Los Angeles Home Staging Red Dining Rooms
April 10, 2010
This week we had the pleasure of staging 2 red dining rooms in two distinctly different homes, in 2 different parts of Los Angeles County (Hancock Park and Arcadia) and at 2 different price points, $1.5M & $3.5M. Some less experienced home stagers might shy away from a project with red rooms, or might suggest that the home owners paint the room another color. Not me! I love a challenge, in this case making the rooms feel like red was exactly the right color. And I love the energy that red brings to any home staging project.
Arcadia home staging red dining room
Hancock Park home staging dining room
The first home in Arcadia was completely vacant, so we brought in all the furniture, rugs, accessories and artwork. I chose an olive rug with red accents to help absorb some of the red of the room without adding to the “fire”. The second home, the Hancock Park home staging project, is occupied. I incorporated some of the home owner’s furnishings and artwork (they have a stunning art collection-lucky me!) but brought in a larger more substantial dining table & chairs, that really fit the style of the home.
In both cases, the red walls will really make these homes memorable, and not in a bad way. The wall color was incorporated into the home staging plan and works in concert with the home staging to add personality and a very unique quality.
“Sold On Staging” Article in Pasadena Star News
March 27, 2010
The Pasadena Star News published a featured article today (3/27) in the Home & Garden section about the importance of hiring a professional homes stager.
Michelle Mills, the reporter I spoke to writes:
Minch understands how real estate marketing works and how home shoppers think. With that in mind, she counsels her home-selling clients to identify changes that can make a house more appealing to a home buyer, and how to get those changes done in a cost effective manner.
Click here for a PDF to learn more about hiring an expert home stager to market a picture perfect home page one and page 2.
Prepping Your House For A Faster Sale
March 14, 2010
Here’s an article about preparing your house for sale. It was written by syndicated columnist Ellen James Martin and will appear in newspapers across the country. This Miami Herald article just popped up in my Google alerts:
If you live in the Los Angeles, Pasadena, San Marino or Arcadia area, you may need a Los Angeles home stager to help prepare your home for sale. Give us a call at (626)441-8975. We know what makes homes sell!
A Real Estate Agent Gets Real About Home Staging
February 26, 2010
Here’s another animated video about home staging. In this video the real estate agent talks to her client about the necessity of hiring a professional home stager. The homeowner is a do-it-yourself home stager, and the results are, well, interesting.
©Copyright 2010 Michelle Minch & Moving Mountains Design. All rights reserved. Copyright includes video, script and contents. Be original, don’t copy!
Pasadena Based Home Staging Business Gets Results!
February 21, 2010
This article recently appeared in the Pasadena Star News, on February 9, 2010. Very exciting!
Just click on the article to be taken to a PDF of the article.
Los Angeles Home Staging Video – A Real Estate Agent Talks About Home Staging
February 20, 2010
Here’s a video I created about home staging. A real estate agent talks about home staging to their client.
©2010 Copyright Michelle Minch and Moving Mountains Design. All rights reserved. The contents of this video, including the dialog (spoken words) are protected by copyright. Please do not copy. You can create an original video at Xtranormal.com
This Los Angeles Home Stager Has Earned Her RESA-PRO Designation!
February 14, 2010
I’ve earned the RESA-PRO designation. Yay!
I’ve met all the requirements, passed all the tests, and now I have the right to use the RESA-PRO badge on my website. As a home stager in Los Angeles and Pasadena, I need to prove to my clients that they are getting the best of the best. The RESA-PRO designation proves that I am experienced, I am professional, I am ethical, I am insured and I recognize the importance of continuing my education.
RESA-PRO home stagers:
- Must adhere to the Real Estate Staging Association Code of Ethics
- Must pass the RESA Ethics Exam with a score of 80% or higher
- Must be in business for at least one year
- Must show proof of home staging business insurance
- Must prove they have a business bank account in their company name
In addition, RESA-PROs must complete a number of home staging contiuning education classes over the course of 2 years in order to maintain their RESA_PRO status
As a home owner or a real estate agent, seeing the RESA-PRO designation gives you an extra measure of assurance that I’m a true professional (not a hobbiest) and you’ll be treated ethically.
If you’d like to find out more about the RESA-PRO designation, visit the RESA-PRO website.
Los Angeles Home Staging A Hollywood Condo – Multiple Offers After 1st Open House!
February 13, 2010
We were hired to stage this vacant Hollywood Condo by the homeowner, who was also the listing agent.
She chose Moving Mountains Design because we are professional and experienced and because she liked the photos in our home staging portfolio.
The condo was vacant after having been rented to tenants for some time. The REALTOR wisely put a lot of energy and effort getting the condo into market condition. She did everything right to get it sold:
- She hired an experienced, professional home stager to make the condo more appealing to buyers
- She priced it right
- She marketed it well
For more information about this Hollywood Blvd. adjacent condo, contact the listing agent, Judy Oroshnik, Prudential California Realty, at (323)671-1248.
Los Angeles Home Stager Voted RESA 2010 Professional Stager of the Year!
February 2, 2010
I’m very excited to announce that I have been voted the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) 2010 Professional Stager of the Year!
The announcement was made at the RESA 2010 International Stagers Conference in Las Vegas on January 25, 2010. The conference was a smashing success, and I’m so happy I got to share my big moment with over 200 of my fellow home stagers. Its a HUGE honor to have been selected for this award by my home staging peers.
Professional home stagers were nominated by home stagers and real estate professionals throughout the US, Canada, Europe and Australia.
The nominees were then voted on by members of the Real Estate Staging Association and 5 finalists were selected.
Each finalist had to create a 5 page entry which demonstrated excellence in home staging, best home staging business practices, a proven track record of ethical conduct and commitment to raising awareness about home staging.
The winner (me:o)) was selected from the 5 finalists by a panel of celebrity real estate and home staging judges.
The judges were Bethany Souza from HGTV’s Designed to Sell, Matthew Finlason from HGTV’s The Stagers, and Womens Council of Realtors National President, Deborah Gilmore.
Click here if you’d like to see my winning entry for Professional Stager of the Year Pro Stager of the Year 2010.
Click here to read the press release
Los Angeles Home Stager A Finalist For Professional Stager of the Year
December 21, 2009
Los Angeles home stager, Michelle Minch, is a Finalist for the Real Estate Staging Association Professional Stager of the Year (2010)
For Immediate Release
Pasadena, CA – December 21, 2009 Michelle Minch, President of Moving Mountains Design, is a finalist for Professional Stager of theYear , by the Real Estate Staging Association
“The Real Estate Staging Association is proud to announce Michelle Minch, of Pasadena, CA, as one of the finalists for Professional Stager of the Year,” said Shell Brodnax, President and CEO of the organization. “Ms Minch, and the other 4 finalists were chosen via an open nominating process by their peers and other real estate professionals, from across the US and Canada. All the nominees must demonstrate outstanding skills in home staging design, business and ethics.
Ms. Minch is a past winner of two Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence: the Western Region Award for Best Whole House Remodel Under $200,000 and the National Award for Best Kitchen Remodel under $40,000. She has been nominated for Professional Stager of the Year for 3 years running. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times Real Estate Section, the Chicago Tribune, Sunset Magazine, Log Home Living, LA Weekly Pasadena Weekly & Los Angeles Times On-Line. In addition, she blogs extensively at http://MovingMountainsDesign.com/home-staging-blog/
Minch began her career in design as a Stylist and Visual Merchandiser, and later worked as a Production Designer for Commercials, Television and Feature Films.
Home Staging and Interior Design are a natural progression in her design career, allowing her to use her visual merchandising skills, a refined eye and years of experience to successfully stage homes that sell and create stunning one of a kind environments for her clients. She has experienced great success in home staging with many very recent examples of her staging projects selling in less than 2 weeks on the market at or above asking price. Her motto is: “I know what makes homes sell.”
Ms. Minch is on the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Staging Association and is the Regional VP for California, Nevada and Hawaii.
In addition she is the Chairwoman of the RESA Ethics Committee and has developed professional ethical guidelines for the RESA membership. Minch is a founding partner of Easy Designer Websites and is a Staging Career Coach at the Staging Career Center.
You can learn more about the Real Estate Staging Association Professional Stager of the Year Finalist Michelle Minch and her company, Moving Mountains Design, and at ActiveRain.com. Additional information about the Real Estate Staging Association and the Professional Stager of the Year Awards and nominations can be found at www.RealEstateStagingAssociation.com.
Moving Mountains Design is a full service home staging and interior design company with offices in Pasadena and Arcadia, CA. We specialize in staging vacant and occupied homes in the greater Los Angeles area including Pasadena, San Marino and Arcadia. Click here to see a full menu of home staging services offered by Moving Mountains Design.
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