Novato, CA

This past weekend we Staged 2 Beautiful Condo's. Located in San Anselmo, CA. Newly constructed with lots of extra features. Here are some before and after photos of Condo #1. We really enjoyed Staging them.

Living Room

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After

Living Room and Deck

Deck

Dining Room

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After

Kitchen

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After

Master Bedroom

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After

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Master Bath

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After

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This month, Novato's absorption rate fell to an unbelievable 3.04 months. That is low. Absorption rates, along with days on market averages, provide a telling insight into the overall state of the market. As I have noted before, value properties can be found in virtually ALL price ranges in Novato. Pricing in most neighborhoods is back to what it was in 2002-2003. Note that available inventory in the entry level price ranges is way down and the percentages of homes in escrow is rising fast. For example, 72% of homes in Novato priced under $500K are in escrow (up from 63% in May 2009); 48% of homes between $500K and $600K; 52% of homes priced between $600K and $750K; 22% of homes between $750K and $1 million; and 22% of homes priced between $1 million and $1.5 million. These are some strong numbers! If you would like to see just how strong, compare any price range in Novato against homes in other Marin County, CA towns and cities.

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This is the same house we Staged that needed a dining room. It was built in the 70's and we knew it could use some updating. Paint was a big part of this transformation and it didn't stop in the living/dining room.

The kitchen needed some updating as well. It had the old dark brown wood cupboards and it made the room look very dark. So we brought in our Resource Binder and our client went through it to get some help. She chose one of the painters from our RB to come in and paint the inside and outside of cupboards and he gave her a fantasic price. New hardware was put on the drawers and doors of the cupboards. The ceiling light plates were replaced as well as the cutting board and the knobs on the stove. A new dishwasher was found on Craiglist and the Kitchen update was complete.

Only one thing more that would make a big difference...the doors in the hallway. They were the same dark brown wood. A quick change to new 6 panels and new hardware and they hardly looked the same.

So here is the results:

Kitchen Before

Kitchen After

Hallway Before

Hallway After

Our mission at Stage With Divine Style is to showcase your home so it will SHINE AND SELL! You never get a second chance to make a great first impression! Call us toll free at 877.267.4649 for a free estimate of our services. We work with every budget and we can do as little or as much as you like.

We Staged a beautiful home on the Golf Course. It was an occupied home and when we went in to preview it there was no place to set down and eat. There was a low eating bar in the kitchen with no stools, very small. Since there was no kitchen eating area to put a table and chairs and no formal dining room in the home we let the client know we would like to create one.

She said we have this area in the living room that we can show as a place to eat. (See the before living room/dining area below) We expained with a 3 bedroom home that the potential buyers for this home would probably be a family of 3 or 4. She said we are a family of 5 and don't use a table and chairs. We explained that it was fine for living but we would like to create a diffentent look for selling. She agreed after we let her know she would probably get a better return on her investment by creating another room.

She had a chandelier put into the living room and we brought in a dining table and chairs and some end tables and a coffee table and slip covered a sofa and chair from her family room. We added Artwork, plants and accessories. She took our recommendation for a paint color and had the room painted. So now the home had a living room and a dining room and no question in anyone's mind "Where Do We Eat".

The house sold in 21 days for full price offer and that was a 100k more than the bigger un-staged home down the street that was also on the Golf Course.

Here is what we did:

LIVING ROOM BEFORE

LIVING ROOM AFTER

LIVING ROOM/DINING ROOM BEFORE

LIVING ROOM/DINING ROOM AFTER

Our mission at STAGE WITH DIVINE STYLE is to showcase your home so it will SHINE AND SELL! You never get a second chance to make a great first impression! Call us at 877.267.4649 for a free estimate of our services. We work with every budget and we can do as little or as much as you would like.