Katrina Cantrell

About Us:

Meet Katrina Cantrell
Katrina Cantrell is the owner of Capitol Staging LLC and is a trained Accredited Staging Professional (ASP) in the Washington Metropolitan area. She is a member of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals (IAHSP) and affiliated with the Northern Virginia chapter of the IAHSP organization. Her creative ideas have transformed the ordinary to extraordinary!


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Education and Experience

Katrina's background includes international experience in the home furnishings industry as well as government service. She has a master's of public administration from Old Dominion University and graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College where she studied political science, art and economics. In 1994 she opened and managed the first satellite store of Green Front Furniture in Northern Virginia.

Recently Katrina returned to Washington, D.C. after residing in Northern Italy. While in Italy, Katrina owned and operated a European antique furniture business. She served as a consultant to Belgian antique dealers regarding business strategies and designed marketing materials for the American marketplace. Her interior design style is a reflection of her love of travel, photography and art.

Statistics

2008 Statistics as of 8/12/08

The average number of days on the market for
Capitol Staging LLC staged and sold homes is 12.5 days.

1 home receieved 4 contracts

1 home received 3 contracts

6 homes received 2 contracts

Before and After Pictures of a Formal Living Room

Testimonials

At the listing presentation, my client's property looked like most of the other forty-seven (47) active 1-car garage townhouses in Ashburn. We needed to price right and show extremely well in order to have a buyer select our property over the others for their next home. Once I saw the transformation that Capitol Staging made on the 11 year old townhouse, I felt that we could be a bit more aggressive on the price. We listed the home for $20,000 over the average price of similar properties, and we went under contract within 10 days for just under that asking price - definitely a result of the staging done by Katrina and her crew. The home is now sold and my seller had more "capitol" than we had first though to put down on her single family home purchase. Thank You, Capitol Staging!

Ed Duggan, Associate Broker
NVAR Top Producer
Samson Realty

Katrina and her co-worker came in and quickly and efficiently went to work organizing and blending her staging materials with my own furnishings. The end result was fantastic. We got an offers on our house as soon as it went on the market. Her skills and cheerful attitude are a great resource for anyone who needs to sell their home.

Kathy Hughes
Annandale, Virginia
July 2008

I'm afraid we somewhat skewed your average of 8.5 days from staging or date of entry into the market to sales/contract date, having sold it in 3 days (on the market Friday afternoon - sold Monday afternoon).

Jack Strasser
Fairfax, Virginia
July 2008

We were offered the opportunity to have our house staged as part of the sales strategy. Houses in our neighborhood had been on the market for as long as 9 months and we were looking for an edge. Our house had been built 20 years ago and was in need of updating to make it competitive in today's market. Katrina selected a new color scheme for the house and decorated/staged the house. After being on the market for only 15 days, we had a ratified contract. We highly recommend Katrina Cantrell to get the "wow" factor when potential buyers enter the house. It really works!

Dale & Janice
Burke, Virginia
May 2008

We wanted to sell our house quickly, in a difficult market. We were very impressed with Katrina's professionalism, and followed her instructions carefully. Our house looked gorgeous when she was done, and it paid off, as we received two offers on our home within one week. We recommend her highly.

Del and Cynthia
Fairfax, Virginia
May 2008

We live in an area particularly affected by the subprime mortgage crisis. Faced with a relocation in conjunction with military orders, we decided to rent our townhome, and hired Katrina to help set it apart from the several others for rent in our neighborhood. We listed it online, and what results! Within days we had serious inquiries from several suitable prospective tenants, and repeatedly received compliments about the decor and organization of our home. (We found the perfect tenant, by the way! Her first comment when she walked in our house: "I've looked at alot of places and they've started to look the same. This home is like a breath of fresh air.") Thanks Katrina!

Nayda Mannle
Alexandria, Virginia
May 2008

"Our house had a contract on it in five days in this down market, and there is no doubt in my mind that Katrina's vision for our home deserves a lot of the thanks. She helped us decide what to keep and what to store on her initial visit, and brought in all the right touches to make the house look beautiful for pictures and showings afterwards, without making it unlivable for us and our two young children. I would recommend Katrina and Capitol Staging's services to anyone looking to sell their home."

Heather Westphal
Alexandria, Virginia
April 2008