Many people are unaware that an empty space can often look and feel smaller than it actually is.  Rather than "opening up" the room, that lack of furnishings leaves the room without distinction, and often, without purpose.  It actually forces the eye to the corners of the room in the brain's search for a focal point.  This creates a sort of optical illusion, drawing the corners of the room together and making the space look and feel smaller.

     Since we know a great amount of a prospective shopper's search is looking through those all-imprtant MLS pictures, a professionally staged home can make all the difference between a home that languishes, neglected and unwanted, on the market and a home with that memorable and eye-catching space the prospective buyer falls in love with.

     Notice the difference in these vacant spaces professionally staged by Sold By Design, and ask yourself which would be more enticing to a buyer in this flushed market:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notice how some light staging by Sold By Design gave this neglected space new life and purpose:

 

 

 

 

 

 

This kitchen was bland and cold before some light staging by Sold By Design:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Sold By Design, we work with a wide variety of budgets to put your listing at the top of the buyer's "Must-See List."  Staging works in every price market, and we do our best to prove it.  Give your property the opportunity it deserves to be brought center stage in this market.

 

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10/13/2009
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Now that the "holiday slowdown" is upon us, it is once again time to kick the inspiration into overdrive! I'm just about to mail out a whole new batch of mailers to REA's, with the incentive of a discounted Consultation through the holidays, and I… more
Update on A Tough Urine Smell
01/20/2009
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I posted earlier on what I should do about a tough bathroom with an even tougher urine smell. Many of you responded with some wonderful advice, and I thought I'd let you know what I did do! The bathroom started out like this:.. more
What to do with a converted garage?
09/28/2008
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I was recently at a networking event when a REA/real estate investor asked me what I recommended doing with a garage that had been converted into living space. That's actually very common here in San Antonio, Texas, where we have neither basements… more
Another Staging Success!
09/11/2008
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I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but it's always such a feeling of happy satisfaction when you know the staging you did was the key to moving that difficult property! I just got a phone call from one of my favorite REAs who told me the… more
The painter hijacked my color scheme!
08/28/2008
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I recently had the rather unpleasant experience of coming back to a home I was staging to find that the painter my client had decided to go with (a friend of his- he thought my painters were too expensive) had disregarded my color instructions and… more
What's in your "Update Arsenal? "
08/27/2008
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Recently, Tori Lynn Ross posted a blog titled, " Grout Recolorant To The Rescue! " and it got me thinking about some of the things I have done to update. Get rid of dated wallpaper, of course: Before After and… more
How do you network?
08/23/2008
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In this business, it is important to let our work speak for itself. This… to this! But it shouldn't always speak for us. Especially for newbies, and those still trying to get their work… more
Update on Sold By Design's presentation at the REA Team Mtg…
08/16/2008
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Thank you all so much for your helpful responses to my previous post. It went off well, but with some unforeseen snags: it was storming that morning, so we only had 30 REAs instead of 50, and the large-screened TV on which I was going to give my… more
Should we rent from more than one store per client?
08/16/2008
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The title is a bit cumbersome, but so is the predicament I've found myself in. I'm preparing to stage an extremely nice, pricey home in a very upscale neighborhood. It's vacant, so it's like having this wonderful blank canvas. Unfortunately, not one… more
 
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Tamara Cline of Sold By Design, Staging San Antonio and Surrounding Area

San Antonio, TX

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