ABOUT OUR SERVICES:

We now provide Staging, Interior Design, Shopping, Video Production, Still Photography, and related Services for both Residential and Commercial properties.  Whether it's a house, a condo, a rental or investment property, or a place of business, we can provide a range of services to match & meet your needs...


    DO IT YOURSELF CONSULTATIONS:

For Do It Yourselfers, this is the least expensive way to get the job done and save on valuable financial resources.  Our "do it yourself" Consultations involve a complete walk through & evaluation of your property (or place of business). We'll make recommendations according to your specific project - I.E., Home Staging, Home Interior Design / Re-design, Office Design, Business Staging, Retail Design & Environmental Merchandising, Etc.

A complete, detailed, written report of everything you will need to do is provided.  Some of the areas we cover include; de-cluttering, cleaning, repairs, updating, packing, moving and storage, furniture arrangement / rearrangement, and more.  Ready To Stage Your Home?   Get Started Here

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    STAGING:

Staging is Real Estate Merchandising - it is the art of preparing your home (or business) and getting it ready to be placed on the market so it can be sold for top dollar and in the least amount of time possible.  Although staging can be done at anytime, the ideal time to call us is before you list in the MLS or with a Realtor. This gives you or your real estate agent time to do the competitive market analysis before you put your house up for sale. It also allows time to get your home ready to go before people start looking at it.  This is much more important than you may think! 

When we stage your home, we prepare it to be "model home" ready so that when your property hits MLS you stand the greatest chance to sell your house quickly and for the best return on your investment.  In Staging, our focus is on the potential buyer.  This means de-personalizing, de-cluttering (if the home is occupied), re-arranging existing or bringing in new furniture, bringing in accessories & artwork, creating focal points that will enhance and bring out your property's best and most important features, addressing issues such as color and lighting, and more.  The fundamental goal of our staging efforts is to achieve a situation where you can realize the maximum possible selling price for your property and sell it as FAST as possible.

     Help with Your "Do It Yourself" Staging Project:
Okay, you've hired us for a "Do It Yourself Consultation", we've looked at your home and written up a detailed report outlining everything that you need to do in order to properly and successfully stage your home.  Now you have everything you need in your hot little hands to get started, but wow, you are starting to realize that there is a lot of work to get done and you might need some help with it.  There are some things that you just don't have the time to do, or don't want to.   Well, no need to panic, you can hire us on an hourly basis, if you'd like.  We are available to do as much, or as little as you want and need.  Sure, you can hire your friends for less money, but why not have the experts on hand?  Trust me, we can answer your questions and give advice when your friends won't have a clue what the correct answers are or what to do when something goes wrong.  Having a pro around can be invaluable, especially when time is of the essence and you need help or professional and qualified advice.   It's also not too late to have us do all of the staging for you, under one of our package plans.   Rates

     Lite Staging Packages:
This service is the perfect solution for homeowners (or Realtors) on a tight budget but who aren't into doing it themselves. Lite staging means that we will go through you home and add accessories such as plants & flowers, art work, towels, knickknacks, and possibly small furnishings here and there, as might be appropriate and within budget.  Generally, lite staging does not include bringing in furniture - we keep everything very "lite".  The goal is to make your home look and present itself as nicely as possible while working within a very limited budget.  Lite staging is what you get with our Bronze and Silver Package Plans.  We generally recommend our full staging services, Gold Packages , in order to give you the greatest advantage and opportunity to sell your home as quickly as possible and for as much money as possible, but lite staging is definitely far, far better then no staging at all.  Lite staging is always much more desirable then leaving your house or condo totally empty and cold looking.  Even with lite staging, your home is much more likely to sell faster than with no staging at all.  Remember, when a home is vacant, all the buyer has to focus on are walls and floors; or any other potentially negative aspects of the property, such as odd spaces that may be too large or too small.  Staging, even if it is minimal, adds life and interest to an otherwise sterile space. 
Lite Staging Photos

One option that you have is to have us stage your home by doing a combination of some Fully Staged Rooms and some Litely Staged Rooms.  This actually works very well and helps to maximize your staging investment.  For example, you could fully stage your Living Room, and the Master Bedroom with our Gold Plan, but only do lite staging, Bronze or Silver, in the bedrooms, the Kitchen and the Bathrooms.  In fact, small bathrooms are actually an excellent candidate for Bronze staging, while larger bathrooms generally need a little more.
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     Gold Staging Packages
This is the very best way to go - not because we make more money on this service, but because this is what works the best!  We can do pretty much "Everything" for you.  We start with a thorough evaluation that begins at the curb in front of your home. We assess your home from every angle: the view from the street, every room in your home, the lanai, the yard, even the closets!  We will make notes of everything that needs to be done.  We take pictures and document everything before the project begins.  If we find areas where repairs need to be made, which would effect the marketing and presentation of your home, we will make recommendations as to what repairs are needed.  We are not painters, plumbers, electricians or landscapers, but we can recommend, or possibly even sub-contract out to and coordinate with others who can help you in these areas if this kind of work is necessary. 

After the initial evaluation, we will provide all of the needed accessory items for your home.  We will be using some accessories from our existing inventory and we will make custom purchases for those items that we do not already have but that are needed.  The use of accessories are included in our staging fees for a period of up to 90 days and than they are rented to you on a monthly basis if your home has not yet sold.  We will also shop for furniture, select the furniture that is needed and make arrangements for delivery.  Furniture is obtained form various rental companies and we work with several throughout O'ahu. The first 2 months of furniture rental fees are included in your staging plan. Starting in the 3rd month (if your home is still on the market) monthly rental fees will be charged to you by the furniture rental company. Again - our staging fees only include the first two months and you are responsible for rental fees beyond that point. Occassionaly, we are able to get discounts on furniture rental.  Occasionally, we may be able to secure some furniture on consignment, in return for putting out business cards for the supplying furniture company.  This can be a win/win for everyone, when we are able to do this, and it can save you money.  

On the scheduled delivery day, we will bring accessories to your home and we will meet the furniture delivery people.  We will arrange all of the furniture, hang artwork, place plants and knickknacks throughout your home, and we will take care of everything that needs to be done as it relates to staging (preparing your home to hit the market looking it's absolute best).  We will complete arrangements in the focal areas of your home to create an environment that is inviting and that encourages prospective buyers to linger in your home longer.  We focus on the architectural features and selling points of your home and not just the contents. One of our primary objectives is to style your house or condo to appeal to a broader market of potential buyers. 

This work can take anywhere from one day to several days, depending on the size of the home and the amount of work that needs to be done.  If the home is occupied, it usually takes longer to do the work.  We can help with de-cluttering, packing things away, and possibly even help with moving some of your smaller items into storage, if necessary.  We are not a moving company, however, and this service is limited but we will try to help as much as possible as long as the work is within the budget and time constraints allocated to your project.

Finally, once your home is sold, we will come back and "De-Stage".  This includes making arrangements with the furniture rental company and meeting them for pickup of the furniture, and it includes removal of staging accessories, Etc.  Rates  -  Staging Photos
 

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     INTERIOR DESIGN & RE-DESIGN:   

For Your Home:
In addition to "staging", we also offer interior design and re-design services.  Home Staging is all about merchandising / marketing your home and preparing it for sale.  When we stage a home, we focus on depersonalizing it and making it appealing to the mass majority of prospective homebuyers who will be looking at your property.  This is something that is quiet different from the focus in Interior Design.  When you hire us for Interior Design, the focus is on "you" and you alone, because you are not selling you home and you are the one living in your home.  In Interior design, the goal is to make the home as comfortable as possible for the people who live in it.  In this scenario we will be catering entirely to your tastes, likes and dislikes, and to your needs. But, like staging, we are professionals and experts in this area.  Our talented interior design artists can help to turn your home into that beautiful model home that you have always wanted and dreamed of.  Email or give us a call today to find out more and to discuss your needs.  Interior Design Photos

For Vacation Rentals:
Our Interior Design Services are also available to owners of Vacation Rentals, who need to either decorate and furnish for the first time, or who want to re-decorate and replace existing and worn out, outdated furnishings.  Let us help to make your rental property more appealing and profitable through professional design.

We currently do not have Interior Design Packages or set fees for this service, due to the high degree of individualization required when we do this kind of work.  Generally, though, you can expect that costs for this work will be similar to, or possibly even a little higher than for home staging because it requires a deeper level of involvement and usually more time. 

 

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   SHOPPING:   

In addition to our other services, we also offer personalized shopping services.  This is already included in our Staging Packages and will be incorporated into our custom quotes for Interior Design projects.  We do, however, offer this as a stand alone service too.  Please contact us for more information and to let us know what you need.  Rates

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   OPEN HOUSE PREPARATION:   

"First Impressions" are literally EVERYTHING in staging.  When a potential buyer arrives, their initial impression, their feelings and their opinion about your property are all pretty much sit in stone within only a few short seconds!  Staging is as much a science as it is an art form, and after all of the staging work is done, things need to remain the same or the effect can be totally destroyed.  But, unfortunately, the reality is that as time passes, things have a way of changing.  Nothing stays the same without a little tweaking from time to time.  People come and go, furniture and accessories get moved around, bathrooms get used and need to be checked - there are a ton of little but never the less very important details that need to be managed while your property is on the market or else the entire staging effort can be ruined.

This service helps to take care of this problem. It will go a long way toward keeping your home properly staged and ready to be viewed by prospective buyers at all times.  If you hire us for this service, we will come to your property before and after each open house and we will take care of all of the details that need to be attended to.  We'll see to it that the drapes are opened up just the right amount, we'll make sure that "key" lights are turned on and adjusted properly, we'll make sure that all the furniture in its proper place, we'll stock our goodie baskets with fresh treats for your guests, we'll make sure the welcome mat is still at your front door, and yes, we will even make sure the bathrooms are clean!  Bottom line is - we will take care of everything and make sure that your home remains fully and properly staged.  It does cost a little additional money, but this service will more than pay for itself as it carry's your staging investment full circle and it insures that you can rest easy, knowing that everything is just right and taken care of properly.  Rates

 

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     VIRTUAL STAGING:

(Vacant Homes Only)
This is the least expensive way to have your home professionally staged if you are on a tight budget but need to grab that extra edge to make your home sell faster.  With this plan we will come out to your home and professionally photograph it inside and out.  After the photographs are taken, we will add in beautifully appointed accessories and furniture.  The photographs will have that "real world look" - making your home look as if it were staged in the real, physical world.  Your new "Virtual Staging Photographs" can be used for marketing to help sell your home faster. You can add them to your MLS, to brochures, to websites, or to anywhere you like.  You can even email the pictures to potential buyers.  If you don't like the first version, we will provide you with up to 2 revisions.  We also give you a 10 day, unconditional no questions asked money back guarantee.  Real world staging is always the better choice, but if your budget is really tight, this is an alternative that will definitely help. 

Virtual Staging Photos

 

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   COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES:  
  
Staging:  We are now offering staging for Offices, Retail Stores, Investment Properties, and for Other Business types. If you are selling your business, you need to merchandise it, just as you need to merchandise your home in order to realize it's full potential value and to obtain the fastest sale possible. We can stage your business in order to attract potential buyers, just as we do for homes.  

Office Design: In addition to commercial staging, our office design services help businesses to operate more efficiently. We can implement strategies to increase the comfort level and productivity for your employees during their working hours.  We can address situations and provide solutions that deal with issues such as environmental stress, and ergonomics.  Taking your business to the next level through design can result in happier employers and increased profits.

Retail Design & Environmental Merchandising:  The shopping environment is a critical factor in the retail sales industry.  If you are starting a new retail business, or if you are in need of a revamp of your existing one, we can show you ways to increase your sales and maximize profits. 

Retail Design and Environmental Merchandising can be a powerful tool.  When utilized properly, it can have a powerful influence on the shopper and it can literally make the difference between making a sale, or loosing a sale.  Not only that, but it can also have a serious impact on what customers buy and how much they spend. We can show you secrets that have the power to transform your customers physiological shopping experience and encounters into $$ at your registers.
 
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   VIDEO PRODUCTION & ONLINE STREAMING / HOSTING:

Our sister company AjM Digital Media, is a full service HDV video production studio that specializes in Real Estate Video, Corporate Video, infomercials, Web Video, and Television Production.  As a way to help our clients advertise and market their homes, we offer, In addition to our staging services, beautifully produced Video Presentations of your home after it has been staged and when it is ready to go on the market.  An example of one of our videos can be found on our home page.  Our video services are available for a very reasonable price. Rates.  All videos are produced using Professional HDV video equipment. We also put your video online, in order to help you market your property.  Basic Property videos are approximately 2 to 3 minutes in length with a background music bed (music copyright and royalty fees included).  Add-on Options, such as voice over narration and written script, longer video length, special effects, additional customized music (multiple musical selections), live actor / video host, DVD's, custom DVD label design, artwork & other marketing materials, Etc., are also available for very low, discounted additional fees.  Call or Contact Us online today.

 

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   STILL PHOTOGRAPHY:

Using professional equipment and a professional, commercial real estate photographer, we can produce beautiful photos of your home.

Our Basic Package gets you get 5 Room Photos plus 2 Outside Photos of your home.  This includes taking the pictures on location and photo editing - I.E., color correction, image sizing cropping, and other minor adjustments as might be needed. 

Additional Photos are available, up to any number that you need.  See our Rates page for pricing information.

 

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This should give you some sort of an idea about how powerful of a selling tool a Flash Web Video of your staged home can be....

"According to the 2006 National Association of Realtors Survey of Home Buyers and Sellers, 80% of all home buyers used the Internet as an information source to start their home buying process.

** Please NOTE: Restrictions In order to qualify for promotional Offers: Our special promotional offers may carry restrictions in order to qualify.  Where applicable, these restrictions will be posted on this website, usually along side the offer.  Promotional offers are for a limited time period and are subject to change or end at any time without advance notice

 

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