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Real Estate Staging &
Redesign Firms Win National Award |
Colorado Springs/Highlands Ranch, CO. Lucy Butcher and Erica
Starich have won First Place in the Living Room Redesign at
the annual conference of the Interior Redesign Industry
Specialist (IRIS), an international organization of
redesigners. Butcher owns Presentation Is Everything, LLC,
based in Colorado Springs, and Starich's Star Interior
Solutions is based in Highlands Ranch. The two collaborate
to provide real estate staging and interior redesign
services to homeowners and real estate agents.
"We are so excited to have won this award," says Butcher.
"To be recognized by professionals in the interior redesign
industry is a great honor." Butcher and Starich submitted
before and after photos of a living room they redesigned,
explaining the design principles they used. The attendees of
the IRIS conference in San Antonio, Texas voted during the
April 2006 event for their favorite redesigns.
According to the Wall Street Journal's
www.RealEstateJournal.com
, staging can increase the selling price of a home
from 2 to 10 percent. the National Association of Realtor
advises that for every dollar sellers put into staging, $4
is recouped. Effectively preparing a house to show at its
best often goes well beyond such obvious tips as hiding
dirty dishes, brewing aromatic tea or baking cookies,
though. that's where Butcher and Starich provide a value
added service to real estate agents, homeowners and
developers.
Butcher and Starich are both certified IRIS members. Butcher
also belongs to National Association of Professional
Organizers (NAPO), is a Women's Council of Realtors and
Pikes Peak Association of Realtor Association affiliate
member. Starich is an affiliate member of the South Metro
Denver Realtor Association.
For information or interviews, contact Lucy Butcher at
719-638-4395 or
www.presentationiseverything.net
or Erica Starich at 303-909-3491 or
www.starinteriorsolutions.com
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