On May 1, Relocation.com posted a list of The Best Real Estate Blogs in Los Angeles. This is part of an ongoing series of The Best Real Estate Blogs in (pick a city) across the country.
Here's an excerpt:
For people who are moving, these blogs are a great way to learn about neighborhoods, learn about real estate in those neighborhoods, and maybe even find a real estate agent who knows their assessments from their elbow (and is a likeable person, to boot).
I'm familiar with several of these blogs, and intimately familiar with two. I write home staging posts for both Irina Netchaev on www.PasadenaViews.com and for Laurie Manny on LongBeachRealEstateHome.com. Both Laurie and Irina have afforded me a wonderful opportunity to reach a wider audience by inviting me to write guest posts about home staging and preparing a home for sale on their wonderful blogs.
Here is the list, according to Relocation.com of The Best Real Estate Blogs in Los Angeles:
There are many excellent blogs about Los Angeles real estate here on ActiveRain and on the Internet. I encourage you to visit these particular blogs and see what it is that makes them so special.
Congratulations to all those chosen as The Best Real Estate Blogs In Los Angeles. It is well deserved.
Photo by Russel Lee, 1940 courtesy of Library of Congress
While I was not mentioned in The Best Los Angeles Real Estate Blogs article (sniff) I write a Los Angeles Home Staging Info blog where you can find lots of information about home staging Los Angeles, curb appeal and gardening Los Angeles, and see posts about our recent Southern California home staging projects.
Moving Mountains Designs (626)441-8975 email: Michelle@MovingMountainsDesign.com
We know what makes homes sell!
A couple of weeks ago, I was called to a house in Altadena, CA for a home staging consultation. We were hired to stage the home, but it wasn't your typical Los Angeles home staging...Staging Intervention (or Stagervention as my friend Laurie March likes to call it) was more like it. My assistants, Melissa and Michelle, worked on the house with me over the course of two weeks (including painting and repairs). Besides the paint crew, the carpenter and electrician, there were also 2 movers from the moving company (to move excess items into storage) and 2 furniture movers from Brook Furniture Rental. We transformed the whole house, but there is one room in which we did perform miracles.
Here is a set of before and after photos of the daughter's bedroom:
Before (this was after we tidied up a little bit - you couldn't see the floor when we walked in):
After (what a difference a Staging Intervention crew makes):
What we did:
At first the daughter was not happy about the invasion of her personal space, but now she is thrilled that she can find everything and she is no longer embarrassed to have friends over after school.
We lived up to our company name to complete this job - Moving Mountains Design. We moved mountains to get this home into market ready condition!
Moving Mountains Design - We don't sell homes but we know what makes homes sell!
*Los Angeles Home Stager- Home Stager As Miracle Worker* ©2009 Moving Mountains Design and Michelle Minch
If you are looking for a home staging company in Los Angeles, Pasadena or Altadena, call Michelle Minch at Moving Mountains Design at (626)441-8975. You can also contact us via email at Michelle@MovingMountainsDesign.com .
Add one Los Angeles home stager plus a fantastic 1928 Altadena Spanish Colonial Revival in (with an entry courtyard), the homeowners furniture, plus a few rented pieces of furniture, a Persian rug and some staging accessories et voila!
An interesting note about this lovely cottage: It was built and designed by Anna P Latham, one of the first women to be licensed as a building contractor in California. In 1928!
Here are some before and after pictures after staging. We brought in a new sofa, chair, rug, some artwork and accessories. We moved the existing furniture around to use it to best advantage. This was an inexpensive yet effective staging.
Kitchen before staging
Kitchen after staging
Living Room before staging
Living room after staging. Note that the fireplace was painted. The coral color was a choice the homeowner made before we were hired to stage. While I am a big fan of using color to accentuate architectural features, this was not the right color.
Note the valuted ceiling. BTW, the chandelier is lit by candlelight and is raised and lowered with a pulley system.
For more pictures and information visit Los Angeles Home Staging Info
For more information about this super nice 3 bedroom 2 bathroom Spanish Cottage located in the Country Club neighborhood of Altadena, contact the listing agent, Judy Rubin (626)797-6669.
We stage homes in Los Angeles, Altadena, Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley and the San Fernando Valley. Moving Mountains Design Home Staging...We don't sell homes but we know what makes homes sell
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For more information about home staging in Altadena, Pasadena and Los Angeles visit our Los Angeles home staging web site, or contact Michelle Minch at (626)441-8975 or via email Michelle@MovingMountainsDesign.com.
There just aren't enough superlatives to describe the Pasadena home we staged last week. This is an owner occupied staging and we were fortunate to work with the homeowners beautiful furnishings. We added artwork & accessories from our extensive inventory. Here's the brochure for the home:
Contact the listing agent, Gerard Current at (626)893-5700 for more information about this magnificent one-of-a-kind home. You can also visit the web site www.524SouthGrand.com
To read more: Pasadena Home Staging - Luxury Living At Its Best
The home will be open this Thursday, April 2, 2009 for Brokers Caravan and thereafter by appointment.
All photos were taken by Michelle Minch ©2009 Michelle Minch and Moving Mountains Design
Michelle Minch is an award winning designer and Los Angeles home stager. Please visit our Los Angeles home staging web site to learn more about home staging and how we can help you sell your house faster and for the best price. You can also call Michelle at (626)441-8975 or contact her via email Michelle@MovingMountainsDesign.com.
Call Moving Mountains Design, for help selling your home faster and the at the best price. We know what makes homes sell!
How to Stage a Home Office (good Feng Shui, too)
Moving Mountains Design recently staged a home that had a dedicated home office. Here is the "before" picture.
As you can see, there are piles of papers yelling "Pay attention to me" and "Look at all the work you have to do before you can relax". Not the message you want potential buyers to get when touring your home. Yes, the homeowners could have just cleaned the papers off the desk and the place would have looked a whole lot better. Better, but it would be even better if the office actually looked like someplace a buyer might like to hang out. Look what happens when we removed the HUGE desk and put in a desk (still large at 6' long) more in scale with the room.
The room now looks large enough to accomodate almost any home business venture. And it looks like a pleasant place to work. Take note that the desk is in the power position (very good Feng Shui) which helps when dealing with difficult clients and invites success.
Home staging isn't just about clearing clutter, removing personal photos or choosing neutral paint colors. As a professional home stager I help my clients by selecting appropriately sized furniture and arranging it to maximize the appeal, available space and functionality of any room.
For more information about our home staging services and choosing a home stager, visit our Los Angeles home staging web site. Moving Mountains Design helps home owners prepare their homes for sale in Los Angeles, including Pasadena, Arcadia, San Marino, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana and Encino. You can contact Michelle Minch at (626)441-8975 or via email Michelle@MovingMountainsDesign.com.
©2009 Michelle Minch & Moving Mountains Design. All photos taken by Michelle Minch
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Los Angeles home staging company Moving Mountains Design is a full service home staging & interior design company providing exceptional service and value in Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Long Beach
Los Angeles home staging company Moving Mountains Design and Home Staging offers home staging in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County and Southern California. Our home staging and interior design training and years of on the job experience in multiple areas of Design & Remodeling puts us in the unique category of a company that can do it all, from home staging to extensive remodels. This allows us to meet almost any need when preparing a home for sale in Los Angeles or Pasadena. We have a Rolodex full of all types of craftsmen , contractors, painters and cleaners. A broad range of furnishings, antique Oriental carpets and art on either a rental or purchase basis are also available. We can efficiently transform almost any property into model home condition in a very cost effective manner allowing you to sell your property or listing faster and for a higher price. We provide service to all of Los Angeles County including Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Feliz, Silverlake, Pasadena, Arcadia, San Marino, Glendale, Burbank, Studio City, and the San Fernando Valley. We also work frequently in the Carmel & Pebble Beach, CA area.
Dining room before and after staging by Moving Mountains Design
Moving Mountains Design & Home Staging, incorporated in 1994, is a full service Home Staging and Interior Design company located in Pasadena, CA. Michelle Minch, the founder and CEO, began her career in design as a Stylist and Visual Merchandiser for Commercials, Television and Feature Films. Home Staging and Interior Design are a natural progression in her design career, allowing her to use her visual merchandising skills, a refined eye and years of experience to successfully stage Los Angeles homes that sell and create stunning one of a kind environments for her clients. We have many recent examples of multi-million dollar Los Angeles and Pasadena homes that we have staged that have sold after the first open house. 80% of the homes we staged sold in 60 days or less and half of those sold in 30 days or less, with many selling after the first open house!
Don't settle for a second rate home staging company. Having Moving Mountains Design Home Staging in your corner will insure that every detail of your home staging will be handled professionally and creatively. Moving Mountains Design was featured in the Sunday Los Angeles Times Real Estate section in an article about the benefits of staging a home.
We provide the following a la carte service:
I am honored to have been selected a nominee for Professional Home Stager of the Year by the Real Estate Staging Association for 2008 & 2009. In addition, I was selected as a 2007 National Chrysalis Award Winner (For Remodeling Excellence) for Best Kitchen Remodel under $40,000 and a regional winner forBest Whole House Remodel under $200,000. Any one (well almost) can make a kitchen look great if they have unlimited funds. We specialize in exceptional and thoughtful remodels that are cost effective and provide the most bang for the buck.
We carry $4 million in liability insurance, and all our employees are protected by Workers Comp Insurance. We take protecting our clients interests seriously.
As a realtor, I know how important it is for a home to show at its very best when it is presented for sale. The proper staging of a home is most important and can result in a successful and faster sale. I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Michelle Minch of Moving Mountains Design in preparing and staging homes that I have had listed for sale. Michelle's creative ideas to work with each space of the interior and exterior of the home are combined with unique decorative accents and lush fabrics that lend to the enhancement of the home's features without detracting from them. The results are amazing.
Working with Michelle is a stress free and enjoyable experience. I highly recommend her as being outstandingly creative in her field.
Mary Fox, Realtor, Prudential John Aaroe, San Marino, CA
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When I first met Michelle, she was very professional and listened very carefully to my requests and needs as well as our budget constraints. Michelle & her team attended to all the details to a level that exceeded all my expectations. Additionally, she has impeccable taste and her staging, indeed, added tremendous value to my listing.
Beatrice Wong, Li & Associates, South Pasadena, CA
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Through the process of building our home I recieived design recommendations from numerous individuals, including Architects and Interior Designers. Your skills, talents and insights were exceptional compared to all the others Kerri and I met. We truly appreciate your contributuions to our home.
Dr. David & Mrs. Kerry Goldberg, Carmel, CA
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We were honored to be able to market for sale the Carmel home of Helen K. and James E.The design and extensive remodel was accomplished to perfection by the very talented Michelle Minch. Our opening of the home to realtors was welcomed with rave reviews and was the talk of the town. So impressed were the buyers of the home, that they purchased the home fully furnished, to include area rugs, bedding ensembles and some art work, all of which so beautifully worked together to create a very special place.
Ben & Carole Heinrich, The Heinrich Team, Carmel, CA
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Dear Michelle:
I absolutely would like to be quoted in your website. Pinney Construction has had an excellent working relationship with you and your network of talented suppliers and consultants. I was most impressed with our ability to translate your ideas and designs into completed work with a minimum of detail and translation time. I appreciated your ability to communicate easily with the trades and to have your vision made manifest for the client with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of client satisfaction. You are easy to work with both on the site and long distance to get the job done, and you adapted your ideas easily to site conditions to make our job easier, while still maintaining your design integrity.
Frank Pinney, Pinney Construction, Big Sur, CA
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