Your One-Stop Real Estate Source – Meet My Team!
If this is the first time you’re joining me on my website, welcome! For those of you who have been with me for the past couple of years on this real estate blog, you’re in for a treat as I have something new to share with you (and hopefully you will share it with others!).
I’ve always said that my trusted resources were an integral part of my business and were critical to the home buying and selling process. With that in mind, my favorite service providers and I have decided to pool our talents and offer new clients a Team Approach. What does that mean for you? It means that one phone call covers all of your real estate needs. Rachel Walsh Homes is now your One-Stop Real Estate Source.
I work with top people in their field, and believe me, I am picky. After many years of trial and error, I have come to rely on certain businesses for their similar approach to client care, extreme professionalism and quality of service.
When choosing Rachel Walsh of Rachel Walsh Homes, not only will you be working with a top producing award-winning Realtor with over 17 years of experience, you will also be given easy access to the area’s top industry professionals, many of whom would like to offer you either a discounted service and/or a gift card to introduce you to their company. Click on their company name to be connected to their individual websites and see their offers below their company’s information.
When hired, I will coordinate every service you need for buying or selling your home. You are under no obligation to use these providers, but my guess is that once you meet them, you’ll want to do just that! I know from many years of experience that a Team Approach will save you both time and money. I can help consolidate your appointments, set up visits, accompany the contractors and handle every aspect of your real estate needs. This might include:
- Staging
- Painting
- Personal Organizer
- Kitchen Design
- Interior Design
- Architecture
- Building and Renovating Specialists
- Landscaping and Stonework
- Fencing
- Home Inspections
- Pest Control
- Attorneys specializing in real estate or other needs
- Roofing and Siding inspections or work
- Catering, Gifts, Special Events
- Hair and Spa Services
- Mortgage Services
- Floor Refinishing
- Structural Engineer
- Appliance Repairs
- Cleaning and Window Services
- Lighting and Design
- Electrical or Plumbing Contractor, and so much more…
Allow me to introduce you to:
StagetoShow.com
Lisa Hynes, Owner
471 Smith Ridge Road
South Salem, NY 10590
Mobile: 203-921-6628
Office: 914-533-0184
Email: Lisa@StagetoShow.com
Stage to Show was founded in 2003 and has been flourishing despite the fluctuating real estate market. During the most difficult economic times, Stage to Show was steadily installing full and partial stagings, restyling, de-cluttering and implementing interior design work. Another factor in the success of the company is their vast array of updated inventory including George Smith sofas and club chairs and various designer fabrics such as Lee Jofa, Osborne and Little and Clarence House fabrics. There are rolls of Merida Sea Grass Rugs, subtle Asian vegetable dyed Oushaks and cowhides and even mid-century shag rugs! Barbara Cosgrove lamps line the walls near orchids, white tulip and hydrangea arrangements ready to be installed in your home. Stage to Show has kept up with the trends, using the most current colors and designs for the greatest appeal to the buying community.
Lisa Hynes, Stage to Show’s owner, and her team, have solid design backgrounds and have a keen eye for keeping up with the pulse of the interior design market. They have everything to fill a house from furniture down to faux televisions and computers, lighting, artwork and rugs, and they pull it all together like the pros they are. Their greatest please is derived when a buyer exclaims “Wow! This is so captivating, I can see my family here!”
When selling a home, it is paramount that the homeowners have the facts about staging. 90% of potential buyers now search the Internet before viewing a home so it is important that the photographs online be beautifully done. A staged home spends 2/3 less time on the market than a home that has not been staged. The “lifestyle design” process will ultimately improve the home’s marketability, and the costs for staging are far less than the first price reduction.
Stage to Show would like to offer you a free one-hour consultation and a 10% discount on staging.
hemingwayconstruction.com
115 Mason Street
Greenwich, CT 06830
Office: 203-625-0566/67
Email: info@hemingwayconstruction.com
Hemingway Construction Corporation, based in Greenwich, CT, has served Fairfield County and the surrounding area for over 35 years, building and renovating distinguished homes for discerning clients.
After moving to the United States as a boy from Minturno, Italy, Salvatore Sciarretta started Hemingway Construction in 1972 out of a passion acquired in his native country for building with quality craftsmanship and personal attention to detail. In 1993, Sal’s son, Peter Sciarretta, joined Hemingway and helped propel the company into a new dimension of home construction. Salvatore’s eldest son, Sal, as well as brother-in-law Douglas Horn, also joined the company, making it a true family owned business.
The Hemingway team is on-site from the first day of construction to the last punch-list item to ensure quality workmanship and complete satisfaction for every client. Hemingway builds for sophisticated clients who appreciate the finest details and amenities. Hemingway is an award-winning business who are committed to providing clients with exceptional service. Hemingway measures their success by their long-term relationships and repeat business.
Hemingway Construction would like to offer you a courtesy 2-hour construction consultation, budget review and value engineering.
christinekellyinteriors.com
Christine Kelly, Owner
42 Center Street
Darien, CT 06820
Office: 203-656-0465
Email: Christine@ChristineKellyInteriors.com
Christine Kelly has worked in the interior design industry for the past 25 years in Florida and Connecticut, where she has a shop conveniently located in downtown Darien, CT. Christine is an Associate Member of The Interior Design Society (IDS), a national professional organization for designers who specialize in residential interiors.
Christine creates warm, classic interiors by focusing on the client’s personal needs, taste, style and budget. Christine has enjoyed working with clients on many types of projects, large and small, traditional and transitional, achieving wonderful results.
Christine Kelly Interiors would like to offer you a one-hour complimentary consultation in your new home and a 40% price reduction on all window shades and blinds and great savings on all fabrics, wallpaper and furniture.
Perry W. Gaa, Private Mortgage Banker
www.perrygaa.com
Leaders Club Member
William Pitt Mortgage
2200 Atlantic Street
Stamford, CT 06902
Office: 203-517-3939
Cell: 917-881-4944
Email: perry.gaa@pittfinance.com
A top-producing mortgage banker, Perry Gaa finds his clients low rates and guides them through the entire process ensuring a smooth stress-free mortgage experience. The #1 loan officer in Connecticut for home purchases within Wells Fargo, Perry is ranked 30th nationally among 10,000. As a Private Mortgage Banker, Perry has underwriting authority and regularly works with customers financing luxury real estate. Financing up to $10 million is available.
Perry invites you to contact him for a confidential and private consultation.
prnurseries.com
Louis Weinstock, Owner
Brady Hayes, General Manager
914-764-5781
For seventy-five years, this family-owned nursery and garden center has enjoyed a well-earned reputation for the quality of its goods and the top notch service it provides. With a client base of mostly repeat customers, Poundridge Nurseries takes the long view when it comes to sales, at times advising clients to prune and move an existing tree or bush rather than adding a new one. A core company principle is, “We won’t sell you what you don’t need.”
Its decades-long relationship with growers all over the country allows Poundridge Nurseries to offer hand-picked specimens and unusual plants. Their extensive offerings of annuals, perennials, bushes, and trees have turned it into a reliable source of materials for its clients, which include homeowners, gardeners, builders, businesses and landscape designers in both New York and Connecticut.
Poundridge Nurseries’ landscape department is equally known for the excellence of its design and its proven aesthetic ability. From a city terrace to a complex multi-acre site, Poundridge Nurseries’ landscapers help its clients transform their environments into beautiful, creative and serenity-inspiring settings.
Poundridge Nurseries is located at 6 Pound Ridge Road in Pound Ridge, New York, at the intersection of routes 172, 137 and 124. It is open seven days a week from April through December and six days a week from January 1 through March 31.
Poundridge Nurseries would like to offer you 10% off plants purchased and installed by the nursery.
Bueti Construction
Seri Bueti, Owner
5 Mianus Road
Stamford, CT 06902
Office: 203-975-9917
Cell: 203-253-2651
Email: SABueti1955@aol.com
Bueti Construction, founded in 1983, was started by Seri Bueti who started learning the construction trade in 1970 as an apprentice carpenter for Bueti Brothers Construction Company, which was owned by his father and brother. Seri started his own construction company after graduating from Delhi College with an Associate Degree in Construction Management.
Bueti Construction specializes in all types of construction including residential and light commercial work and construction management. Bueti Construction will handle all aspects of construction from small renovations to new home construction. Bueti will be with you every step of the way, with on-site management and as an active general contractor. Bueti works with the finest craftspeople, many who have been with him for over 25 years.
Bueti Construction is a design-build firm and has the highest commitment to customer service and attention to detail. Bueti Construction is pleased to provide you with references from satisfied customers upon request.
Bueti Construction would like to offer you a free consultation for any building or renovating project.
HomeSpec, LLC
Ross Prevett, Owner
P.O. Box 601
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Office: 203-438-9485
Email: homespecllc@mac.com
HomeSpec, LLC is a boutique home inspection firm that has been providing home inspection services to clients in lower Fairfield County for over ten years. The principal, Ross Prevett, has a business degree from Australia and has lived in Connecticut for over 20 years. His business and trade background, combined with ongoing education, has culminated in a successful home inspection firm that provides detailed professional reports that are easy to understand.
HomeSpec can cover all your home inspection needs including water and radon testing, building, pest and structure.
HomeSpec LLC would like to offer you a free radon test with a home inspection.
culinarykitchendesigns.com
Design and Consulting
Rebecca Reynolds, Owner
309 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
Cell: 203-972-8300
Email: Rebecca@culinarykitchens.com
A native resident of CT, I grew up in a household with a very talented mom who is a fine artist. Art, design, color and drawing provided me with a very creative childhood.
As a young girl, I scoured House Beautiful magazines, painted furniture and was always redecorating or rearranging my room, as I still do today. A connection with a local interior designer led to a little job in her design studio. Absorbing all that I could, I knew interior design was in my future.
While attending college as an Economics & Marketing major, I simultaneously took a variety of courses in interior design at the local art school. I learned the daily ropes while working for several interior designers and an architectural firm. This hands-on experience proved to be invaluable.
Eighteen years ago, while raising my two sons, an opportunity presented itself to join a local kitchen design firm. In 2003, I established my own kitchen design studio, then called New Canaan Kitchens.
With the conveniences of digital and mobile tools, a stagnant showroom has become a thing of the past. This has allowed me to take on projects over a much broader area. I’ve recently completed projects out west, throughout New England and in the south. My completed projects provide a working showroom for prospective new clients. I continually seek opportunities to work in a non-traditional fashion while providing personal service that’s become my trademark.
To keep my work unique and fresh, I inspire myself through travel. It provides me with a diversity of architectural styles, interesting landscapes and color, unique people, their stories and learning about their diverse cultures. I apply all this to my work. I’m passionate about everything culinary related. In 2012, New Canaan Kitchens grew into Culinary Kitchen Designs. A new website will feature a design blog, a comprehensive go-to site for everything kitchen related.
www.andrewstefanousalonandspa.com
Andrew and Dee Stefanou, Owners
25-18 Old Kings Highway, north
Darien, CT 06820
Phone: 203-656-5656
After many successful years of working in the Salon and Day Spa business as a General Manager, Andrew has proven his insightful expertise not only in the Darien community, but also with an extremely talented and highly trained staff as well. As we open the doors to the new Andrew Stefanou Salon and Spa on March 1st, 2012, our experience, our devotion to our clients, our loyalty to our chosen profession and to each other will create an atmosphere of creativity and cutting edge style in our new salon. You will experience pure-heaven quiet and relaxing state-of-the-art luxurious treatments in our spa. We look forward to welcoming you into our blissful environment.
Andrew Stefanou Salon and Spa would like to offer you a complimentary consultation for hair design and color, a skin analysis and your choice of either a makeup application or a blow-dry style.
All County Pest and Tick Control
Michael Bernard, President
965 Hope Street
Stamford, CT 06907
Office: 203-327-0259
Cell: 203-667-0370
All County Pest and Tick Control, Inc. is a second generation family-owned and operated full service pest and tick control company. All County is locally based in Stamford, CT, serving all of Fairfield County.
Mike Bernard, president of All County, has been a lifelong resident of Fairfield County with over 15 years of experience in the pest and tick control business. Mike has developed an in-depth knowledge of the area throughout several years of working with local real estate agents and through his network of home inspectors and builders.
All County has a strong customer base due to the personal first-class attention it gives to all their customers.
All County Pest and Tick Control would like to offer you a free pest inspection of your current home pre-sale, or of your new home.
www.zakharroofing.com
Ted Zakhar, Owner
1 Hermanny Court
Norwalk, CT 06855
203-866-3485
Zakhar Roofing and Siding, LLC is a reputable full service roofing business dedicated to Fairfield County for over 40 years.
Ted Zakhar, born and raised in Norwalk and founder of Zakhar Roofing, is a licensed roofing contractor and authorized installer for a wide variety of roofing and siding products. From its humble beginnings in 1968 operating out of his car, Mr. Zakhar was able to build the business through quality work and referrals. Now the company has 7 trucks on the road and stable, trained employees to provide all related services to meet all your roofing needs. Our employees, trained mechanics and servicemen have all been personally trained and supervised by Mr. Zakhar. At the end of each work day, the job site will be cleaned up and all debris will be removed.
All Zakhar Roofing and Siding employees are covered under our Worker’s Compensation Insurance. Our office is is always open and we can be reached at any time. We look forward to the opportunity to work with you.
Zakhar Roofing would like to offer you a free roofing inspection pre-sale or of your new home.
Mixed Nuts
A Mixed Bag of Catering, Special Events & Vintage Gifts
Jean Forte, Owner
Norwalk, CT
Office: 203-840-1772
Cell: 203-554-8725
Email: jforte6@aol.com
As a fashion designer for over 20 years, I have combined my love of style and cooking. Details make the difference. My staff and I give tender loving care to each and every phase of your party, catering or gift order. Call on us soon. We’d love to impress you.
Mixed Nuts would like to offer you 15% off of your first catering order.
John Bove, Esquire
Bove & Milici, Attorneys at Law
96 East Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
Office: 203-853-1344
Email: john_bove@sbcglobal.net
John Bove, of Bove & Milici in Norwalk offers the finest service in real estate law.
www.rogerspaintingco.com
Robert Olson, Owner
903 Post Road
Darien, CT 06820
Office: 203-655-4366
Cell: 203-667-6304
Rogers Painting Co. knows that a professional paint job can make all the difference in the world for your home or commercial property. It can erase the signs of age and will improve your building’s appearance. When you need quality, precision painting services that will make this kind of difference, call Rogers Painting Co.
We offer professional painting, spraying, staining and wallpapering, and provide top-notch service at a reasonable price. We also provide free stimulates and consultations so feel free to give us a call today to discuss your next painting project.
Rogers Painting Co. is fully insured, so you can rest comfortably knowing you are protected. We have been in business since 1967, so you know you have experience to go along with our expertise. Our company is also a member of the PDCA (Painting and Decoratoring Contractors of America) so you can be sure we are up-to-date on all the most recent advances in the fields of professional painting and decorating.
Bob Olson, owner, is certified to perform the New Lead Safe Practices required but he EPA as of April, 2010. Contractors are required to take a training course to learn how to follow the new requirements and receive a certification upon completion. These practices involve Containing the Work Area, Minimizing Dust, Thoroughly Cleaning the Area.
We offer written guarantees and free estimates. Rogers Painting Co. serves lower Fairfield County including Darien, New Canaan, Stamford, Norwalk and Westport, CT
