Great testimonial from a formerly skeptical, now converted Staging client!

I got a call a couple of weeks ago from a homeowner who had been referred to me by his Realtor. She had told him he should consider having a Home Staging Consultation by a professional and sent him my way. It took a week or so for our schedules to work out but I finally went on Friday to do the consultation and boy, am I glad I did!

The husband I had spoken with wasn't at home, so I met with the wife who was multitasking between taking care of her toddler, trying to work and listening to my suggestions. Though the family had some nice furniture and art, there were many things working against them in terms of buyer appeal. So I spent my time figuring out what that they could do using mainly what they already had in the home to make the home more appealing to buyers. Also, being a mom of 2 young kids myself, I took into account the reality of living with a child in the suggestions I made. I could tell the homeowner was impressed and excited to get started on my recommendations, but I wasn't prepared for the amazing testimonial she sent me the next day:

"Although I was reluctant at first to consent to hiring a stager to sell our property, I am so glad that I did. I think of myself as having a good design sense and, having lived in our home for five years, I didn't think anyone could come in and know better than I would what pieces of furniture/art etc. would work best in which rooms. Yet, Annie blew me away with her suggestions. The best part was that she really worked with what we already have, so there is not a need to buy a lot of things, or anything really. Most of the suggestions were simply a matter of placing things differently in our home and boy has it made a difference. I thought her suggestions might be obvious, but they weren't --- they were subtle changes that make a huge impact. Annie has such a knack for visualizing how the space will work best and communicating those ideas in an articulate and effective manner. She was also so professional and unintrusive as she came into our home and, after I walked her around, she sat with her computer in each room and made a very detailed and thorough list of what we should do with each room. After she was done, she walked through the rooms with me and explained her suggestions very clearly. Immediately afterwards, she emailed me her room-by-room report, and I am so eager to implement her brilliant suggestions. Not only am I glad I hired Annie to stage our house to sell, I want to hire her to advise me when we move to our new home."

Now I didn't even ask for a testimonial from her - she offered it herself and I was so touched by the time she obviously put into it (not just one of those 1-liners I often get). Sometimes it's not the big vacant Staging jobs that give you the most satisfaction. It's those few hours spent one-on-one with a nervous seller, putting her mind at ease and making the daunting seem doable that make this job worthwhile!

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Annie Pinsker-Brown | Stage to Sell
Owner & Principal Designer
310-384-1084
www.stagetosell.biz

"We get you to SOLD so you can get on with your life!"

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Stage to Sell is the premier West Los Angeles Home Staging Company.

Owner & Principal Designer Annie Pinsker-Brown is an ASP (Accredited Staging Professional), a member of IAHSP (International Association of Home Staging Professionals), an affiliate member of the Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors and a member of the Culver City and West LA Chambers of Commerce.

Annie has Staged LA homes for Bravo's hit show "Million Dollar Listing" and TLC's "Property Ladder." She has also been featured in recent articles on Home Staging in Los Angeles Magazine, The New York Times, Costco Connection and Frontiers Magazine.

If you would like to see more of our Home Staging work, visit our website. There is an extensive gallery of before & after photos, as well as a list of our Staged properties currently on the market.