July 11 – 13 at the Indio Performing Arts Center Don’t miss the Inaugural Coachella Improv / Comedy Festival at the Indio Performing Arts Center in downtown Indio. Watch Improv teams, sketch teams & comics perform and compete! Audience voting determines the winners. Friday night the festivities open with dinner & a show. See Details […]
Paint Sip and Inspire at a Variety of Locations Throughout the DesertJuly 15 at La Quinta Wine, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. Unleash Your Inner ArtistPaint, Sip & Inspire is an unforgettable evening of fun and laughter. Melanie, your instructor, has partnered with several local restaurants and wine shops in the desert for an evening of fun & […]
How to Hang Art You’ve gathered all your picture hanging stuff together; measured, calculated and finally have your pictures hung on the wall ….but they don’t look right! Has this ever hapened to you? Here’s a brief overview how to display your art so it looks like a pro did it.HOW HIGH?In a hallway or entry, hang […]
STAGING FOR THE SENSES The visuals of a room are important. But another big part of how a space feels to us is how we perceive it with our other senses. Think of how a luxuriously soft throw tossed across a worn leather chair makes a reading spot seem extra appealing or how the background […]
Stagecoach Festival has been one of the biggest annual events in the Southern California area since it was first held in the summer of 2007. This year will be the 7th annual Stagecoach Festival and the promoters of the popular event have pulled out all of the stops to be sure that it is the […]
Is it included? Furnished vs Turnkey That seemingly simple question is asked in most every transaction, then the discussion starts, is it personal property or a fixture? It generally boils down to the method of attachment. If an item is bolted in and can reasonably be considered part of the home, it’s a fixture. If […]
Staging Tips 1. Grab them from the curb.Make these potential buyers fall in love with your home from the street by adding seasonal flowers, power-wash patios and walkways, keep the lawn and perfectly groomed & weed free. It’s your first chance to make a good impression, so you’ve got to make it count. 2. Make it […]
Some say, “People buy the Kitchen and the rest of the house goes with it.” That’s not so far fetched, The Kitchen is the Heart of any Home and to most buyer’s the most important room. Making a great first impression in the Kitchen is essential; clutter is an immediate turn off to buyers […]
WHAT DRIVES THE VALLEY HOUSING MARKET? Who’s buying valley real estate & what’s driving the local market…aside from eight months with an average temp of 81 degrees? 85% of our Buyers come from outside the Coachella Valley. In 2013 valley home sales broke down this way; 67% of our buyers came from other California cities, […]
Palm Springs Modernism Week is a celebration of mid-century modern design, architecture and culture, and features more than 100 events including home tours, films, lectures, fashion, and swank receptions at locations rarely-seen by the public is set for Feb. 13-23. Home to one of the largest concentrations of mid-century modern architecture in the country, thousands of […]
