Tuesday, March 30, 2010

After spending years working in customer service areas, I found a new way to offer a service with a real need. I had been decorating for family and friends, so I finally decided to put my passion to work for me.

I attended the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and graduated in 2005. I have spent the last 5 years working with people accessorizing, decluttering, organizing, down sizing, relocating and home staging for clients.

Home staging is a growing industry. I earned my certification in home staging in 2010from RESA PRO (Real Estate Staging Association Professional). I am currently working with several real estate professionals in staging homes for sale.

If your home is on the market, it is in a beauty contest. In a tough real estate market, presentation is everything in selling a home! The homes that look the best sell the fastest. Spruce It Up is a one stop resource for staging and preparing your home to sell or to just bring out its best qualitie. Based in Fort Lauderdale my team can declutter, deodorize, clean, furnish, accessorize and improve a home from the inside out (including curb appeal).

Magazines and television shows are featuring beautiful homes, and while these shows are inspirational for home buyers, they have made it tougher for sellers. Home shoppers are using the internet to view prospective homes before contacting the real estate agents. Home owners need to have great looking photos of the inside and outside in place. The sellers can't have those in place until the inside and outside are perfect.

It is my job to make the homes look as clean and spacious as possible. Buyers want a "turn key" property (one they can move it to just the way it is). This is where home staging comes in.

My mission is to improve and make homes more beautiful, accent the home's assets and obtain customer statisfaction, whether it be from a home owner or a potential buyer. My goal is to do this in a timely and affordable manner.