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Stephanie Dunbar Stephanie Dunbar

5 Ways to make a small space seem big

While buyers are willing to trade space for a friendlier mortgage payment, what they’re not willing to sacrifice is functionality and style. Here is a list of a few ways you can optimize your intimate space without having to compromise on comfort.

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Pramiti Bhargava Pramiti Bhargava

2021 Design Trends

No matter if you are a real estate agent, home stager, or flipper, here are the design trends you will want to be aware of in 2021. We are paying attention to a few shifts in desires that the pandemic has largely been responsible for! Looking ahead to 2021, we plan and preparing to meet the look that buyers want to see.

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Lauren Turori Lauren Turori

5 Tips to Bring the Holiday Seasons to your Listing

While we don’t recommend decking out every surface of your listing with bells, lights, trees, and red, green, and gold accessories; we do believe there are a few ways to bring the holiday season to potential buyers in a homey, uplifting way!

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Lauren Turori Lauren Turori

Luxury Coastal Carlsbad Townhomes - Video Blog

We’re so excited to share details from one of our latest projects: 11 West Luxury Townhomes. In this episode, you see our process of working with one of our clients, the amazing developers over at Rincon Homes. Today, we’re going to talk about a few of the tips and pieces we used in this Luxury Townhome stage.

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Lauren Turori Lauren Turori

Kensington Charmer

Kensington is a charming neighborhood in San Diego, that was established around the 1920s. It is known for its California Spanish and Craftsman architectural styles. What the local residents like to call “the only real neighborhood in San Diego”, Kensington is known for its lovely charm, its sense of community, and idyllic town center.

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Pramiti Bhargava Pramiti Bhargava

What Is Hygge? How To Create Hygge In Your Home

Hygge, the Danish and Norwegian inspired word has had a loving play in the world of interior design and home spaces. Its the perfect feeling we all want to create in this time of uncertainty and fear for many. We look at what are the many ways we can reach for that feeling of coziness in our homes, where many are sheltering.

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Pramiti Bhargava Pramiti Bhargava

Six Steps To Staging Your Living Room

The living room is the most important room to be staged from a buyer perspective. It showcases in all photography and is often the first impression to a home. Staging and presenting it right is thus essential!

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