This is a short-story about how Home Stager, Kathy Burke, changes a potential disaster to an opportunity.
It has happened to all of us at one time or another. The listing is signed, Kathy completed the staging consultation and once the seller's typical To Do list is completed (declutter, depersonalize, clean, touch-up paint, some minor purchases) the house will go on the market and be fabulous. That is until the Pest Inspection returns with over $15,000 of unexpected repairs. And worse, the repairs require removing the marble tile in both bathrooms and the cost to reinstall marble tile versus generic tile is a significant additional expense to the $15k bid. Not going to happen.
Kitchens and bathrooms sell homes and now the bathrooms will only be generic. What to do? Call Kathy Burke of Sensational Home Staging! My original question for Kathy was "What color should we pick that will most appeal to buyers?" The answer I received was soooo much better. Kathy provided fabulous design ideas using off-the-shelf tile products, a few inexpensive tweaks and, ta da!, a totally upgraded bathroom with a "designer look" and all within the budget. Buyers are going to love it! Suddenly the potential disaster is a wonderful opportunity.
Kathy's approach to creating a designer-look on a budget suddenly made me realize how valuable her expertise could be to Walnut Creek homeowners (or anywhere in the East Bay) contemplating improvements, not just sellers.
Wendy Cutrufelli
Broker Associate
925.917.1135
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