The importance of creating a good flow within a room
Home staging tip: Creating a good flow within a room is essential in home staging. You want the potential buyers to be able to easily walk inside your house, without bumping into the furniture or squeezing between a chair and a china cabinet. Like in this case. If you notice, the furniture is the same, […]
Playing around with abstract art
This house sold in 8 days for $14,000 over asking price Home staging tip: See the two abstract paintings by the window? I’ve had them literally for years. And guess what? I have four of them! Why? Well, first of all, they are chocolate brown, which is a classic and neutral color that goes with […]
Selling a house when you have cats
Home staging tip: Pets can complicate the selling process when a house is put on the market unless appropriate measures are taken. The main concern is their impact on the cleanliness and the smell of the home as well as the allergic reactions that some people can have to pet hair. Sometimes it happens that […]
Window treatments and home staging
This house sold in 13 days for $4,000 over asking price Home staging tip: Window treatments are usually not necessary when you stage a home. Installing the hardware damages the wall, much more than hanging some art, therefore we always try to avoid that, unless it is specifically requested by the client. However, sometimes it […]
Mixing and matching styles in home staging
Home staging tip: When you stage an occupied home, it often happens that you need to add some of your own accessories to the seller’s decor. My goal as a home stager is to always try to use the seller’s possessions first (I want my clients to save some money whenever it is possible!) and […]
Home staging trick: how to decorate with (open) books
Home staging tip: When you stage an office it is pretty standard to use books, either on a bookshelf or on the desk. If you use them on a bookshelf you typically stack them side by side, or one on top of the other, however, if you use them on a desk (or on a coffee […]
