Don't think that because a redesigned room is completed in only hours that it doesn't take someone with training, incredible talent and decorating savvy to pull your redesign together. Well, meet such a person, Bonnie Burnett Cohen.

 

Bonnie is the owner of Truly Yours Redesign and Staging Works. Cohen is also the Founder of The South Florida School of Redesign and Staging in Miami, Florida.

 

Prior to her current business ownership's, she was a flight attendant for a major airline and had received a degree in Travel and Tourism Management.

 

Bonnie studied the martial arts of Tae Kwon Do for fifteen years, attaining the rank of Fourth Degree Blackbelt Instructor. This is equal to earning four blackbelts! She is also a certified Rape Prevention Instructor.

 

Throughout, her most colorful and diversified life, Bonnie carried a passion for interior design. So, upon retirement from the airlines, she attended college courses in design and soon went to work for an interior designer in the Miami area.

High design was her style, but not the high cost and the long time it takes to complete an interior design. Bonnie felt that everyone, regardless of their budget should be able to have a beautiful interior in their home.

Bonnie channeled her decorating and design savvy into redesign. The concept of "use what you have decorating" was in its infancy, but Truly Yours Redesign was born in the early part of 2000. Bonnie was one of only four people in the state of Florida, at this time, offering her services as a certified redesigner to clients.

The birth of Truly Yours Redesign was followed three years later with the sister company, Staging Works.

Staging is a specialized service for the real estate market.  An accredited stager will prepare a property that is for sale, so that it will be in top selling condition and its appeal will be maximized. A staged home usually sells for about 20% more than a home that isn’t staged, according to realtor statistics.  A home’s focal points will be staged to draw a buyer’s eye to them, and less desirable details will be minimized.  A home that is staged sells for a higher bid and faster than a property that isn’t staged.  Stage it first before you reduce the asking price later.

Bonnie has had specialized training and has received accreditation in staging property for the real estate market.  She firmly believes that every home, before it is placed on the market can benefit from being staged.  According to her, “From mansion to modest, townhouse to trailer, every property before a for sale sign goes in the yard, should be staged!”  Staging Works!