design to sell: Home Staging for the Non-Seller - 10/29/10 10:20 AM
 
 
 Maureen Reddy, owner of DaVinci Designer Gallery, adds another timely service to her design repertoire…”Staging for the Non-Seller”.
 
In a real estate market where homeowners are hanging on to their property rather than selling,  but are in dire need of a redo, Reddy provides quick affordable makeovers that have owners falling in love with their homes again.
 
Reddy reflects, “I’ve transformed hundreds of homes in my 15 years of home staging. When I had completed the staging process, sellers would gush over the transformation and wish I had staged the house while they were living there. After … (0 comments)

design to sell: Does Virtual Staging get you a Second Date? - 09/22/10 10:17 AM
As a home stager for over 15 years, I have seen the industry grow. I have witnessed the hefty return on investment that staging brings to a homeowner and the transformations that ultimately sell the property. I understand the psychology of environment and the effects that it has on a potential buyer. Walking into a staged home creates the desire to buy… staging homes sell.
 
Virtual home staging is the latest  trend and has certain advantages. By using computer technology to place furniture and accessories into listing photos that will be posted online definitely curbs the staging budget in these … (2 comments)

design to sell: Home Staging Video-DaVinci Designer Gallery's is Informative and Inspirational - 04/06/10 01:59 AM
Realtors, do your homeowners need to upgrade their property but aren't comfortable with staging yet? Show them a video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba9OgxE8cpM
DaVinci Designer Gallery has created a susinct video that explains home staging background, presents before and after photos, and provides statistics. Visit my video with your clients, educate them on staging services and have them see the advantages of staging with their own eyes.
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design to sell: Boston Home Staging- Instant Gratification - 10/18/09 11:45 AM
“As owner of DaVinci Designer Gallery, I have been successfully staging homes for over a decade, in the best of times….and, yes, the worst of times. I want to give you, the sellers, a glimmer of hope and a bit of advice in these “worst of times”. My staging project last week found me in Peabody at a quaint property with an aqua blue bathroom (shower, sink, and tub), cut up floor plan, steep stairway, and dysfunctional rooms. After assessing the upgrades, formulating a plan, and scheduling the trades, we set off to work. Several rooms were painted, a pass-through bedroom … (1 comments)

design to sell: Boston Home Staging- Instant Gratification - 10/18/09 11:43 AM
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design to sell: Press Release: Boston Globe Magazine Quotes DaVinci Designer Gallery and Posts YouTube Video on Home Staging Necessity - 09/22/09 03:27 AM
Maureen Reddy, owner of DaVinci Designer Gallery, is fervent about getting the message of “home staging importance” out to realtors and sellers.
 
Read the latest press release from on Home Staging Firm DaVinci Designer Gallery
http://www.prfree.com/index.php?cur=index&action=preview&id=107504
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design to sell: Boston Home Stager cited in Real Estate Trade Magazine- DaVinci Designer Gallery - 07/07/09 03:08 AM
Maureen Reddy of DaVinci Designer was interviewed by  journalist, Camila McLaughlin, and quoted in her recent article”Setting the Stage”. The article appeared in the July /August issue of Bay State Realtor,  the official publication for the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.The article investigates the importance of home staging  from both the Realtor and the stager’s points of view.  Positive statistics are mentioned in the article along with staging relating to photographs, video, on-line selling, and marketing property.Staging is an intregal part of the real estate industry and it is a service that is here to stay, “ Buyers today expect a property … (0 comments)

design to sell: ( Boston) NECN-Dream Home interviews Home Stager Maureen Reddy - 04/13/09 02:00 PM
(NECN) New England Cable News interviews home stagers on their show New England Dream House.
On April 12, stagers Maureen Reddy from DaVinci Designer Gallery and Paul Santo from Boston Staging and Design were featured on the cable news show, New England Dream Home. The importance and neccessity of home staging was discussed.....check it out at...
www.necn.com/category/40/32482
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design to sell: Home Staging Sanity - 03/22/09 01:25 PM
Albert Einstein once said “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”.This interesting quote rang true last week when I was introduced to several sellers who have had their homes on the market for well over a year. Each homeowner had gone through at least 2-3 real estate agents and were convinced that the failure of selling their home was due to the incompetency of the last agent. The newly enlisted agents called me for my advice because these properties were showing horribly and the homeowners resisted the idea of staging and … (0 comments)

design to sell: Home Staging Article:The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS (by DaVinci Designer Gallery) - 03/06/09 06:00 AM
© 2008 Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy Site Map Contact Us … (1 comments)

design to sell: "Home Staging Statistics prove this service is a basic and necessary selling tool for the real estate industry" says Maureen Reddy owner of DaVinci Designer Gallery, Boston, MA - 03/01/09 08:38 AM
Interior designer/stager, Maureen Reddy contends that positive statistics support basic selling principles: A home is simply a product for sale and must be packaged in the most appealing way possible to entice the consumer and make the sale. The formula of visual marketing and home staging are the same. Create a desire that translates into a sale. If a buyer feels wealthy, sophisticated, intelligent, happy, and (or) healthy in an environment, they are more likely to make an immediate offer. Professional home stagers are able to evoke these feelings and create these desires through color, lighting, arrangement, and design. Today’s seller … (1 comments)

design to sell: PRESS RELEASE : Home Staging - 05/21/08 02:25 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
         Contact: Maureen Reddy
Tel.: 617-539-0241
Cell Phone: 617-319-2837
Email: davinci29@verizon.net

Home Staging: Original oil paintings “Set the Stage” in Boston’s Real Estate Market HOME STAGER HANGS HER OWN ART TO CREATE A DESIRED ENVIRONMENT, ENTICE POTENTIAL BUYERS, AND MAKE THE SALE.

Boston, MA- May 21, 2008- In today’s slumped market, where single-family home and condominium sales are down 28.3 percent and 35.6 percent respectively from last year, sellers are looking for any angle to set their property apart from the competition, to wow the buyer, and to close the deal. On the flip side, buyers … (2 comments)