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staging to sell: Warning: Use these 5 Sure-fire Decluttering Tips at Your Own Risk. - 12/08/09 01:08 AM
If you find yourself with a home that's currently on the market, or you're just about to take the plunge and face the property market head on, then it's quite possible that you've at least considered have a good clean out and cutting down on some of your ‘stuff'.
Oh, you won't hear any argument from me; tips on decluttering your home are a dime a dozen. Usually the information is fairly standard. Cleaning, deciding where to start, what to keep, what to throw out, give away, what to put it in and then where to put. You get the picture … (42 comments)
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staging to sell: 20 Lessons from a Professional Home Stager – Part 2 - 11/30/09 01:21 AM
No matter where you are in the world, getting a property ready for the ‘for sale market' market has evolved. Thanks in no small part to the internet; house hunters are now savvier than ever. It's the internet that allows home buyers to see a whole lot more of their local property market. Gone are the days of would-be buyers traipsing from one property to another, using just a few agencies/agents to assist them.
Today, the real estate pool is much, much larger. It's far easier for house hunters these days to separate ‘for sale' property's into the definitely not's or … (5 comments)
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staging to sell: Architectural details that count in the ‘for sale’ property. - 11/17/09 11:27 PM
As a professional home stager/property stylist (and a property investor), I've seen a lot of homes. All have both positives and negatives. But a lucky few have something I think is really special. Something truly valuable and often unique.
So, if you've got any of these glorious built-in features in your home, get to work on showing them off in all their spectacular glory!
Here are my 6 all-time favourite architectural features.
Fireplace: Be it modern or tradtional, nothing says 'warm and cozy' better than a fireplace. Make the most of your fireplace by keeping it maintained (even out of season) and … (3 comments)
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staging to sell: REA's - Are you a home staging skeptic? Please...tell me more. - 11/17/09 08:20 PM
As a professional selling agent, your job is to show house hunters through, perhaps several, properties that may suit their needs.
As a professional home stager (often called a property stylist here in Sydney, Australia), my job is to help home owners put their home's 'best foot forward' using fast, simple and low cost decorator touches.
With you being a REA, I'd like to know what you think about home staging?
Why? To tell the truth, I wanted to hear more about your reservations after I read the following comment (I have to say that I greatly appreciate, not just the comment, but the … (2 comments)
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staging to sell: An elephant in the room. A bit of fun - with a serious message for sellers - 11/17/09 06:06 PM
Tell me my home staging and REA friends; have you ever seen anything quite like these furniture gems? Would you want to? How do you work with, around, without, having such a big elephant in the room?
These furniture pieces are certainly unique and make for a real talking point, but I'm not so sure it'd be a good thing when you're trying to sell.
No doubt about it, it's certainly one way to stand out in buyer's minds.
Seriously though, talk about stealing the bride's thunder!
And therin lies the danger of having a very personal looking talking … (0 comments)
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staging to sell: A Guide to Colour Value and Intensity for Home Staging & Property Styling. - 11/16/09 04:00 AM
I find that one of the most confusing concepts relating to colour is the difference between the 2 elements known as 'value' and 'intesity'.
In this post, I'll endeavor to explain the basic difference between the two using a couple of picture examples to help convey the message a little easier.
In this post, I chose to work with the colour blue and its variations. Mind you, I've tried to be as accurate as possible. I hope that you are still able to see the point I'm trying to make with the images I used. To get the best out of this post, try relating the … (19 comments)
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staging to sell: 20 Lessons from a Professional Home Stager – Part 1. - 11/10/09 06:46 PM
Home staging (or ‘property styling' as it's sometimes called, depending on where you live in the world), is the process of getting a ‘for sale' property to sparkle and really stand out for potential buyers. Despite the concept of professionally ‘staging to sell' being developed in the 70's, it's still a relatively new concept to the real estate scene in many areas.
So what can you learn from a professional home stager, like me? Well, it's more than about baking cookies and playing soft music during inspections. Today, thanks to the internet, home buyers are much savvier, and what once spoke … (8 comments)
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staging to sell: 8 Myths of Staging to Sell - Busted. - 11/09/09 01:42 AM
Home staging (or property styling as it's commonly known as on the Australian property scene) is really an art, not a science. One of the many things a professional home stager understands is that it's the house that's up for sale, not the home owner's bread baking ability or taste in music. So, from the sublime to the rediculous - here's 8 myths of staging to sell - busted!
1. Buyers can see past my stuffNo - they can't. 95% of house hunters shop with a 'what you see is what you get' eye. You'll be maximising your chances of a better and … (86 comments)
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staging to sell: Are you preventing your house from selling? - 11/08/09 01:14 AM
You may (or may not) remember one of my last posts titled Please Mr Real Estate Agent Don't Pee on Me and and Tell Me it's Raining was all about my experiences with a few real estate agents who seemed to be best at driving me up (a poorly presented) wall.
In this post, I'm changing sides to tell you a few important home truths (pun intended). Do you think it's at all possible that your are preventing your house from selling? Read on to find out.
Are you trying to sell a Secret?
I've seen it many times; home owners who don't want the … (4 comments)
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staging to sell: 10 'super duper' accessory colors and finishes. - 11/07/09 01:35 AM
As a home stager I'm often on the lookout for what I like to call 'neutral' accessories that I can use to finesse a home for the 'for sale' market.
I always try to select those pieces that can transfer from one home to another with relative ease. So I try to keep these pieces simple and neutral. I'm after styles and finishes that will suit not just one space but as many as possible, but won't overpower the room.
I'm also careful to look at scale. After all, I don't want them to get lost in the whole look. The whole purpose of using accessories is … (8 comments)
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Donna Ross Home Decorating, House Staging, Sydney
Salton City,
CA
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