My name is Kay Mitchel, and I am the proud owner of Sitting Pretty Redesign in Houston, TX. I started staging homes as a young girl. My mom supported me through many redesigns of her living room, especially during my Junior High years. She would often come home from work to find her home had a brand new look, and I am so thankful that she showed appreciation for my creativity and passion. I would dig through cabinets and closets, looking for newly found treasure to display. Rather than Jonathan Taylor Thomas on the new issue of Tiger Beat, I was more interested in Southern Living and Christopher Lowell’s latest episode. As I neared college, I chose to major in Biology with hopes to one day become a physician. I picked up a second major in Professional Writing during my senior year in Undergrad, never feeling satisfied with just scientific studies. I was not scratching the designer itch with my educational endeavors, but forged ahead anyway. Well, I landed a very successful career in healthcare; however, I did not become a physician. At the young age of 27, I became a Medical Staff Services Director at an academic medical center in the heart of the famed Texas Medical Center. Eleven years later, I finally “jumped” and pursued my original dream career of staging and redesigning homes. Eleven must be my lucky number because also in my eleventh year of marriage, and after eleven years in our starter home, we decided to put our beloved house on the market. I finally had the opportunity to put my staging skills to the test. I worked all weekend and a few late nights after work to prepare our darling home for sale. We took the plunge, and on a Thursday, the MLS photos hit the web. We were overwhelmed with the amount of traffic on the first day. Our neighbors called me at work to let me know there were cars lining both sides of our street and a line of people outside, waiting to get inside! We had 39 showings and 11 offers within the first 24 hours on the market. Our Realtor shared feedback that most of the buyers’ agents assumed the home was professionally staged and offered to close quickly to meet our needs. I am a true believer that everyone was created with a gift. Home staging is mine, and I feel very blessed to finally be using and sharing it.