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Staging California luxury homes takes art (literally)
In some of the most luxurious homes for sale, there's museum-quality art on the walls.
Some California luxury homes on the market are showcasing more than real estate -- they're also exhibiting high-end art from museums and galleries.
According to an LA Times article, elite home stagers coordinate with galleries to rent original art pieces during home showings. Like the houses themselves, the art is for sale.
It’s a win for the galleries as well, considering that potential home buyers — and sometimes the sellers themselves — end up buying some of the art. In one case, film producer and director Shawn Levy reportedly didn’t make an offer on the home he viewed but he did buy a couple of Warhols, as well as pieces by Ellsworth Kelly and Robert Rauschenberg.
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Most of our homes are not at the level to warrant expensive, authentic art works, but it's never a bad idea to dress up the walls with work by local artists or even reproductions. Of course, that wouldn't help sell the luxury life of multi-million-dollar luxury homes, but it's certainly better than displaying family snapshots for strangers.
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Chris Reisbeck is a real estate agent based in Pasadena. Read more articles at ClassicPasadenaHomes.com