Working for Moore: Consults for a Cause

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Home Stager with Owner, The Refreshed Home White Plains NY

You know that annoying feeling when you can't find that piece of paper on your desk, or that favorite pair of jeans you want to  wear?

What about if you couldn't find your desk...your closet...your home, your family pet or most cruelly, a loved one?

Devastation is the word we've all been hearing, but it pales with the images the rest of us woke up to this morning...I cannot wrap my brain around what these residents are going to be facing in the weeks and months to come: the loss, the trauma, the sheer scale of rebuilding their lives.

A few years ago fellow Stager and AR-er Janet Jones shared a post, and her way of paying it forward.  Will Work for Food raised both awareness and funds for a cause near to her heart, the Maui Food Bank. and planted in my mind a really solid way to help from a distance.

The Red Cross is clear, they need money. Money for food, shelter and medicine, money for rescue and recovery efforts. To help support these efforts, The Refreshed Home announces Working for Moore: Consults for a Cause, here's how it works

  • Call now, mention this post, and book up to two hours of Interior Decorating or Home Staging interactive consulting through May 31st. 
  • At the end of our time, you write  a check to the American Red Cross for the rate of $95.00/hour, and I mail it in a pre-addressed envelope

Consults can be for buyers as well as sellers, remote, or for shopping services and in-home/on-site in Westchester and lower Fairfield county.  Vendors and agents can give my time as a thank you or a closing gift, also suitable for housewarming, birthday, anniversary, graduation...or just because.

In times of tragedy, we all do what we can do. Do good, get good, call now 914.607.2895. 

Working for Moore: Consults for a Cause

 

 

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Our spaces affect us profoundly...and so many other parts in our life fall into place when our spaces and possessions serve us in the best way they can. But getting there is much more than a pursuit of pleasing aesthetics.

 

Decorating and Staging are different, but much of the skill sets overlap, and each creates unique solutions that considers the needs, goals, resources, expectations, hopes and dreams of each client.

Bettering Westchester, Putnam and lower Fairfield counties since 1981, The Refreshed Home works collaboratively, and brings a thoughtful approach to the creative process. Proud to make a difference, as well as make a living. Offering specialty services such as remote and buyer consults, listing photo/video styling, guided and accompanied shopping, and accessory rental. We get in, get out, and you get on with your life.  Talk to me TODAY about how we can better your space!

  

                    

 

Marie Graham ASP, IAHSP, IDS Your Stager With A Mission!

QUESTIONS? Don't hesitate!! 914.607.2895 

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Comments (16)

Julia Maher
Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT
Connecticut Home Stager

Wow, Marie - You are too much!  God Bless you!  I hope everyone takes you up on this offer!

May 21, 2013 08:26 AM
Kathy Sheehan
Bay Equity, LLC 770-634-4021 - Atlanta, GA
Senior Loan Officer

Marie, what a beautiful gesture to pay it forward.  I went to college in Oklahoma and still have many friends throughout the state.  This has just broken my heart.  Suggested!

May 21, 2013 10:32 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Marie- I had to suggest this.  We all want to help but just writing a check, while needed, makes you feel like you want to do more.  Please write a follow up post on this. 

May 21, 2013 10:47 AM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!
Marie, what a great thought. My heart goes out to those folks dealing with this devastation. It does keep everything in perspective.
May 21, 2013 12:04 PM
Marie Graham
Owner, The Refreshed Home White Plains NY - White Plains, NY
Westchester County Interior Decorator, Home Stager

Julia-already got my first project completed!

Kathy-sending good thoughts to your friends.

Kathy-thank you for your support!

Hey Belinda-yes, just think of all the really stupid stuff we let bother us.

May 21, 2013 08:14 PM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Marie ~ What a wonderful idea you've come up with to help those in OK who face such devastating loss.

May 22, 2013 08:54 AM
Patty Da Silva, Davie, Southwest Ranches Cooper City, Plantation, Weston, REALTOR
BROKER of Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Davie, FL
Top Listing Broker

Marie,

So many lost so much... it truly is very sad in every level. We are a generous country, everyone comes together to help our fellow citizens.

May 23, 2013 08:40 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

May 25, 2013 12:28 PM
Bob Miller
Keller Williams Cornerstone Realty - Ocala, FL
The Ocala Dream Team

Hi Marie, great post putting all our trivial issues into perspective!

May 25, 2013 11:43 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Marie,

I came over from Kathy's post this morning and loved the post. How generous of you to make the time and commitment to help those in dire need!

May 26, 2013 12:21 AM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Hi Marie, great post and great idea.  You always seem to find a creative way to give back.  Thank you for that!

May 26, 2013 05:34 AM
Jane Chaulklin-Schott
TEAMCONNECT REALTY - (407) 394-9766 - Orlando, FL
TeamConnect Luxury Homes - Orlando, Florida, 32836
How thoughtful of you, Marie. A stone thrown in a body of water tends to skip across the water and ripple.
May 26, 2013 08:34 AM
Fernando Herboso - Broker for Maxus Realty Group
Maxus Realty Group - Broker 301-246-0001 - Gaithersburg, MD
301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

Marie, this is a great message you're bringing us. .I will be donating blood this week.. you've inspired me

May 26, 2013 10:21 PM
Marie Graham
Owner, The Refreshed Home White Plains NY - White Plains, NY
Westchester County Interior Decorator, Home Stager

Thanks everyone! I still put it back to Janet Jones who planted the seed in my brain...we all can do something, I think key is being open to inspiration.

May 27, 2013 06:33 AM
Nick T Pappas
Assoc. Broker/Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, @HomesBirmingham & Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Hun... - Huntsville, AL
Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource
Marie, that's the young lady I have come to know...you are such a giver...kudos to you.
Jun 01, 2013 12:26 PM

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