Friday, August 27, 2010

KaBooM...KaPOW...Ka-SOLD!!! LIGHT UP YOUR VACANT LISTINGS!!!!


HAPPY 4th of July!!!


LIGHT UP YOUR LISTINGS with HOME STAGING!!!



1st Stage Property Transformations has been Home Staging in the Inland Empire and surrounding areas for over 4 years. If you are looking for setting yourself apart from ALL the other VACANT HOMES in the Inland Empire call us today at (951) 704-0597 for a free Vacant Home Staging estimate today!


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Blog posted by Janice Sutton, Murrieta Temecula Home Stager . We stage & market homes for the Inland Empire/ Riverside County.


Are you looking for a Home Staging Professional? We currently stage homes in Murrieta, Temecula, Menifee, Fallbrook, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Corona, Banning and other surrounding Riverside County cities.


Call us today at (951)704-0597 for a Riverside County home staging consultation! Don't delay....Home stage today!

Is your Vacant Listing BLAH or TA-DA????

Recently I have had the pleasure to work with some smart Real Estate Investor's that are upgrading and home staging ALL their California investment properties. Yaaaaaah! :)

The first vacant property we worked on was located in Menifee, CA.



Home Staging Before & After pictures


From BLAH to TA DA!



The final result.........Sold within 1 week!! How cool is that!!!

Click here for the Home Staging Success Blog regarding this Menifee vacant property!

Why????? How?????

Because a very SMART group of Investor's put together a a great team!

TOP RE AGENT+ EXPERIENCED SUBCONTRACTOR+ PROFESSIONAL HOME STAGER = SOLD!!!!

So if your are wondering why your vacant property hasn't sold yet take a look around...is your vacant property BLAH or TA-DA!

What's in your Vacant Listing??



1st Stage Property Transformations has been Home Staging in the Inland Empire and surrounding areas for over 4 years. If you are looking for setting yourself apart from ALL the other VACANT HOMES in the Inland Empire call us today at (951) 704-0597 for a free Vacant Home Staging estimate today!


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Blog posted by Janice Sutton, Murrieta Temecula Home Stager . We stage & market homes for the Inland Empire/ Riverside County. Are you looking for a Home Staging Professional? We currently stage homes in Murrieta, Temecula, Menifee, Fallbrook, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Corona, Banning and other surrounding Riverside County cities.

Call us today at (951)704-0597 for a Riverside County home staging consultation!

Don't delay....Home stage today!




That darn "B"!!!!!

Yup that dreaded 6 letter word! BUDGET!!!!

Yup, there is that dirty word.....BUDGET! Not one you like to hear from your spouse, partner, parent or even client! However, in today's world the reality is we are all living within a BUDGET!

Recently a Client called me for a Redesign and Paint Consultation for her Temecula Home. She had lived there for 10 years and was ready to update the look within her BUDGET.

Well she came to the right place by calling a Professional Home Stager/Redesigner! We are use to working with a "B" all the time! And I was happy to help when the first room she wanted to start with was her 10 year old son's bedroom.

She had already purchased a wall mural online from Pottery Barn and wanted me to help her pick out the right color to paint the room. She already had a couple of gray and blue paint card samples. Unfortunately, the colors were not in the right hue of her mural and she didn't know which walls to paint etc....

Then I got the AH-HA moment! Asked her how she felt about BLACK?

She looked horrifed but let me continue.....and I am glad she did!


With just a little sweat, paint and her focal point...the wall mural...here are the finally results! :)


Boys Bedroom - Before


Boys Bedroom - After


So long story short....when on a BUDGET consider calling a Professional Home Stager/Redesigner. We can be your BUDDY on a BUDGET!!! :)


Call our Murrieta/Temecula Home Staging & ReDesign Company at (951) 704-0597 for all your Riverside Home Staging and Redesign projects. We cover all of the Inland Empire and parts or Orange County.

Don't Delay......Let's Work on your ReDesign Budget Today!!!!!

Oh No Faux!!! Boy was I WRONG!!!

Honestly I am not a huge fan of faux painting. As a Murrieta/Temecula Professional Home Stager it is my job to help prepare real estate properties for the market and Faux Painting is a bit too personal. Yes sometimes it can be tastefully done, however in many cases it can be overdone......incorrectly done and often times obnoxiously done!


OK so you see where I am coming from......that is why when a RE Client/investor mentioned to me that he was going to have the white kitchen cabinets fauxed I was a little surprised. Don't get me wrong, I love Faux Applications in the right setting....Heck I even have my office fauxed. But I feel fauxing is very personal and should not be used when selling your property! END OF STORY or so I thought!

So this is what I was thinking.....................


Yikes! So you can see why I was concerned!!


So lets continue...

He mentioned having them done like his own personal home kitchen cabinets. OH UH!! RED FLAG!! Sounds TOO PERSONAL!!! He said the Faux painter would be coming next week to leave samples and asked me if I could help him make a final decision.

Well, since the Temecula Real Estate Investor had his PERSONAL kitchen cabinets done, and he was so happy how they turned out I decided to agree to look at the samples and help him make a decision. The whole time I was really trying to figure out how I could softly break it to him that I thought it would be a BAD DECISION to FAUX PAINT the cabinets.

So I met with the Investor and his partner and was shown 2 sample boards. One was glazed antique white and one was fauxed a rich dark brown.

OMG....I was so pleasantly surprised......I liked them both and thought the painter was very talented!! I thought both would work fine however the antique white was too personal (maybe a bit dated) and may not appeal to everyone....which is the GOAL!

OK the moment you've been waiting for...I hope you enjoy these Temecula Before and After Faux Painting & Home Staging pictures as much as I do!!!


Temecula Kitchen Before Faux Painting & Home Staging


Temecula Kitchen After Faux Painting & Home Staging


Temecula Kitchen Before Faux Painting & Home Staging


Temecula Kitchen After Faux Painting & Home Staging


Temecula Kitchen Before Faux Painting & Home Staging


Temecula Kitchen After Faux Painting & Home Staging


I was sooooooooooo glad I was WRONG about Faux painting the kitchen cabinets! :) Faux painting has come a long way from the bad old sponge painting days!!! Fauxing these white Kitchen cabinets really updated the property! I was so thrilled with the finally results I have decided to use the painter for my property!

I am no long "Oh No Faux"!! :)

The happy ending..............we reached our goal.......this Temecula Real Estate Property received multiple offers and is currently in Escrow!!

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Blog posted by Janice Sutton, Murrieta Temecula Home Stager . We stage & market homes for the Inland Empire/ Riverside County. Are you looking for a Home Staging Professional? We currently stage homes in Murrieta, Temecula, Fallbrook, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Corona, Banning and other surrounding Riverside County cities.

Call us today at (951)704-0597 for a Riverside County home staging consultation!

Don't delay....Home stage today!