On Thursday, February 10th 2011, we will be giving an information-packed 3 hour seminar that will help you get your home or listing sold quickly, for more money.
This unique seminar will teach you how to get your home or listing ready to sell in the quickest and easiest ways possible. You'll learn how to evaluate what needs to be done in order to attract the most buyers and what to avoid doing that will keep buyers away.
You can access the webpage with further information/registration here:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=lcqsn7cab&oeidk=a07e344l72xaa82cd92
Location: 325 Main St in Huntington NY
Time: 6PM-9:PM
Fee: $45 (discounts for multiple registrants from same company)
Call Linda at 631 793-1315 if you have any questions. Hope to see you there.
I recently staged a seller's home that needed quite a bit of work. She needed to repaint her home - but didn't want to spend the money to do it. So I had to create a lot of magic with Mr Clean Magic Eraser and some leftover paint that I found in the garage. The painter that she had hired didn't mark any of the paint cans - and for one room (the den) all the seller had left of the paint that was used was a small jar of sample paint. When the seller told me that her painter had painted only 7 months ago - I couldn't believe how badly the paint held up. Then she told me that she only paid the painter $90 a day. She also had to pick him up from the train station when we was painting and return him there at the end of the day. When I say the paint job was pretty bad - I am being kind. In the den, the seller had tried to do some touch ups with the sample jar that she had. What she didn't know was that paint manufacturers put any sheen of the color in the sample jars - not specifically flat or eggshell...so there were spots on the wall from the jar being a different sheen. I had to search around the house for artwork that would obscure this error. Wound up using some very colorful paintings done by her young daughter that worked out great!. Apparently the painter didn't buy enough paint (or the seller bought just about enough paint to cover the walls - but no leftovers for touchups!).
In the entryway, which had one half round wall - there was a "line" marking where the entry color stopped and where the hall and den color began. The "line" was crooked. Not only that - there were some dents and holes in th entry wall. I asked the seller why the painter never fixed these holes - she didn't know why (and I guess she just never noticed this). I fixed the crooked line and the holes and dabbed in the leftover color (which didn't match 100%) - but it was pretty close and looked a lot better than having holes in the wall. I advised the client tha she should have the entry, the hall and the den repainted - and she told me she would. Somehow - I don't think this happened!
Then, at every turn, the seller would tell me how little she paid for this table, or that chair - or the bed linens - all incredibly low priced. She was so proud of the fact that she was a super bargain hunter. The home is a nearly $2 million dollar home and in a very wealthy area. The sellers are well paid professional people. I began to count myself a very lucky person in that the realtor was able to sell my staging services (1/2 day for $500).
I can understand when a seller doesn't want to spend a fortune when they are selling their homes - but in this case, the situation was a chronic one. Everything done on the cheap "showed" and it was up to me to wave the magic wand over the house to make it look pampered, well-cared for and worth the hefty price tag - when that was clearly not the case.
I was thankful that the sellers didn't have a lot of clutter. If that was added to the mix I'd still be there!
I just wish that home sellers would take better care of their homes (oh - no...that would mean I'd be out of a job - so forget I said that!). What I mean to say is that I wish that sellers would be realistic about the condition of their homes if they haven't really been good caretakers. I know that realtors deal with this all the time in terms of dealing with clients and the pricing of homes. Condition is so important when selling a home. It amazes me that many sellers do not realize this!
Just wanted to vent a little. Now I feel a bit better!
How to Successfully Stage & Sell Your Home. In this exciting free seminar, you will learn about the benefits of home staging from expert stager, designer and decorative painter, Linda Leyble of Beautiful Staged Homes. Attendees will learn how to sell their homes quickly and for potentially more money by employing staging techniques that motivate the buyer to "move in" - "not move on." In today's market, you need to create a home that buyers will fall in love with - a home that's organized, stylish and pulled together. Come learn tips on design, paint colors, flooring, lighting, furniture placement and more. Also - Get marketing tips on how to create a home that will appeal to your most likely buyer. Attendees could win a free staging consultation and other beautiful staging accessories.
AUDIENCE: Home Sellers and Realtors
DATE: TUESDAY January 19th, 7PM-PM
LOCATION: The West Islip Library, 3 Higbie Lane, West Islip NY 11795
TO REGISTER: Call the library at 631 661-7080
ABOUT BEAUTIFUL STAGED HOMES
As accomplished, certified home stagers, Beautiful Staged Homes views homes objectively - with "buyers" eyes. The company benefitted from the rigorous training of Barb Schwarz (who started the staging industry over 35 years ago) of StagedHomes.com. Experienced in using time-tested, cost-effective techniques that have worked on a national level, Linda Leyble and her team have staged many homes on Long Island - most of these sold in less than a week. In addition, as trained decorative painters, the company can magically transform dated countertops or cabinetry into designer showpieces - for a fraction of the cost of demolishing and buying new. Linda's decorative painting company was awarded the "Best of Long Island 2008" award - and has been nominated again for 2010 by the readers of the Long Island Press.
Email: Linda.Leyble@gmail.com if you would like to be on the mailing list for the e-newsletter "Creative Home Staging Ideas" sent every two weeks.
For more information, call Linda Leyble at 631 793-1315 or see her websites:
www.beautifulstagedhomes.blogspot.com
www.studioofdecorativearts.com
www.studioofdecorativearts.blogspot.com
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How to Successfully Stage & Sell Your Home
In this exciting free seminar, you will learn about the benefits of home staging from expert stager, designer and decorative painter, Linda Leyble of Beautiful Staged Homes. Attendees will learn how to sell their homes quickly and for potentially more money by employing staging techniques that motivate the buyer to "move in" - "not move on." In today's market, you need to create a home that buyers will fall in love with - a home that's organized, stylish and pulled together. Come learn tips on design, paint colors, flooring, lighting, furniture placement and more. Also - Get marketing tips on how to create a home that will appeal to your most likely buyer. Attendees could win a free staging consultation and other beautiful staging accessories.
AUDIENCE: Home Sellers and Realtors
DATE: TUESDAY January 19th, 7PM-PM
LOCATION: The West Islip Library, 3 Higbie Lane, West Islip NY 11795
TO REGISTER: Call the library at 631 661-7080
ABOUT BEAUTIFUL STAGED HOMES
As accomplished, certified home stagers, Beautiful Staged Homes views homes objectively - with "buyers" eyes. The company benefitted from the rigorous training of Barb Schwarz (who started the staging industry over 35 years ago) of StagedHomes.com. Experienced in using time-tested, cost-effective techniques that have worked on a national level, Linda Leyble and her team have staged many homes on Long Island - most of these sold in less than a week. In addition, as trained decorative painters, the company can magically transform dated countertops or cabinetry into designer showpieces - for a fraction of the cost of demolishing and buying new. Linda's decorative painting company was awarded the "Best of Long Island 2008" award - and has been nominated again for 2010 by the readers of the Long Island Press.
Email: Linda.Leyble@gmail.com if you would like to be on the mailing list for the e-newsletter "Creative Home Staging Ideas" sent every two weeks.
For more information, call Linda Leyble at 631 793-1315 or see her websites:
www.beautifulstagedhomes.blogspot.com
www.studioofdecorativearts.com
www.studioofdecorativearts.blogspot.com
Hi - I just want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! I just know that 2010 will be a much better year for all of us - I can feel it. It's one of my resolutions for the New Year - it's to have a great year. I believe that if you think it...it will happen!
So - to get everyone planning on how to have a great year - here's a link to my latest "Creative Home Staging Strategies Newsletter" that I write every two weeks. It's about lighting, composition and other tips to help make your online photos better,
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs005/1102612873291/archive/1102911617116.html
If you'd like to subscribe - just email me at Linda.Leyble@gmail.com and I'll put you on the mailing list!
Have a Happy!
Linda Leyble
www.beautifulstagedhomes.com
www.studioofdecorativearts.com
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Linda manages two companies - Beautiful Staged Homes and the Studio of Decorative Arts. The Studio of Decorative Arts is a full service, fully insured decorative painting company. Last year we also st
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