moving mountains design: A Home Staging Consultation Can Save You Money!
- 06/04/08 11:42 AM
My client got a 1000% return on her investment of a paid home staging consultation!
A few days ago, my assistant Terri and I went to do a home staging consultation on a nice two story home in Sunland, CA. I talk and Terri takes notes and measurements. The homeowner showed us around the main floor, and we discussed the necessary repairs and improvements she and her husband were planning to do.
We went upstairs, and as she was showing us around, I suggested that she might want to freshen the … (20 comments)
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moving mountains design: $5.78 Million "Fixer" Sells in 10 Days After Staging by Moving Mountains Design
- 12/07/07 01:44 PM
Moving Mountains Design was recently hired to stage a $5.78 million home in San Marino, CA. The home, built in 1926, was design by Roland E. Coate, a noted California architect. This Spanish Colonial home had not been on the market since the early 1950's. It did not appear that any upgrades had been undertaken during that time. Showing buyers the true potential of this home was not easy, but we were up to the task.
The seller accepted one of multiple offers 10 days after the home was staged. Escrow is set to close next week.
Escrow has closed, and … (45 comments)
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moving mountains design: Rugs Make All the Difference
- 11/09/07 08:33 PM
We staged a very nice Mediterranean style home yesterday in Arcadia, CA. It looked great when we were finished, but something was missing. Rugs! The Persian rugs weren't part of my original contract, but the homeowner, Realtor and I all agreed that they were really necessary. Yes, the home had large expanses of beautiful Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors. But in this case, the hardwood floors were too much of a good thing and needed to be subdued a bit. I am truly a Persian rug junkie, and I use them wherever I am able, but I am still always amazed at the warmth … (64 comments)
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moving mountains design: Staging Can Help Protect Your Nut(s)!
- 11/03/07 07:55 AM
Yes, you heard it here first, folks. Staging can help protect your nut(s).
We are, of course, talking about nut(s) as defined by Roget's New Millennium Theasaurus: a noun; a "posssession" and synonomous with "bankroll, capital, equity, estate, funds, goods, holdings, nest egg, reserve(s), resources, riches, stock, stake, valuables & wealth". Based upon that definition, we can also consider our home as all or part of our "nut(s)".
For many of us, our home is our most valuable asset and represents the largest chunk of our nut(s).
The Real Estate market is flooded right … (44 comments)
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moving mountains design: Staging Helps Sell Homes in Pasadena, CA
- 10/14/07 04:11 PM
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
Dining Room Before
Craftsman Dining Room After Staging by Moving Mountains Design. With a fresh new paint color and now clutter-free, all the beautiful original Craftsman details, like the built-in cabinets really stand out.
OK, here is the Master Bedroom before:
Sorry, I couldn't get into the bedroom to get a better angle. Somewhere in there is the bed that the homeowners were sleeping in!
And here is the Master Bedroom after staging:
This 1920's California Craftsman home located in Pasadena, CA sold in two weeks for the full asking price last month. Clearly, staging gave it an … (46 comments)
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moving mountains design: My First Real Estate Show!
- 09/23/07 05:06 AM
Here is my first attempt at creating a Real Estate Show. I created it using photos from a project I staged (The Big House) in June/July 2007. Please let me know what you think.
Also, here are three links to blogs I wrote about this project for additional information:
The Homeowner Raised the Listing Price $200,000 AFTER STAGING!!! (Members Only)
The Homeowner Only Got $80,000 More AFTER STAGING!
Before & After Pics of "The Big House"
Moving Mountains Design is a full service Home Staging and Interior Design company, located in Pasadena, California. We specialize in high end vacant homes in Los Angeles, the San … (35 comments)
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moving mountains design: The Homeowner Only Got $80,000 More AFTER STAGING!
- 07/15/07 02:19 PM
In a recent blog The Homeowner Raised the Listing Price $200,000 AFTER STAGING!!! I wrote that the homeowner was so excited after we staged his home that he raised the listing price by $200,000.00 from $2.78 million to $2.98 million. Well, the home has sold already and escrow has closed! The homeowner did not get the original $200,000.00 bump he had hoped for after staging, but he did get an additional $80,000.00 he would not have gotten if he hadn't staged the house. We staged the home on June 15, 16, & 17. The one and only open house (Realtors Caravan) was held … (40 comments)
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moving mountains design: Hotel Allows Guests to Smash Rooms
- 07/04/07 06:27 AM
While perusing the internet this morning I came upon this article on AOL: Spanish Hotel Lets Guests Smash Rooms. Apparently a hotel chain in Spain selected 30 people (with the help of psychologists) who were stressed out, outfitted them with protective gear, and allowed them to take a sledge hammer to the rooms in a hotel, and all the furnishings, that was about to undergo renovation.
While this may have been fun for the selected guests, and the hotel chain garnered international attention, my first thought was - couldn't someone have used this furniture, bedding and accessories?
Did it all have to be destroyed?
Couldn't … (15 comments)
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moving mountains design: Before & After Pics of "The Big House"
- 06/22/07 04:53 AM
I recently blogged about my experiences staging a 7,800 sq. ft. home in Arcadia, CA, The Homeowner Raised the Listing Price $200,000 AFTER STAGING!!! . This was a beautiful house - I was very lucky to have such a great canvas to work with. Here are some Before and After photos:
Living Room Before and After (above)
Office Before and After (above)
Loft Sitting Area Before and After (above) (A vertical picture would have been better, but this … (51 comments)
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moving mountains design: Window Treatments - Will I or Won't I?
- 06/03/07 11:08 AM
The drapery and iron rod in this photo are from Restoration Hardware.
I am often asked if I "do window treatments" for staging. I usually say no, because I don't have drapery in my staging inventory, and since windows don't come in standard sizes and shapes, it doesn't make economic sense to stock them as a rental item. Additionally, when window treatments are attached to the wall, at least in California, they become a part of the house and are expected to come with the house when it is sold.
I am happy to provide window treatments if the client is willing/interested … (28 comments)
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moving mountains design: When Home Sellers get in the way of the selling process...
- 05/29/07 07:52 AM
Sometimes, home sellers don't act in their own best interest. There are a variety of examples of this, but probably the most harmful is not listening to the professionals they have contracted with to sell their home because they think they know better. I just returned from looking at a potential vacant home staging project. The sellers, a husband and wife, had lived in the home for many years, before purchasing another home and renting this one out for the past 2 years. They spent the last 4 months remodeling the house before putting it on the market, and I have to say, they did a … (13 comments)
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moving mountains design: What I have learned from my Happy Little Peach Tree.
- 05/27/07 06:44 AM
I am blessed to be able to live and work in Pasadena, CA, home to the Rose Parade, The Tournament of Roses Rose Bowl, the Norton Simon Museum and 2 of the world's greatest flea markets, the Rose Bowl Flea Market (every second Sunday of the month) and Pasadena City College Flea Market (the first Sunday of every month). Pasadena is also a veritable Garden of Eden. Everything grows here, and grows well. Too well if you are not careful.
Four years ago I planted a peach tree in my yard. Yes, even peaches grow here (the low chill varieties). My peach … (7 comments)
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