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Linda D. Pufford, ASPM, Marin County Home Stager

Our Latest Staging now with over 20 BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES!!!

Our latest Staging Project was on Friday, May 8th, 2009. We Staged a 3400 sq ft home in the beautiful hills of Bennett Valley in Santa Rosa, CA. We got a call from the Realtor on Wednesday, May 13th letting us know that the property sold that day. It was a full price offer 1.2 million and the buyers paid cash with a two week escrow.

We de-Staged Tuesday, May 19th and we were thrilled that the property sold so quickly. The sellers are happy and the Realtor told us we did a great job. It's nice for everyone that the house sold in only 5 days!!!

We really enjoyed Staging this Home as you will see from the pictures. It was already a Masterpiece Home even without furniture and accessories we were just allowed to frame this beautiful work of Art!!!

So here are the pictures.

Grand Entry with 10 ft Arched Baldwin Door

Front Door of Entry Hall with 20 ft Vaulted Ceilings

Front Entry leading to Backyard Patio

Front Entry leading to Office

Formal Living Room with 20 ft Vaulted Ceilings

Formal Living Room with Open Brick Lined Fireplace and Slate Surround

FamilyRoom with Thermostat controlled High Efficiency Quadrafire Pellet Stove capable fo heating 2000 square feet

Kitchen w/Electrolux Icon Commercial Grade Dual Fuel Range/Hood, Refrigerator, Dishwasher & Microwave

Kitchen with Custom Cabinets, Granite Counter Tops and walk-in Pantry

Formal Dining Room with Travertine Flooring

Office with Cherry Hardwood Flooring

Hall Bathroom with Ganite Counters and Travertine Flooring

Master Bathrom Heat Enhanced Corner Whirlpool Jacuzzi Tub

Master Bathroom Shower with Clear Glass Doors and Kohler Oil Rubbed Bronze Faucets

Master Bedroom Vanity with Granite Counter Top and Custom Light Fixtures

Master Bathroom with Granite Counter Tops, Custom Cabinets and double sinks and medicine cabinets

Large Master Closet with Custom Shelving and Closet Doors

Master Bedroom with Designer Paint and Upgraded Carpet

Master Bedroom with Private Redwood Deck

Redwood Deck off the Master Bedroom with Tree Studded Private Backyard/The Feel of a Get Away Retreat

Lounge around on the Private Backyard Patio or Use the Firepit for Roasting Marshmallows

Use the Front Deck to enjoy the Beautiful Views of the Hills and Trees

New Paint Embedded Stucco, 2 New Heating units and 2 New AC Units, with New Ductwork Throughout, New Propane tank and service with BBQ Hookup on Kitchen Deck

New 30 Composition Roof, New Energy Efficient Double Pane Windows including French Doors and Slider, New Electrical Panels and Upgraded Electrical Throughout and New Interior Doors, Casing and Trim

Addition Living Room Photos

At "With Divine Style" we can do as little or as much as you like. We offer 3 options on all of our Complimentry Bid/Proposals and we are fully Insured. You Never get a second chance to Make A Great First Impression!!! You can reach us at 877.267.4649. We look forward to hearing from you!

Defined Room

This is the room that the Realtor wanted us to make into a TV room and what we did with it:

Odd Room

In this room there was a nook for the TV which was right next to the kitchen. The Realtor wanted to make sure that the TV was a focal point so it would better appeal to the prospective male buyer. Here is what we did:

Advertise for Free in Google Phone Book

Google phone book is a great and Free to advertise in.

Plus, if you go in and create a profile the Google phone book will put you higher on the listings page.

For example, if you go to Google and type in Home Stager, Novato CA our company will be the first name to come up. Even though our company name begins with a "W". (With Divine Style)

In order to create an account:

  1. Google your Business Name and City, State
  2. Select the link below your listing that says "hours, location, ect."
  3. On the top left hand side of the page under "get directions" click "add or edit your business".
  4. Then click "Sign Up Now" on the top right hand box.

Once you are done creating the account you can upload pictures and even create a coupon.

In the end Google will call you at the business number to verify it is your company.

They say it takes 4-6 weeks to reflect the changes but our changes appeared in 24 hours.

Fitting In

So our company decided to start attending local Realtor meetings, but the process can be rather intimidating.

The groups of Realtors are 100 + and they all seem to be tightly knit almost like family.

They have a time for affiliates to get up and speak and they have raffles at the end. They will also allow us to hand out business cards and fliers.

What would you do to fit in?