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PRESS RELEASE
Stage One Decorators, LLC earns Prestigious RESA-PRO™ Home Staging Designation
Drexel Hill, Pa., October 29, 2010
Margie Wildason and Lorraine Curran of Stage One Decorators, LLC has earned the RESA-PRO™ designation.
RESA-PRO™ designees must meet the following 6 mandatory requirements:
- Must pass the RESA® Ethics Exam.
- Must agree to follow the RESA® Code of Ethics.
- A minimum of 1 year in business, as a professional home stager (proof by either a Business License, DBA, LLC, CORP, Re-sale license or Legal Partnership,)
- Proof of Home Staging Business Insurance
- No lawsuits pending against your staging business
- Business Checking Account
The RESA® Ethics class and exam is an extremely important factor in raising the bar for the home staging industry. RESA-PRO™ is the only designation governed and regulated by the Real Estate Staging Association®. RESA® ensures that RESA-PRO™ designees uphold the highest ethical standards possible.
Stage One Decorators offers Home Staging, Redesigns and Decorating Services in the Delaware, Montgomery and Chester Counties. “Earning our RESA-PRO designation is one more commitment we have made to our clients. We are dedicated to going that extra mile for home owners and Realtors alike” said, Wildason and Curran of Stage One.
RESA® recently released statistics on the benefits of home staging. RESA studied 410 properties in North America and found on average staged properties are on the market 78% less time. “There is no doubt staging benefits buyers, sellers and agents. We strongly recommend anyone considering selling their property to work with a professional stager in their local area,” said Shell Brodnax, RESA’s CEO.
PRESS RELEASE:
Real Estate marketing has a new weapon in its arsenal-it is called Home Staging.
Stage One Decorators in Delaware County, Pa. April 23, 2010
The old adage that you only get one chance to make a great first impression is especially true when it comes to real estate. In today’s competitive market, many homeowners are wondering what they can do to ensure that their home stands out among the growing number of houses for sale.
The answer is professional home staging. According to the National Association of Realtors an average staging investment of 1-3% in the home usually generates a return of 8-10%. Stage One Decorators specializes in merchandizing homes so they appeal to a broad range of potential buyers.
Lorraine and Margie are both HSR certified, members of ASHSR (American Society of Home Stagers & Redesigners) and RESA (Real Estate Staging Association). They work with homeowners and Delaware County Realtors to help them find the hidden potential in each home.
Each person who views a home is a potential buyer and first impressions are critical. Stage One’s staging techniques will transform the home to make certain that each potential buyer can see the beauty of the house and its focal points. Using their expertise in real estate and decorating trends they highlight the positive aspects of a home. They work to ensure that the home selling process is faster, more profitable and less stressful.
At Stage One Decorators, our experience, talent and enthusiasm make us stand out as the premier home staging company in Delaware County.
If you would like more information on home staging or to schedule an appointment, please call Margie or Lorraine at 610-853-2676 or email us at decorate123@gmail.com
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COLOR PRESS RELEASE
The Perfect Color in 60 Seconds
Local Interior Decorators, Lorraine Curran and Margie Wildason of Stage One Decorators in Drexel Hill Earn Designation as Certified Color Expert
Drexel Hill, Pa. August 6, 2010 -Would you like to know how to hone into the
perfect color in less than 5 minutes? Perhaps you would like to know how to eliminate
75% of a paint deck in 60 seconds. Lorraine Curran and Margie Wildason of Stage One Decorators located in Drexel Hill learned just that in a recently completed color certification training, “Color with No Regrets” a patented selection process. This earned them the distinction of becoming a CCNRP. (Certified Professional Color with No Regrets PRO).
The patented system and workshop was created by JoAnne Lenart-Weary, industry expert
and Director of The Decorating and Staging Academy, along with Cyndie Stefanik, a 20-
year decorative painting veteran and color guru. JoAnne and Cyndie have been featured
in magazines, HGTV and a weekly segment on ABC affiliate, WJET-TV. The patented
Color with No Regrets System is based on the science of the color wheel and combining
levels of color intensity to create perfect color harmonies for a client quickly and
effectively. It begins with a non-verbal color test to understand what color palette
appeals to the client. “Most people begin the color selection process by asking the
question, what is your favorite color?” says Lenart-Weary . “We have discovered this
does not truly communicate the client’s preferences. For example, if a client states blue,
each of us would visualize a different blue. The CNR color test helps the client and the
decorating professional hone into the perfect blue. The end result is the CNR Perfect
Palette personalized to the client. This approach is based on the science of color without
subjectivity.”
“I have a responsibility to my clients to keep current on trends happening within the
industry,” said Curran Color is a significant element of the decorating process
and where most of my clients feel intimidated. This training has helped me to offer
mistake-proof color selection to my clients with complete confidence. “Stage One Decorators” specializes in creating beautiful homes on any budget. Some of the services we
offer are Interior Decorating, Re-Designs and Home Staging but each of them begins with fail-proof color selection, resulting in a room people love with a price tag they can afford,” explained Wildason
Stage One Decorators
610-853-2676
decorate123@gmail.com