staging.

Spring market is upon us, and many new homes are coming on the market. While attending several of the Realtor tours, I have seen a pattern of staging. Staging is when the seller cleans out the home, and in most cases has a company bring in furniture and decor to set the home up like a model home. Sometimes the stager or designer will simply move the current furniture around and have the owners take most of the clutter out. In cases of vacant homes, the entire homes is usually furnished with rental items from the staging company.

I think staging is a great idea!  It depersonalizes the home so potential buyers can envision themselves living there. If there are nick nacks and personal photos all over, the potential buyers have difficulty seeing their furniture and possessions through all of the current owners decor.

If you list your home and feel that it is not show ready, staging is the best way to go. A lot of the time people do not want to take the time to move all of their furniture out, and spend money to store it - so here are a couple of tips to get your home ready to show for Spring!

1. Paint walls neutral colors
2. Remove all personalzie family pictures
3. Clear off all tables and desks
4. Put any items you are not using, away- look where the focal point it. Where do your eyes go when you walk in the room? Be sure that space is clear and crsip.
5. Get rid of clutter!!!!!!!!

Below are some before and after pictures of a vacant home my team recently had staged!

Living Room Before

Living Room Before

Living Room After

Den Before

Den After

Master Before

Master After

Master After

celeb sales.

Kelsey (and Camille) Grammer
Bridgehampton, NY
$9,995,000
8,000 square feet, 7 bedrooms, 7.5 bathrooms

 

Architectural Digest. Amazing.

Vidal Sassoon and Wife, Ronnie, Reinvigorate an Iconic Richard Neutra House in the Hills of Bel Air

Click Here to see Architectural Digest Article

celeb sales.

Kelsey and Camille Grammer
Avon, CO
$7,900,000
8,230 square feet 6 bedrooms, 7.5 bathrooms

celeb sales.

Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart
Los Angeles, CA
$1,450,000
2,265 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms

 

celeb sales.

Tommy and Thalía Mottola
Palm Beach, FL
$8,250,000
8,062 square feet, 6 full and 2 half bathrooms

Click Here for Full Listing Details from Corcoran Real Estate

Word on the Street

DOWNTOWN EDITION - Neighborhood Launch

Word on the Street will be a new segment on my blog that I will try to do at least once a week. This will spotlight a new community or area that in my opinion, would be a great place to live. Being in the business of Real Estate I hear of new complexes and new up and coming neighborhoods all of the time. I love to share this information with my buyers, but I think it is only fair I share it with as many people as possible. Everyone loves to know what is going on around them. Knowledge is power. So....here we go!

My Team Mate, Katie Davis brought this development to my attention yesterday, so I came home and did research and I fell in love! Neighborhood Launch is a new condominium development downtown that incorporates  urban, chic townhouse living, with a tree lined neighborhood feel. Beginning at 4th and Gay and extending nine city blocks, this collection of homes was designed to fit perfectly with the downtown landscape. Trees, parks, water fountains iron fences are just a few of the amenities that create a neighborhood life smack in the middle of downtown.

The reason I find this community so appealing is its unique view of downtown living. The buyer does not have to choose between living the downtown life, and having a neighborhood- they get the best of both worlds. With the different floorplan options and style choices, it is not surprising that many units in this Edward's Community have sold. I love that the buyer can select their own finishes, going with a traditional or contemporary feel. There is an option and a floorplan to fit everyone's needs.

Below is the website for more information and floorplans. If you have any interest, please call me at 614.570.0728, and I will gladly show you the units.

http://www.neighborhoodlaunch.com/

Below are some pictures of the community. Enjoy.

V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.

Florida was amazing. We had such a wonderful time with fabulous weather. If you ever visit Marco Island you MUST.....

1. Eat at the Snook Inn
2. Get a drink at CJ's on the Bay in the Esplanade
3. Get a fun cocktail at Quinn's on the beach

Here are some photos from our vacation.

property crush.

MARCO ISLAND EDITION!

Thank GOD that Momo (my grandmother) had a very successful surgery yesterday. The Doctor said it was the best he had ever done on that procedure. We are all so thankful. Since she is doing well, my sister and I are sticking with our plan to head down to Florida today. We are in hopes that my grandparents will be able to make it down in April once she has recovered fully.

In honor or our families favorite place to vacation, here is a Marco Island, Florida edition of property crush. For more information on any of these properties, visit http://www.sothebysrealty.com/, and search Marco Island.