Welcome, stager Kelly Zabel… happy retirement, stager Shar Sitter!

About eleven years ago I welcomed stager Shar Sitter of Rooms with Style as a guest blogger, and she has been faithfully posting a couple times a month ever since then. Over the years she has helped MANY of my clients stage their homes to present them in their best light and sell them for the highest price in the shortest length of time. A couple years ago she teamed up with Kelly Zabel of A Home Revival, planning to turn over the reins to Kelly when she retired.

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Shar officially retired the end of August and told me this week, “I couldn’t have picked a better person to turn over the reins to!” I agree, and homes they collaborated on for my clients are living proof… some examples in this post, Is staging your home worth it?

Shar and I both officially have the same first name (Sharlene) and both grew up in North Dakota. Kelly was adopted from Seoul, South Korea… from opposite ends of the world but with similar passions. Kelly majored in mathematics, Shar was an accountant… and both became outstanding stagers!

Now that Shar has retired, Kelly also has the name Rooms with Style (A Home Revival dba Rooms with Style) and has graciously agreed to take Shar’s place posting here a couple times a month.

Welcome, Kelly… I look forward to reading your posts! She shared that her next bucket list places to visit are Spain and Portugal… maybe she will even share some inspiration from her travels!

Happy Retirement, Shar… and thank you for your many years of professional counsel, blog posts and friendship!

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Kelly Zabel, owner of A Home Revival DBA Rooms With Style, is an award-winning stager, recognized nationally by the Real Estate Staging Association in 2021 as the Best Rising Star Home Stager of the Year and in 2020 as a Top 10 Rising Star Home Stager of the Year for Vacant Properties in USA and Canada.  Rooms With Style won Gold for both Home Staging and Interior Design in the Star Tribune’s Readers’ Choice Awards for 2021.

Whether new construction, remodeled, or in its original beauty, Kelly knows how difficult it is for potential buyers to imagine a home when viewing a vacant property. She loves taking an empty room, filling it with personality and comfort, and showcasing how homeowners could actually live in that space. Her natural eye for layout and design helps highlight the potential of any space.  Kelly is a CSRA Certified Home Stager and a national and regional member of RESA (Real Estate Staging Association).

Kelly and her husband, Alex, keep busy with their two young kids. As a family, they enjoy going on walks, playing at the many parks nearby, and visiting the MN Zoo. Kelly’s hobbies include traveling, reading, and trying new restaurants around the cities.

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I love what I do! Highly insightful, analytical and creative, there is nothing I love more than helping you find the right solution for your real estate transition. My mission is to serve my clients with honesty and integrity, exceeding their expectations in service and support… and to help others by donating a portion of every transaction to Habitat for Humanity.

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2 Responses
  1. Shar Sitter

    It was such a pleasure working with you Sharlene as well as being a guest blogger. Thank you, All the best.
    Shar

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