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FAQs: What is the Difference Between Decorating and Staging?

Welcome back to FAQs, where maybe a minutes’ worth of reading gets your most often-asked questions answered. Easy to see why this one comes up a lot, there are a lot of…

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What’s Wrong with This Picture? (NEW SERIES!)

If  ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’…a good listing photo is worth ten-trilion-zillion thousand words. Maybe more. REALLY. Listing photos are the number one tool homeowners, buyers, and their agents have.  They…

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FAQs: What is a Remote Consult?

Last year I wrote a post called Raise Your Hand If You’ve Never Worked With A Home Stager (Then, Please Tell Me Why). Published in a national Real Estate online…

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Decorating FAQs: Do You Make Money on What We Buy, or Services You Reccomend?

FAQs is a series that gives quick and simple answers to the questions I hear the most often (click here to read others) Love this question. In my years of…

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Staging FAQs: What is a Buyer’s Consult?

FAQs is an on-going series that answers the questions I hear most often. USUALLY in 4oo words or less, but this is really a two-fer, so loosening up on that part. Last post…

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Staging FAQs: Why Can`t Buyers Just Use Their Imagination?

Welcome back to FAQs, an on-going series that answers the questions I hear most, in 400 words or less. This questions comes up whenever a seller does not like, or…

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Designing for the Stars: Happy Birthday, CANCER!

Even if you are not a believer, it’s always fun to check and see what the stars are SUPPOSED to hold for you.  Each month we take a fun look…

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Sofas for Dummies (NOT): Shopping with The Refreshed Home

(Fill in the noun) for Dummies has been one of the most successful franchises in  publishing history.  Since the inaugural DOS for Dummies launched in 1991, there are over 250 million…

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FAQs: What is the Difference Between Cost, Value and Worth?

FAQs is an ongoing-series that revisits, and answers questions I hear most often, in 400 words or less (click here  to read others) At face value, Decorating and Staging are visual…

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Westchester County NY: FIREWORKS and The Bensen-Scott Big Band July 3rd Kensico Dam Plaza

Westchester County NY: FIREWORKS and The Bensen-Scott Big Band  July 3rd Kensico Dam Plaza Music under the summertime skies was one of my earliest and fondest memories of childhood summers. …

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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