Candid Home – Just in Time for the Holidays

Shame on us for not posting anything here for so long, we are letting the tool to do all the hard work posting our Tweets summaries week after week.

Well, we have been quite busy, staging, designing and putting together a brand new site: CandidHome.com!! Yes, we have added a brand name furnishing business to our services. Our goal is to offer great products at low internet price but with comprehensive service. There are already over 2000 items on the site, and we are adding more constantly! Updating the site with new items is a time consuming task, so please visit us often.

Unlike other furniture retailers who’d charge you $75 just to drop off the bulky sofa you order on your driveway, our experienced movers will deliver it into your home, set it down easy at the spot you want, and we’ll do this for only $3/mile, even FREE if your order is over $1000 and live within 10 miles from us. Too many choices, not sure what to get for your living room? Don’t forget, we have been staging for over 10 years, let us help you to design the perfect place you call home! Talk to us at 650.425.7724

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SOLD! $23,580,954 Worth of Happiness!

Since last entry, we have staged and helped to sell $23,580,954 worth of real estate.

  • Blackwood, Sunnyvale ( in 14 days!)
  • Kennewick Ave., Sunnyvale ( in 5 days!)
    A $1.3M newly renovated home with large yard and a huge pool
  • Orchard Ave. Mountain View ( in 7 days!)
  • 9th Ave, Menlo Park ( in 5 days!)
  • Ramona St, Palo Alto ( in 20 days!)
    Gorgeous home! white picket fence, paver stone drive way and court yard, large bright windows, spacious master suite…
  • Live Oak Ave., Menlo Park ( in 18 days!)
    Walking distance from downtown Menlo Park Santa Cruz Ave. Large corner lot with garden, this place has 2 kitchens and a basement!
  • Pilgrim Loop, ( in 3 months)
    A Family Den within the large Family room!
  • Timber Creek, ( in 3 months)
    A single family like townhouse, up in the hills of
  • Hayfield Ct., Saratoga ( in 2 months)
    Gated community, with grapevine in the front yard and a basketball/tennis court in the backyard! Bright and spacious main level and a huge basement ideal for the children to play uninterrupted
  • Weyburn Lane, San Jose ( in 7 days!)
  • LynnOaks Dr, San Jose ( in 6 days!)
  • Porpoise Bay Ter, Sunnyvale ( in 29 days!)
    Tri-level townhouse in an upscale community close to 237 Freeway,
  • Watson Cir., ( in 12 days!)
    Located in the heart of famous Rivermark community
  • Pear Ave., Sunnyvale ( in 9 days!)
  • Clausen Ct., Hills
  • Miramonte Ave., Mountain View
  • Venice Way, San Jose ( in 17 days!)
  • Ortega Ave., A404, Mountain View ( in 1.5 month)
    A penthouse condo in a gated complex bordering Palo Alto
  • E. Floresta Way, Portola Valley ( in 40 days)
    Located south of 1-280, the gentle hills and serene surrounding make this a great place to call home
  • Grape Wagon Cir, San Jose ( in 5 days!)
    A single family in a gated retirement community the size of the city of Mountain View!! Remodeled throughout, great view of the golf courses and the valley
  • Morningside Dr. Sunnyvale ( in 5 days!)
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SOLD! Heap of Good News!

We have been working very hard to keep up with the market lately, houses are moving very fast these days.  In little over two weeks since my last SOLD blog entry, we now have a heap of sold properties that needs to be announced.

  1. La Paloma, Los Altos Hills: This is a $7,000,000, 6 bedroom, 5+ bath, three level estate situated in one of the most prestigious neighborhoods in the Bay Area. Salt water pool, waterfall, you name it, this place has it! (SOLD in 7 days!!)
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  2. Cherrybrooke Common, : Our investor friend has done it again! David fixed up this cozy 4 bedroom single family house, had us stage it, and sold it all within a month! (SOLD in 2 weeks!)
  3. Tyrella Ave, Mountain View: A charming townhouse conveniently located close to the thumping Mountain View downtown, with easy access to Highway 85, 101 and 237 (SOLD in 8 days!)
  4. Aruba Ln, Foster City: Only steps away from the water, within miles away from the happening San Mateo downtown (Sold in 1 month!)
  5. Williams St., Palo Alto: Freshly renovated, cozy home near Stanford (SOLD less than 2 weeks!)
  6. Campbell Rd., Los Altos: Very functional layout, this home sitting on a large lot walking distance from the Village (SOLD in 6 days!)
  7. Firebird Way, Sunnyvale: Move in ready, bright home with School (SOLD in 7 days!)
  8. Terra Bella Dr. : A home in the Monta Vista area of (SOLD in 11 days!)
  9. Saranac Dr. Sunnyvale: A spanish styled gated single family, with glistering pool and large backyard (SOLD in 11 days!)
  10. Kensington Cir. Los Altos: Long private driveway leading to this magnificent home hidden behind mature oaks, wrapped around floor plan puts focus on the HUGE backyard and its olympic size pool (SOLD in 7 days!!)
  11. Sold!

  12. Blackwood Terr. Sunnyvale: Large townhouse located near the center of Sunnyvale (SOLD in 2 weeks!)
  13. Kennewick Dr. Sunnyvale: Cul-de-sac home on a 13,000 sq ft lot! Pool, BBQ, garden, new roof… new owners can move in and enjoy this gorgeous home right away! (SOLD in 5 days!!)
  14. Orchard Ave. Mountain View: Across the street from Castro st, downtown Mountain View!! (SOLD in 7 days!)
  15. Live Oak Ave. : Charming home with two kitchens! and large basement in the Allied Arts neighborhood, two blocks away from downtown (SOLD in 18 days!!)
  16. Hayfield Ct. : Over $4,000,000 worth of reasons, this resort-like home is located in a gated community in , with easy access to the highway-85. Huge windows throughout the house, stone outlined pool and a full size tennis court makes this a magazine front-cover worthy dream home! (Sold in 2 months!)
  17. 9th Ave. : A private-like drive leads up to this spacious two story home (SOLD in 5 days!!)
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Vanity Award

We received an email from the US Commerce Association a week ago, notifying us that they’ve chosen for the “Best of Palo Alto Award” in Home Design & Planning Services category.

One Two Six Design, Best of Palo Alto Award

, Best of Palo Alto Award

Woohoo~~!!   Yippeeee~~!! (for the next 5 mins)

Finally when the excitement subdued, and calmness settled back in, we realized… wait a minute, “Best of Palo Alto”? But… we moved from Palo Alto to the present Mountain View location more than 5 years ago. US Commerce Association? Who are these people?

Intrigued, we followed the link provided in the email, the web site open with instruction on how to obtain the award plaque, for a fee… Something didn’t feel right, if someone really want to give us an award, shouldn’t they give us the plaque for free?

Have to say, these people have came up with a very creative way to grab your money, hats off to them. In the world that’s full of spam mails, at least US Commerce Association’s spam comes with a vanity award.

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SOLD! Busy Busy June

June has been full of activities, we hit a record month both in terms of staging and de-staging sold properties. Homes are moving, many of them even received multiple strong offers. The home owners are happy, REALTORS are smiling and we are definitely excited about all the wonderful outcomes!

Home Staging by One Two Six Design:

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  • Emerson St. Palo Alto: a spacious bi-level condo in the heart of Palo Alto, huge bedrooms, and a large den/office makes this condo feels like a luxury penthouse
  • El Camino Real, Burlingame: a condo in a gated community, next door to the prestigious Hillsborough, easy access to downtown Burlingame and walking distance to many shops and community amenities, the new owners will love their new home and the neighborhood!
  • Stelling Dr. Palo Alto: Midtown Palo Alto, quiet cul-de-sac location, nicely maintained yard and the simple, elegant architecture, the epitome of Palo Alto living. (Sold in 2 weeks!)
  • Bountiful Acres, Saratoga: This ~7,000 sq ft gated Saratoga mansion sits on huge corner lot with large pool and expansive lawn. Bi-level with 8 bedroom, billiard room, fitness room, media room… and additional 3 bedrooms and baths can be found in the lower level au pair quarter, that’s 11 bedrooms!! The wrapped around balcony provides a great entertaining area overlooking the entire property. This place took us the entire day and took up 3 full 17″ truck load of stuff to stage, it was a fun project!
  • Ross Rd. Palo Alto: A midtown Palo Alto newly constructed 5 bedroom single family. Very practical and functional floor plan, perfect home for a large family.
  • Madison Ave. : Sold in 7 days! Need I say more?
  • S. Mary, Sunnyvale: A spacious townhouse located close to downtown Sunnyvale.
  • Samadra Ave. Sunnyvale: Bordering , close to many new shopping centers/plazas, a great starter home.
  • Palmita Ave. : 3 blocks away from the booming Castro St. downtown , this charming SFR looks and smells new inside and out. (Sold in 9 days!!)
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SOLD! Smile!

Sold!The latest sold properties staged by us:

  • Illima Ct. Palo Alto (in 1 month!)
  • Ocaso Corte, Fremont (in 2 months)
  • Flora Vista, Cupertino (in 50 days)
  • Crescent Ave, (in 1 week!!)
  • Murlagan Ave., Mountain View
  • Annie Laurie, Mountain View
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Sold! Happy Monday!

Sold!This is a hectic week, we are staging at least 10 houses this week, so I better get this entry posted before we are all up to our necks with candles, sofas, flowers and the countless number of things we play with doing staging…

One Two Six Design staged, you sold:

  • Cox Ave.,
  • Radcliffe Dr., (21 days!)
  • Magdalena Ct., Los Altos (1.5 month)
  • Hemlock Ct., Palo Alto (2 weeks!)
  • Ross Rd., Palo Alto
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SOLD! Happy Weekend!

Sold!We aren’t done for the week yet, not until we finish all the good that happened this week!

More properties:

  • Norelius Ct., San Jose
  • Camellia Way, (47 days)
  • Charmwood Sq., San Jose (47 days)
  • Serena Ct. (40 days)
  • Heatherstone Way, Sunnyvale ( in 1 week!)

Ok… now I am done, happy weekend everyone!!

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SOLD! Catching Up

Sold!Haven’t had the chance to tally up the properties we staged in awhile. As the economy pitches and rolls, the news is motivating to say the least…

  • Tulane Dr., ( in one week!)
  • Stratford Ct. Los Gatos ( in 2 days!!)
  • Saint Michael Ct. Palo Alto ( in 51 days)
  • Doyle Rd., San Jose ( in 2 weeks!)
  • Navarro Rd., Sunnyvale
  • Newton Dr.,
  • Bryant St., ( in 2 weeks!)
  • Parkfield Dr., San Jose ( in 52 days)
  • Sierra Ventura, Los Altos ( in 50 days)
  • Colton Ave., ( in first week!!)
  • Park Villa Cir., Cupertino ( in the first weekend!!)
  • Runningwood Cir., ( in 60 days)
  • Maybell Ave., Palo Alto ( in the first month!)
  • Northampton Ave., Palo Alto ( in 6 days!!!)

We staged, you ! Congraz to everyone!!

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Relay for Life

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One Two Six Design Relay for Life Donation

One Two Six Design is proud to donate our services to the cause of fighting Relay for Life.

impacts countless number of lives and their friends and family around them. Let’s all do what we can to battle , donate your support, money, time and service… one person can make a difference!

Our service will be auctioned at Alain Pinel Realtors (Los Altos) event this June 1. Join the relay, and help make a difference!

Learn more about Relay for Life on American Cancer Society web site.

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Amazing Snaps!

We are very excited about our new photographer — Victor!!

Victor and us have collaborated for few months now, and he (www.victorlinphoto.com) impresses us every time! Don’t let Victor’s rather young age fool you, he has been playing with cameras before he even started Algebra! Victor’s passion has been with outdoor photography, he has set foot in countless national parks and who-knows-where deserted places around the country. According to him, his favorite thing to do is to take panoramic photo of beautiful landscapes… well, I am glad he is applying his years of experience to real estate photography. Don’t forget to checkout few virtual tours he created recently (near the bottom of the post).

We are not sure how he does it, his exterior photos capture the deep blue sky with whitest puffy clouds, and his interior shots are able to grabs all the details inside the room AND the sharp image of outside thru glasses, the range and dimension of his photos are amazing!

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Photography service is always FREE with any staging with us, and for a limited time only, Victor is offering a $125 virtual tour package for 's clients!

Virtual Tours
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Sold! Don’t You Just Love It?

Sold!Last two weeks we were crazy busy with staging, this week, we’ll be crazy busy with de-staging on top of staging.

Smile, more properties are selling

  • Pacchetti Way, (<60 days)
  • Connemara, Pacifica (<1 month!)
  • Gail Ave, (<1 month!)
  • Hidden Hills, (1 WEEK!!)
  • Alger Dr. Palo Alto (<1 month!)
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47, 129185, $81,227,075

Numbers tell stories…

There are currently 47 properties on the market staged by us, totaling 129,185 sq ft, with the combined listing price of $81,227,075.

Although this hasn’t broken our record yet, we are getting close.

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Partner Discounts

Preparing your home for sell?

De-cluttering your junk?

Packing & storing your things?

Let us help you save some money! Give us a call 650.967.2575 and see how we can help, beyond staging…

Discounts with our partners

Discounts with our partners

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Sold! Palo Alto

One more good news for the night…

  • Kipling, Palo Alto (sold and closed in 3 weeks!)

Sold!

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Sold! Throughout the Bay Area!

Sold!We are very happy to hear the news of the houses we staged throughout the Bay Area are selling!

  • Camino Al Lago, Atherton (this was staged for rental, rented!)
  • Port Dr., (sold in <60 days)
  • Hope St., Mountain View (sold & closed in 60 days)
  • Hidden Hills, (sold & closed in 30 days!)
  • Deauville Park, Fremont (sold & closed in 30 days!)
  • Vaquero, Mountain View (sold in first weekend!)
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Sold! More & More…

Good news are pouring in!Sold!

  • Magdalena Ave., Los Altos – in 6 days!
  • Henrietta Ave., Sunnyvale – in 2 weeks!
  • Bitteroaks Dr., Cupertino – in the first weekend!
  • Outlook Cir., within a month!

We are very happy for our partners and clients! Yeaaa!!

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Sold! Another One!

Sold!

We staged 432 Ives Ter in back on 2/5, today we were told that the buyer has removed all contingencies, and the place is ready for us come and de-stage!

Sold in 2 weeks!!! Yeeeaa!

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