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Occupied Staging on a Budget by a Morris County Stager: Before/Afters

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Home Stager with Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC

 Staging Occupied Homes on a Budget by a Morris County, NJ Stager

The goal of every good home stager is to highlight the home’s assets, showcasing its best architectural features (fireplaces, crown molding, baseboard molding, hardwoods, windows, paneling, and coffered ceilings) all on a budget and without having to rent furniture.

We get creative and repurpose extraneous furniture from one room and use it in another.  We strategically place accessories (art, lighting, pillows, plants, throws, centerpieces, and bedding) to draw your eye to those coveted features while updating your home, giving it a cohesive and neutral palate that will appeal to the masses……………without breaking the bank.

The two rooms below are occupied staging examples where the family lived in the home while it was on the market. I worked with an excellent Realtor who priced the home right for the market and hired me stage the home.

We worked as a team and the home was under contract in less than 2 weeks!  

This famiy room was more casual, undefined with a lot of unused space…

We added a defined seating area, a small office (see in next angle) in the far corner and kept the eating area where it was. Now the room has 3 functions and makes sense to buyers…

 

Another angle:

After: small office, seating area and eating space...

This living room needed a lot of decluttering, updated accessories and removing 30% of excess furniture that hide the square footage and windows…

 

 New accessories, a good cleaning and strategic MLS photos show off the room’s size, beautiful hardwoods, and MLS photos that gave it the WOW factor by highlighting the fabulous windows and fireplace…

 

Other side of the room before photo...

We used what the sellers already had, brought in new accessories and accomplished the WOW factor that lead to a quick sale!

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Elite Staging and Redesign - Kristine Ginsberg - 201 602 2562

 

Home Staging Morris County - Staged to Sell, Designed to Live!

You have 90 seconds to make a great first impression once your home goes on the market. Consult a Morris County professional home stager serving Union, Essex, Sussex Counties for that competitive edge so your home stands out from the competition, selling faster and for top dollar!  

Elite Staging and Redesign offers home staging services to North Jersey homeowners, real estate agents, banks, builders, and investors in preparing homes to stand out in today’s real estate market. For a consultation on vacant staging, lived in homes or interior redesign projects call Elite Staging and Redesign at 201-602-2562.

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Email: Kris@elitestagingandredesign.com

 

           

Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Kristine: A few subtle changes, some color additions, and a bunch of decluttering and the rooms look completely different.  Warm and airy, buyers will love what they see in the after shots!

Mar 09, 2012 08:00 PM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Good Morning Kristine, You prove once again your talent for your Elite Staging and Redesign business. You are the Right Choice to call for all Morris County Staging ~ Great job!

Mar 09, 2012 08:12 PM
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Good morning, Little Scorpio. I see that you have allowed your team to be expressive and do a fantastic job of staging. So good to see that you are busy. We'll soon need to take another vacation to rest from all our toils. Where are you going. I'll join you - lol...

Mar 09, 2012 08:16 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Kristine,

Your before and after photos tell the whole story! Your subtle changes made all the difference in the world! I'm sure the sellers are grateful and loved your touches. Now they don't have to show their home for endless months..do it right in the beginning and you can get your home SOLD in less time and hassle just by employing Kristine Ginsberg the Morris County NJ stager who knows how to make the difference!

Mar 09, 2012 08:49 PM
Ginny Gorman
RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI
Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Kristine, showing the easy fixes in staging makes a homeowner realize that the dollars are not high to fix the issue and it becomes more livable...the Morris County NJ stager hard at work...you should connect with ellen c. on doing a trademark item for you to use on your new web site...

Mar 09, 2012 08:54 PM
Kelly McGovern
Realty Concierge International - Bellingham, MA
Working with Kelly is a good move

Beautiful job!  Makes me want to get a stager to come in and give my own house a fresh touch up!!  I always look forward to your posts.  Thank you!

Mar 09, 2012 09:01 PM
Mike Cooper, Broker VA,WV
Cornerstone Business Group Inc - Winchester, VA
Your Neighborhood Real Estate Sales Pro

Kris, you make it look too easy.  I know it's not, but you make it look so.  If you have no objections, I'm going to send some of your blogs to a new client.  I talked to them briefly about scaling back their furniture and miscellaneous before we shoot photos of their upcoming listing.  Have a great weekend.

Mar 09, 2012 09:35 PM
San Antonio Texas New Homes for Sale
www.sanantoniotexasnewhomesforsale.com - San Antonio, TX
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hill Country

Hi Kris ,

 

    You certainly have a keen eye for design and eligance at all levels

 

Giving the home a wow factor

Mar 09, 2012 10:07 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Kristine, your work sure does transform a room into an elegant feel.    Getting rid of the clutter helps too!

Mar 09, 2012 10:17 PM
Kristin Johnston - REALTOR®
RE/MAX Platinum - Waukesha, WI
Giving Back With Each Home Sold!

Kristine, I just love your work!  You are truly talented and I always look forward to the before and afters!

Mar 09, 2012 10:58 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I always enjoy the before and after photographs that show the outstanding results of your staging efforts.

Have a wonderful weekend, with your camera in hand.

Mar 09, 2012 11:26 PM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Kristine - I love the way you reorganized the family room.  By creating the various zones, you really spelled out to home buyers how this room could function effectively.  You created order out of chaos.  Love the addition of the colourful accessories and artwork.  Fabulous job!

Mar 10, 2012 12:02 AM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Kristine - Another amazing day and night job!  You always work magic and we always enjoy watching!  Have a great weekend my friend.

Mar 10, 2012 01:05 AM
Craig Rutman
Helping people in transition - Cary, NC
Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

Spectacular before and after photos Kristine! I soooooo need you home stagers to work on my wreck of a home!

Mar 10, 2012 04:14 AM
Ellen Caruso
Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty - Glen Head, NY

Kristine, its like looking through a camera lens, one is out of focus, and the other sharp and clear. Very clear use of what takes the perfect shot!

Mar 10, 2012 06:04 AM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

The scale of the new painting over the fireplace makes all the difference in the world.  What a great job!

Mar 10, 2012 12:54 PM
Janet Jones
Just Your Style Interiors, LLC - Kihei, HI
Home Staging, Interior Redesign Kihei, Maui, Hawaii

Hi Kristine--this is such a great example of how a talented, professional stager can make the world of difference using the seller's furnishing and adding just the right accessories (like the painting over the fireplace).  Before the rooms were overstuffed and confusing.  After they are welcoming--and so welcoming the home is not getting a new owner. 

Mar 10, 2012 04:09 PM
Shar Sitter
Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN
Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

Isn't it fun to get in there and start pushing things around! Great examples of how staging doesn't need to cost much.

Mar 10, 2012 11:46 PM
Kristine Ginsberg
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager

Thank everyone so much for all your comments! I've read each and every one and appreciate them all! Due to time constraints I'd rather come visit you on your blogs and see what you're up to! If I haven't stopped by yet, I'll see you later today! Have a great weekend!

Mar 11, 2012 12:14 AM
Terrie Leighton
Ferrari-Lund Real Estate - Reno, NV
Reno Real Estate Agent ~ Selling Homes in Reno

Good morning Kristine ~ I agree with your friends here and I love all of your before and after pictures. They are truly inspiring (I know that sounds silly but its true). Your work is amazing and your posts and pictures show and tell us your definitely know what you are doing!!!

Mar 12, 2012 12:01 AM