Diana Young's (dianayoung) Blog

Remember that song lyric "the future's so bright I gotta wear shades?"  That is kind of how we felt this week when we previewed this new construction home in West Seattle.  The wall color was very intense, and because the home was vacant, the strong color was all a potential buyer would have to f...

Today we staged the smallest condo living & dining space ever!  It was in the Greenwood area of Seattle.  We were so grateful that the rain held off until we unloaded all of the staging items to the fourth floor of this building.  We were in such a hurry that we didn't take any "before" photos, b...

We staged this cute mid-century modern rambler in Shoreline, WA house this past weekend and loved how it all came together.  This is a great house for a first-time homebuyer! Living Room:  Artwork above the fireplace ties all the colors in this room together. Dining Area:  One of the realtor's co...

This week we staged a spacious North Seattle home. The real estate agent was getting tons of showings for this listing, but potential buyers were not getting very excited about this house. The home is vacant, but the previous owners left some furniture in the living room.  We suggested that they ...

This adorable 1100 square foot home in Kirkland was so fun to stage!  As always, we designed a custom staging plan for this cozy little place.  The furniture we selected was just the right scale for the spaces, showing potential buyers how they could "live large" in this home. Living Room: Love t...

As a professional real estate stager, I am constantly shopping, looking for wonderful pieces that we can add to our inventory.  Each of our staging clients get a custom design to most effectively showcase their home to potential buyers.  No "cookie cutter" stagings for us!  On a recent shopping t...

One of my favorite decorating styles is what I call "casually elegant".  To me that means a home enviornment that is beautiful, yet welcoming and approachable, not stuffy or formal. We staged this vacant home in Woodville's Bear Creek Country Club last weekend.  The view out the living room windo...

We love staging homes that have wonderful colors!  They photograph well and are fun to stage because we can plan our staging design to complement the existing colors in the house.  Yesterday we staged a mid-century modern view home in the Magnolia area of Seattle.  The existing color palette in t...

This cute Crown Hill Seattle bungalow is hitting the market today.  The living room has great natural light and features hardwood floors. Here is the "before staging" photo of the living room.  Would potential homebuyers searching the internet see this as a charming space to come home to at the e...

The Seattle suburb of Woodinville is often refered to as "wine country" - over 45 world-class wineries are in this area, including the ever-popular Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery.  SISTERS Interior Redesign recently staged this cozy condo in the heart of Woodinville, not far from the new Woodinvill...