BY BRANDICE J. ARMSTRONG
THE JOURNAL RECORD

OKLAHOMA CITY – The weather outside may be frightful but thanks to Remember Me, a professional home staging and remix company, the fire is so delightful.

Sisters and Oklahoma City natives Barbara Hague and Diana Hare in August launched their part-time business of decorating empty for-sale houses with accessories to speed the buying process. Since their launch, they have staged approximately 12 for-sale houses, and all sold within three months.

"We want you to walk into a house and go 'wow,' " said Hague. "It helps the buyers see the potential and see the positives of every room."

One of their first success stories came from the Lakeridge IV addition in south Oklahoma City. A four-bedroom, 2,480 square foot traditional house had been on the market for 120 days. It was listed at $239,900 and wasn't budging.

"The owner had left behind small items to stage her own house but the furniture was awkward and the house did not smell fresh," said Aimee Crossland, broker and owner of Crossland Real Estate who had shown the house before her company was hired to sell it.

Remember Me came in and added its personal touch. The house sold in 38 days.

"It was one of the most dramatic stagings I had seen," Crossland said. "The buyers paid full price and the appraisers appraised it for more than Crossland had listed it."