Here is an example of a condo in Mountain View we recently staged. The property was previous on the market, staged by another staging company, and after more than half year, it was still on the market. Then… the Realtor was changed, and we were asked to freshen up the place. We removed some of owner’s bulky, dated items, brought in few contemporary furnishings, injected brighter colors here and there, and voilà! The place was sold in a week with multiple offers at almost $30,000 over the listing price.

Does staging really work?

Our staging combined with our complimentary eye-popping photography/virtual tour service give you the winning edge!

Here is the comparison between the previous stager’s work (left) and ours (right):
(More info on this property, here is the virtual tour)

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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 retail business to our services. Our goal is to offer great products at low internet price but with comprehensive retail 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

CandidHome.com Screenshot

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• Blackwood, Sunnyvale (sold in 14 days!)
• Kennewick Ave., Sunnyvale (sold in 5 days!)
  A $1.3M newly renovated home with large yard and a huge pool
• Orchard Ave. Mountain View (sold in 7 days!)
• 9th Ave, Menlo Park (sold in 5 days!)
• Ramona St, Palo Alto (sold 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 (sold 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, Fremont (sold in 3 months)
  A Family Den within the large Family room!
• Timber Creek, Fremont (sold in 3 months)
  A single family like townhouse, up in the hills of Fremont
• Hayfield Ct., Saratoga (sold 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 (sold in 7 days!)
• LynnOaks Dr, San Jose (sold in 6 days!)
• Porpoise Bay Ter, Sunnyvale (sold in 29 days!)
  Tri-level townhouse in an upscale community close to 237 Freeway,
• Watson Cir., Santa Clara (sold in 12 days!)
  Located in the heart of famous Rivermark community
• Pear Ave., Sunnyvale (sold in 9 days!)
• Clausen Ct., Los Altos Hills
• Miramonte Ave., Mountain View
• Venice Way, San Jose (sold in 17 days!)
• Ortega Ave., A404, Mountain View (sold in 1.5 month)
  A penthouse condo in a gated complex bordering Palo Alto
• E. Floresta Way, Portola Valley (sold 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 (sold 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 (sold in 5 days!)

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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!!)
   
2. Cherrybrooke Common, San Leandro: 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 Cupertino School (SOLD in 7 days!)
8. Terra Bella Dr. Cupertino: A home in the Monta Vista area of Cupertino (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!!)
    
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11. Blackwood Terr. Sunnyvale: Large townhouse located near the center of Sunnyvale (SOLD in 2 weeks!)
12. 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!!)
13. Orchard Ave. Mountain View: Across the street from Castro st, downtown Mountain View!! (SOLD in 7 days!)
14. Live Oak Ave. Menlo Park: Charming home with two kitchens! and large basement in the Allied Arts neighborhood, two blocks away from downtown Menlo Park (SOLD in 18 days!!)
15. Hayfield Ct. Saratoga: Over $4,000,000 worth of reasons, this resort-like home is located in a gated community in Saratoga, 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!)
    
16. 9th Ave. Menlo Park: A private-like drive leads up to this spacious two story home (SOLD in 5 days!!)

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One Two Six Design, 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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Home Staging by One Two Six Design:

• 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 Eichler 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!
  
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• 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. Mountain View: Sold in 7 days! Need I say more?
• S. Mary, Sunnyvale: A spacious townhouse located close to downtown Sunnyvale.
• Samadra Ave. Sunnyvale: Bordering Cupertino, close to many new shopping centers/plazas, a great starter home.
• Palmita Ave. Mountain View: 3 blocks away from the booming Castro St. downtown Mountain View, this charming SFR looks and smells new inside and out. (Sold in 9 days!!)

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

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One Two Six Design staged, you sold:

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

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More sold properties:

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

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

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

We staged, you sold! Congraz to everyone!!

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