Studio City, CA

We recently acted as Project Managers for an overhaul of an original 50's home in Studio City, CA. And we mean original!! Pink & green bathroom tiles, original appliances, original hardwood floors covered by carpet that was falling apart! Everything was updated from the front curb to the back fence.

The original owner was the late Al Viola, premier jazz guitarist who played with Frank Sinatra for many years. His guitar can be heard on New York, New York, My Way and many, many other Frank Sinatra hits. His mandolin playing is featured on the theme song from The Godfather.

This was truly a labor of love for us. Our clients, the son and daughter-in-law of Al were so wonderful to work for. We recently rehabbed their townhome in Simi Valley, CA too, which is currently for sale (pictures and details to be posted soon) They are moving up to a larger home. http://www.dilbeck.com/v2pages/home_search/residential.cfm?mln=90020529&kind=Residential (Realtor's pictures).

Our team members were awesome to work with; they worked quickly in a tight time frame with quality results.

All of our hard work paid off - the home sold in 4 days for full asking price ($100,000 more than what the Realtor originally was planning on listing if for).

Needless to say, both the owner and the Realtor were thrilled.

Here are a few before and after pictures - more will follow soon! (That's Al in the artwork - we just couldn't leave him out!)

What many people don't know is that Professional Home Stagers also make GREAT Interior Designers....or in this case, Patio Designers. This morning my company did this installation in Studio City, CA for a high priced office complex, but their Valet Patio and Roof Top Deck was far from attractive to fetch new Clients to fill any vacancies.

Valet Patio - Before

Valet Patio - After :

Newly upholstered cushions, new tables, new accessories, the drapes were actually there before but we added the red stripe to pull it all together.

This is certainly a case of "You get what you pay for". There needs to be more than just form and function taken into consideration when purchasing outdoor furniture. The furniture was initially purchased by another "designer" at the lowest cost. The base furniture and sectional items were covered in a simple, white muslin fabric. However the office complex is located just blocks off of a major freeway so DUST and DIRT are huge issues. The white muslin didn't last long. Also was the fact that the simple fabric was not made for constant outdoor useage and direct sunlight. There is no UV protection in inexpensive fabrics, so all of the foam in the cushions on the roof top deck were disintegrating.

This was the roof-top patio when we arrived this morning. Not very welcoming to current and prospective Tenants, is it?

AFTER! - and here's the kicker:

We didn't add ONE piece of furniture to this area. What we DID add was 3 large area rugs to anchor and deffine each space, rearranged the furniture to be more inviting and cohesive, a few accessories and of course all new cushions and upholstery in a bright, fun ALL-WEATHER fabric. (mouse over images to get more information on each)

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Studio City is a neighboring city to Universal City, where Universal Studios are located

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