Diana Young's (dianayoung) Blog

Not many people would want to sleep in a bowling alley!  As stagers, we sometimes refer to these long, narrow rooms as "bowling alleys".  They can create special challenges when trying to envision just how to use the space. This remodeled master suite has beautiful hardwood floors, wonderful natu...

In the Seattle area real estate market, there are some hot deals in some great neighborhoods just waiting to be scooped up, remodeled and sold.  "Flips" have not been as common as they once were, but investors are starting to see bargins that they simply can not pass up. A savvy investor purchase...

We just completed our first 2009 occupied staging.  As you can see in the before photos, all of the basic elements were there.  Our job was to enhance these spaces with color, lighting, some additional furniture pieces, artwork and accessories.  This home went from "ho-hum" to "warm and inviting"...

While most homes we stage are vacant, many home sellers are still living in their homes while they are on the market.  Here are some staging tips for the occupied home: Make sure there is enough light in the room and that it is evenly distributed.  Arrange furniture for spaciousness and to accent...

"Are you two really sisters?"  Sometimes refered to as "the sisters" by clients and friends, Diana Young and Alisa Landreth are the real life sisters of SISTERS Interior Redesign.  Only 15 months apart, Diana and Alisa grew up in the Edmonds area with their parents and identical twin sisters, Bre...

One of our favorite places to purchase furniture and accessories for our staging business over the years is Underhill's Furniture in Lynnwood.  Thor Loberg has been our sales associate there, always greeting us by name when we walk through the door. Thanks, Thor, for your wonderful customer servi...

A big "thank you" to all of our clients in 2008!    These builders, realtors and their clients know that professional home staging is a powerful and effective marketing tool.  We thank them for selecting SISTERS Interior Redesign to stage their new construction and resale listings.   Wishing each...

The scenario:  Out-of-state buyers purchase a home without ever physically stepping through the front door or even seeing the property "in person".  What set this vacant home apart from all the others in the market?  Effective professional staging and a high quality photo gallery = a sold listing...

The two most common questions we get as stagers are, "Where do you purchase your inventory?" and "Where do you store your inventory?"  The answer to the second question is easy:  We have a large warehouse space in Lynnwood, close to the freeway, where we also park our truck.  It's heated storage ...

Have you heard the news?  HGTV has declared "Failing to Showase Your Home and Making Small Cosmetic Changes" as the #1 mistake homesellers make.  Don't let this happen to you! With so many homes on the market today, homesellers really need to make their property stand out from the competition.  A...