staged and sold in nj: SIMPLE STAGING AND REDESIGN TECHNIQUES THAT WILL PREPARE YOUR HOME TO SELL - 04/08/09 09:42 AM
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE what I do as a Professional Home Staging Expert! Every home is a new adventure as we look to turn them into new creations. BUT, WHAT I LOVE MOST IS THAT, sometimes the staging can be as simple as switching out furniture from one room to another and WALLA, we have a room that will appeal to a larger number of buyers!
In this home that we staged, the Living Room furniture was very contemporary and low to the ground. It appeared dated and informal. First Impressions is everything and buyer will enter into this room first. … (6 comments)

staged and sold in nj: GOT CLUTTER??? - 04/02/09 08:39 PM
Selling your home can be a daunting process. Emotions run high and stress can overtake you as you begin to prepare your home to sell. Too many times, children are left with the task of selling their parents home. As you begin to sort through the items that have accumulated over the years, the process can soon become tiresome and painful.
If this is a situation that you are in, have no fear...THE TEAM OF RESTYLED TO SELL IS HERE! We will help you begin to make sense of the process and walk you through each step of the way, so … (8 comments)

staged and sold in nj: Simple Staging Techniques to Prepare Your Home For Sale - 08/16/08 07:15 PM
When you are preparing your home for sale, no matter how beautiful you may feel that it is, there is ALWAYS something that can be done to enhance the space. Here is a picture of a home that I recently staged. As you can see the furnishings and decor were beautiful.
What the space lacked was proper arrangement of furniture and poor definition. I was met with much resistance from the clients as this layout was previously designed by an interior decorator. My first recommendation was to remove the large china closet and make it part of the dining room.
Definition...ALWAYS … (16 comments)

staged and sold in nj: Clean Up That Office Space - 04/16/08 09:40 PM
To all my clients I cannot stress this point enough...keep the main thing, the main thing. What do I mean by that?  Take a look at the next picture and you will see.....
A buyer's first impression of your house can make or break a deal. So what is this room? Well, it is SUPPOSE to be the living room, but the homeowner had it set up as his office. When I was called in for my consultation the realtor thought we would need to rent a living room set to replace the office furniture. Upon careful review of the other … (16 comments)

staged and sold in nj: Vacant House Staged and SOLD....Don't give up hope - 09/17/07 10:31 PM
On August 22nd I got a call from a realtor I know and she asked if I can do an EMERGENCY staging, has that ever happened to you?? Here was the scenario. The house was sold and a week from the closing date the deal died because the house underappraised. Not surprising in this market.
Anyway, the builder wanted to know if he could stage the house in time for the next Open House, which meant, today, right now, not tomorrow. I went to view the property and THANKFULLY I just took my inventory from another home that sold that would work … (10 comments)