Christina and Mary Beth present Apothika Staging & Design

Mary Beth and Christina always staged the listings for their own clients as part of their services to help them achieve a high price and sell quickly. Now they extend the service to agents and sellers in the Atlanta area. Our prices are affordable and our designs on trend.

The data is clear. A beautifully staged house gives it a wow factor that an empty home cannot achieve. It allows Buyers to visualize a life for themselves in the home, fetching more money and selling faster than un-staged homes.

Our debut staging home is at 847 Dill Ave SW in Atlanta. Check out photographs of the property .

All Photos of 847 Dill Ave by Sabrina Samuel Photography

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What architectural style is your home?

BH&G shows us 30 popular styles and their defining characteristics

What is your home’s style? What makes a bungalow a bungalow? Or a Cape Cod or Victorian? Better Homes & Gardens helps us out in differentiating them by presenting “30 popular house styles and what characteristics give each of them their distinct charm.”

The Colonial house style

“Colonial houses usually have two or three stories, fireplaces, and brick or wood facades. The classic Colonial-style house floor plan has the kitchen and family room on the first floor and the bedrooms on the second floor. The main exterior of the house typically has an entrance at the center with symmetrical windows on each side of it. Today, you'll often see these homes have dormer windows and window shutters on the exterior."

The Tudor house style

"A Tudor-style home commonly features a steeply pitched roof, prominent cross gables, decorative half timbering, and tall, narrow windows with small windowpanes. Dark half-timbering, trim, and brick are often accentuated by the lighter colors of cream, light brown, or white stucco or stone walls.

This style’s name suggests a close connection to the 16th-century architecture of England’s Tudor dynasty. But the Tudor houses we see today are modern-day reinventions loosely based on a variety of Late Medieval English prototypes."

The Mediterranean house style

Mediterranean-style homes often feature a low-pitched red tile roof, arches, grillwork, and a stucco or adobe exterior. The typical U-shape Mediterranean floor plan is oriented around a central courtyard and fountain, making the garden an extension of the living space. The rooms in Spanish-style houses often open to the courtyard, promoting cooling cross-ventilation and the flow of fresh air."

Head to the article to see the 27 other house styles and their defining characteristics at Better Homes & Gardens:

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Atlanta area real estate market statistics

Georgia MLS brings us a clear picture of the Atlanta metropolitan area market for last month, comparing January of 2024 with the month before and the January before, one year ago. Things are certainly looking up.

Market Statistics 12 County Region

The Atlanta Metropolitan Region is a smaller defined region made up of counties including: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding & Rockdale

Among other things, what this data makes clear is that prices continue to rise because inventory, although beginning to pick up, is still low.

What this should tell anyone interested in purchasing a home? You probably should not wait for things to get "better." Yes, interest rates may go down, but with prices going up, you may just wind up paying more instead of less. Call us today and let's chat about it.