Stager vs. Stager

Not everyone has the luxury of moving out before putting their home on the market. Especially in tough economy, we are seeing an increasing demand to stage occupied homes. We try to work with owners’ existing furnishing, thus saving them the money from renting furnishings from us. Occupied homes are tougher to stage than vacant homes, the design process is more involved since we’d have to consider the owner’s furnishing and make sure the staging is practical to live with.

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 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 / 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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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, ( in 14 days!)
  • Kennewick Ave., ( 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, ( 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, Fremont ( in 3 months)
    A Family Den within the large Family room!
  • Timber Creek, Fremont ( in 3 months)
    A single family like townhouse, up in the hills of Fremont
  • Hayfield Ct., ( 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, ( in 29 days!)
    Tri-level townhouse in an upscale community close to 237 Freeway,
  • Watson Cir., Santa Clara ( in 12 days!)
    Located in the heart of famous Rivermark community
  • Pear Ave., ( 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
  • E. Floresta Way, ( 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. ( 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 blog entry, we now have a heap of properties that needs to be announced.

  1. La Paloma, 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! ( in 7 days!!)
    La Paloma 1
  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 it all within a month! ( 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 ( in 8 days!)
  4. Aruba Ln, : Only steps away from the water, within miles away from the happening downtown ( in 1 month!)
  5. Williams St., : Freshly renovated, cozy home near Stanford ( less than 2 weeks!)
  6. Campbell Rd., : Very functional layout, this home sitting on a large lot walking distance from the Village ( in 6 days!)
  7. Firebird Way, : Move in ready, bright home with School ( in 7 days!)
  8. Terra Bella Dr. : A home in the Monta Vista area of ( in 11 days!)
  9. Saranac Dr. : A spanish styled gated single family, with glistering pool and large backyard ( in 11 days!)
  10. Kensington Cir. : 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 ( in 7 days!!)
  11. Sold!

  12. Blackwood Terr. : Large townhouse located near the center of ( in 2 weeks!)
  13. Kennewick Dr. : 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! ( in 5 days!!)
  14. Orchard Ave. Mountain View: Across the street from Castro st, downtown Mountain View!! ( in 7 days!)
  15. 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 ( 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! ( in 2 months!)
  17. 9th Ave. Menlo Park: A private-like drive leads up to this spacious two story home ( in 5 days!!)
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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 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!

by One Two Six Design:

Sold!

  • Emerson St. : a spacious bi-level condo in the heart of , 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. : Midtown , quiet cul-de-sac location, nicely maintained yard and the simple, elegant architecture, the epitome of living. ( in 2 weeks!)
  • Bountiful Acres, : This ~7,000 sq ft gated 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. : A midtown newly constructed 5 bedroom single family. Very practical and functional floor plan, perfect home for a large family.
  • Madison Ave. Mountain View: in 7 days! Need I say more?
  • S. Mary, : A spacious townhouse located close to downtown .
  • Samadra Ave. : Bordering , 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. ( in 9 days!!)
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SOLD! Smile!

Sold!The latest properties staged by us:

  • Illima Ct. (in 1 month!)
  • Ocaso Corte, Fremont (in 2 months)
  • Flora Vista, (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 :

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SOLD! Happy Weekend!

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

More properties:

  • Norelius Ct., San Jose
  • Camellia Way, (47 days)
  • Charmwood Sq., San Jose (47 days)
  • Serena Ct. Mountain View (40 days)
  • Heatherstone Way, ( 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., Mountain View ( in one week!)
  • Stratford Ct. ( in 2 days!!)
  • Saint Michael Ct. ( in 51 days)
  • Doyle Rd., San Jose ( in 2 weeks!)
  • Navarro Rd.,
  • Newton Dr., Mountain View
  • Bryant St., Mountain View ( in 2 weeks!)
  • Parkfield Dr., San Jose ( in 52 days)
  • Sierra Ventura, ( in 50 days)
  • Colton Ave., ( in first week!!)
  • Park Villa Cir., ( in the first weekend!!)
  • Runningwood Cir., Mountain View ( in 60 days)
  • Maybell Ave., ( in the first month!)
  • Northampton Ave., ( in 6 days!!!)

We staged, you ! Congraz to everyone!!

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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, Mountain View (<60 days)
  • Connemara, Pacifica (<1 month!)
  • Gail Ave, (<1 month!)
  • Hidden Hills, (1 WEEK!!)
  • Alger Dr. (<1 month!)
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Sold! Palo Alto

One more good news for the night…

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

Good news are pouring in!Sold!

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!

in 2 weeks!!! Yeeeaa!

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Sold!! More Sold!!

More good news from our realtor clients, actually, we prefer to call them “partners” since we are working toward the same goal — to help home owners sell. 

We recently staged a lovely 1300 sq ft condo a block away from downtown Mountain View. In less than a week, our partner called us to de-stage, yup, the place is !! Granted, the condo is located at a prime location, great looking boutique complex, functional layout and nicely remodeled. It is still amazing to hear how fast it was able to sell!

 

Mountain View Condo (Sold in 1 Week!)

Mountain View Condo ( in 1 Week!)

 

On the other hand, last Tues we did a for a townhouse in East Bay. This was a challenging project. The townhouse was covered in floral patterned wallpapers dated from the 70′s, the owner also had a lot of heavy, bulky, solid wood furniture and a set of bright red leather sofa. To make it more difficult, the owner run out of storage space, so besides the bright lipstick red leather sofas, everything else had to stay… Well, we re-arranged the existing furnishings, brought in a set of lighter neutral colored sofa, art works and accessories to tie everything together… Again, we were very pleased to hear from our Realtor partner over the weekend that the place is pending!!

 

Crane Partial Staging Before & After (Sold in 1 Week!)

Crane Before & After ( in 1 Week!)

Crane Partial Staging Before & After (Sold in 1 Week!)

Crane Before & After ( in 1 Week!)

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Sold!

Sold!We love it when agents call to tell us their listings we staged is pending! What’s even better is when they call us shortly after we stage the properties!! It is a great feeling knowing that we were part of a successful selling experience for the sellers!

Recent under 30 days:

What could be better if you ask? over listing price that is!! ;-)

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