Dear Sellers,

We contacted Wendy Kokinda of Larsen Redesigns when we found ourselves in an incredible situation.  We needed to sell our home and we had to do so quickly in order to relocate.  Our home was cluttered, newly renovated but not quite finished and had two children under three years of age and a dog.  Wendy came into our home and did a detailed walk through noting all cosmetic touches that needed to be finished or initiated to show a finished touch.  She viewed all rooms, took pictures and gave short summaries of how to change the room.  She listened to our goals of what we wanted for the home, which was to look like we had no children or dog living here but yet be comfortable to live day to day.

The homework assignments were crucial to making the two-week turn around time attainable.  The priority was to de-clutter, de-clutter, de-clutter.  As Wendy said to me over and over, everything must have a home, she suggested to use a tote to display and hold the children's toys and even in the closet and laundry room have totes or containers to hold everything.  It was amazing the difference that such a small change made to the overall  look.  We boxed items that were not being used and stored extra items that may be needed to "stage " the home at a later time.

Wendy dedicated herself to redecorating using mostly our own items.  Pictures, furniture and other miscellaneous items were moved from one location to another.  A perfect example was a picture being stored in our closet that was used in our basement to tie the room together and accent the fireplace.  I said, "Why  didn't we ever think to do this?"  The positioning of furniture in any of the rooms added new dimensions that we never thought to try.  We believe the basement was the most significant transformation.  It was a catchall for stuff and after completing our homework assignments they used her talents to change the room to a multifunctional, relaxing and enjoyable living space.  Again, we said, "why didn't we every think of this?"

Two weeks of hard work resulted in an unbelievable showplace that was worthy of going on the market for sale.  We were able to sell the home the first day on the market and for thirty thousand dollars more than the most recent previous home sale in our development.  We feel we couldn't have sold our home with out her talent and insight in preparing our home.  Do yourself a favor and enlist her services.

Best of luck, hope your sale is as successful as ours.

Michelle and Jeff K.