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Welcome Home to Cedar GablesCedar Gables Mansion is a perfect family home. Originally built as a single family home it has gone through many uses, but hasmaintainedmost of its original character. The 9 beautiful bedrooms, all with their own bathroomswould allow friends and family to easilycome visit. The Culinary Showcase Kitchen and the outdoor kitchen make the professional chefs that have hosted cooking classes here,ecstatic. The formal dining room with its crystal chandeliers seats up to 18, making you the perfect host. The small intimate Tavern, withits low ceilings and paneled walls is called the Man Cave by most. The wine cellar in the basement can hold up to 1200 bottles. The oldgrowth redwood paneling that surrounds the interior brings that Warm lustrous quality to music and voice. And with 3 secret staircasesand lots of secret places, the Mansion is a perfect place for hide and go seek. You find yourself wrapped in comfortable luxury. MLS#21116886

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Embrace the lifestyle of the Napa Valley Wine Country in this exceptional classic farmhouse. Tucked away on over an acreand surrounded by your own vineyard. This exquisite 4BD/5BA home features vaulted ceilings, 3 �replaces, generous rooms,inviting outdoor spaces for entertaining poolside while you enjoy stunning mountain vistas. Separate guest quarters withFrench doors and balcony overlooking the vineyard. Spacious wine cellar for sharing and enjoying your prized collection withspecial friends.


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$1,695,000

Extremely charming Rutherford cottage on 1/2 acre surrounded by gorgeous gardens & fruit trees. Located in Napa Valley’s prime Rutherfordappellation, the cottage is biking distance to some of the nest wineries, vineyard & restaurants. This 2 bd, 2 ba cottage has been artfully designedwith an eye for sophistication and beauty. Beautiful living room with walls of windows, Plantation shutters throughout, hardwood & tile �oors andintimate formal dining room with vaulted wood ceiling. The well equipped kitchen consists of a 4-burner Wolf range, granite countertops and stainlesssteel appliances. Majestic redwood trees surround this property creating a sense of privacy and bountiful fruit trees & gardening beds allow for farmto table living. Large covered stone patio perfect for outdoor entertaining and alfresco dining.Prime “Rutherford Dust” gardener’s paradise.

$1,900,000

Sited on 2+ acres, this exquisite French country home is masterfully created with thoughtful architectural planning and striking European appoint-ments. This European-inspired home is beautifully designed with the extraordinary imported materials, irreplaceable hand carved antique door & gor-geous lighting xtures, A dramatic great room with a magni cent limestone wood burning replace, French doors with transom windows throughout,formal dining room, intimate master suite, European country kitchen with a sizeable walk-in pantry and a wine cave that a true oenophile will appreci-ate. French doors open to a beautiful stone walled courtyard & multiple outdoor entertaining areas o�ering a feeling of symmetry as the interior meldswith the outdoors. Enjoy the privacy & serenity of country living surrounded by majestic trees and beautiful gardens. Having three separate structures- the main house, guest cottage, and garden studio - o�er �exibility & convenience.

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Seize the opportunity to acquire a highly-rated & established Howell Mountain AVA winery with a 20,000 gallon winery use permit. Sited on 41+acres with approx. 6.7 acres of Bordeaux varietal vineyard, a complete wine production facility including 5,000+/- sq. ft. of caves, a 6,600 sq. ft.crush/fermentation pad, and… high on a hilltop, above the fog, a beautiful Provencal estate with breathtaking panoramic views of Napa Valley.Undoubtedly the most scenic winery estate to come on the market in recent years. This winery estate appeals to every sense & satis�es every desireof an oenophile’s dream. The owner has developed a reputation and built a brand receiving accolades of 93 to 95 point wines. A chance to jump intothe Napa Valley wine industry at its top tier and produce world-class cult wines. The residence is designed by acclaimed local architect, Ray Rector,and this artfully created Provencal estate speaks �uently of charm and beauty with elegant European touches in every room.

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HISTORIC RUTHERFORD VINEYARDA golden opportunity to acquire Napa Valley’s historic Bommarito Ranch in the Rutherford AVA. A prime Rutherford Bench winery site, easy on/o�access to Galleron Road and Mee Lane, and neighboring Alpha Omega Winery, Franciscan Winery, Sullivan Vineyards & Fleury Estate Winery. Sitedon 23+ acres, approx. 21 acres of “Rutherford Dust” vineyard and six existing homes are under a grandfathered use clause. The Bommarito Ranchwith prime Rutherford AVA vineyard, historic Bommarito’s residence & �ve vintage homes o�er endless possibilities. A magical setting to create amagni�cent winery compound in one of the most sought-after appellations in the world. The vineyard was replanted in 2000 to four di�erent grapevarieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon, and 7.57 acres of Merlot & Cabernet budded to Sauvignon Blanc in 2012. Therootstocks in this vineyard were matched to various soil types, two di�erent trellis systems were implemented, and grape clones were selected to yieldultimate fruit �avors.

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$ 695,000

This amazing log home evokes a combination of modern mountain living & old world graciousness. Beautifully crafted classic chalet stylehome nestled in park-like setting backing to wooded acres. Two-story great room with dramatic ceilings & stone hearth fireplace, gorgeoushardwood floors, well-appointed kitchen, a large loft for family room/game room or office, spacious covered porch for outdoor entertaining& a separate guest/income unit.

PARCEL 1 $775,000 & PARCEL 2 $750,000

Premium one level acre estate site with amazing views of the Palisades & Mt. St. Helena. Beautiful country setting, paved road access, undergroundutilities and city water & sewer. A blank canvas to build a private oasis or family compound with room for a hobby vineyard, organic orchards, andgardening beds for farm to table living. Enjoy the peace and serene environment and easy access to Solage, downtown Calistoga, and some ofNapa Valley’s finest destinations.An idyllic location with a unique blend of country and city. A chance to create Napa Valley country estate with cityconveniences.

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$ 1,095,000

Tucked away in a private cul-de-sac in the heart of St. Helena, this bright & airy 3 br & 2 ½ ba single story custom home is ideallylocated within walking distance to shopping and fine dining. This beautifully maintained home features clean simple lines, high ceil-ings and natural light filled rooms throughout. Wonderful covered front porch, tiled formal entry with skylight, gracious living room,bonus room/ media room, luxurious bathrooms and a spacious deck harmonizes indoor & outdoor living.

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$1,250,000

Magnificent French Country estate nestled on 1+ acres offers classic European charm w/all the modern amenities & is only minutesto downtown St. Helena. Dramatic architecture, cathedral/beamed ceilings & banks of beautiful arched windows reveal the beautifuloutdoor surroundings. The grounds create a resort-like atmosphere, while adding to the sense of privacy and quiet country ambi-ence. This impeccable home reflects grace & style at every turn.

ELEGANT FRENCH COUNTRY ESTATE

$850,000

Artfully restored storybook bungalow on over 2/3 of an acre has all the charm of an old hunting lodge w/multiple structures-barn/workshop,an outbuilding, greenhouse, chicken coop, dog pen, & horse facility. This charming one br & one ba cottage features shingle siding, metalroof, pine floors, gas fireplace & remodeled kitchen & bath. The grounds have matured trees, old stone walls, 17 apple trees & 35 GPM wellallows a gardener’s paradise.

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$695,000

This truly spectacular 55+ acre land above Oakville is surrounded by lush natural landscaping with plenty of sun and enjoys unusual solitude.Paved road to the property, developed well and situated in an exclusive area of fine Oakville Estates. Approx. 2 acres may be suitable forvineyard in Mount Veeder Appellation and AW zoning may allow guest house plus caretaker house. This is the Perfect chance for the sophis-ticated buyer desiring idyllic surroundings for a private lifestyle. Truly a distinctive place to consider building a home.

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After more than 20 years of growing grapes and making wine at the edge of Browns Val-ley, Thomas Chiarella hopes to open a tasting room in a barn outside his home.

For now, the “home” part has become the stumbling block. At a hearing in March, the city Planning Commission delayed approval of the tasting room Chiarella seeks to create as a showcase for his winery, Crane Fam-ily Vineyards.

Despite the modest scale of the proj-ect – which would accept guests only by appointment – Napa’s development authority shied away from expanding the winemaker’s home-occupation rights to allow the tasting room at the 6.65-acre property at 1051 Bor-rette Lane. Commissioners said they hoped to avoid opening what Commissioner Paul Kelley called “a Pandora’s box” of unchecked home-business activity.

Rather than seek a rezoning, Chiarella hoped to gain wider rights within the proper-ty’s existing status, which calls for residential use with agriculture as an “accessory use.” But planners expressed concerns that the line between winemaking as a sideline and as a business might easily be erased, even with good intentions.

“My concern is where home occupation and residential production tips the scales and becomes a commercial winery,” Kelley told Chiarella before joining three other commis-sioners in putting the project on hold (Gor-don Huether was absent). “Six acres and 3,000 gallons a year doesn’t feel like home occupa-tion to me.”

The winery can reapply to build a tasting room, but likely would require a rezoning to move ahead. A winery use permit that would allow public visits requires at least a 20-acre parcel – triple the size of Crane’s – and cre-ating a new zoning district to fit the winery’s needs would delay the process even longer, said Planning Manager Ken MacNab.

The plans offered by Chiarella are a sliver of the size and scale of the Napa Valley’s major-label wineries, with the tasting room filling only 256 square feet of a 642-square-foot outbuilding. In addition to barring walk-in visits, the tasting room would accept only five vehicles and 20 people daily, and the owner himself would conduct all tastings.

“There are those who would sell their homes and cash out,” he told commissioners. “I want to continue my passion for viticulture and winemaking for the next 20 years, and

then pass it on to the next generation.”While Crane Family Vineyards sells wine

online, only a place to actually taste the wine can effectively introduce newcomers to the brand so they can later buy from the website or join its membership club, Chiarella argued.

“The reality is that people don’t buy wine online at Napa Valley price points without tasting it first, so most of our online business would be repeat business,” he told commis-sioners.

Still, supporters of slower growth came out against the tasting room, even as they conceded any traffic or noise impacts would be small.

While the flow of visitors to Chiarella’s tast-ing room might be a mere trickle, Napa risks losing its ability to regulate commercial activ-ity in other residential areas, said Eve Kahn, a director of the sustainability advocacy group Napa Vision 2050.

“Even though this site may be more appropriate than others, you mess with that

and people will come out of the woodwork saying, ‘Well, I can sell wine’ or ‘I can sell peaches’ or ‘I can sell knitted hats,’” she told city staff.

Another Napan, however, replied that the winery’s small size and quiet locale near the unincorporated county – and its focus on an intimate, one-on-one experience for visitors – ensure the city and neighbors will have noth-ing to fear.

The Crane winery’s future customers “are not people who just want a good time on a party bus,” said Jim Gunther. “Sit with him and you’ll know the last thing he wants is the party scene you see on Highway 29.”

In the end, city officials agreed the win-ery could coexist with a handful of visitors, but chose to avoid risking an opening to less responsible home businesses in the future.

“I don’t see an impact on the neighbors with five cars a day,” said Commissioner Tom Trzesniewski. But I have problems with the way this is being rolled out.”

Planners put neighborhood tasting room on hold

Critics feared impact on home occupations citywide

Submitted photoThis is the entrance to Crane Family Vineyards in Browns Valley, which is seeking to open a wine tasting room in an outbuilding on the property. The Napa city Planning Commission has delayed a vote on the plan amid concerns about excessive commercial activity in an area zoned for residential use.

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Getting their first close look at a $40 mil-lion housing complex planned for the Napa Valley Register site, city officials praised the effort to bring more homes closer to Napa’s core – but the design left local preservation-ists cold.

The development team seeking to rede-velop the Register’s earthquake-damaged home brought its designs to the city Planning Commission in March, the first step toward creating 51 townhomes and 6,000 square feet of commercial space off Second and Third streets.

“Our idea was to do a building with ele-ments with existing textures of Napa and also introduces some new imagery,” said Kirk McKinley, the architect working on the site with Vesta Pacific Development, which bought the Register property last year.

But where the complex’s creator saw vari-ety, others saw an ugly mishmash that would detract from the architecture of historic homes just south. Preservation advocates urged a redesign of the buildings, especially on the southern, Third Street side closer to the city’s historic homes district around Fuller Park.

“The property’s design does not represent an appropriate transition to the neighborhoods where we live,” Ernie Schlobohm, president of Napa County Landmarks, told commission-ers. The Register block’s placement between downtown and historic houses, he argued, makes the site especially visible – and raises the importance of creating buildings compat-ible with their neighbors.

A combination of townhouses, street-level retail space, a parking structure and two-car

garages, Vesta Pacific’s three-story development would present two distinct faces to passers-by.

Facing Second Street would be 32 residen-tial units placed above the shop spaces and in front of the garage, with a façade partially of red brick in homage to the Register build-ing’s mostly brick construction. “We wanted to make it look like it could have been the previous Register building and we repurposed it,” McKinley told commissioners.

On the south side of the block, a pair of five-unit residences will face Third Street, served by private two-car garages opening onto a new driveway. Three triplexes also would fill a smaller lot on Third, to the west on the opposite side of Seminary Street.

Drawings of the south-facing townhouses show an exterior of stacked boxes and flat or slightly sloped rooflines, along with numer-ous decks McKinley said will produce an “indoor-outdoor” feel inside the homes.

But while the size and scale of the buildings drew no complaints, two former members of the Landmarks group attacked their designs as unworthy of an area that serves as a gateway both to Napa’s business district and a major collection of Victorian-era houses.

“This in no way honors the neighborhoods across the street,” Elizabeth McKinne told commissioners. “When I first saw the design, it looked like a cartoon building.”

The project’s rooflines, porch designs and other elements along Third Street “dramati-cally fail to meet the guidelines” of the Down-town Specific Plan that guides development around Napa’s core, added Linda Kerr. “It is the most dramatically inappropriate design conceivable for this property,” she said.

Developers will have more time to refine the project’s exterior look before a final applica-tion and vote, which have not been scheduled.

Planning Manager Ken MacNab suggested the final version may include more overtly histori-cal links to residential areas nearby.

City staff originally received designs “that probably more closely relate to architectural conditions in the historic neighborhoods (nearby),” he told the audience. “There’s some challenges of being overly repetitive in the gables and window elements, and we asked the applicant to mix it up. … It morphed into something more modern-looking, obvi-ously, but I’m sure the applicant is willing to incorporate some (historic) references – roof pitches, window styles.”

Whatever shape the buildings take, how-ever, the arrival of so much housing will fill a vital, but scarce, niche downtown, said Com-missioner Paul Kelley.

“Since the Downtown Specific Plan (in 2012) we’ve been waiting for that residential component to come to us,” he said. “Napa’s success downtown hinges on more people liv-ing and more eyes on the street, so that the sidewalks don’t roll up at 9 o’clock and every-body drives away.”

Vesta Pacific filed its plans in mid-January to remake the block occupied by the Register office, which has stood for half a century but has been only lightly occupied since the Aug. 24, 2014 quake. The San Diego firm pur-chased the property in September from the newspaper’s parent, Lee Enterprises, which will use the estimated $5 million payment to reduce company debt.

The 21,000-square-foot building became expendable after earthquake damage led to the shutdown, and eventual scrapping, of its printing press. Since the quake, the Register has been printed at a Rohnert Park press owned by Sonoma Media Investments, which publishes the Press Democrat in Santa Rosa.

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Advocates for Napa’s adjacent Victorian neighborhood have criticized this design for a proposed townhouse development slated to replace the current office building of the Napa Valley Register. Submitted graphic

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The unemployment rate in Napa County was 4.8 percent in January, down from 5.1 per-cent in December and below the year-ago estimate of 5.8 percent, according to data released in March by the state Employment Development Department.

This continues the down-ward trend of Napa’s unem-ployment rate, which peaked at 11.4 percent in January 2010 and has been slowly decreasing ever since.

“In addition to the falling unemployment rate, Napa is also seeing a healthy growth in its economy,” wrote Jim Cassio, labor market/work-force development specialist for the Napa-Lake Workforce

Investment Board.“For example, while Napa’s

farm sector lost about 200 jobs between January 2015 and Jan-uary 2016, that was offset by an increase of about 500 jobs in the manufacturing sector during the same period,” he said.

Most of Napa’s manufac-turing employment is in the wine industry, and much of that industry is also involved in growing grapes, Cassio noted.

Year-over-year, Napa County construction jobs rose 7.5 per-cent, wholesale trade jobs 6.3 percent and local government jobs 6.5 percent.

Befitting Napa Valley’s tour-ism and hospitality industry, leisure and hospitality jobs rose

8.5 percent in the past year.The number of people look-

ing for jobs in Napa County dropped 16.7 percent this year over last year, the EDD reported. There were 4,200 local job seek-ers in January 2015 compared to 3,500 this January. At the same time, the total labor force in the county went from 72,700 people to 73,600.

Napa County has the 12th lowest unemployment rate in the state, the EDD said.

Statewide, California’s sea-sonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.7 percent in January, and nonfarm pay-roll jobs decreased by 1,500 during the month for a total gain of 2,086,100 jobs since the

recovery began statistically in February 2010, the EDD said.

The U.S. adjusted unem-ployment rate also decreased in January to 4.9 percent.

The unemployment rate is derived from a federal survey of 5,500 California households.

In related data, the EDD reported that there were 410,293 people receiving regular Unem-ployment Insurance benefits during the January survey week. This compares with 393,350 in December and 397,142 in Jan-uary of last year. At the same time, new claims for unemploy-ment insurance were 53,682 in January, compared with 53,248 in December and 40,989 in Jan-uary of last year.

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Unemployment in Napa County remained at a seven year low in May of 2015.

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Napa’s River Park shopping center, one of the city’s older strip malls, is undergoing a full-fledged face lift, adding new exteriors, signage and even a new building for anchor tenant Rite Aid.

Along with those improvements, a Gro-cery Outlet “bargain market” will open at the Imola Avenue center on April 23.

The discount store sells refrigerated and frozen foods, fresh produce, fresh meat, organ-ics, dry groceries, beer, wine, health and beauty care, over-the-counter drugs, household products, toys and gifts. It will occupy the former Rite Aid space. Rite Aid recently built and opened a new store inside the same complex.

The Napa Grocery Out-let is independently owned by Patrick Gaul, currently of Sacramento.

“It’s very excit ing,” Gaul said of opening the new market.

“I think it’s is going to be a real successful loca-tion,” he added, noting other longtime businesses in the complex.

After years of lacklus-ter attention from previ-ous ownership groups, in 2014, Best Development purchased the 10-acre River Park shopping center, excluding the former Fresh & Easy site, and began the improvement campaign.

“They are completely remodeling the shopping center and inside the building,” said Gaul. “Everything will be brand new.”

Often compared to a TJ Maxx-type store, Gaul described Grocery Outlet as “a full ser-vice grocery store offering extreme values on brands you know and love.”

At the same time, “We are an outlet store,” he explained. “You’re not going to get the same groceries as Raley’s or Safeway. What we carry today may be different from what we carry tomorrow.”

That doesn’t mean the store sells outdated or expired foods.

Buyers at the Grocery Outlet corporate office work with suppliers buying overages or products that have undergone packaging changes. “They sell it to us at a discount and we offer it to our customers,” he said.

“We’ll always have all of the staple items,

it just may be different brands week to week.”Gaul said Grocery Outlet prices are 40 to

70 percent cheaper than conventional gro-cery stores.

This is Gaul’s first business enterprise, but he’s no stranger to the grocery industry. He worked for the Raley’s chain in Sacramento for 30 years, including as a store manager.

“I retired from Raley’s and wanted to con-tinue my career,” so he decided to become a Grocery Outlet store owner, Gaul said.

When a Napa store location became avail-able, he jumped at the chance.

“The foot traffic here is going to be great,” when the Grocery Outlet opens, predicted Troy Cary, the owner of longtime River Park tenant Fazerrati’s Pizza Restaurant. There are fewer grocery shopping choices at his end of the city, he said.

Ever since the Fresh & Easy market next door to him closed in 2015, “I’m kind of in no-man’s land here,” said Cary. “But I think that’s going to change when the Grocery Out-let opens. It will do well here.”

“I think it’s going to be great,” said Eddie Ames, owner of Sac’s Tasty Hot Dogs, also in the same center.

“We’re excited about Grocery Outlet. It will bring more traffic in here,” he said.

Lower prices are another plus, he said. “I have a family of three kids. Anything dis-counted price-wise on this side of town is

good. We look forward to it.”Ames said he doesn’t think the new market

will take away business from his hot dog eat-ery. Grocery Outlet doesn’t offer food service, deli or prepared foods, he said.

“If anything it will bring me business.”Realtor Che Danielle Guardado of Chatoff

Properties is another tenant at River Park.“We’re excited about all of this new mod-

ernization” that Best Development has spear-headed.

“The new Rite Aid looks great. I can’t wait for Grocery Outlet to come in,” she said.

“I don’t think Napa knows, but Grocery Outlet is awesome,” the realtor said. “Not only because of the grocer-ies but they also have aisle of non-grocery things that are always great bargains. I ’m really looking forward to that.”

There’s room for another grocery store, she said. There are far fewer grocery stores west of the Napa River than on the east side, she said.

Guardado also likes that Gaul used to work for Raley’s.

“It’s perfect to have someone with Raleys’

level of service and training running the Napa Grocery Outlet,” she said.

“If they have the right person running it they will do very well.”

Gaul said the store will have approximately 30 employees and is currently accepting appli-cations online. The store will host a soft open-ing on April 21 and a grand opening event on April 23.

“We’re very excited to be serving the resi-dents of Napa,” said the store owner.

Based in Emeryville, Calif., Grocery Outlet is the nation’s fastest-growing “extreme-value” grocery retailer in the U.S. The company founded in 1946.

Grocery Outlet has more than 240 loca-tions across California, Idaho, Nevada, Ore-gon, Pennsylvania and Washington.

Since Vallerga’s market left River Park in 2005, River Park had been considered Napa’s most neglected retail hub.

Napa Grocery Outlet to open in late April

J.L. Sousa/RegisterPatrick Gaul is the owner/operator of Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, which has scheduled its grand opening at River Park Shopping Center for April 23.

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ST. HELENA — Offices tend to be full of distractions, from chatty co-workers to goodies in the break room.

Alice Narlock, on the other hand, has to resist the urge to go watch Warriors highlights with her husband in the living room.

Like a lot of workers in an increasingly Internet-based econ-omy, Narlock recently started a home business. She did it so she could spend more time with her husband, Bill, St. Helena’s Little League coach for 38 years, who beat cancer only to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and neu-ropathy.

Those illnesses are often asso-ciated with depression, so she was worried about leaving her husband home alone all day.

“I needed to be home more than I needed to be away, but I still needed money,” the St. Helena resident said. “This was a way for me to be here for Bill.”

Narlock specializes in winery compliance: filing monthly sales tax returns for each state where a win-ery ships its wine, managing out-of-state business licenses, handling a winery’s permits with the Alco-holic Beverage Control (ABC) and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), and managing busi-ness entities. She draws the line at matters that require legal expertise, like trademarks and use permits.

Narlock got experience in win-ery compliance in a few previous jobs, most recently while working for a local compliance firm. She’s also worked in a few legal offices and as the St. Helena Star’s recep-tionist in the mid-2000s.

The work itself is familiar to Narlock. Starting the business last July wasn’t too hard – she says the city of St. Helena makes it easy to establish a home office – and she’s worked long enough to know the foundational principles of any suc-cessful business, including good

communication, solid customer service and positive energy.

But being her own boss has taken some getting used to, espe-cially in a field that’s heavily dead-line-driven.

“Now I can wake up when I want to wake up,” she said. “For-tunately, I’m disciplined enough to know when I need to get up.

“I make lists of things to do – house stuff and work stuff. I’ll say, ‘OK, I have to mail this, I have to see if this is approved yet, I have to sweep the entryway.’ When I tell Bill I have something to do, he’s pretty good about leaving me alone.”

Before going on her own, she’d been trying to cram all the house-work into her weekends, which was turning her into “a not-nice person.” But now she’s established a work-life balance and a more flex-ible schedule, and she feels all the better for it.

“So far, it’s working,” she said.

“I’m getting more sleep, I’m able to do things with Bill and get him out of the house, I can do my scrap-booking, and I still do every-thing my clients need. My blood pressure is much lower because I know that for me, right now, in my situation with Bill, this is the right thing to do.”

What advice would Narlock give to someone who’s thinking about starting a business?

“Have a separate office space that’s just dedicated to work – in my case, that means away from the television, especially if the Warriors or Giants are on,” she said. “And you have to be the kind of person who’s organized and self-disci-plined. If you have some house-work that you didn’t finish from yesterday, you can’t let that distract you from the work that has to be done right now.”

Narlock can be reached at [email protected] or 287-3532.

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CALISTOGA — The devel-oper and operator of a proposed senior apartment complex will pay $1 a year for the land on which the complex will be built, the City Council agreed in March.

The council unanimously approved a 75-year lease with Corporation for Better Housing (CBH) for use of the land located at 611 Washington St.

Additionally, to help the proj-ect squeeze into the narrow lot the council approved the elimination of two “paper” streets – Fir Street and a tiny section of Washing-ton Street – that existed only in theory.

During Tuesday’s meeting, Justin Hardt, CBH executive vice president, answered questions

about the 75-year lease and said it’s a standard length of time for such a project. Additionally, he said the council’s approval will allow the developers access to federal funds for the project. He said in the unlikely event that the project goes bankrupt, the city will end up owning the apartment complex. The city is the landlord, he added, there’s lots of checks and balances.

All the units of the three-story single apartment building will be rented only to seniors age 62 and older whose household income is at 60 percent of the area median income (AMI).

There will be 30 units, an ele-vator, laundry facilities, 34 park-ing spaces, 15 enclosed bicycle spaces, a 750-square-foot commu-nity room with wireless Internet, and a 500-square-foot common open space.

The majority of the units will be one-bedroom, 564-square-foot units, and three units will be 840 square feet with two bedrooms each. All units have a 70-square-foot patio or balcony.

Three of the units will be rented at $459 to $525 per month to residents of extremely low income (which is limited to $18,350 annually), 20 units will be rented to very low income seniors (which is calculated at between 45-50 percent AMI), and six will be designated for low income (which is 60 per-cent AMI).

High-quality, energy-efficient materials that meet and in most cases exceed recommendations and Energy Star-rated appliances, high-efficiency hot water delivery and air conditioners will be used in the project that will meet all ADA requirements.

Valley oak, crape myrtle and western redbud trees, as well as other drought-tolerant plants will make up the landscaping.

CBH, a nonprofit company, owns and operates the Calistoga Family Apartments at the other end of Washington that is another low-cost rental complex.

During Tuesday’s meeting, Councilmember Jim Barnes said he is impressed with the Calis-toga Family Apartments. Hardt confirmed that project had just received LEED Platinum Cer-tification, a measure of energy efficiency. Hardt added the Plat-inum Certification is a “special designation that doesn’t happen very often,” and said Yountville’s Bardessono Hotel is Napa Coun-ty’s only other project with the LEED Platinum Certification.

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AMERICAN CANYON — One of the biggest questions for the mammoth Watson Ranch commercial and residential proj-ect has been where will its water come from?

The answer, for now, is Vallejo.The City Council approved

a plan in March that calls for American Canyon – with help from the developer – to purchase water rights owned by the city of Vallejo.

Identifying a water source for Watson Ranch has been essential to its viability because of Ameri-can Canyon’s zero water footprint policy, which requires a develop-ment to either not create any new net demand for water or essen-tially bring its own supply.

The cost to purchase the water from Vallejo, but not the actual water itself, would be $2.8 mil-lion, according to Public Works Director Jason Holley.

Holley told council members that his department is still hashing out the details with the developer, McGrath Properties, over how this option will be paid for.

“Who pays for what, when, proportionality, the costs,” said Holley. “Those types of things are details we need to work out with the developer.”

But he made it clear McGrath Properties will share the expense.

“They need to help us exercise that option,” he said.

Holley said the specifics would be completed before the city actu-ally approved the overall project, which could come later this year.

For now, the Water Supply Assessment (WSA), which the council approved, identifies how the city can provide the water needed for Watson Ranch so it has “a way to go forward.”

The assessment, which was completed by West Yost Associ-ates, said the 300-acre develop-ment with 1,250 homes would require 681 acre-feet of water

annually. One acre-foot is equiv-alent to nearly 326,000 gallons.

The plan described in the assessment calls for the city to purchase an option from Vallejo for approximately 500 acre-feet of water. American Canyon has already been buying water from Vallejo to supplement its sup-plies from the State Water Proj-ect, which provides the bulk of its water.

Vallejo water, which is treated, costs $4.94 per unit (a unit is 748 gallons). State water, which is delivered raw and must be treated, costs the city $2 per unit.

The water assessment noted that McGrath Properties claims ownership of an additional 160 acre-feet of water currently con-trolled by Vallejo. The company is still negotiating with Vallejo officials over this amount.

Holley informed the council

that the Vallejo plan was just that – a plan and not a certainty that it would need to buy the 500 acre-feet from its municipal neighbor.

The water assessment pro-vided a conservative estimate of water availability that showed American Canyon could provide almost two-thirds of Watson Ranch’s water without buying more supplies.

“Even under the worst-case scenario,” said Holley, referring to water supply and demand cal-culations for 2015, “we still have contracted supplies that exceed demand by 400 acre-feet.”

Some members of the council indicated they were not thrilled with the idea of buying more water from Vallejo, considering its expense. They hoped other solutions might meet the needs of Watson Ranch.

“We all need to be looking at

a more reliable water supply – something that’s certainly not so costly,” said Mayor Leon Garcia.

Councilmember Mark Joseph, a strong supporter of Watson Ranch, said the water assessment at least showed there is a way to provide water for the project.

“That has always been one of the big concerns – traffic and water – and I think we can say water is under control,” said Joseph.

“But ideally we’re going to strive for a better solution by the time they [Watson Ranch] actu-ally need [water],” he said, allud-ing to the city’s ongoing quest for a long-term water supply it can control, such as buying a reservoir.

Even that solution might involve negotiations with Vallejo.

One solution bandied about involves purchasing Lake Curry, which is controlled by Vallejo.

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Jodie Zimmerman owns enough furniture to fil l 25 houses. But Zimmerman’s no hoarder or shopping addict.

She’s a home stager. Couches, tables and chairs are the tools of her trade.

Zimmerman runs Napa Val-ley Home Staging. Realtors and homeowners hire her to help make a house for sale appear as enticing as possible.

The goal is to give buyers “the feeling of home,” she said. With successful staging, “They get that feeling from the second they walk through that home.”

S t a g e d f u r n i t u r e a n d accessories are used to high-light appealing aspects and d ow n p l a y a n y n e g a t i v e s , explained Zimmerman.

A darker corner might get turned into a cozy reading nook. An older kitchen might be accented with newer accesso-ries. A cluttered bedroom could become a streamlined retreat space with fluffy new pillows, candles and art.

STAGING PAYS OFFStaging a home helps pro-

spective buyers better visualize themselves in the home and could increase the home’s value as much as 10 percent, said Chris Polychron, the National Associa-tion of Realtors’ 2015 president.

“Staging is an excellent tool that can be used to give a home a little extra push for sellers. The impact it may have and the value it can bring is clear to both home buyers and sellers,” Poly-chron wrote.

According to the association’s 2015 Profile of Home Staging, 34 percent of Realtors utilize staging on all homes, while 13

percent tend to stage only those homes difficult to sell and an additional 4 percent will do so only for higher-priced homes.

According to that survey, the median cost spent on staging a home is $675.

Staging is not the same as

decorating, Zimmerman said. “We stage a house differently than we live in a house.”

For example, she doesn’t use televisions in her staging. Such monitors can be seen as a deter-rent to family time, she said.

Instead, she’ll hang a large

piece of art where the television might eventually be installed.

She doesn’t use pots or pans or cooking utensils either, said Zimmerman. Buyers don’t want to picture themselves cooking and doing dishes, she said.

Zimmerman said she uses a lot of “life-styling” touches such as books, tea cups, wine glasses and soft throws.

As for bedrooms, “We make it look like a spa retreat.” An all-white duvet cover isn’t always practical, but it’s attractive to buyers.

“They want the lifestyle of how we all wish we lived.”

Zimmerman, an Accredited Staging Professional, said she started staging several years ago after working as a store manager for HomeGoods.

“I got to know a ton of stag-ers. And I went to school to be a designer and so I thought, ‘This is perfect, it gets me out of retail and to pursue my passion and be creative every day.’”

Over the years, she’s acquired enough furniture to f i l l a

Stagers set the sceneMade-over houses resemble real life, but better

J.L. Sousa/Register photosNapa Valley Home Staging owner Jodie Zimmerman, right, unloads a bed frame with designer Breanne Perry as they prepare to stage a home for an owner who is listing the home for sale.

J.L. Sousa/Register The “before” shot of a room that Jodie Zimmerman, left, owner of Napa Valley Home Staging, was preparing for staging along with designer Breanne Perry.

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3,000-square-foot warehouse in south Napa.

“We can stage approximately 25 three-bedroom, two-bath homes at any given t ime,” said Zimmerman.

Working with a team of two designers and two movers, the process starts with a tour of the home to be staged.

After making a list, workers then visit her warehouse to pick the items needed. On delivery, the team unloads all the furniture and d e s i g n e r s s t a r t “placing” the art, mirrors, pillows, rugs and other accessories. For practicality, air mattresses are used in place of real beds.

Her fee ranges from $1,500 to as high as $7,000, depending on the size of the home, Zim-merman said. Most clients pay an average of $2,000 to $2,500.

Zimmerman’s efforts appear to be paying off.

“We are busy. We stage three days a week,” all around Napa and neighbor ing count ies , she said.

AN ARTIST’S TOUCHTeri Blodgett Giles of Napa

has been staging homes for the

past 15 years.After someone saw how

Blodgett Giles, an artist, had decorated her own home, she was asked to help stage a house for sale.

“I didn’t have any furniture” for her first “stage,” she said with a laugh.

“I robbed everything out of my own house. It worked. The house sold immediately and my

career was set.”Today Blodgett

Giles’ staging work includes both her own supply of fur-niture, as well as items the home-

owner already has. Sometimes she’ll take clients shopping for new pieces, which they then get to keep.

“Each house has its own voice,” said Blodgett Giles.

“I have a gift of knowing how to make things work,” she said. With staging, “you have to appeal to senses of many differ-ent people.”

“You know when you’ve done a good job when you sit down and you’ve become one with that space.”

Blodget t Gi le s sa id she charge s by the room and her minimum fee is $2,500.

Typical fees range from $4,000 to $10,000. With her inventory, she can stage up to about 12 houses at a time.

The stager said for her, the work is a form of artistic expres-sion. “It’s like doing a painting,” said the artist.

Sometimes people ask to buy her staging furniture or accesso-ries, but they’re not for sale.

“The problem is, I can’t give up my brushes, so to speak, my utensils.”

A GROWING BUSINESSAudrey Taylor is one of the

newest stagers in Napa Valley. Her new company, Valley View Staging, has staged seven homes.

She got her start in the business when a friend needed help staging a home, Taylor explained. “It was so much fun, I loved it.”

With s tag ing , “you can change the temperature of the room, the tone and the feeling of people who walk through it.”

Taylor keeps her inventory in a storage facility in Calistoga. “We are hoping to boost our inventory this year, but for now, we can do three to four homes at a time.”

“Home staging i s about so much more than moving

furniture,” she said. “My job is to give the space a theme and personality that makes those viewing it compelled to make it their next home.”

Taylor has a history in art and design. She’s also studied staging via an online course. She follows several guidelines when staging. They include accentuat-ing the architecture of the home, creating natural pathways inside and designating or defining the spaces, whether bedroom, living room or office.

“I really like to match the decor to the home, which is not always done,” Taylor said. For example, “I wouldn’t put ultramodern furniture in a Craftsman-style home.” One of her signature elements is featur-ing local artists. “I love to put real fine art in these homes as I stage them.”

Taylor typically charges 1 percent of the value of the prop-erty for a four- to six-month period, but that fee depends on the space.

Staging works, said Taylor.“When buyers walk through a

home, they want to feel instantly comfortable and already at home. And staging does that. It establishes that emotional con-nection to the space.”

The “after” of a room that was converted from a small office into a bedroom by Jodie Zimmerman, owner of Napa Valley Home Staging.

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STUNNING VIEW ESTATELocated on the Highly Desirable East Side of Napa Close to World Class Dining,Wineries, Oxbow and Downtown Napa. Gorgeous Remodeled and UpgradedContemporary Style Single Level Home with an Abundance of Natural Light,a Luxurious Master Suite, Gourmet Kitchen and Wine Cellar. A Series of FrenchDoors Open to Low Maintenance Outdoor Entertaining Areas Including a Pool withBuilt-in Spa, Garden Areas, Olive and Fruit Trees and Gentleman’s Vineyard. Thereis a Spacious Detached Garage with Bonus Room Perfect for Guests, Of�ce orArtist Studio! Amenities Include Solar System for the Home, Hardwood and MarbleFlooring, Wood Framed Double Pane Windows and Solid Core Doors, Crown Molding,Built-in Features, Marble Bathrooms with Grohe Hardware, On All City Services!


GORGEOUS AND UPDATEDGorgeous Upgraded Newer Former Model 4BD/3BA Homewith a First Floor Master Suite. Private Setting Tuckedin a Residential Neighborhood Close to Downtown Napa.Fantastic Floor Plan with Great Room Concept and thePerfect Synergy of Indoor/Outdoor Entertaining. GourmetKitchen with KitchenAid Appliances, Center Island andInformal Dining Opens to Family Room with Views of thePrivate Backyard. Spacious Loft!

$929,000

GORGEOUS CUSTOM HOMEGorgeous Craftsman Style Custom Built Home Nestled inthe Trees Located in a Private Setting Close to Town. WellDesigned with an Abundance of Windows & French Doors toCapture the Stunning Views. Peaceful, Serene & Zen-Like FeelThroughout with Lots of Natural Light. Spacious BedroomsIncluding a Luxurious Master with Fireplace, Spa-Like Bath &a Retreat Perfect for an Of�ce or Nursery. Detached Garagewith View Deck, Hobby Barn & 34 GPM Well!

$1,495,000

BEAUTIFULLY UPDATEDSingle Level 3BD/2BA Home In One of Downtown Napa’smost charming neighborhoods. Close to Shopping, Diningand Wine Tasting! Upgrades Include: Hardwood Floors,Upgraded Lighting, AC, Dual Pane Windows, Crown Molding,Wainscoting, Frameless Glass Enclosure Shower, Jetted Tub,Dual Sink Vanity and Gas Fireplace. 3rd En-suite BedroomCurrently Used as Media/family Room. French Doors Opento a Lovely Outdoor Entertaining Area!

$695,000

NAPA VALLEY ESTATEExceptionally private and serene 4.98 acre Napa ValleyEstate. Located on the Coveted East Side of Napa justMinutes to Downtown. Flanked by Mature LandscapingCreates a Tranquil Retreat-like Feel. The 5BD/5BA MainHouse Offers a First Floor Master. French Doors open toSpectacular Oak Studded Grounds and Outdoor EntertainingAreas. Guest House with Views of the Park-like Setting, Poolwith Water Feature and a Built-in Spa plus a Wine Cellar!Gated with Excellent Water!


EUROPEAN INSPIREDSingle Level Custom Built 4BD/4BA Home in a Private, GatedCreekside Setting. Guest House and Gentleman’s CabernetVineyard. Concrete Floors, Cathedral Ceilings and PlasterWalls. Designed with Entertaining in Mind including a GreatRoom with Fireplace and Gourmet Kitchen. Perfect Synergyof Indoor and Outdoor Living with 8 Sets of French DoorsOpening to Outdoor Entertaining Areas Including a Screened-in Dining Room!

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CHARLES BOGUE

In this year of a presidential election it is critical to focus on just exactly how campaign

promises will be converted to economic reality and at who’s expense. Complain as one might

about the fairness of our current tax system, the serious reduction or elimi-nation of the “home interest deduction” could have a cata-strophic effect on

home values and role of home ownership in our economy.

In studies by the Joint Com-mittee on Taxation for the U.S. House and Senate, it was esti-mated that over $100 billion of tax collections (revenue) were lost by allowing home interest deduc-tion. Left out of that equation may have been what tax revenues are generated by a healthy home construction and sale market and how a loss of home interest deduction would affect afford-ability in that marketplace.

Here is an overview of basic factors impacting interest tax deduction. Each tax payer situ-ation is different so it is critical that you contact your Certified Public Accountant or Tax advisor to confirm your opportunities or limitations regarding this or any other deduction.

*What loans qualify for the deductibility of interest paid?

Any loan that is secured by your main home or second home. Including purchase mortgage, a second mortgage, a home equity line or line of credit.

*What is the IRS definition of a first or second home?

Included is your house, second house, condominium, cooperative, mobile home, rec-reational vehicle or any property that has sleeping, cooking and toilet facilities.

*Are there limits to the amount of interest I can deduct?

Your deduction is limited a total of $1,000,000 on all mortgages used to buy, build or improve your primary resi-dence and second home. This

deduction limit is $500,000 for married persons filing separately. In addition, you are allowed up to $100,000 in interest deduc-tions ($50,000 if married filing separately) with no limit on how those borrowed monies are spent.

*Are their limitations on who can take the interest deduction?

If you are the primary bor-rower you can take the deduction provided you are legally obligated to the debt and you actually make the payments. If married and both spouses have signed on the note, both are considered primary borrowers. If you are a parent or friend who helps out paying the debt you cannot take any deduction as you have not legally signed on the note.

*What if I refinanced my original loan?

If you refinanced, any amount

borrowed up to the balance of the old mortgage is considered to be “acquisition debt” and the interest can be deducted. Any interest paid on debt exceeding that amount up to $100,000 ($50,000 for Married filing sepa-rately) can be deducted as “home equity debt” without the use of those funds being tracked.

*What documentation will I need to support my interest tax deductions?

Along with the closing state-ments of any property acqui-sition or sale you will want to retain your closing statement on any refinance or other loan taken that is secured by your real prop-erty. Your lender will send you a Form 1098 the first of each year stating exactly how much inter-est you paid on that loan in the past year. If you entered into a

seller financed purchase you will need the name, address and tax id number of the seller who is receiving your interest payments.

The home mortgage interest deduction is a benefit created by Congress to grow the econ-omy by expanding the number of citizens able to afford the cost of home ownership. This benefit is yours to take full advantage of within the limits of the law. Be sure to consult your tax advisor upon the purchase, sale or refi-nance of real property to assure that your expectations are consis-tent with economic reality.

Charles Bogue, The CB TEAM, is a Real Estate Broker in Napa Valley CA with Cold-well Banker Brokers of the Val-ley. For more real estate advice, please contact him at (707)486-5511 or [email protected].

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Realtor Charles Bogue


(BPT)—Spring is here, and it’s the perfect time to sell or buy a home. Whether you’re putting your home on the market, or shopping for a new house for your family, you have a lot to think about—and termites should be near the top of your list. Just as swarms of homebuyers will start circulating through neighbor-hoods with the arrival of spring, the warmer weather also brings out termite swarms. A termite infestation can quickly turn your dream home sale or purchase into a living nightmare.

“Termites cause about $5 bil-lion in damage every year, and when you consider that they’ve been around since the days of the dinosaurs, it’s probably safe to say they’ve done more damage to human homes than any other crit-ter on earth,” says Cindy Mannes, vice president of public affairs for the National Pest Management Association (NPMA). “Fortu-nately, we’ve come a long way in detecting and treating termite infestations over the millennia!”

Worldwide, about 2,000 ter-mite species munch on wood, destroying walls, floors and wall-paper in homes, and also damag-ing forests. They are present in 70 percent of countries around the world, and they outnumber human beings by a ratio of 10 to one. The most common termite species in the U.S. are Formosan termites, dampwood termites, drywood termites and subterra-nean termites, the last of which are the most destructive because they eat non-stop.

A professional inspection is the best way to detect the presence of termites, but you can watch for warning signs as you are house hunting or getting yours ready to put on the market. Signs include:

* Mud tubes may appear around the outside of a house. Termites use these tubes to reach a food source. Typically, these tubes look like a thick line of dirt on the foundation of a home.

— Tap on wood near the floor,

such as baseboards or even wood floors themselves. If the wood sounds hollow when tapped it could mean termites have soft-ened the wood.

— Termites also leave a bit of themselves behind as evidence.

You may see small piles of feces that resemble sawdust near a ter-mite nest. Discarded wings near doors or on windowsills can indi-cate a swarm has occurred and the swarmers have entered the home.

Termites swarm to create new nests. Winged “swarmers” leave the original nest and go in search of new digs where they can estab-lish a colony. You may see swarm-ers on windowsills or near doors and think they’re flying ants. You can tell the difference by their wings. While both flying ants and termite swarmers have front and back pairs of wings, on termites both pairs are the same length. On ants, the back wings will be much shorter than the front ones.

A professional termite inspec-tion remains the best way to detect the presence of termites, yet 52 percent of American

homeowners have never had their homes inspected, according to an NPMA survey. Termite detection, remediation and control isn’t something you can do yourself.

“A termite inspection should be a part of any home buying or selling process, although not all states require one for the sale or purchase of a home,” Mannes says. “However, when you con-sider the cost-benefit of having an inspection done, it’s well worth the investment. Termites can cause thousands of dollars in damage to a home and more importantly can compromise the structure’s stability and safety. So, it’s best to act quickly if a problem is suspected.” To learn more about termite prevention or to find a licensed pest professional in your area, visit www.pestworld.org, the education website of the NPMA.

Buy or sell, termites should be top-of-mind during spring real estate season

“Termites cause about $5 billion in damage every year, and when you consider that they’ve been around since the days of the dinosaurs, it’s probably safe to

say they’ve done more damage to human homes than any other critter on earth.”

Cindy Mannes, vice president of public a airs for the National Pest Management Association (NPMA)

NAPA COUNTY’S MOST RECENT HOME SALES*

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ADDRESS RECORD DATE SALE PRICE BED BA SQ.FT. YR BLT ADDRESS RECORD DATE SALE PRICE BED BA SQ.FT. YR BLT

www.napavalleyregister.com/pages/homes*As recorded at the Napa County Tax Assessors Of�ce / John Tuteur (707) 253-4459 / Property sales reported may includepartial interest transfers; sales that are included with other properties; sales that are less any liens on property.

St. Helena Single Family

155 ROSEBUD LN 1/15 $815,000 3 3 2,115 2013

632 MCCORKLE AVE 1/8 $900,000 3 1 2,161 1954

760 CHILES AVE 1/15 $1,160,000 4 3 2,549 NA

Yountville Single Family

1960 MOUNT AVE 1/22 $475,000 2 1 732 1918

Napa Condos

27 W BLOSSOM CT 2/17 $324,000 2 2 1,212 1985

3632 SHELTER CREEK DR 1/15 $340,000 3 2 1,350 1973

19 W VANESSA CT 1/7 $345,000 2 2 1,212 1984

3108 STADIUM AVE 1/8 $377,000 2 2 1,000 1973

3157 VALLEY GREEN LN 2/16 $400,000 2 3 1,200 1972

914 MARINA DR 1/20 $488,000 3 3 1,803 1980

Berryessa Rural Residential

1148 RIMROCK DR 1/14 $270,000 2 2 1,188 2002

Napa Rural Residential

1024 WYATT AVE 1/15 $515,000 3 2 1,444 1965

544 WESTGATE DR 1/20 $910,000 3 3 2,597 1985

1150 MONTICELLO RD 1/15 $1,550,000 6 4 4,076 1981

Pope, Chiles, Wooden Valleys Rural Residential

514 COUNTRY CLUB LN 1/15 $415,000 4 3 2,044 1987

1440 CRESTMONT DR 1/14 $2,620,000 3 5 3,974 1994

Southern County/Carneros Rural Residential

1544 MILTON RD 1/20 $470,000 3 2 1,008 1968

Napa Vineyard Residential

2063 MONTICELLO RD 1/15 $2,900,000 4 4 4,681 2004

Rutherford, Oakville Vineyard Residential

588 ZINFANDEL LN 10/22 $6,000,000 2 3 2,241 1945

1000 WALL RD 1/22 $16,649,500 5 6 17,191 2002

800 WALL RD 1/22 $16,649,500 4 5 3,953 NA

American Canyon Single Family

225 LANDANA ST 1/7 $308,000 4 2 1,458 1957

448 CANYON CREEK DR 1/8 $326,000 4 3 1,627 1993

31 KAREN DR 1/14 $424,000 4 3 2,037 2002

58 VIA LA MORRA 1/14 $450,000 3 2 1,859 2003

616 MEADOW BAY DR 1/15 $509,000 5 3 2,418 2002

Calistoga Single Family

2006 GRANT ST 1/21 $685,000 5 2 1,988 1925

1764 EMERALD DR 1/15 $825,000 3 2 2,170 2006

Napa Single Family

2178 S TERRACE DR 1/21 $95,000 1 1 984 1952

2340 ETHEL PORTER DR 1/11 $399,000 3 3 1,425 1956

2018 SOSCOL AVE 1/15 $420,000 4 2 1,667 1953

2067 KATHLEEN DR 1/8 $425,000 3 1 1,071 1952

2736 ILLINOIS ST 1/13 $450,000 3 1 1,158 1954

1644 SHASTA AVE 1/8 $460,000 3 2 1,697 1958

2120 ETHEL PORTER DR 1/15 $465,000 3 1 973 1954

757 LA HOMA DR 1/7 $499,000 3 3 1,704 1992

4460 JAY CT 1/19 $503,000 3 2 1,186 1973

4436 MOFFITT DR 1/15 $505,000 3 2 1,313 1970

3433 YOUNG AVE 1/13 $509,909 3 2 1,562 1962

3 HIGHLAND DR 1/15 $527,500 2 1 948 1940

1001 STONYBROOK DR 1/12 $538,000 4 3 2,290 1968

2120 EUCLID AVE 1/8 $555,000 3 2 1,775 1951

3136 HYDE PARK DR 1/14 $580,000 4 3 1,905 1988

1950 WISE DR 1/20 $586,500 3 2 1,219 1950

1004 CAPITOLA DR 1/13 $635,000 4 2 1,869 1993

4456 TANGLEWOOD WAY 1/20 $646,000 4 3 2,004 1970

1066 CENTURY DR 1/19 $685,000 4 3 2,307 1976

1033 ERMINE ST 1/15 $685,000 3 2 1,788 2008

5 PENINSULA CT 1/13 $810,000 3 2 1,855 1994

219 OLD VINE WAY 1/15 $895,000 4 3 3,275 2002

780 KEARNEY WAY 1/8 $1,025,000 4 3 1,989 1976

14 INVERNESS DR 1/8 $1,290,909 4 3 2,464 1979

550 WESTGATE DR 1/15 $2,302,500 4 4 3,459 1987

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(BPT)—No wonder you’re thinking of selling your home—it’s a “seller’s market” right now. The housing supply has dwindled, creat-ing more demand for fewer homes.

At the same time, according to Realtor Tammy Reinke, buyers’ expectations are higher than ever. They’ve become accustomed to model-perfect homes.

What’s the upshot? “Sellers have a choice,” says Reinke. “You can win the price war—or win the beauty contest.” By winning the beauty contest, you’ll gain pricing leverage. And if your home shows well, it can even spark a bidding war—generating offers that exceed your asking price.

Here are three top “beauty” tips to set your home apart from other contestants, and set yourself up for a fatter settlement check.

1. Dirt’s a deal-breaker: Make a clean sweep

“Buyers want to see a clean home,” says Reinke. “And the first thing to deal with is stained carpets and ceilings.”

Stained carpets should be cleaned or replaced. Stained ceilings deserve your attention, too. They can scare off prospective buyers who fear that ceiling imperfections

might be a sign of bigger problems.“If you’ve got a stained pop-

corn ceiling, don’t bother trying to spot paint over it, it doesn’t work,” Reinke says. Even professionals find it difficult to match the orig-inal finish and color. In addition, flocked or heavily textured ceilings are best replaced because they look so outdated.

Instead, consider installing ceiling tiles or panels directly over the offending ceiling, using a simple DIY track-and-clip sys-tem. To weigh all your ceiling replacement options, pop some real popcorn and settle back with the Armstrong Ceiling video guide to ceilings for lots of ideas and inspiration.

2. Declutter de houseBuyers can’t picture themselves

in your home if they can’t see past your piles of stuff. “There’s a difference between clutter and an intentional collection,” says Tiffany Little, a senior interior design at Albion Associates.

Pull together different items—like pottery or framed photog-raphy—using a common design element like color, similar patterns, texture or materials. “It’s OK to leave some surfaces empty, and to

create a display of personal memen-tos in a stylish, organized manner in other areas,” says Little. “This makes the personal items even more special.”

3. Spark design interestSo you’ve cleaned and declut-

tered, but now your rooms seem blah and uninviting. Nothing enlivens a space like a splash of color. Toss some bright new pillows on the sofa or add tasteful artwork or accessories to complement your color scheme.

Paint adds personality, too, but choose your colors carefully so your wall palette flows naturally from room to room. “I like using a neutral color palette for larger rooms—from ivory tones to values of grey,” says Little. She adds mid-tone colors to smaller rooms, while selectively using vivid or deeper

colors as accents with accessories and artwork throughout the home.

Finally, don’t forget to add tex-ture, whether with a woven area rug or sculptural wire baskets. “Texture adds great dimension and depth to a room,” says Little.

“I especially love the look of Armstrong Ceilings decorative metal ceiling panels in textured tin or copper as accents above a kitchen island. This turns the ordinary, smooth sheetrock ceiling into a wow factor. By adding this textured ceiling color in with a few of the dishes, or countertop items, it uni-fies the room’s palette,” she added.

With a bit of primping, your home can win the ultimate beauty contest and attract a buyer who’s willing to meet your price, or even pay a premium to call it their own.

SELLING YOUR HOME?Let the bidding wars begin

Steve GregorySteve GrD: 707.252.5528C: 707.495.1488

[email protected]•BRE#01038915

For additional information see www.SteveGregoryNapa.com

Vineyard Estate Compound adjacent to Napa ValleyCountry Club with panoramic full Valley views and a15 acre high end hillside Cabernet vineyard, 5,500 sq. ft.home plus guest house, caretaker unit; pool with cabana,bocce ball court & incredible grounds. Fabulous opportunityto build an alternative new full Valley view home. Fabulousopportunity to build both an alternative “new” full Valleyview home and small winery, subject to County approval.

For details go to www.napavalleycountryclubestate.com

Asking $13,500,000

Ridge-top spectacular 180 degree unobstructedNapa Valley views. 6.9 acre approved new vineyardErosion Control Plan in the Carneros Appellation.Options: Remodel the existing main residence, or, buildnew view home with spectacular view plus additional 2 bed2 bath guest house. Mature oaks/and beautiful old stone,approx. 30’ high dam, well and City water.

For details go to www.Valleyviewranchnapa.com

Asking $2,369,000

A Highly Desirable “Mid-Century Modern” EstateOpportunity within an existing 2,891 sq. ft. footprintonMontecitoRidgewithpanoramic viewsoverlookingboth the Napa Valley and Coombsville. Includes a3 br/2.5 ba single-story home and a detached 1 brguest house with full kitchen!

For details go to www.610montecitoboulevard.com

Asking $1,695,000

This estate site is located in a very “exclusive” countryenvironment of existing and future high end homes/estates. The gently sloped land overlooks neighboringvineyards, pond and surrounding Mayacamas foothills.This private, quiet end of the road setting is the perfectspot for a new Wine Country home located on an oakcovered knoll and bordered by its own walnut treeorchard!!

Asking $579,500

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Beautiful 22.4 AcresPremium Napa Valley vineyard. Currently plantedin Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Easy access, title22 water supply, and multiple zoning including industrialcommercial use. Dreaming of your own winery? This is theperfect spot at the very gateway to the entire Napa Valley.Adjacent 27.3 acres is also available and has a good well.


Silverado CreekSee your future unfold in this beautiful Silverado Creek home.This can be your forever home. Master suite on the mainfloor with lovely master bath with jetted tub. Office and guestrooms upstairs. Generous sized great room concept with islandkitchen with granite counters and gas cook top range openingto the lovely living space with fireplace which opens to theoutdoor entertainment area. Offered at $689,000

Nestled Against the Vineyards

With mountains as the back drop. Beautiful finishes and soaring

ceilings. Islandkitchenopens to familyroomwithstone fireplace.

Frenchdoors lead to an inviting outdoor living areawithpergola,

fire pit, and expansive views over the vines and mountains. You

will love the privacy of the location of this amazing property.


Darling North NapaThis home has been very well maintained. Features a spaciousliving room and family room with fireplace just off the diningarea. Beautiful kitchen cabinets, built in oven and flat cook topstove. Backyard has a shady patio and lots of gardening space.Even your very own lemon and Satsuma trees. Just a shortdistance from great shopping and dining. What a wonderfulvalue! Offered at $519,000

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Casual Sophistication!Amazing views and soaring ceilings. Island kitchen with granite counters and Viking range opens to the family room with fireplace.French doors lead to expansive decking overlooking the amazing backyard waterfall and pond. Outdoor Viking kitchen. This greatproperty also features a 52 Vine Gentleman’s Vineyard, a 1500 Bottle Wine Cellar and a large media room.


Gorgeous ViewsMuch sought after east side acre at the end of a private country lane with beautiful views in all directions of the surrounding vineyardsand mountains beyond. Single level home with formal entry. Light and bright kitchen that opens to kitchen dining and the familyroom with fireplace. Sliding glass doors lead out to extensive decking and a covered patio that takes full advantage of the gorgeouswine country views.

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Nicely improved 3BD/2.5BA home within Rancho Las Flores. Featureswood floors, granite counters and a loft area perfect for a home officeor den. The cul-de-sac lot offers privacy and an expansive rear yardwith raised gardening beds and storage sheds. Close to rec centerand Alston Park.

Offered at $639,000

Single level 3BD/2.5BA home overlooking the 11th fairway of Silverado’s worldfamous South Course. Recently remodeled. Expansive windows and glass doorsprovide open views to the golf course, lake and mountains beyond! Vaultedand open beamed ceilings and wood floors create a feeling of openness andwarmth. New kitchen features granite counters, cherry cabinets and stainlesssteel appliances.


Undeniably one of the most spectacular Views andprivate setting in the Napa Valley on prestigiousAuberge Road. Close to world renownedL’Auberge du Soleil. French inspired estate with viewsfrom every room. Steeped in Natural Beauty. Offers 6,000+/- sq.ft. with 5 ensuite bedrooms, 6.5 baths, 3 fireplacesand walls of glass. Also features an infinity pool/spa,fitness studio/steam room, open gazebo and professionaloutdoor kitchen. Sited atop a hillside on 40 sprawlingacres, Villa Vigne will take your breath away.


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