Formerly based in Manhattan, Susan Bott's designs have been featured on HGTV, The New York Times, StreetEasy.com and Food Network’s American Diner Revival with Ty Pennington.  She is one of a cadre of stylists who earned her real estate license as well as practitioner of Elemental Space Clearing, an advanced form of Feng Shui that changes the energy in a space to help attract/manifest positive outcomes. Susan currently resides on Boston’s North Shore. Brick and mortar store Grand Opening Labor Day weekend! 22B Atlantic Avenue, Marblehead, MA

I CAN ASSIST YOU WITH: Artwork selectionAccessories - design/purchase/installation Color consultation -Paint, fabric, color palette Custom design and/or purchasing of furniture Flooring, area rugsFurniture placement/room layoutKitchen and bath designLighting designSeasonal and celebration designStyle blending (for couples with different styles) Textile design and/or purchaseUpholstery projectsWall treatments/wallpaperWindow treatments BENEFITS OF US WORKING TOGETHER: I save you time. No more guessing what will work with your current layout & furniture.No more (costly) trial and error design.No more hunting through hundreds of fabric or paint swatches.No more wandering through retail stores wondering what will work for you. I save you money. I guide you to the best values and keep you on budget.I have designer discounts at major retail stores that I pass on to you.I will advise you on when not to spend and when to consider an investment. -I have several design packages from which to chose, so you stay on budget. I save you from making (design AND financial) mistakes. I know the best options for your space.I know what current trends to try and which to avoid.I know the rules for scale, proportion, contrast, balance, symmetry, pattern, texture, focal points etc., so you don’t have to. TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED! Here’s a link to my client questionnaire. Please copy/paste, answer and email it back to me. Answering these questions helps me help you. RATES and OPTIONS Since my clients vary from handy “DIYers” to those whom request white glove service, I offer several different Room Tonic rates and packages, so you can find the “dose” that works for you. BASIC STYLING RATES • In home consultations 300 - 500   • Design 150 hr    • Shopping 75 hr • Styling packages 150- 1200.  See styling packages below.  • Pay per project option offered as well. DISTANCE DESIGN  Not near me? No big whoop. STYLING PACKAGES In order to make your money go as far as possible, I offer these styling packages where I design the space, but you apply the design.   TUNE UP  When your space is aaaaalmost there.This is the perfect dose when you like the room you have, but it just needs something, but you can’t figure out what it is. No problem. I can! I know all the tricks on how to bring a room back to life.$200 in home design fee$100 E-design fee SHOPPING BUDDY  We shop. I hold your hand.The perfect dose if your budget is set and it’s time to shop, but you’re not sure what to buy. I will accompany you shopping for items and help with selecting the right colors, fabrics, furniture scale and style for your room, so you can rest assured the best decisions have been made.$100 hr (minimum 3 hours) DISTANCE DESIGN  Not in the big apple? No big whoop.If you’re not in the NYC area, you may send me detailed photographs and measurements of the room that is giving you trouble. I will offer design ideas and solutions based on your budget, as well as a vision board to get you inspired. Often I’ll even be able to provide links to purchase some of the items I suggest.$300 design fee. Includes custom vision boardContact us for examples HI/LOW PROJECT Achieve that high end look, for less!Perfect dose for those who love big style on a little cash. I have all kinds of secrets for making a room look amazing for much less than you would expect.Show me a photograph of a room you love.I will make suggestions on how to recreate that look for less.I will guide you to the best bargains and DIY options.I will supply you with purchasing options and links to items I suggest.$500 design fee. Includes custom vision board.$75 for changes, updates or new plans. WEEKEND WARRIOR  Two days to tah dah!Perfect dose for those DIYers who have a room that they want to update in a weekend.Redesign your floor plan.Repurpose items already in your home.Replace furnishings with new items we find shopping. -Revitalize the room in a weekend.$1500 design fee 12 hour maximum (price includes shopping) *A gentle reminder for those who think they can get HGTV results in a weekend. Thanks for believing in me, but I don’t have a team of producers helping me. If I did, oh the things I could do!

I want your home to have your style. Many interior decorators design a room and, although it may look wonderful, if it’s not your style, it winds up feeling like you are a guest living in someone else’s home. I want your home to reflect your style, so I offer several different styling and pricing options in order to help you achieve the look you want because, ultimately, the designer is YOU. I’m just here to help bring your style to life. (And if you say you have no style, don’t worry, I’ll help you find and define it!)

ASK SUSAN ABOUT STYLING I don’t have a big budget and am worried that hiring by the hour might get out of hand. Any suggestions? I’m happy to work by the hour. Sometimes only several hours are needed to get the result you’re looking for. The best way to control the hours you spend on your project are by: -Promptly responding to keep the project moving quickly and smoothly. -Keeping the agreed upon plan. Adding new projects to the mix once things have already started adds design time. Of course there are reasonable changes that can be easily incorporated, but then there are those “I forgot to tell you” moments that can take us back to square one. -Avoiding temptation and buying that new piece on a whim without my knowing. It might necessitate a reevaluation of the design, which adds time. -Trusting that I will only show you the best options in your budget and the best choices for the room. Asking to see lots of fabric or furniture choices tends to eat up time and usually winds up with you being overwhelmed. I have zero style and will trust you to make all the decisions and oversee the project. What should I plan on budgeting for the project? If you want a full-scale, white glove, turn-key project where I do all the legwork, hiring and managing contractors, ordering furniture, dealing with all the logistics and trouble shooting as needed, here are average design costs for those projects. Bathroom remodel design: 3,000 - 4,000 Kitchen remodel design: 3,500 - 5,000 Design Plan Only 2,500- 3,500 Additional retrieval time for quote/pieces/treatments: 1,500 - 2,200 Construction site visits charged additionally, by the hour, with a minimum fee of 100 per visit. Average once a week. Travel outside of Manhattan 75 for each hour.     Is it really possible for you to help me with a room when I don’t live in NYC? Of course it is! Between emails, texts, photos and web links, you’d be surprised at how easy it is. The vision board I make for you will have all the details and, if you need to send me pictures of the new sofa and need to know if it needs to be pushed to the left two more inches, I can tell you. It’s like I’m in the room with you!

STAGING FACTS “Staging speeds up sales in a sluggish market and can bump up prices 2-10% ...The biggest advantage occurs with luxury homes or in a market with bidding wars over properties where effective staging can boost prices by 30% to 50%”. Wall Street Journal. “Sellers should not look at staging by seeing how much it will cost but how much it could make.” Keith Rockmail, The Christian Science Monitor. Statistics show that buyers decide within 8 seconds whether they like a space or not. According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development a staged home will sell on average 17% higher than an un-staged home. Can you afford not to make the best first impression? WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOUFull project management: I supervise my team of organizers, painters, personal shoppers, handymen, electricians, plumbers and contractors, making sure that you are kept abreast of all activities and changes that may occur during the staging process. You don’t have to do a thing.Full project instructions: I create a customized pre-staging plan for each room of your home as well as a pre-showing check list. If you are a “DIYer,” you can get your hands dirty and stage your property without my assistance.Recommend updates and/or remedies which will ensure a return on your investment while steering you away from spending on unnecessary updates.Create a furnishings floor plan that has your buyer in mind. Help you edit, pack and store your belongings.Have beautiful custom furnishings made for you, pull inventory from my warehouse or rent furnishings that will create a memorable space.Investigate comparable listings and utilize that information to ensure that your home outshines the competition.Create a custom open house prep list to help you prepare for your open houses and showings.Prepare a custom photographic map of your staged home as a reference guide.Assist the real estate photographer and videographer to ensure that your home photographs beautifully.Assist you before open houses and showings to ensure your buyers are just as pleased by your property as they were of the photographs of it. INITIAL CONSULTATIONThorough walk through of your home.Take photographs, measurements and notes.Assess your existing space, including layout, flow, scale and amount of furnishings and possessions.Discuss your target market with you and your real estate agent.Discuss your level of readiness to compete for the attention of buyers. Review our strategy for your home.Prioritize critical projects and enhancements with respect to time and budget.Discuss your staging budget to get the maximum return on your staging investment.Discuss set timeline and deadline.Recommend project management options. Consultations range from 2-4 hours. At that time you will be given my exclusive room by room "Tips For New Clients" guide. Then, 24-48 hours after the consultation, I will send you a detailed, custom staging report including my diagnosis, buyer profile, recommendations and pre- staging instructions which explains all you need to know in order to stage your property without my assistance. You will have all my advice in one place for your reference. RATES AND OPTIONS $500 consultation rate includes “Tips For New Clients” guide and full custom staging reportStaging 150 per hour Design 150 per hour Shopping 75 per hour Brief Verbal Consultation For clients who do not want the booklet or the custom report, I am happy to come to your home and do a verbal consultation for $150 per hour.  Fair warning, it may feel very rushed and I recommend you use an audio recorder to ensure you have all the information I’m tossing at you.  There’s a lot to discuss! Photo Prep and Session For my DIY clients, I have found that my being there to style the property prior to and during the photographs proves to be advantageous. The camera angels are vastly different than in regular subject photography and you get once chance to make a first impression. I know all the tricks to help the work you have done look great for the camera. $75 per hour (minimum 2 hours). Virtual Guidance For those outside of the NYC area, I’m happy to offer help via email.Simply send me detailed photographs and video of the home or room(s) you need staged and I can offer advice and tips on how to make it stand out amongst the competition. With this you’ll get my invaluable “Tips For New Clients ” guide, a must read for anyone trying to sell their home as well as a vision board for furnishing suggestions. $200

ROOM TONIC STAGING I am one of an elite few stagers who actually earned a real estate license and practiced real estate sales in Manhattan in order to gain the perspective of buyers and sellers.  My vast experience with buyers gives me the edge when it comes to styling your property for specific yet mass appeal. I can profile your buyer and tune your property to exactly what they expect and desire. Knowing your buyer is crucial and ultimately will lead to a quicker sale. My track record speaks for itself, with most of my staged properties getting accepted offers in less than a week.

FAQ ABOUT STAGING Do I really need to stage my house?Quick answer:Yes. (Unless you are billionaire Type A, OCD, interior designer who doesn’t care if your home sells or not.) Detailed answer:You absolutely do not need to stage your home, but you may need to have the dreaded “price reduction conversation” with your broker when it gets no offers and all that lost equity may keep you from affording that new dream home. According to the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development a staged home will sell on average 17% higher than an unstaged home, so the decision is all up to you. I see you do interior design, too. Isn’t that the same thing as staging? Quick answer: No, they are actually quite different. Detailed answer:The difference between staging and interior design is that staging needs to cast a wider net and is case specific based on the real estate market. It’s part pleasing the Jones’ while keeping up with them. Interior design is much more specific with pleasing you and only you. More detailed and personal choices reign in interior design. I’m just thinking about selling, when should I call you? Quick answer: Call me the moment right after that moment when you are just thinking of selling. Detailed answer:The ideal time to call me is before you even hire a real estate agent. An agent will often price an un-staged property lower than a staged property, so it’s important to get that first impression perfected even before an agent’s eyes even see it. What can you do for me that I can’t do for myself?Quick answer:Good news! You CAN do it for yourself! The project report I give you after your consultation will give such specific details that all you DIYers can get your groove on and do it on your own! Detailed answer:My time as a real estate agent gave me extensive experience with buyers, brokers and sellers. I know what each are expecting. My trained eye coupled with knowledge of current real estate trends will put you ahead of the curve to keep even picky buyers impressed. Also, since staging a home is an investment, I’ll be sure to keep you on track with improvements that will be sure to get you the highest return on investment. How expensive is it to stage my home? Quick answer / rhetorical question: If you were in Las Vegas and they had a machine where you put a dollar in and you got two dollars back, you would play it, wouldn’t you? See where I’m going with this? Detailed answer:Here’s the thing, what you spend on staging will very likely be less than your non staged home’s first price reduction. So, if you’re selling a two million dollar home and it sits on the market with no offers for weeks, your first price reduction could be anywhere from 20,000 to 100,000 dollars. If you make changes now, YOU control the cost of change. If the buyers dictate the change, you have no control over the cost of change. You can be ahead of change or behind it, the choice is yours. The real question is, how expensive is it not to stage your home? Can you guarantee that my home will sell quickly and at my asking price?Quick answer: Unfortunately, my status as mistress of magic was revoked after that unfortunate incident at Cipraini years ago, so... nope. Detailed answer:I can only guarantee that I will make your home as inviting to buyers as possible. My track record shows that my clients sell their homes quickly, receive at or as close to asking as possible and I’ve been known to stir up a bidding war or two. Do you still sell real estate? Quick answer: Occasionally I will co broker an exclusive listing if I have time, which, I’ll admit, is rare. Detailed answer:I choose to keep my license current and valid by completing my state mandated education requirements each year and my license is parked with Halstead Properties in Manhattan. Keeping a current license allows me access and insight to what’s happening in the real estate market today. Staying on top of the market is important to me, it makes me a better stager. I can pass my knowledge on to you, whether it be statistics, who your competition is or even assist you with choosing the best agent for your property. I rarely sell properties any more, there’s just not enough time. If you need help choosing a real estate agent, I can guide you to the best fit for you.  You give a portion of your proceeds to charity. Is there any specificone to which you contribute? Quick answer: I give to animals and people. Love ‘em. Detailed answer: I have my favorites that are close to my heart like AHRC , who have helped my Down’s Syndrome sister in law so much, Heifer International, because I love how one gift can change the lives of many. I also give regularly to Empty Cages Collective, an all volunteer organization in Brooklyn. Also, Noah's Arks Rescue in South Carolina, who supply emergency medical and surgical care to abused animals. I volunteer for Zani’s Furry Friends rescue in NJ and NY. Fences for Fido in Oregon who free chained dogs. Guardians of Rescue in Long Island does amazing work. The list goes on and on. Below are some links for you to check out. If you have a favorite charity, let me know! http://www.ahrc.orghttp://www.heifer.org http://emptycagescollective.com http://www.noahs-arks.net http://zanisfurryfriends.org https://www.fencesforfido.org http://guardiansofrescue.org

In my years of staging and styling properties in Manhattan, I realized early on, that it often wasn’t the room that had an issue, it was the ENERGY in the room that had the issue. I witnessed the benefits of clearing a property before it went on the market or after a renovation and decided to make it a part of my services. As a professionally licensed Elemental Space Clearer, I clear energy that does not serve your highest and best purpose. I invite new energy to assist you by applying specialized, advanced principles of Feng Shui with a fusion of techniques from the Aborigines of Australia, the Zulu of Africa, Hawaiian kahunas, the Maori of New Zealand, Tibetan Buddhists and Cherokee Native American.

PRICING  My consultation fee for Space Clearing is $200.  Consultations  take about an hour and include my going through your home, detecting what needs clearing, taking photographs and interviewing you.  I’ll give you a list of suggestions to prep for the clearing and we will schedule a day and time that works best for you. (roughly $1 per square foot) Four bedroom home flat fee $2000 Distance Clearings $350 Commercial, Office, Restaurant or Retail spaces price TBD at time of consultation. SCHEDULING Clearing involves many hours of preparation and recovery in addition to the work I do in your home. After our initial consultation my process begins and continues until we meet again for the actual clearing. Even after I have finished clearing your property, there is still even more for me to do after the ceremony in order to ensure the potency of the clearing so that it will benefit you to its highest level. The time line of the clearing may appear as just the couple of hours I’m in your home, but it’s so much more than that. Due to the level of commitment needed from me, I do not do more than 3 clearings in a week. I suggest scheduling as far in advance as possible because I book up fairly quickly. Thanks very much! 

ASK SUSAN ABOUT SPACE CLEARING So what is Space Clearing anyway?Quick answer:It is a specialized, advanced branch of Feng Shui. Imagine it as an energetic reset button. Altering the energy of a space, clearing it away, inviting good energy to come in. Detailed answer:You know how a room feels so differently after it is simply vacuumed? Tiny particles get sucked up leaving the room feel and look cleaner. Well, Space Clearing is sort of like that. All the tiny bits of energy floating around that aren’t serving your highest and best are guided out. Space clearing isn’t so much about getting rid of negativity, although it can certainly help with that, since we are all sponges to energy. (Hello, annoying co-worker, traffic jam or family argument.) That etheric debris that stays with you and lands in your home. Clearing out the energetic gunk makes room for new energy to fill the space in the form of love, prosperity, tranquility, healing, you name it and it can come to you. What is the process? Quick answer: We talk, I leave, I come back to clear, you smile, maybe we have some tea. No big whoop. Detailed answer:First, I do an initial consultation in your home to discuss what it is that you (or I) feel needs shifting. Then, we schedule the day and time for the clearing. As soon as I walk out your door after the consultation, the clearing work has truly already begun. Then, as scheduled, I come back to your home, do the clearing, give you some tips and materials that will help keep the energy going and then you’re done! What happens during a space clearing?Quick answer:To quote a friend, I “do stuff with rocks and smoke and bells and things.” Detailed answer:Well, I’ll tell you what doesn’t happen. I don’t go into a trance or sacrifice a chicken or anything like that, so don’t panic. I start by making a small altar, specifically designed just for you. Next I do a brief altar ceremony and then work my way through each room of your home, sensing what energy needs to be cleared and clear it, using the tools I feel are necessary. (Smoke, bells, drum, crystals, holy water etc.) When the space clearing is over, I then go back to the altar, do another short ceremony then I go on to clear each person present so everyone and everything is clean and clear and open in order to allow the good stuff in. When should I have a Space Clearing done?Quick answer:Um, how about now? Detailed answer: Before your home goes on the market. Before moving into your new home.When you’re having difficulty with neighbors. After a death, illness, divorce, negative guests. (I have a client who hires me after their mother in law visits.) Before a newborn is brought home. After a room mate or companion moves out. With each new season. The day of a full moon (new beginning) When starting a new job OR after job loss. When starting a new business. If you share an office space with difficult co workers or boss. If you are feeling stagnant, stuck, unmotivated or in a funk. If you want to invite love, prosperity or health into your life.If life is going great and you want to keep the momentum going. *Currently, not assisting earth based spirits out of homes (ghost clearing). How do I prepare my home for a Space Clearing?Quick answer:Just clear the clutter and clean, if you can. If not, you will at least need to put any food in containers away and off your kitchen counters. Detailed answer:Don’t worry, I am not going to ask you to drink rain water and chant or anything. But I will suggest you do a little tidying up. Ideally, your home should be free of clutter and very clean. Remember in 5th grade science class when you learned “all matter contains energy”? Yeah, that. If you can make this an event and really prepare your home by cleaning, purging and de-cluttering, it will contribute to the potency of the clearing. *If you can not do all of the things listed below, I ask that you at least clear what clutter you can, because clutter impedes the flow of energy. In a dream world, your preparation would be....Dump that pile of magazines or junk mail you have or have not readFix any broken objects in the house or anything missing a part (or do yourself a favor and just get rid of them).Put any food items on your kitchen counters away (you can put them back after the clearing).Vacuum the whole house.Clean your floors.Clean your windows.Open all the windows for about 20 minutes. (In the northeast it gets cold, I know, but even opening all the windows in your home for 3 minutes can make an enormous difference.)Remove or replant any dying or dead plants (I know you meant to water them).I tell my clients “what you use and what you love should be the only things in your home”. I’ll remind you, you don’t have to keep that vase/picture/ figurine that Auntie So-and-so gave you just because it was a gift. What you use. What you love. Get it? I say this because those things you don’t love are often the culprit for less than perfect energy in your home. Do I have to do anything during the clearing?Quick answer:You don’t have to help, but I love it when you do. If you’re not interested in helping, then just sitting quietly and focusing on the intention of your clearing is great.Detailed answer:You don’t have to do a thing if you don’t want to. You can quietly watch me or sit in another room, you can go room to room with me or you can even assist me. I’m happy to have family members help if they would like. It can be fun with home owners and their family helping. (Kids bring such great energy without even trying.) The choice is up to you. *The only thing I request is that phones are turned off and put away and ignored for the brief time we are together. What if I don’t live in Marblehead?Quick answer:No biggie. I can do a distance clearing. The power is exactly the same no matter where I am. Detailed answer:If you’re not in the New York City area, a distance clearing can be done for you. (At a discounted rate, too!) The power of the process is just as potentas if I was doing a in house clearing. I just need you to draw an outline of your floor plan (it must be in your own handwriting) and then you snail mail it to me, old school style. When I receive it, the process is very much the same as an in house, (altar made specifically for you, etc.) Again, my not being in the house with you does NOT dilute or hinder the effect. You will still get all the benefits of an in person space clearing because spirit isn’t picky about my location. What kind of changes can I expect after a space clearing?Quick answer: Clients have said the space feels: “Lighter”“Bigger”“Very calm”“Joyful and uplifting”“The perfect napping climate” Detailed answer:When the energy of a space is shifted, myriad things can happen. There’s also a domino effect for the home and the people in it. New energy brings serenity, that serenity brings focus, that focus brings awareness, that awareness brings openness, that openness brings understanding, that understanding brings balance, that balance brings joy, that joy brings love.....it goes on and on and on. Relationships benefit, productivity benefits, prosperity benefits. Only good can come out of a clearing. How did you get involved doing Space Clearing?Quick answer:I started practicing smudging for my staging clients to help them sell their property. Soon it became clear how well it worked and I went on to study with one of the nation’s most highly regarded Elemental Space Clearer’s to become licensed. Detailed answer:In my years staging and styling spaces, I regularly noticed that some rooms in homes felt differently than others. Not necessarily “bad”, just different. For years I wrote it off as “a design problem”, but even after I fixed the design problems, they still didn’t feel right to me. Not being able to put my finger on what the problem was, I talked to a design minded relative who is very connected to spirit. They instructed me on how to properly sage (or “smudge”) those rooms. I immediately noticed the difference and my clients often did as well. Soon it became a ritual for all my staging clients. It was the gift of good energy in the home to welcome the right buyer. I later studied with one of the nation’s most highly regarded Elemental Space Clearers and use a fusion of techniques from the aborigines of Australia, the Zulu of Africa, Hawaiian kahuna, the Maori of New Zealand and Cherokee Native American. You give a portion of your proceeds to charity. Is there any specific one to which you contribute?Quick answer:I give to animals and people. Love ‘em both. Detailed answer:I have my favorites that are close to my heart like AHRC , who have helped my Down’s Syndrome sister in law so much, Heifer International, because I love how one gift can change the lives of many. I also give regularly to Empty Cages Collective, an all volunteer organization in Brooklyn. Also, Noah's Arks Rescue in South Carolina, who supply emergency medical and surgical care to abused animals. I volunteer for Zani’s Furry Friends rescue in NJ and NY. Fences for Fido in Oregon who free chained dogs. Guardians of Rescue in Long Island does amazing work. The list goes on and on. Below are some links for you to check out. If you have a favorite charity, let me know!http://www.ahrc.orghttp://www.heifer.org http://emptycagescollective.com http://www.noahs-arks.net http://zanisfurryfriends.org https://www.fencesforfido.org http://guardiansofrescue.org

"Real estate is a show-me-don't-tell-me world. Susan Bott understands that and makes homes pop. A home that pops gets attention, and a home that gets attention can bring sellers more money. Susan's handiwork helped bring my seller multiple offers in a down market. Go Susan!" BRIAN LEWIS Licensed Assoc. RE Broker, Executive Vice President, Halstead Property, NYC NBC / FOX Real Estate Correspondent WSJ Top 150 Agents In USA

YOU HAVE SUCH A GIFT! Nicole Poole, Norman, OK Susan Bott and Room Tonic is an elixir for your home's soul! Her secret combination of fun packed with great design and common sense living scenarios set her apart from the rest. You'll find a friend for life in the process, too. Jeanne Wallace, Newburyport, MA I hired Susan to tackle my nearly empty bachelor pad. She took a space that was depressing and void of any charm and turned it into a home.  Her spunk, talent and wit changed my life.  So much so, that I asked her out to lunch.  End of story? I married her.  That’s how good she is. Matthew Munafo, Marblehead, MA Any time I receive a compliment about my apartment, it's due to something specific that was created/envisioned by Susan! She turned our apartment into a HOME and I am happy in my surroundings every day! The BEST.  Nicole Burley, NYC Susan applied her Room Tonic magic to my teenage son's bedroom, which was a hodgepodge of leftover, too-baby furniture and accessories. He now has a sleek, comfortable room that he loves and which will transition easily into a young-adult room in just a few more years. He loved taking part in the process because Susan made it all so fun. Amy Wilson, NYC Susan has exquisite taste, and an incredible ability to work beautifully within a budget. She’s got a great sense of humor and a great sense of style, and she’s fun to work with. Hire her so you can see her magic work for you! Kathy Keane, NYC You came up with such creative ideas for our master bathroom. Our favorite was the antique door knocker as the hand towel ring! It’s perfect! Your personality made us laugh through the renovation--we didn’t think that was possible! Next up? Our powder room! Laura and Teddy Murphy NYC.Dear Susan, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for the excellent help and guidance that you provided on the recent staging at my coop exclusive. I was completely overwhelmed when some of the staging furniture arrived. You, not only, helped to pull a consistent look together through the apartment, but also trained me on what to do better and smarter in the future. The direction and positive attitude you had was incredible. Your efforts and help paid off with an offer on an apartment that had not sold in months! We are currently in contract and hope to close within the next few days.It was a pleasure working with you throughout the process! I would want to have you as part of my team at any time. Cheers,Gary Gary MartinSalesperson The Corcoran Group, NYCI have known Susan Bott for over a decade and have worked extensively with Susan in her capacities both as a professional stager and a proven real estate salesperson. Not only has she helped me sell my listings through her visual genius, her keen wit and humor make every encounter with Susan an exciting and enjoyable affair. Susan is a design and real estate guru who knows and can predict the trends of the market and design. She is a long-time New York resident and has a vast knowledge of the city, the complexities of real estate and she really understands how people respond to their environments. Curtis Rhine Salesperson The Corcoran Group, NYCSusan had her work cut out for her at our place! We had been there for 13 years and had recently added a small person to our life. Whenever I looked around at the things that needed to be done in order to get our place on the market, I was paralyzed with fear. Not Susan, she swooped in and saved the day. I was afraid that I would spend a small fortune in whatnots and storage bins and fancy chests from Pottery Barn. Not in Susan's world. She knew just what to do and how to do it without spending a small fortune. In fact, I barely spent any money on things! She was dedicated and committed. She made sure that it got done and got done right. She went through with me what I needed to do before a showing or open house. No easy feat in a one bedroom with 2 adults, a toddler and dog. After the first open house, I got 5 offers very close to asking. No way that would have happened without her. She is amazing. Kelly Deadmon Client, NYCDear Susan, Thanks to your expertise in both the local market and in staging the apartment to appeal to the target buyer, we were able to get a signed contract within 2 weeks of the finish of your staging. My seller and I are deeply thankful for your work. Your knowledge of the local real estate market and competing listings proved especially useful. Best, Bryan Bryan Tomczuk The Corcoran Group, NYC Multi-Million Dollar Club NRT Top 1,000 Sales Associates NationwideI have had Susan stage many of my listings. She has become invaluable to me and is always the first call I make when I get a new listing. One of Susan’s many strengths is her ability to see the positives of a property-- when most brokers see the negatives. One of my favorites was when she turned a plain, boring, walk up apartment with no natural sunlight into a showplace. It was very dark with no natural sunlight and instead of trying to brighten it up with bright bold colors (which is what most stagers would do), she emphasized the intimate cozy aspect and turned the apartment into something of an elegant, English Country cottage. Prospective buyers wanted to curl up on the sofa and chat....which is what often happened! That ultimately lead to a full asking offer the first week on the market! Something I never could have imagined for such a challenging property. All thanks to Susan. Damon Powell Salesperson Halstead Property, NYCOur un-staged property in Darien, CT sat on the market for 7 months before we enlisted Susan to help us. At our first open house we had so many buyers there was a traffic jam on Post Road! The changes she made ultimately made us fall back in love with our home and we decided to stay in the house we thought we hated. Anna W., Darien, CT Susan Bott's incredible eye for detail and impeccable design sense was the key to making my condo listing in Williamsburg sell after the first open house. We had 9 offers and sold well over the asking price. All the buyers and agents kept talking about is what great style the owners had....it was all thanks to Susan. Michelle Maryk Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Corcoran  It was a pleasure working with you throughout the process! I would want to have you as part of my team at any time. Cheers, Gary Gary Martin Salesperson The Corcoran Group, NYC

To schedule a consultation with Susan Bott, Email: Susan@RoomTonic.com   or call 917-747-7816

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