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Space Transformation in Your Home: Join Us for A Behind-the-Scenes Staging Walkthrough!

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Dive into our staging walkthrough and unlock the secrets to selling your property faster! See how staging can optimize space, highlight assets, and spark emotions! Don’t miss this chance to create a buyer’s dream by elevating any environment and creating captivating spaces!

Many sellers hesitate to invest in staging as a marketing strategy when putting their homes on the market. It’s because they figure buyers can visualize the space they want, right? 

Put Your Buyer Hat On for A Minute

But if you put your buyer hat on for a minute, and try to visualize the space differently, it’s not so easy. Buyers will often miss seeing the best use of the space, the key assets of the space, and they will miss out on the positive emotional impact of the space, all of which staging can provide. 

So I wanted to show you a few video examples, and you can see for yourself. 

The Dining Room Is Set for Guests

The first example is the beautifully staged dining room. It shows that there’s ample space for seating and that it’s conveniently located just off the kitchen. The light colors are attractive and lighten the space, and the decorative and delicate vase of branches shows off the bay window and an area for a side table. The art on the wall and centerpieces down the centerline of the table give an emotional feeling, like, hey, I would like to entertain here someday!

The Living Room Showcases Its Inviting Features

The key features in the living room are that it has a beautiful raised tray ceiling, a lovely gas fireplace, ample seating, and sliders to the deck outside. The staging showcases these features by using simple lines with light colors and a painting that brings the eye right up and over to the fireplace. A bright green throw blanket on the sofa is a splash of color that pulls the eye to the doors and the view outside. The staging also shows that there’s plenty of room for seating with two large sofas and plenty of room to spare. The only thing I might have done differently is use a club chair on each side of the sliders so that the views are straight out to the side instead of a sofa blocking it. This coffee table also features beautiful books about global travel that speak to an aspirational lifestyle that everyone wants to have! 

The Primary Bedroom Is a Luxurious Sanctuary

Staging in the primary bedroom is soft and luxurious. It shows an oversized bed with a tall headboard. The light pictures on either side of the bed bring the eye upward toward the high ceiling. And the throw blanket brings the eye to the window and a nice deck outside. Last, but not least, there are some little accessories on the dresser like perfume and flowers that make you feel like you’ve just about moved in! 

The Second Bedroom, Previously Used as An Office, Reclaims Its Function

The second bedroom used to be set up as an office, but now it’s staged to show that it can sleep two. And the bright colors and mirrors emphasize the ample natural light and give a feeling of fun. 

The Open Lower Level Gains Three Functional Spaces…And The Office Returns

The lower level is big and spacious. But it’s hard to determine how to make the best use of it unless this is not illustrated. So three functional areas were set up by the stager. There is an office with a window. There is a beautiful seating area with a fireplace and sliders that go to the outside along with a bookshelf area. And there is a beautiful exercise area. The three functional areas are visually separated yet also linked together with matching colors and a consistent design theme, in this case, horses!

The Staging Strategy Accomplished Four Key Objectives

  • Show the ideal use of the space.
  • Highlight the assets.
  • Evoke a powerful and positive emotional response.
  • Create a fabulous setting and generate beautiful digital media that is strategically distributed to attract the largest matching pool of buyers.

Staging is just one component used in the successful sale of a home. Here’s the full story of selling a luxury condo in Westport CT.

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Naughty or Nice? This Snickerdoodle Recipe is Nice!

Did you ever think that grain-free, lectin-free/gluten-free, and nearly sugar-free (don’t tell your guests!) cookies could taste like cinnamon donuts?

Well these Snickerdoodles do just that! To put icing on the cake, so to speak, this recipe is super easy too. The most time consuming part is simply putting the cookie dough on the baking sheet.

Full disclosure: To give them a festive look for the holidays, I did roll them in gold sugar sprinkles along with the cinnamon. The photo also shows some green sprinkles, but I recommend using only the gold ones, if any. Another note, is that you can also substitute the butter for clarified butter, known as ghee, and some coconut oil. Ghee has had the lactose removed, and some brands are from grass-fed cows.

Enjoy the the cookies and recipe below!

Questions? Feel free to reach out below.


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Enchanting 33 Pansy Circle!

Your home is your castle, and enchanting 33 Pansy Circle in Fairfield, is ready to make some dreams come true.  Take a look at the trending story…! 

33 Pansy Circle Photo

Perhaps you or a friend are the perfect addition to this coveted enclave? Everyone here is friendly and supportive of one another. It’s a warm and festive neighborhood atmosphere, and when the weather’s nice, everyone likes to be outside.  The basketballs and soccer balls have been known to bounce around the circle! Other times there’s a peaceful retreat to respective back yards for a relaxing barbecue. The residents can’t wait to greet their new neighbors!

This grand colonial finished on 4 levels is a gem on the university cul-de-sac! Amazing Teen-Suite/NannyQuarters/Office/Yoga Studio or 6th Bedroom with a full bath sits Possible Yoga Studioabove the charming peaked garage. Better than new, and much bigger than it looks from outside, this home features 9-foot ceilings and open flow.

It also offers incredible custom high-end details, including extensive millwork, Klaff lighting, Italian Bertazzoni stove, and even a garage with a gleaming epoxy floor and a Wifi door opener that magically responds to your smartphone commands! The elegant gourmet Eat-In-Kitchen and Breakfast Area open to the generous Family Room with stone fireplace.

Open Kitchen

The second floor includes a Master Suite with luxury bath and jacuzzi tub, three additional bedrooms, a large hall bath with a granite double-sink vanity and separate water closet and bathing area, and a Laundry Room.

Vaulted ceilings top the 3rd level with a large bright Bonus space, 6th Bedroom, & full bath.

The partially finished Lower Level with high ceilings adds 717 sq ft of living space featuring a huge Rec Room/Home Gym with a wall of built-ins, another large room (now the Ping-Pong room!) that can easily be finished, plus tons of storage.

The stylish Mudroom with stone floor leads to the patio and private fenced yard. Sunny Patio

Twilight Patio

This special abode also features in-ground utilities and sprinkler system, energy efficiency, and room for a pool. Walk to Osborn Hill, around the corner from Black Rock Turnpike amenities, minutes to town, train, beaches, and highways from this excellent location.

Take a virtual tour, watch the video walk-through, and check out the listing. Elegant & enchanting! Make 33 Pansy Circle your new home, and let your dreams come true!

As featured in the Connecticut Post!

33 Pansy Cir Hot Property          33 Pansy Cir Hot Proeprty 2

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My Home is My Castle.

What is a castle?  In its most basic form, it’s a place that gives us security and privacy.

Home Sweet Home.  It’s the place we cherish, where we feel safe and sound, sometimes happy, other times sad; where we celebrate, gather together, share, work, create, cook, decorate; where we can love and be loved; where we live, grow, rest, dream, and at times sort through the chaos that life often throws at us!  After all, there’s no place like home !

Em 1st day 1st grade 8-30-07Home is a most important place and a most significant asset.   This is why I love to join my clients in the chapter of their lives when it’s time for their next castle.   It is a critical business transaction and a complex process, but most important, it’s an emotional, exciting and monumental time!  I am honored to share this time with my clients, buffer the anxiety,  guide the course and share the joy!

2012 Thanksgiving Dad Kids & CakeOur castles assume all shapes and sizes.   And in the grandest form, a castle is…. well big and grand! Enjoy this one in Darien, Connecticut.

Please share  a comment or image of a precious moment, space or place showing the essence of home for you!  I’ve posted a few of my own.

2011 The Black & White Crew

 

2011-05-31 09.28.10To see more about how I serve my clients, visit my websites at LindaRaymondRealEstate.com and Raveis.com/LindaRaymond .  Please send me a note below if I can assist you with the home of your dreams.

Sincerely,
Linda