Connie Tebyani, Platinum Home Staging Los Angeles to Santa Barbara

When you see those beautiful bedding ensembles in model homes, at furniture stores or in magazines, almost 80% of those are made from the umbrella company of Eastern Accents which also manufactures Feathersound, de' Medici Fine Linens, Studio 773 and so much more. However, Eastern Accents and its affiliates only deal directly with wholesalers and Industry Trade and Retailers.

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. is now a proud Independent Distributor of Eastern Accents. What this means to the consumer is that you can custom make your bedding with any of the HUNDREDS of fabrics, trims, buttons and baubles you can possibly imagine from the comfort of your own home! You don't have to be constrained by what the store has on display or "in stock", we will bring the entire line to YOU, to touch see and feel these luxurious fabrics for yourself and mix and match whatever fabrics YOU desire - not what is predetermined by someone else. AND, we can give you a complete quote for your selections right there on the spot so there is no back-n-forth negotiations with 3^rd party upholstery and fabric shops.

Eastern Accents also makes custom made upholstered headboards!

Whether you want Traditional, Contemporary, Hotel Chic, Tropical, Rustic, Safari or Children's bedding that's to-die for, or just want to freshen the look of your home with beautiful hand panted throw pillows or table runners, we will fulfill all your decorating needs.

AND you can complete the look with custom made DRAPERIES, rods and hardware, vanity stools and so much more! Call Platinum Home Staging, Inc. and schedule your Custom Bedding Consultation TODAY (805) 553-9952

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. does Home Staging, and SO much more! Even if you're not selling your house, why not make it look like a model home? Call Platinum Home Staging, Inc. for an Interior Design Consultation at (805) 553-9952 Our Staging and Interior Designs are Platinum!

Serving Ventura County and Greater Los Angeles Areas: Los Angeles, Los Feliz, Hollywood, Hancock Park, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Canoga Park, Van Nuys, West Hills, Northridge, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Wood Ranch, Thousand Oaks, Calabasas, Oak Park, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Newbury Park, Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura

We're starting off the 2009 year with a bang with the StagersLIST.com Expo kicking off in Los Angeles serving Southern California. Hosted by Brooks Furniture, the epicenter of this Home Staging "quake" will be located at 18860 East San Jose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 91748 (Actually in the City of Industry)

As one of the local contacts for the event, personally, I cannot WAIT to finally meet so many talented individuals from all levels of experience and affiliations in the Real Estate and Home Staging Worlds. "Like who?", you ask, how about:

Shell Brodnax Chris Fisher & Cindy Linn

As well as

Kym Hough Terrylynn Fisher Christine Rae

There will be dozens of both Local and Nationally Recognized Sponsors and for those of you who might be traveling (such as myself), I suggest you consider staying at the

Pacific Palms Resort

626-810-4455, ask for Marlo Flemming
One Industry Hills Parkway
City of Industry, CA 91744

Make sure to let them know that you are attending the StagersList / Brooks Furniture Expo to receive a special room rate ;-) After the Expo, we'll all mingle and really get to share with each other our successes, our failures, network and how we can move our Industry forward.

I know I'll be there! How 'bout you?!

Several months ago I posted a blog about wallpapers - yes, they are back in style and with a vengeance. Keeping in mind that the rules of decorating doesn't give permission to plaster your entire living room in blue and dusty rose floral prints, or that each room have a different paper or trim boarder. However, when done in small spaces, or on ONE focal wall in a larger room, a great wallpaper can add visual impact, texture and warmth.

As promised in the previous post These Ain't Your Grandma's Wallpapers, some of our favorite distributors were mentioned and we promised to post pictures so more people could get a real sense of the overall impact that can be attained.

These pictures are of a powder room using a grass-cloth wallpaper woven in a herringbone pattern. Instead of painting the walls your typical "blond" color, the use of this material adds a different sense of dimension, texture and make a statement that paint simply cannot compete.

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. does Home Staging, and SO much more! Even if you're not selling your house, why not make it look like a model home? Call Platinum Home Staging, Inc. for an Interior Design Consultation at (805) 553-9952 Our Staging and Interior Designs are Platinum!

Serving Ventura County and Greater Los Angeles Areas: Los Angeles, Los Feliz, Hollywood, Hancock Park, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Canoga Park, Van Nuys, West Hills, Northridge, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Wood Ranch, Thousand Oaks, Calabasas, Oak Park, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Newbury Park, Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura

Function, Function, MULTI - Function is key in acheiving this.

As more and more Sellers are living in their homes while they are on the market it is imperative that every piece of furniture chosen to Stage the home is multi - functional. Many Sellers have children, infants or even pets still in the home which need to be taken into consideration.

One of the hardest things for Sellers to do is to ensure to keep the home show ready at a moment's notice. In this tough economy, telling a potential Buyer to give you 24 hours notice to view your home may be detrimental to actually SELLING. In other words, that potential Buyer may just move onto the next house and never come back. A simple solution to helping keep children's toys, pet beds, clothes, shoes and the like off of the floor in ten minutes flat is to have functional furniture in the room.

A great example of this are these ottomans or benches with built in storage. Functional as additional seating, functional as a coffee table (with a small tray) functional at the end of a bed in a bedroom: but most functional when the doorbell rings of that potential buyer. Because they have STORAGE, you can easily toss all of those unsightly little rattles, blankets, stuffed animals, chew toys, pet beds, shoes lying around, etc in a flash and the Buyer will think your home is clean and clutter free.

Ten minutes after that Buyer has left, everything is still handy to continue your day while playing with your loved one on the floor. Still "living" in your home and keeping it tidy while trying to sell doesn't have to be a headache. Call a Professional Home Stager or Organizer in your area to help you find the best deals.

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. does Staging, and SO much more! Even if you're not selling your house, why not make it look like a model home? Call Platinum Home Staging, Inc. for an Interior Design Consultation at (805) 553-9952 Our Staging and Interior Designs are Platinum!

With some recent Agents saying that what I do as my chosen profession categorized as being "out" for 2009, I wanted to post a link to a Realtor Blog in La Cananda, CA that gets it!

Phyllis Harb of Dickens Podley Realtors

Her Los Angeles Real Estate Blog hits the nail on the head and I invite everyone to take a read and realize that this is coming from an Realty Industry Professional, not a Home Stager, and please leave a comment on her blog.

No wonder this Glendale home took 241 days and three price reductions to sell!

Home Staging is a viable marketing, selling and listing tool that Realtors should, and need to, embrace. The NAR recently released that over 87% of Buyers are "shopping" the internet first. Realtors everywhere are commenting on how advertising a property in local newspapers is a thing of the past and a waste of money. That being said, how the property is portrayed via the internet IS the homes FIRST IMPRESSION!

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Platinum Home Staging, Inc. has been recognized and grown into a tremendous success built on customer service, integrity and best of all, customer referrals. Specializing in Home Staging, Interior Decorating and Model Home Interiors. Serving the greater Los Angeles & Ventura County areas. A home's first impression is the most important one. A home should be inviting and memorable; to stand out among the hundreds of homes that Buyer's may be looking at. Selling a home, is in fact, selling a product. Market the product, "package" it to appeal to as many potential buyers as possible. After all, ...How you live in your home, and how you sell your home, are two completely different things. Call us today at (805) 553-9952

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