Edmonds, WA

We just completed our first 2009 occupied staging.

As you can see in the before photos, all of the basic elements were there. Our job was to enhance these spaces with color, lighting, some additional furniture pieces, artwork and accessories.

This home went from "ho-hum" to "warm and inviting". Here are the before and after photos:

Living room before: The basic furniture pieces are all here, but not much else.

Living room after: We rearranged the furniture to better fit the architecture of the room and create a conversation area. We also added a coffee table, side table, artwork, lighting, colorful toss pillows and accessories.

Living room before: Another angle of the living room showing the fireplace.

Living room after.

Master bedroom before.

Master bedroom after: Colorful bedding, coordinating artwork and table lamps create a cozy bedroom.

Dining room before: Off the kitchen, this is the only eating space in this home.

Dining room after: An area rug warms up the space. The black dining set coordinates with the rug's boarder and the black framed windows. By the way, there is a great view of the water out this large window!

Planning to sell your home? Contact us today for a complimentary staging quote.

We specialize in staging vacant and occupied homes.

SISTERS Interior Redesign, Diana Young & Alisa Landreth, 425.776.7890, www.sistersredesign.com

While most homes we stage are vacant, many home sellers are still living in their homes while they are on the market. Here are some staging tips for the occupied home:

• Make sure there is enough light in the room and that it is evenly distributed.
  
• Arrange furniture for spaciousness and to accent the features of the room.
• Feature the focal point: here the focal point is the fireplace.
• Add greenery to bring life to the space and bring the outdoors in.
• Colors don't need to "match" but they should blend well with one another.
• Furniture should be the appropriate size for the room.
• Artwork should enhance the space and be hung at eye level.
• Rooms should feel comfortable, not cluttered with distractions.
• Buyers need to see this home as a place in which they could relax.
• Everything needs to be clean.
• Curtains and blinds need to be opened for natural light.
• Paint should be a warm neutral color.

This photo is of a vacant home we recently staged. All of the above staging tips have been incorporated in this living room. Potential buyers can really see themselves enjoying this home!

Staging provided by SISTERS Interior Redesign, Edmonds, WA.

Give your occupied listing the advantage of professional home staging.

Contact us today for a complimentary staging quote, 425.776.7890, sisters@sistersredesign.com

"Are you two really sisters?"

Sometimes refered to as "the sisters" by clients and friends, Diana Young and Alisa Landreth are the real life sisters of SISTERS Interior Redesign. Only 15 months apart, Diana and Alisa grew up in the Edmonds area with their parents and identical twin sisters, Brenda and Glenda.

The sisters and our parents: Alisa, Diana, Dad, Mom, Glenda & Brenda

During our growing up years, our dad was a sales rep for an electrical manufacturer and our mom was a homemaker and tennis coach. Having four teenaged s in the house for several years was a challenge! Our dad was definately outnumbered by all those women! He did get his "boys" eventually...

Here is the rest of our extended family, many of whom play an active role in our staging business:

Diana, daughter Julia, son Jason, husband Dwight (our accountant extrodinaire); sisters Brenda (our truck driver and staging assistant), husband Dan, son Ben and daughter Emma; Alisa and husband Rick (another one of our truck drivers and staging assistants), son Nick (staging assistant) and son Zach; Mom (staging assistant), Dad (fleet maintance manager: he makes sure our truck gets serviced!), sister Glenda and husband Harold, daughter Amelia and son Wilson.

So...yes, we are really sisters!

SISTERS Interior Redesign specializes in staging vacant and occupied homes throughout King and Snohomish County. Contact us today for a complimentary staging quote. 425.776.7890, sisters@sistersredesign.com

I just read the blog post at Edmonds Undressed about the Unocal pier being torn down.  This was news to me, and after reading the Enterprise article about it, I understand why.

The $2 million project is necessary, said Joy Goldenburg, with Washington State Ferries. The agency is paying for the work as part of early environmental mitigation for future improvements to Edmonds' ferry terminal.
The pier's creosote-treated timber pilings are rotting, and the pier is starting to fall apart.
That poses both environmental and safety hazards.
As work progresses, the pilings are broken down and transported to a landfill in Oregon, said Shawn Devine, a spokesman with WSF.  Full Article

Sort of a bummer to be losing a good dive site, and it won't look the same down there, but it makes sense that they need to pull it down.  As I commented over on the Edmonds Undressed blog, I hope someone takes up the cause of adding in a replacement reef or other underwater structure out there. 

If you know of anyone that is going to do something like that or have a comment on the removal of the Unocal Oil dock in Edmonds, post it and let the world know what you think and please, if you think other people should know about this post, share it on Digg, Stumble and so on!

With the new year comes, for us parents , the shuffle to get the following Fall kindergarten schooling set up for our kids. To help get parents acquainted with the Edmonds kindergarten program, the Edmonds school district is kicking open the doors and letting parents have the opportunity to come in and meet with with teachers and staff on Janarty 10th.

The Edmonds School District is hosting its annual District Information Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday January 10 at Lynnwood High School, 3001 184th St. SW, Lynnwood.

With kindergarten registration across the district opening Monday, it's a chance for families to find out more about registration, meet people from their neighborhood school and learn more about districtwide programs and opportunities.

The fair is not just for kindergarten families. All local residents are welcome.

The event includes many services offered in the district. For instance, visitors will have chance to talk with school board members, ride a school bus, learn about highly capable and vocational programs and meet representatives from local child-care programs. Full Information

If you would like to find out more about the Edmonds School District visit: http://www.edmonds.wednet.edu/

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