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Hope you all had a good summer! We have been busy getting apartments on the market in time for the post Labor Day selling season, but I would like to share with you a
Staging Success Story from the Spring selling season that recently closed.
This estate condition
apartment was in dire need of some updates and new furnishings. The estate's family removed all of the personal belongings and furniture. Then, our contractor came in and spent a month removing wallpaper and carpeting, painting, refinishing floors and switching out light fixtures for more updated ones we had chosen.
Upon completion, Designed to Appeal brought in beautiful furniture and decorative accessories to stage each room of this 10 room apartment to show its fullest potential to a prospective buyer.
See the
Before and After
photos below for the dramatic transformations.
After investing about $80,000 or 1.2% of its list price in the updates and staging, this $6,495,000 apartment "sold" within two weeks for 97% of its asking price!
Warm Regards,
Do
nna M. Dazzo, President
Designed To Appeal
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It was a pleasure working with Donna. In addition to beautifully staging our listing, she oversaw the contractor and presented a very clear and comprehensive work plan to our clients. Her attention to detail both in business and in design are admirable! In the end we had an accepted offer within two weeks and achieved a strong selling price. Thank you!
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Stribling - New York, NY Stribling - New York, NY
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Entryway Before Staging
Entryway After Staging
Living Room Before Staging
Living Room After Staging
 Living Room
Before Staging
 Living Room After Staging
Dining Room Before Staging
Dining Room After Staging
Dining Room Before Staging
Dining Room After Staging
Den Before Staging
Den After Staging
Master Bedroom Before Staging
Master Bedroom After Staging
Guest Bedroom Before Staging
Guest Bedroom After Staging
Guest Bedroom Before Staging
Guest Bedroom After Staging
Second Guest Bedroom Before Staging
Second Guest Bedroom After Staging
Second Guest Bedroom Before Staging
Second Guest Bedroom After Staging
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Tips and Tricks of the Trade:
Genius Ways Towel Bars Can Help You Organize Your Home!!
Like curtain rods, towel bars have so much untapped potential. Take them out of the bathroom and they become decluttering superstars, capable of keeping hundreds of things tidy and out of the way. Go beyond linens, and think about shoes, cleaning supplies, accessories, kitchen utensils, and even plants and tools. See all the ways a basic bar can help organize your entire house.
On a Mobile Kitchen Island
If you have a mobile kitchen island, add a towel bar to one side. Above, the brass bar for kitchen towels is a great addition to this table-turned-kitchen-island from
Petal & Ply. A simple hook would do the trick as well.
Closet Organization
This closet from Stylizmo mounted a stacked series of bars to hang and display high heels, which is a great solution for closet walls with extra vertical space.
Expand Available Entryway Space
If have a little extra wall space, you can mount a bar to the wall and add s-hooks to hang your bags. This home, from
Refinery29
, used an inexpensive bar in the entryway and doubled its storage capacity.
Choose Reflective Materials
Mount a bar underneath your kitchen cabinets for an extra storage boost. It's a great place to hang often-used utensils and mugs.
Swoon Worthy
went a step further and glammed up her GRUNDTAL system with a little bit of gold spray paint.
Jessie of
Messy Jesse
used a series of rails to organize her sewing and craft supplies, showing that they are great way to gather a lot of little items and supplies all in one neat place.
For more tips, read the entire article click
here!
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Did You Know.....?
The Best Fall Getaways From NYC!!
Photo: Courtesy Jim Smith
Catskills, NY
Photo: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/ohmannalianne
Forever cemented in pop-culture as the site of Woodstock (and the backdrop of Dirty Dancing) the Catskills boasts some of New York's most charming small towns, many of which are just two-and-a-half hours outside of the city.
Berkshires, MA
Photo:
Courtesy Ramblewild
Known for its literary and musical culture (Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House was the setting for Little Women; Edith Wharton had a home there), the Berkshires are where the Boston city slickers go for a taste of the good and quiet life.
Hudson Valley, NY
Photo: Courtesy Storm King
Something tells us glampers dig the Instagram. Maybe it's the constant postings. Whatever the reason, more than enough 'Gram gold can be found in Hudson Valley-a glamper's paradise.
Lenox, MA
Photo: Courtesy CC/Flickr/David Dashiell
Once known as the "inland Newport," this charming town in The Berkshires was a popular destination for wealthy vacationers during the Gilded Age. The walkable New England hamlet still attracts plenty of discerning travelers today with loads of cultural options and a prime location for leaf peeping around the region.
Stowe, VT
Photo: Shuttershock
When it comes to fall foliage, Vermont is king. The state has the country's highest percentage of maple trees, and no better retreat exists for scoring that color-bursting seasonal photo. That's especially true in Stowe, a valley town in Northern Vermont.
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Market Overview: The East End
We have switched to a quarterly update of market conditions on the East End. Our next quarterly analysis will appear in the October issue.
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