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Table Settings by Atlanta Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen

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Table Settings by Atlanta Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen

 

As a professional home stager in Atlanta, one of the most frequently asked questions I get asked by home owners who are preparing their home for the market is how to dress up their table. Whether it's the eat-in table, dining room, or counter-top in the kitchen, a few additions can truly help set your home apart from the others on the market.

Here are some quick tips for setting a table:

  • Select a centerpiece - Color and scale are important so be selective.
  • Plate settings - Not every table needs to be set to the nines. For example, if you've set the dining room table, then use a centerpiece only for the kitchen eat-in.
  • Keep it simple - With staging, we want to reduce the amount of visual clutter. 
Here are a few examples (see slide show). Stay tuned as my next post will center on coffee tables and end tables.

 

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Home Staging Atlanta - Kathy Nielsen - 678 522 8392

 TOP 10 Professional Stager of the Year in the

United States 2013  - RESA


This Atlanta home stager understands what it takes to separate your home or listing from the others on the market. Armed with a massive inventory, we can add the furniture and accessories befitting the style of the home as well as the demographics of the buyer. We also provide our after pictures at no additional charge. 

 

Atlanta Georgia Home Stager Kathy Nielsen

 

Our Atlanta home staging services have helped hundreds of sellers secure a contract quickly. Visit our website at http://atlantahomestaging.net to see first-hand the solutions for selling your home, listing or flipped property. Contact us today to schedule your appointment by emailing Kathy at Kathy@HomeStagingAtlanta.com or by calling 678 522 8392. We've got the furniture and accessories your home needs!

 

 

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Comments(18)

Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Simply stunning! Thank you for sharing. I am off for the day and leaving inspired!! 

Oct 13, 2010 04:40 AM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Very pretty table settings, Kathy. I don't remember ever seeing the one with the gifts on the plates. Great idea for holiday decorating.

Oct 13, 2010 04:46 AM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Kathy ~ what beautiful photos of your perfectly-staged tables.  You should teach a class on how to make your tables look gorgeous -- oh wait, I think you just did!  :-)

Oct 13, 2010 04:56 AM
Geri Sonkin
Douglas Elliman Real Estate 516-457-7103 - Merrick, NY
Long Island Real Estate & Staging Expert

Kathy, I love your tablescapes.  One is more beautiful than the next.  Dressing tables is one of my favorite aspects of design.  I love working with orchids and oversized pieces as well.  Stunning!

Oct 13, 2010 05:00 AM
Kathy Nielsen
http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA
Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

Thanks, Cathy. I'm glad you're feeling inspired (smile).

Michelle - the table setting with the gifts was for a vacant home I had staged last December. I knew it wouldn't stay on the market long which is why I went the gifts on the plates. Sure enough, it was under contract in a week.

Maureen - Too funny!  I love staging tables and hope it shows.

Geri - Me too.  Orchids are my very favorite.

Kathy

 

Oct 13, 2010 05:13 AM
Jennifer Dulmaine
Keller Williams Realty - Spencer, MA
Seth Campbell Realty Group

Great post on home staging, passing it on...thanks for sharing Jen

Oct 13, 2010 06:19 AM
Barbara Heil-Sonneck
Design2Sell - Atlanta, GA
Home Staging Atlanta

Hi Kathy, great before & after slide-show showcasing impressive transformations!

Oct 13, 2010 09:05 AM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

Kathy......these are wonderful examples of exactly how to show off a home!!!  They look so sophisticated and stylish!!!

Oct 13, 2010 09:33 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Kathy - Love these examples.  There is such beauty in the simplicity.  I too love the orchids and brightly coloured centrepieces. 

Oct 13, 2010 10:49 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Kathy- love the elegant simplicity of the tables.  They draw attention to the table but not in a cluttered way. 

Oct 13, 2010 03:11 PM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Kathy, you have some wonderful arrangements in that slide show.  Thanks for giving us some ideas.

Oct 13, 2010 11:27 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Great examples for table settings, Kathy.  I love the gifts on the plates...I bet they made that home memorable to potential buyers!

Oct 14, 2010 03:37 AM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Always a treat to see your staging!  Sometimes I have OCD when accessorizing and I have to remind myself that less is more.  Even though I preach it to my occupied home clients!  Your pictures are a perfect example of keeping it simple to show the space and not the stuff in it.  :) 

Oct 14, 2010 08:52 AM
Karen Schaefer
APSD - The Association of Property Scene Designers - International, IT

Hi Kathy,

 

You do a beautiful job. I especially love your "uncluttered, less is more approach."  It is what I teach to all of our global clients and I think yields much greater results.

Thanks for sharing this.

Karen Schaefer

www.APSDmembers.com

Oct 15, 2010 04:11 AM
Christine Donovan
Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA
Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

There are some gorgeous ideas in your slide show here.  I'm sure your clients find great benefits from your services.

Nov 29, 2010 04:59 PM
Leigh Newport
Staged by Design® - Leesburg, VA
Northern Virginia Home Staging

Hi Kathy,

I'm trying to get caught up on previous posts. Thank you for sharing your photos. You have wonderful inventory! Do you purchase your florals wholesale? If so, would you mind sharing your source?

Again, well done!

 

Leigh

 

Mar 07, 2011 05:59 AM
Wendy Tomm
Beyond the Walls - East St Paul, MB
CCSP, RESA-PRO, BBB - Wpg Realtors

You photos are gorgeous and the choices of accessories and colors you have used look fabulous.

Sep 08, 2011 02:06 AM