Hey there folks and HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON! While some are still digesting their Thanksgiving turkey and leftovers, others have been busy shopping Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. In case you’re still searching for holiday presents, I wanted to share some recent home purchases I’ve made for myself. Oh, and I would give a 10/10 for all items!
Rug from Rugs USA – My sister was nice enough to gift this to me/my boyfriend and to say I’m obsessed is an understatement. Also, the temperature has dropped significantly in NYC, so this rug is especially nice in the early mornings when it’s freezing outside. I got the brown color and it’s SO pretty!
Bed Sheets from Parachute – To be fully transparent, I was 100% influenced to buy these but I’m so glad I did! Yes, they might be expensive for bed sheets but you’ll have your Parachute sheets for quite some time. I bought 3 different colors of their Percale sheets and they’re perfect for hot sleepers!
Duvet Set from Boll & Branch – Another purchase where I was influenced! LOL. But my god this duvet set is a dream. You know that feeling of jumping into your freshly made hotel bed? That’s the feeling I get everytime I get under my Boll & Branch duvet cover.
Plant Stands from Etsy – Supporting small businesses is the best! I’ve recently been getting into plants and now plants stands… #thisis33. Last month, I bought a dark walnut stand and now my plant is thriving in the sunshine! This company is awesome because their stools come in different colors and sizes, and it’s not too pricey either!
AD at 100 Coffee Table Book – Obsessed with this book. If you like looking at stunning multi-million dollar properties from all over the world, you should buy this book immediately! Also, I swear I bought this when it was closer to $100ish dollars so now it’s a steal!
Hey everyone! Kayla Klinge here, reporting live from New York City!
For this week’s Trendy Tuesday, I wanted to touch on an interior design trend. The paint manufacturer Benjamin Moore has announced Cinnamon Slate as its 2025 Color of the Year.
Cinnamon Slate is “a delicate mix of heathered plum and velvety brown,” which is both relaxed and elegant. I’m not shocked that the 2025 color of the year has a brown tone because we are seeing SO much brown in fashion these days. I personally have been drawn to more brown clothing over my go-to black attire!
I also never used to be a big fan of purple, but it’s been growing on me the past year. I have a toiletry bag that’s a Cinnamon Slate-like color and I’ve used it for SO many trips, I need to ask for a new one for Christmas!
If it were my home, I would use Cinnamon Slate in a living room or cozy den. It’s a more dramatic/moody color, so I don’t think I would want it all over my home. But I think in one room, it would make a statement!
In what might be the biggest news of the year for us, daughter Kayla has joined the Compass family in New York City! Because she still has her California real estate license, she has also joined us at the Klinge Realty Group, making KRG bi-coastal!
A few other agents from her previous brokerage also went to Compass, making the transition a little easier, plus Robert Reffkin called her personally to welcome her and spent 3-4 minutes discussing her future!
The succession plan is for Kayla to run the NYC operation, and for Natalie to take over here.
We are thrilled to have Kayla back working with us!
If you or someone you know is thinking about buying or selling in Manhattan, let Kayla know!
More from our trip to Barcelona, which had protests against tourists right before we arrived but they were very accommodating for us. Here you will see an artistic bent to the garage-door defacement brigade!
P.S. You’re going to be hearing a lot more about Kayla in the very near future!
Kayla advertised this 1br + den condo for $6,500 per month and received seven applications and rented it for $6,800 per month for two years! She’s on fire – and today is her birthday!
For the newer readers, Donna and I have two daughters.
After Kayla graduated from the University of Oregon, she worked with us for five years and then moved to Manhattan where she’s been a realtor there for the last six years.
Natalie has always been a dancer, and she graduated from UCLA with a degree in dance. Since then, she has lived in Los Angeles doing smaller gigs in hopes they would lead to a full-blown concert tour with a major artist. She got her break last year, and has been on tour with Karol G. since August.
For those who aren’t familiar with Karol G., she has been called the latin Beyonce. The tour will conclude in Madrid, a city where she is bigger than Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift:
While it has been the dream tour of a lifetime for Natalie, it will come to an end in July (not June – the wiki clip above has the wrong month), after which she will continue to pursue her dance career. Stay tuned!
At the same time, she has also been our full-time marketing director. She authors our email newsletters and handles all of our social media accounts!
Because dance careers tend to be limited to younger people, we anticipate that Natalie will take over our business at some point. She handles Kayla’s marketing too, and if it all goes right, the future of the Klinge Realty Group will be bi-coastal and continue for decades!
Attention realtors who don’t have kids taking over their business. We can help you! When the times comes for you to exit the realtor business, we will buy your database, and take care of your people! Contact me when the time is right for you.
