Author Archives: Karen Gray-Plaisted

Lighting Can Help Sell Your House

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

Lighting in and for your interior photographs is important because it helps highlight the beauty of a room and tells a story to a buyer. Here are some examples taken right from the MLS of homes currently on the market … Continue reading →

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Details – Speak Loud and Clear

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

What details make up a great interior photo? Today when you are selling you need to make sure your home speaks to a buyer – not to you. In today’s market to be effective to grab a buyer, there is … Continue reading →

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Bad Listing Photographs- Such a Shame

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

If you are searching for a new home now, you are probably looking at the usual sites such as realtor.com, trulia.com, homes.com, zillow.com just to name a few. Hours are spend looking a pictures of listed homes, currently for sale. … Continue reading →

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A Picture is Worth- What?

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

Did you know that adding one photo to a residential real estate listing increases the final sale price by up to 3.9% according to The Wall Street Journal article January 11, 2013. Interior photos are more effective than exterior shots … Continue reading →

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Advantage of Home Staging

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

Staging and Redesign created an info-graph showing home sellers the monetary advantage of staging a home prior to selling. It shows that IF a seller stages their home before they list it to sell, they will be reducing the time that the house is … Continue reading →

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Selling and Seeing Green

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

Green is the color of cash right? Want to learn some great ways to get more when selling your home? Here are some key points to concentrate on.     Fix all your repairs now- that means if you have … Continue reading →

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Green- Inspirational Rooms

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

March and spring remind me of fresh green. I thought after writing about red for February I would highlight green, only to be fair. As you may or may not know, Pantone known as the market leader and authority on … Continue reading →

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Seeing Red????

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

Red is a color that can imply love, happiness, passion.  But then can also suggest anger or be considered aggressive. Red is a color that can be added to room as an accent and it will draw attention to other … Continue reading →

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Fireplace – Brings Warmth and Value to a Home

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

Here in the East we have been experience the cold winter, and if you are like me the best place to be is near the fire! The nice dry heat that comes from the fire is so comforting. A fireplace … Continue reading →

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Love- Decorating and Designing a Room

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

February, the month for lovers. So how does that relate to decorating and designing a room  you ask? If you think about it, when decorating a room you create character by adding the things that you love. Whether it is … Continue reading →

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Organized… the Happy Balance

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

As the holiday decorations were put away, I did work on editing and organizing “like” things so that next year it will be a little easier to find my decorations. By going through and removing the items that I have … Continue reading →

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Holiday Shopping In Warwick, NY

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

Warwick, NY becomes almost magical around the holidays. The stores, restaurants and landscape transform to celebrate the holidays. The Warwick Gardner’s club add decorations to the town  and embellish Rail Road Avenue’s park that infuses the festive feeling through the town.    Your trip to Warwick, … Continue reading →

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Wreaths- Great Ideas for the Holidays

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

Every year I decorate our traditional colonial home by hanging wreaths on all the windows. I love the simplicity, and the charm they add. I do find myself navigating towards less traditional evergreen wreaths and thought it would be fun to share … Continue reading →

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Holiday Front Door

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

It’s the holiday’s, time for family, food, fun and fineries on the house! The outside of the house is the first place I am going to concentrate to decorate. Even though each year bringing out the trimmings is always new, … Continue reading →

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Design Explained With Venn Diagrams

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

The Elements of Design Explained With Venn Diagrams Houzz- Kitchen Remodel, Bathroom Remodel and More » Browse Storage And Organization on Houzz- For Example: Bookcases Cabinets And Computer Armoires · Closet Organizers · Clothes And Shoes Organizers · Clothes Racks · Hall Trees · Media Storage · … Continue reading →

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Apartment Staging- ASAP!

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

I’m driving down the thruway getting my daughter back to college and my phone rings. “Hello, I need to attract renters to my apartment complex and need a vacant one staged.” Easy, apartment staging I think.  ”…I do not want … Continue reading →

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Color- How The Opposite Gender Perceives

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

So here we are in October… wow, did September fly! I hope some of you became inspired and updated your rooms with new color. I recently came across this blog site and wanted to share. “Data Pointed is the home of … Continue reading →

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Interactive Websites to Choose Colors For Your Rooms

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

When we need to know something we typically turn to the Internet as a source of information. So when challenged where to start choosing colors for decorating a room you may not think of using the Internet but here I … Continue reading →

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How to Match Colors- blog from Houzz.com

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

How to Match Colors From Photos to Real Life Houzz- Kitchen Remodel, Bathroom Remodel and More » Browse Outdoor Products on Houzz- For Example: Gazebos · Grills · Hammocks · Irrigation Equipment · House Numbers · Outdoor Rugs · Outdoor Chairs · Retainer Walls ·

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Staging Your Home With Color

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Karen Gray-Plaisted

When getting your home ready for the market light, clean, organized spaces appear larger. I have always said “a fresh coat of paint is one of the best investments you can put into your home prior to selling.” Maximize your … Continue reading →

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