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Did You Know Your Home Staging Costs Could Be a Deduction?

“Did you know that Home Staging costs could be a deduction?” is a question that is invariably followed by silence. No one expects it,  not many would have even thought…

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Ask Around: Chances are Good Someone You Know Has Worked with Me!

“Celebrity Stager”  certainly sounds glamorous, but anyone really involved with this field knows it’s more a fantasy. Home Staging can be hard work, but it’s also a lot more stealth than you…

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Lift Your Bottom Line by Updating Your Commercial Space

It’s a story as old as time itself: Things are stale, a significant other no longer feels special. Quietly they lose interest, and disappear to look elsewhere to be acknowledged,…

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Of Checkers and Chess, Geometry, and Home Staging in Westchester County

Though the three of us were only separated by  3 1/2 years, as the oldest, I was smarter, and always knew better than my two younger brothers. Until they both got…

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POP QUIZ #5

Combining two staples of September: Renewed interest in home improvement and questions with tricky answers, the POP QUIZ series returns!  Questions could  have more than one correct answer. Give it your best…

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Don`t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out!

Used to be a seller in contract easily had 60 to 90 days to find their new place and firm up their next steps.  Lenders have loosened their  Vulcan Death-Grip on funding,…

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"I Don't Know" is Not a Sales Pitch

“I Don`t Know” is Not a Sales Pitch

In David Mamet’s gritty classic Glengarry Glen Ross, the air was ripe with the scent of desperation (yes, even in the movie theaters, or at home with NetFlix!) Audiences would…

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FAQs: Why Can`t You Just Give Me a Price?

Welcome back to FAQs-where YES, I can just give you…ANSWERS! “Why can’t you just give me a price?” seems like a simple enough question…reinforced by my recent experimentation with an online…

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Have You Made Your Labor Day Resolutions Yet?

Originally published in September 2012, updated yearly Many Labor Days ago (before everything was online) I remember reading an op-ed piece in the NYT, exploring why Labor Day would make…

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Hot Seller Tip #7

Hot Seller Tip #7 Planning to put your property on the market next year? Good listing photos, and curb appeal are proven element that attract the most, and best-qualified buyers;  plan…

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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