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Drawing to be held August 31st!
I originally saw this on someone's tshirt while heading to the warehouse. It is an automatic smile. How fitting!
We are all, cough cough, hoping, cough cough, to get some relief from our smoke filled city. Sad for the wildfires and sad for our struggling lungs. Have a happy weekend!
Here in Seattle we often hear "In this market our house will sell itself". Sure it will but we are confident you will be selling it for less without proper marketing. Part of your marketing should include staging. Will these stats convince you to stage?
Client "Thank yous" say something about how you run your business and what each client means to you. Our first choice for a thank you is a hand written note. We think that is priceless. But you can always sweeten the pot with some of these gift ideas.
When the house speaks to us-we answer. The light fixture and marble fireplace are the true stars of this room. Our job was simply to enhance its features so we stayed soft and mellow.
These Stager Girls have a huge "pillow room" in our warehouse from which we choose our look or vibe. We will either put together a grouping of pillows and shop the art area or we shop the art area then move to the pillows. Sister Extraordinaire is in charge of keeping the pillows up to date through her incredible buying powers. She is a rock star in the purchasing department for sure. Here are a few items on our favorites list.
I am pulling you out of the warehouse and away from our staged homes to take a walk through my garden. Bring your cup of Jo and follow me...it is so small-it will only takes a minute!
Ever wonder why the fragrance of some flowers seems stronger at night? ** My lilies are now just opening and are incredibly fragrant. We like to bundle up late in the evening to take in the intoxicating scent. This small garden is full of surprises that add to its wonder. The containers of succulents were inspired by the Farm and Frills Junker Market where we found unusual vessels to plant in. My pear tree yield's only 2-3 pears. I watch their progress daily as if they were my children. I can tell you which plants were shared with me from my Mother's garden, which plants came from friends and which were acquired at the coveted annual NW Flower and Garden Show. I constantly analyze the progress of this small space making mental notes of things I want to change, divide, dig out and remove forever. That's what gardening is all about.
TIPS:
*When cutting lilies in your garden choose those with buds that are about to open.
*The orange pollen of lilies stain so snip off the stamens in the flower center. (I do this on those I cut to bring inside and any that are near a path or walkway).
FUN FACT
** The fragrance of flowers is enhanced at night in order to attract nocturnal pollinators such as moths and bats. Sometimes when watering in the morning, a flurry of moths will spring from the flowers.
Okay, now get back to work and thank you for taking a moment to visit!
We are incredibly lucky to be able to travel around our city and work in these beautiful homes. We start each day at our warehouse describing the home and possible potential buyers and the design evolves through our collaboration.
Sister Tara often shops Seattle and online for our staging pieces. We thought we would connect you to some affordable pieces that are similar. Happy Shopping!
If you are looking to be around hundreds of creative people, be inspired to decorate, sip a summer drink in the country, shop to your heart's content or (my favorite) the field of vintage trailers then here is where you are going: Lynden Washington!
Visit The Lavender House to get in the know.
767 E Pole Road Lynden WA 98264
So many of us have been fans of Chip & Joanna's show Fixer Upper for 5 years (or 5 seasons that is). I even got the husband to sit down with me and watch it and actually enjoy it. Their new show Behind the Design goes into more design detail and staging! The woodworker that they use, Clint Harp, even got his own show.
These shows are important to us Stager Girls because it's what our clients see. Home Buyers and Sellers see the transformation of homes on these shows and want to "wow" and be "wowed" when buying & selling homes as well. We staged a home for a client and she said "just do it like JoJo would". I think it was one of our top 10 favorite projects because we had the challenge of infusing her style in our work.
There is also, Erin & Ben Napier who fix up homes in the South. Their show is called Home Town.
But the show I am most excited about is a designer, blogger, author, Lauren Liess who I have been following for years. I love her style, love that she works so hard and is pregnant with her 5th child!
She has written a design book, moved several times, designed rooms in show houses, blogged and all the things designers do. The pilot has been approved and now we all just need to love it.
We are here to help with the marketing of your biggest asset-your home. Connect with us to guide you through the process of preparing your home for the market. We can do as little as help edit your existing furniture and give you paint colors to neutralize your home or stage your home with our fabulous collections of furniture, art and accessories. We have been through this process ourselves several times. Open House can make is so much easier!
