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Remember the Green Beans in 2023
Holiday cooking in Doug’s family was part revered tradition, part competitive sport. His mom, grandmother, and inlaws: their line up of dishes, how they were made and served was all…
Does Mom or Dad Need Help?
Holiday season 2022 it seems the fever-dream of the last 3 years has at least partially broken. More people were going places and seeing other people. Things were a lot…
Collaboration: It’s a Beautiful Thing
While most people have heard of the kind of work I do, design and home staging work is personal. It can go in dozens of directions in the blink of…
Chasing Coupons
Coupons have influenced consumers’ decisions for over 130 years. Starting with free glasses of soda and sticky stamps that got traded for toasters or dishes, vendors found this to be…
#GoCordless: Kids, Cords and Caution
Originally published March 27th, 2010; updated November 4, 2022 It’s a sad truth that sometimes it takes tragedy to raise awareness. #GoCordless is the mantra of the Consumer Product Safety…
Caring: ZERO Cost, Highest ROI Investment We Can Make
Caring: ZERO cost, Highest ROI Investment We Can Make It was the end of looong day. I was tired, hungry, and no mood to cook, so stopped in a…
New isn’t Normal
New can be a lot of things, but it isn’t normal. New is different. It catches our attention. With new, we experience or process something we haven’t been faced with…
Perspective is Everything
While at Parsons I came to both love and hate perspective drawing. Appreciated and loved looking at it, dizzied and confounded trying to create it. Perspective drawing exists to give…
The Ins and Outs of Buyer Consults
If you’ve ever had to show, or were shown an outdated or over-personalized property you wished for this. If you’re an agent who’s ever listed or tried to sell a…
Are You Suffering From 2020 Vision?
Are you suffering from 2020 vision? Typically the measurement of how clearly you can see something from a distance, but it’s exactly the opposite in the real estate market. Simply,…
Marie approaches her recommendations with a down-to-earth sensibility and is also a lot of fun! I have a new friend.
– Susan Sachs, Chappaqua
After Marie staged our house, we had second thoughts about leaving. Couldn't believe we live here.
– Paula and Roger, Hastings-on-Hudson
I don’t always like deferring to experts, but my investment was paid back approximately 20:1.
– Thor Mann, Croton-on-Hudson
Marie has a skill set that is professional and gentle. She removes a homeowner's stress and feeling of being overwhelmed.
– Bonnie Stein, Julia B Fee, Rye
Marie was very easy to work with. I wish we had used her expertise years ago!
– Barry Zelin, Ardsley
Marie Graham gets 5 stars from us! She was spot on in knowing exactly how our house should look for the photographs and the showings.
– Charlotte and Hal, Ardsley
Marie helped us with both selling our old home and decorating our new home. She recommends practical items of good value and is so committed to the details.
– Sandy McCormick Sleepy Hollow
I'm very thankful for Marie's excellent suggestions, from paint colors to floor finishes. We had 3 offers and sold above the asking price!
– George Casale, Bronxville
Marie is the color whisperer. We wanted totally new colors, and now our home is colorful, energizing and harmonious. Our friends comment on how welcoming and warm it is.
– Lesa Rader
She is smart, funny, engaging, with a great eye and creative ideas that we’ve implemented ourselves. I highly recommend her!
– Nan F., White Plains
She’s through and goes throught your home without judgment, providing recommendations with absolutely no pressure.
– Karen Dreher, New Rochelle