Santa Monica, CA

Cirque du Soleil is back in Santa Monica with Kooza, a story about a melancholy loner trying to find his place in the world.



Kooza showcases an array of emotions in the original Cirque du Soleil acrobatic and clowning style.

The tent is set up on Santa Monica Beach which is a wonderful venue and it runs until December 20th.  Plenty of time to go before the holiday rush gets in the way.

Visit the Kooza website for more details. 

We recently Staged an adorable vacant townhome in Santa Monica. It had been listed for awhile with no offers, so we were brought in to help buyers see the potential.

The townhome had been painted and remodeled, so we had a great canvas to work with! Unfortunately the awkward layout of the living room, a not-so-neutral paint color, and a seemingly unusable loft space above the guest bedroom made it difficult for buyers to fall in love with the home.

BEFORE STAGING

CLICK HERE to see how Stage to Sell transformed this Santa Monica townhome from drab to fab!

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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 Home Stager, 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.

NEW! GARDEN SHARING REGISTRY

Not able to devote as much time to your garden as you'd like? Interested in having a vegetable garden but don't have the expertise to grow one? As a Santa Monica home or property owner, you can list your space with the City's new Garden Sharing Registry.

Once registered, you'll be able to choose from a list of avid gardeners in need of space to grow. Together you and your gardener will structure a sustainable partnership that makes sense to both of you, including schedule, type of gardening project, how the cost of seeds, supplies, etc. will be handled, if and where gardening supplies can be stored on the property, and the length of the commitment.

The home/property owners provide the land and the water and the gardeners do the work. Together, you share the crop! The bounty of benefits could include home-grown vegetables, fresh herbs, fragrant flowers, and a deeper connection with your community.

GET STARTED TODAY!

Complete one of the following forms:

Home/Property Owner Registry Listing Application >

Prospective Gardener Registry Listing Application >

Los Angeles has a dearth of places to walk at night, or for that matter during the day.

As I mentioned in my Santa Monica area post, Third Street Promenade is one of the few destination streets.

Went there tonight.

The temperature was probably in the high 60s and remember this is right next to the ocean, so it was quite pleasant. I took pictures when we got there at around 5:00 p.m. but it was really pretty when it got dark with all the trees lit up. I couldn't keep my camera still enough for those photos to come out.

There is entertainment up and down the street. Amazing how much undiscovered talent there is out there.

Tonight we discovered a really unique French restaurant - Monsieur Marcel. It is situated in the middle of the Promenade and the seating is all outside.

The food is fabulous. We had French Onion Soup and Bouillabaisse and it was probably the best we have had. Prices are moderate and you can sit and watch people walking by either side. You get the feeling of sitting on a Paris Boulevard. And there's nothing wrong with that.......

Happy Saturday everyone! I had the opportunity to host an open house at my new listing in Pacific Palisades. The weather was awesome! Warm, clear, sunny and breezy. If the open house wasn't so busy, I'm sure I would have enjoyed relaxing in the front yard...which felt like a park.

Today's blog post is part 2 of the Child friendly bathroom renovations. Enjoy! If you missed part 1, click this link to view: Child Friendly bathoom renovations part 1