We also work frequently in the Carmel & Pebble Beach, CA area.

"Beautifying Real Estate is my passion, whether it be to prepare a home for sale, or remodel a home to improve the quality of life for my clients."

Dining room before and after staging by Moving Mountains Design                 

 Moving Mountains Design & Home Staging, incorporated in 1994, is a full service Home Staging and Interior Design company located in Pasadena, CA. Michelle Minch, the founder and CEO, began her career in design as a Stylist and Visual Merchandiser for Commercials, Television and Feature Films. Home Staging and Interior Design are a natural progression in her design career, allowing her to use her visual merchandising skills, a refined eye and years of experience to successfully stage homes that sell and create stunning one of a kind environments for her clients. We have many recent examples of multi-million dollar homes that we have staged that have sold after the first open house. 80% of the homes we staged sold in 60 days or less and half of those sell in 30 days or less, with many selling after the first open house!

Don't settle for a second rate home staging company. Having Moving Mountains Design and Home Staging in your corner will insure that every detail of your home staging will be handled professionally and creatively. Moving Mountains Design was featured in the Sunday Los Angeles Times Real Estate section in an article about the benefits of staging a home.

We provide the following a la carte service:

• Home Staging - Interiors & Exteriors. Consultations to full vacant home staging using a variety of unique resources
  • Vacant Home Staging - we bring in as much or as little furniture, Persian Rugs and accessories as is neccessary to give your that "Wow!" factor that leads to offers
  • Occupied Home Staging - working with your furniture, we create furniture arrangements that show off the beauty and livability of your home.
  • Comprehensive Consultations - after visiting your home, we create a 5-10 page fully customized "road map" to preparing your home for sale.
  • Color Consultations - from one room to an entire house, we will help you select paint colors that suit your tastes and lifestyle
• Interior Design - One sofa to a whole house. Years of building relationships in the Film Industry and world travel have given us access to resources and materials not available to most other Stagers or Interior Designers
• Garden Design - Including hardscapes & water features
• Remodeling - Award winning remodeling, exceptional Interior Design & tried and true Supplier/Contractor relationships create the kitchen, bathroom or home to exceed your dreams 

I am honored to have been selected a nominee for Professional Home Stager of the Year by the Real Estate Staging Association.  In addition, I was selected  as a 2007 National Chrysalis Award Winner (For Remodeling Excellence) for Best Kitchen Remodel under $40,000 and a regional winner forBest Whole House Remodel under $200,000. Any one (well almost) can make a kitchen look great if they have unlimited funds. We specialize in exceptional and thoughtful remodels that are cost effective and provide the most bang for the buck.

We carry $4 million in liability insurance, and all our employees are protected by Workers Comp Insurance. We take protecting our clients interests seriously.

As a realtor, I know how important it is for a home to show at its very best when it is presented for sale. The proper staging of a home is most important and can result in a successful and faster sale. I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Michelle Minch of Moving Mountains Design in preparing and staging homes that I have had listed for sale.  Michelle's creative ideas to work with each space of the interior and exterior of the home are combined with unique decorative accents and lush fabrics that lend to the enhancement of the home's features without detracting from them. The results are amazing.

Working with Michelle is a stress free and enjoyable experience. I highly recommend her as being outstandingly creative in her field.

Mary Fox, Realtor, Prudential John Aaroe, San Marino, CA

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When I first met Michelle, she was very professional and listened very carefully to my requests and needs as well as our budget constraints. Michelle & her team attended to all the details to a level that exceeded all my expectations. Additionally, she has impeccable taste and her staging, indeed, added tremendous value to my listing.

Beatrice Wong, Li & Associates

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Through the process of building our home I recieived design recommendations from numerous individuals, including Architects and Interior Designers. Your skills, talents and insights were exceptional compared to all the others Kerri and I met. We truly appreciate your contributuions to our home.

Dr. David & Mrs. Kerry Goldberg, Carmel, CA

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We were honored to be able to market for sale the Carmel home of Helen K. and James E.The design and extensive remodel was accomplished to perfection by the very talented Michelle Minch. Our opening of the home to realtors was welcomed with rave reviews and was the talk of the town. So impressed were the buyers of the home, that they purchased the home fully furnished, to include area rugs, bedding ensembles and some art work, all of which so beautifully worked together to create a very special place.

Ben & Carole Heinrich, The Heinrich Team, Carmel, CA

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Dear Michelle:

I absolutely would like to be quoted in your website.  Pinney Construction has had an excellent working relationship with you and your network of talented suppliers and consultants.  I was most impressed with our ability to translate your ideas and designs into completed work with a minimum of detail and translation time.  I appreciated your ability to communicate easily with the trades and to have your vision made manifest for the client with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of client satisfaction.  You are easy to work with both on the site and long distance to get the job done, and you adapted your ideas easily to site conditions to make our job easier, while still maintaining your design integrity.

Frank Pinney, Pinney Construction, Big Sur, CA