Today, a number of agents from Long & Foster's Lancaster Office took a couple of hours to learn how to transform a "humdrum home" into a home that "pops". One of our resident staging experts taught a hands-on refresher on home staging basics, using a new listing as a test case.

We were broken up into groups and assigned floors of the house to re-invent. I was on the team that redid the second floor, 3 bedrooms and a bath that was badly in need of a decluttering! We had to move furniture everywhere to get the desired effect of emptiness. The homeowner was a big collector, so there was no shortage of knicknacks to rearrange!

At the end of the time everyone regathered and went through the house again - the results were incredible!

Everyone was pretty impressed with themselves, and the listing agent was even more impressed...and grateful. It was a great time of fellowship and learning. If you decided to list with me I can promise to gather the "Long & Foster Stagers" to work YOUR house over! Just one more advantage to working with Long & Foster, whether you are an agent or a customer.

I think everyone is looking forward to the next staging event, so watch for more posts to come...