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Hi there!
My name is Kristi Gorski and I am a Chicago Real Estate Mom & blogger living in the Western Suburbs of Chicago!
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Recent Posts

Ask the Pros: Stupid Easy Staging Tips
Buying a Home? How to Survive the Home Inspection.
Why Moving to the Suburbs was Right for Our Family
The 6 Things Mom Really Wants for Her House
Buying a Foreclosures, Short Sales and Zillow Pre-Foreclosures

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Well guys.... I'm officially tired. 😴 I've been showing homes literally from sunrise to sunset & I can't even recall all the cities I've been to today (I think 6??) but this house was my favorite of the day 😍🏠 Anyone have a guess as to where it's located??

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I wholeheartedly believe more is more when it comes to Fireplaces!! 🔥 We spend so much time in the winter cuddled up in our family room with the fire on. I bet if we had 3 (!!!) like this home does, we would probably get a lot more use of the rest of our house. But then again, I already struggle to decorate just one mantle 😆 Watch the video to see how this home makes use of all three (60 seconds)

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Old house, New kitchen. Isn't that the dream duo? 🏠 This cottage style home was built in 1950, and it still has ALL. THE. CHARM. with arched doorways, wood burning fireplace, hardwood floors. My heart melts for those details!! ♥️ How super sweet is this opening into the dining room?
📍 Lisle, IL {COMING SOON - $284,900}

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It has been about 4 years since I left fashion for real estate. Truthfully, it was a mini identity crisis & I seriously wondered if the business of selling homes was enough of a creative outlet for me. But I've since come to realize that clothing is only one pin drop on the spectrum of self expression. For me real estate has opened opportunities to tap into design, throw some kickass events, and interact daily with some seriously impressive people. (Hi 👋 from the newest @Pultehomes design!)
BUT! The universe has given me an amazing opportunity to combine all this! I am on the planning committee for @winewomenandshoes benefitting @BridgeCommunities, their efforts focus directly on housing and homelessness in DuPage County. My role at this event will be supporting the Marketplace pop-up shops (who remembers Shop Buzzed?!?) This event alone has pumped so much energy and good vibes into my soul 💓 I would highly encourage anyone near the Oakbrook area to consider attending (or volunteering!!) I've added the ticket info into the link in my bio🍷

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Coolest item left behind in a real estate transaction: This gorgeous antique stove 😍 While negotiating, the sellers were ADAMANT that they were keeping this stove & replacing it with something else (read: cheap) but then a few days before closing, they asked if my buyers would mind if it stayed with the house, they didn't want to move it after all. 🤷 Seriously... My clients got SO LUCKY!! Typically I'm fighting with sellers to remove the trash they "forgot" haha. Not this time! The buyers got a beautiful antique that is the showstopper of the entire kitchen ♥️

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Who is ready to be a big brother?! 👦👶 Today marks the Third Trimester... and with Pregnancy #1 that meant only 9 weeks to go! 🙈 {SWIPE to see me at 28 weeks w/ Bennett}
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We talk about Baby Brother constantly to Bennett, but he is still a little too young to really *get* it. But the unexpected side effect of all the Big Brother books & baby doll playtime is that I'm way more mentally prepared than I was the first time 💙 💙 We are dying to meet the little man who is about to join our family!

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It's not about having the most beautiful home, it's about loving the one you have ♥️ So here is a view of my messy living room on Christmas morning, which is the same chaotic view from the 26th, 27th and 28th...
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I've been reading comments on social media lately suggesting that around the holidays people spend too much time making their homes look "perfect" that it gets in the way of their family's ability to enjoy it. I'm really not feeling that. Taking the time and care to decorate my home doesn't take away from how my family enjoys our space, it enhances it. Sometimes it's "picture perfect" and other times it's pure chaos.
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Home is not only a physical place but also a concept. Some people can't stand clutter while others have a more forgiving eye -- I'm clearly somewhere in between. But overall I'm grateful for my Home, the rooms that allow us to express our family interests, tastes, and values, and the physical place to make memories together ♥️

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The Elves were up VERY early with their finishing touches, but in the end this moment was worth it 😍🍳 Mixed emotions that Bennett now has a nicer kitchen than me, but Christmas is for the kids right? 😁

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