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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Dear One Two Six,

We appreciate your talents in making my brother’s old home sparkle! 240 people went thru the (first) open house over two days and we received 5 bids, four above asking.

Jan (home owner, Mountain View)

Congraz Jan and happy Thanksgiving!

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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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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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Here is what one of our clients had to say:

Thank you Vivian,

Your photographer is amazing – he makes this old house become new!!
It is so clear, crispy and freshen!!

I will have to use the team of you and Victor for the other not so perfect listings :-0)

I understand that my request gave you and Victor more works – but it is the BEST reference evidence when I needs to recommend you to my other clients – thanks again!

Well done Victor! (www.victorlinphoto.com)

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When it comes to timing or evaluating the real estate market, I will leave that to the Realtors and other experts to dissect and analyze, from my “Stager’s” point of view, we see the demand of staging goes up and down in respond to many factors; in the uneasy economy of today, the demand for our service actually picked up quite a bit, and as people get ready for the holidays like the Memorial Day we just had, the demand of staging falls sharply; and when K-12 schools goes on break, having kids hanging around at home definitely alter the parents’ plans on putting the house on the market.

Perhaps someone out there can help enlighten me, how come after a relatively flat May, we are seeing a huge spike for staging in June? We had 6 staging appoints yesterday, 3 today and 3 more tomorrow, all want to be staged in early June. What’s going on? Spring and summer have always been good month for the staging business, but such drastic difference between May/June is a bit unusual…

Curious about the market, and very happy to work on all those new projects.

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However, keep in mind, doesn’t matter how great your curb appeal is, the first impression doesn’t really start at the curb! Shoooock!! instead, it started miles away, on the monitors of your potential buyers. Especially in a buyers’ market of today, your house need to literally “pop” out of the hundreds of MLS listings so the buyers can be intrigued enough to see and sense the real curb appeal…

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Well, each of these 5 sets of photos are really showing the same stuff: burger, gown, celebrity, dining and family room, respectively; the difference is really how the subject was presented.

If the burger company can spend who-knows-how-many-$$$$ for Paris Hilton to sizzle up their burger, shouldn’t you do something to properly showcase your home? Remember, presentation is everything, you are not only selling a home, but a lifestyle!!

De-cluttering, cleaning, painting, staging and photographing, we are here to help!

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