Home Staging Pennsylvania- Hart & Associates Servicing the Main Line, Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties.

Still not convinced that home staging can help you sell your home faster? Check out the email I got from a Philadelphia area home seller this afternoon:

"Kate,

I wanted to thank you for all your help and let you know that we put our house on the market yesterday and got an offer for list price within hours!!!  Thanks again for everything! " A.M

Even I had to smile at those results! So what made this home seller so special? She realized that in order to sell a home in today's market that she needed to use the 1-2 punch: PRICE AND PRESENTATION

She contacted us three months ago to give her a home staging consultation and then got to work storing the extra furniture, repainting, cleaning and purchasing a few things like new bedding and lamps. She then listed her home with a professional Realtor that priced and marketed her home correctly.

Bravo to my home seller! She deserves to take a bow!

I am so excited to share with you my first transformation of a client's bathroom using a MirrorMate custom frame. I was pleasantly surprised not only at the amazing results but also with how simple the frame was to install. It easily adheres to an existing plate glass mirror and instantly transforms the look of a space within minutes.

As a home staging expert I know that home buyers look carefully at kitchen and bathrooms when making their home sale decision. Bathrooms that are outdated or do not feel luxurious will not be on their must-buy list.  MirrorMate is a great solution for home owners or home sellers that are looking to update their bathrooms without the expense of removing the plate glass mirror, repainting and repairing walls, and purchasing a new mirror.

I was recently called in to provide a home staging consultation to a client that is moving out of a 5 year old condominium. This home seller was very savvy and understood that his home now will be competing with new construction condos that are on the market in the same price point. His home had many selling features including hardwood floors, a gourmet kitchen and marble master bathroom. My main concern was that the brass faucets and builder's grade mirror in the master bathroom gave the bathroom an outdated look. I recommended that the client add new sconces and a MirrorMate frame to give this bathroom the same look as bathrooms in newer model homes.

Take a look at our before and after photos to see the results.  Before, the mirror made the bathroom feel cold and uninviting. After, the silver tone MirrorMate highlighted the new fixtures and made the bathroom look more custom and up to date. Make sure to visit the MirrorMate product gallery to see the many styles and colors of decorative frames they offer at www.mirrormate.com

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It is with great honor that I announce that MirrorMate Frames has asked me to become their national product spokesperson. As a home staging expert I am often called in to advise my clients on what they can do to make their resale homes more appealing to home buyers. Updating bathrooms is always on the top of my list.

Thankfully, home sellers do not have to spend a fortune to make their bathroom more on trend. MirrorMate Frames can instantly transform their existing bathroom mirror to give it a new look in minutes. If you have not seen this incredible product at work you should visit their website at www.mirrormate.com.

I am not the only real estate stager to love this product. RESA recently named MirrorMate the 2009 RESA Product of the Year. I encourage you to recommend this innovative product at your next resale home staging project. Make sure to subscribe to my blog so you do not miss out of the amazing before and after transformations we will make using MirrorMate Frames.

Below is the official press release from MirrorMates. This is not only an honor for me personally, but for the entire home staging industry to have a national company recognize that real estate staging is a valuable resource in helping home owners to enhance their homes.

MIRRORMATE^® FRAMES SIGNS AWARD-WINNING

HOME STAGER KATE HART AS NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 2009) -MirrorMate^®has tapped the talents of renowned home stager Kate Hart to serve as spokesperson for the brand in 2009.  MirrorMate is the leading manufacturer and retailer of custom frames for plate glass bathroom mirrors and is used by homeowners, remodelers, designers and stagers, like Kate Hart, to give boring bathroom mirrors a finished, up-to-date look in a matter of minutes and for a fraction of the cost of a new mirror. 

Kate Hart is a pioneer in the staging field, having helped hundreds of families and realtors prepare homes for sale over the last 5 years through her Philadelphia-area company, Hart & Associates Staging & Design. Her design work has been featured in numerous books and national publications, as well as on The Fine Living Network, HGTV Radio and CNN Headline News.  Hart was also recently recognized by the Real Estate Staging Association as "Staging Professional of the Year."

"We all know kitchens and bathrooms sell homes," said Kate Hart.  "I've found MirrorMate frames to be an indispensable tool in getting a home ready for sale.  It's a quick, affordable and high-impact way to transform a dated bathroom into a home's biggest selling point."

 "We're thrilled to have Kate as an ambassador for the MirrorMate brand," said Lisa Huntting, inventor and president of MirrorMate.  "Kate and the staging community have embraced MirrorMate and we look forward to having her share her staging and design expertise with homeowners and industry professionals nationwide." 

  About MirrorMate LLC

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, MirrorMate LLC was founded by Lisa Huntting, who invented the product as a design solution for the four bare mirrors in her own home. The patented design allows the custom-cut frame to tape directly to the mirror currently on the wall, covering clips and channels and fitting seamlessly with any mirror - even if it sits atop a backsplash or runs to the wall or ceiling.  MirrorMate comes in over 40 styles, installs in a matter of minutes and gives the bathroom a finished, updated look.  As the original and industry leader, MirrorMate frames are patented in the U.S. with additional patents pending in the U.S. and Canada.  For product and company information, as well as a demonstration video, please visit www.mirrormate.com.

Press Release courtesy of Amy Florek, Florek PR