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vacant home staging: Home Staging In Cincinnati-Staged House Equals Quick Sale - 10/09/11 09:03 PM

I picked up the phone and was asked by a voice on the other end of the line if we were the company that staged homes in Cincinnati.  They had looked at our website and felt that the Design To Market Home Stagers could help them figure out how to get their house sold.  
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This home had been on the market for over 100 days and was getting little showing activity and with each showing there was a common theme in the feedback that the home would require too much work.  The seller was very familiar with home … (18 comments)

vacant home staging: Home Staging Tips for Basements in Older Homes - 10/06/11 08:24 PM
 
As we completed a home staging consultation in the Cincinnati suburd of Hyde Park yesterday, I noticed some great steps that the homweonwetr had taken to begin to prepare their home for the real estate market.  I can't take credit for these ideas but I can share them.
Many older homes in Cincinnati have wooden steps that are do not have risers and can be fairly steep.  The added challenge is that many of these homes have laundry in the lower level and can make these steps appear to be a safety hazard.  We felt this homeowner had taken an … (5 comments)

vacant home staging: Details Matter! - 02/27/11 07:58 PM

We're busy staging homes in Cincinnati!   We love our work and love even more the opportunity to turn an unsold home into a quick success as showings multiply and offers follow.  However, upon arriving at this home we knew we had our work cut out for us.  The room is a great size that offers a lot of flexibility in terms of placing furniture and having a very comfortable room for a large family.  However, the focal point of this room was sadly lacking in WOW!  
Sometimes resoursefulness paired with really good creativity can make all the difference.
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vacant home staging: Staging Through the Eyes of a Buyer - 11/29/10 02:34 PM
 

STAGED...OR

VACANT?
A Realtor client of Design To Market took the time to call me this afternoon and share a comment made to him by the buyer of a home he had listed.  The buyer pulled him aside at the closing to share that he felt the home had been staged very well. 
You might wonder why I have taken the time to make this into a blog post but I felt this was a telling insight into the buyer experience.   Obviously this buyer did not feel tricked and he definitely liked the home enough to purchase it.   … (16 comments)

vacant home staging: Design To Market Is Staging Urban Spaces! - 10/13/08 08:33 PM
Loft apartments, urban condominiums, and refurbished older homes in downtown spaces in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky continue to grow in popularity with everyone from young professionals to empty nesters.  While buyers tastes vary it is critical to show the livability of these unique spaces. 
Design To Market's diverse inventory of furnishings have enabled us to meet the needs of these diverse properties and to tell the stories that sells homes!
     
                        Loft Before                                                            Loft After
   
                       Living Room Before                                           Living Room After
To view related blog entries please click below:
Home Staging Cincinnati:  Furniture Makes all the difference!
You want to sell … (28 comments)

vacant home staging: Design To Market LLC: Take a Peek at Our Warehouse! - 10/27/07 04:14 PM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                          
We at Design To Market LLC have been staging homes in Greater Cincinnati since 2004.  We are asked repeatedly where we keep our inventory and how we manage to stay on top of the demands of managing these items.
The answer to this question has been an evolving response that started with a crowded basement and a 10 x 10 storage unit.  Today we are the proud owners of a "well-oiled" 4,000 square foot warehouse that serves as command central for the projects that we implement on a daily basis.  Our ability to respond to the … (50 comments)

vacant home staging: Before and Afters in a Web Based World - 10/11/07 07:56 PM
How many times in today's competitive real estate market does a beautiful property get hits on the web but few actual showings?  It is increasingly important in our hustle bustle world to tell a compelling story on the web...just to get prospective buyers to schedule a showing.
Put yourself in the shoes of a buyer and decide which photo would cause you to schedule a visit...
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The reality is that if they don't see it they don't buy it!  Call Design To Market Home Staging Cincinnati and learn how we can help you to transform your home.                   
Click on the link to see more examples of … (27 comments)

vacant home staging: Look at the color of those walls! - 10/01/07 10:11 PM
 
               
                                   
                                   
You could ask..."what did you do to that kitchen?"  The answer would be no we didn't put in new cabinets, we didn't put in new counter-tops, we didn't even hang new artwork...The amazing answer is that we picked (with a stagers eye to colors that work) an engaging new wall color to make a kitchen Pop! For the price of a few gallons of paint and a homeowners hard work this somewhat dated kitchen has the interest and warmth to engage any buyer. 
This home in an attractive suburb of Cincinnati was staged by Design To Market.  For … (27 comments)

vacant home staging: Design To Market: Cincinnati Home Stager featured in Housetrends Magazine - 09/21/07 09:02 PM
 
             
Housetrends magazine has recently released an article about Cincinnati based Design To Market LLC and home staging.  Click here to see a slide show of images in the article.  Click here to view the article. 
                    
                     For more information on home staging services in Cincinnati, Contact Jo Potvin at Design To Market LLC  513-265-0952 or visit our website at www.designtomarketllc.com .
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vacant home staging: Staging Vacants: RUGS! RUGS! RUGS! - 09/06/07 10:42 PM
     

 
Take a look at the photos above.  The "glue" that holds all of these warm and enticing spaces together is the accent introduced when area rugs are added to the design mix.  In each photo as we set out to stage a vacant home we added area rugs as the final ingredient. 
Area rugs can perform magic for a room in many ways:
Add lightness to a dark spaceAdd warmth to a cool spaceControl noise in an empty spaceCreate intimacy in an overly large and open spaceThese rooms were all staged by Design to Market LLC with items from our inventory … (25 comments)

vacant home staging: Why Stage A Vacant: Please Read! - 07/08/07 09:17 AM
 
                            
                       
For those of you that read my June 20 entry entitled "Why Stage A Vacant?"  I can now answer the hypothetical question I had posed...The reason to stage a vacant is that a staged vacant sells and in this case
                                                                                    IT SOLD IN 2 WEEKS!
Thre are many reasons that it is essential to stage a vacant but I am convinced that there are 2 reasons that stand out above the rest:
Effective staged photos get showings while it is next to impossible to grab the attention of a prospective buyer with 4 empty walls.If you want the … (30 comments)

 
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