What You Can Do With an Ugly Basement
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Do you have an ugly basement? Think there’s no decorating hope down there? Think again. Here is a “before” shot of designer Annie’s Selke’s basement. |
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What NOT to Do When Trying to Sell Your Home
I’m a Home Stager, and I’ve staged all kinds of homes over the last 4 years - from small condos to multi-million dollar mansions. Did you know that staged homes sell for 10-17% more in 1/3 of the time of unstaged homes? Good staging is a must in today’s difficult real estate market. You have only one chance and about 15 minutes to make a prospective buyer fall in love with your home. With fewer eligible buyers, you have to make every showing count – bigtime.
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The following photographs are “befores” of some of my client’s homes. All of my clients are wonderful and talented people – but everyone needs a little help to make the sign in the front yard go from “For Sale” to “Sold.” Names are withheld to protect the innocent and the unstaged. |
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Colorful Home Tour: Jamie Levitt
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Want to add life and vitality to your home? Then add a heavy dose of saturated color. Designer Jamie Levitt did just that in her own family home. Think dark gray is boring? See how fabulous it looks in her dining room when paired with fun, saturated color in chair fabrics and adjacent wall colors. |
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Flea Market Before and After
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I found this great example of taking tacky dated flea market finds and transforming them into something funky and modern with a little bit of vision and paint. |
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Glamping at The Martyn House
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When I blogged about glamping, one of my readers commented about how expensive it is to glamp in style. Afterall, “glamorous camping” is all the rage with celebrity-types. So I decided to do a little research to see how expensive it really was and if there was an affordable glamp-site nearby. I hit the jackpot when I stumbled upon The Martyn House! |
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