Kit Davey, Interior Designer
18 Years in business - Over 2,600 homes transformed!
Newsletter: November 2002
Want to see more? Click here to see archived Newsletters.
1) Invitation
2) Fun Website to Visit
3) Need Help Downsizing?
4) Classes
5) Helpful Pamphlet
1) Invitation
You’re invited to my Arts and Crafts Sale and Open House on Saturday, November 16th from 12 to 5 pm. Please come visit my home and walk through my garden. I am an artist and will have 9 other artisans selling their jewelry, paintings, sculpture pieces, greeting cards and other treasures. This is a wonderful opportunity to pick up a special gift or something for yourself. Bring your friends! To be held at my home: 1539 Granger Way, Redwood City.
2) Fun Website to Visit
You can help save our environment and have fun shopping at this site. The RecycleStore is an online collection of recycled goods for sale to the public and to retail stores.. There are over 300 products ranging from backpacks for carrying Chihuahuas to intricately carved wooden beds.
(Thanks to Elisabeth Seman for bringing this site to my attention).
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/recyclestore
3) Need Help Downsizing?
I’m a downsizing specialist. I have helped dozens of seniors move from homes they’ve lived in for up to 50 years into smaller homes or assisted living centers. I help you organize the whole process, from sorting through closets, to disposing of unwanted furnishings, to preparing the house for sale (staging), to figuring out how to fit your old furniture into the new space. I’ll even arrange your knick knacks and hang your art after you’ve moved in! I have a team of professionals to help with every aspect of this stressful transition: estate organizers to help get your papers in order, real estate agents who know your neighborhood, movers, painters, gardeners, computer hooker-uppers---anyone you need to help with downsizing. It takes longer than you think to transition into a smaller home, so call now to see how my team and I can be of service: 650-367-7370.
4) Classes
New Class: Home Decorating
In this three and a half-hour course you’ll learn the step-by-step basics of how to create a beautiful and comfortable home, including:
How to define your personal style
How to to create a comfortable, functional floor plan
Selecting a color scheme
How to select area rugs, artwork and accessories
Lighting techniques
How to pick wallpaper and paint color
Whether you are filling a room with new furniture, redecorating an already furnished space, or just want some ideas to enhance your home, you'll get cost-effective, easy-to-follow tips and useful handouts. Bring a snack to class---there won't be a lunch break!
Saturday March 22, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
To register and for classroom location: Call Foothill De Anza Community Education Short Courses Office: (408) 864-9917. Cost: $45
Special Class: Transform Your Home in A Day—For Free!
Learn how to redecorate your house by creatively rearranging the furniture and artwork you already own. You'll discover how to define your personal style, how to create new furniture arrangements, and how to balance a room with color. Quick, easy accessorizing techniques for bookcases, artwork and collections will also be shared.
Wednesday, March 26, 2003, 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Cost: $35
De Anza College, Cupertino Call (408) 864-8817 for room location and to register.
Special Class: Staging Your Home for Sale: How to Maximize Your Profits
Thinking of selling your home in the next few months or years? Find out how to invest your time, money and energy so your home sells quickly at the highest possible price. You'll learn what potential buyers are looking for in a new home, which improvements and updates give you the most bang for the buck, how to give your home "curb appeal" and how to stage each room of your house.
Wed., Jan. 29, 2003, 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Palo Alto Adult School., Cost:
$25
To register, call (650)329-3752
OR
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, 7:00 to 9:00 pm Cost: $35
De Anza College, Cupertino : Call (408)864-8817 to register and for room location.
5) Can't Take the Class, Get the Cliff Notes!
I have written a home sale preparation and staging booklet which I share with students who attend my staging class, and with clients who hire me to stage their homes. The pamphlet includes home improvements you can make now to increase your home’s resale value later, home projects to avoid, a room by room staging checklist and how to stage a vacant home. Dozens of people have followed the steps and reaped thousands! It can be yours by sending a self-addressed, legal-sized envelope, stamped with $0.60, and your check for $5 (which already includes tax) to: A Fresh Look, 1539 Granger Way, Redwood City, CA 94061. Please remember to stamp your envelope!
If you'd like to receive this free quarterly newsletter automatically, please email me at KitDavey@aol.com.