From a Pile of Coal Comes a Diamond

Just a quick post today.  Sometimes when I'm getting reading in the morning I have thoughts about improving my business or other people's businesses (including the business of selling a home, for instance).  I tell homeowners and realtors about the staging process and why it works...but some people listen and some don't.  Happy are those who listen to me because their homes move!

So I try to come up with ways to explain why you need your home to look great if you want to sell it. I try to come up with analogies and stories so that people get the concept. Pictures help a great deal...so here's my picture analogy of why you should make your home look the best it can and how a qualified home stager can help your home look its best.

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Can turn into...

It takes work, but your house can be a Diamond! Which of these two pictures represents your house? Make sure it's in "Diamond" condition - then your days on market will be short!

Call me if you need any help getting your home ready for the Spring selling season! 631 793-1315

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A Great Giveaway: A Handpainted Paint Color Fan Deck

Many of you read both of my blogs, but for those of you who do not read my design and decorative paint blog,  Studio of Decorative Arts Blog, you may want to head over there and enter the Special Giveaway that I am doing this week - a Handpainted Fan Deck of beautiful custom colors by designer and color consultant, Michelle Winick. You will find complete details about how to enter this giveaway HERE.

This beautiful fan deck, created by Michelle for the Muralo Paint Company, will allow you to see the actual paint colors (and just a picture of the colors, as in most other fan decks). This is a huge advantage because most people who choose paint colors via a small postage stamp sized chip (usually picked out under the harsh glare of fluorescent lights), are usually surprised by the color they actually get on the wall.  The colors are also extremely usable and beautiful - especially great when you are selling your home.  You won't be disappointed by these colors - neither will your buyers!

So, head over to my other blog and enter this contest! I will be choosing the winner on February 18th, 2012.

Good luck!