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My Experience With Home Staging

Well I did it! I hired a home stager / interior designer. After reading all the comments I received on my post about home staging and interviewing a few local stagers I took the plunge. I just figured it would be best to see what a stager could do first hand and I must say I’m impressed.

This is the living room before the staging

425 W 70th Unstaged

This is after

425 W 70th Staged

This is the dining room before

Dining unstaged

This is after

Dining Room Staged

This is the master bedroom before

Bedroom unstaged

This is after

Bedroom

Personally I think the staging made a huge difference in the house. It was almost like the house was naked before it was staged.

I would like to thank everybody who expressed their opinion on my previous post about home staging. If it was not for some of those comments I would’ve never taken the plunge.

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Posted by Justin Ukaoma : Kansas City Real Estate Investments on 12/24/2008 09:01 AM

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26 Comments on My Experience With Home Staging

DEC

2008

Great photos/results! Was it economical?

Well Done! It is hard to find good before and after pictures of staging results. You done good!

Looks great. Let us know how fast it sells!

Kristin -- Thanks the cost wasn't bad only $700 for these 3 rooms.

Lonn -- I've only seen a few before and after shots here on AR. You would think there would be more.

Gabe -- I will do that. Its only been staged for about a week now.

Justin it worked great and worth the money, I hope. Let us know how it goes.

Justin:
Congrats on taking the plunge! As a Home Stager, I would say you are getting a lot for your money. Plus you are now selling a warm and inviting product. So, get out there and market the He!! out of it!

Good luck with the sale. And Merry Christmas!
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Jack -- I think it was totally worth the money thanks for stopping by.

Michael -- For the price I was completely impressed. Very glad I decided to take the plunge.

In this market it is essential to stand out. The house looks incredible. good luck.

Ellie --I think home looks tons better thanks for the stopping by.

DEC

2008

Looks fabulous! Who is the stager who did such a great job?

~Michelle

Sure looks good, Justin - It only takes a little bit to make a lot of difference!

Justin, Beautiful transformation. I wanted to take a moment for being my friend here on AR. I feel so blessed to have met you here. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas!

Michelle -- The stager is a friend of a friend Lisa Davis. Funny thing is that when I met her I had no idea she would turn out to be our stager.

Kent -- It's amazing how much difference some furniture can make. Hope you're having a great holiday.

Sandy -- I'm not sure how I found you on AR but I'm sure glad I did. Its always interesting to read your perspectives and opinions. You're easily one of my favorite bloggers. Happy Holidays.

DEC

2008

Justin - What a great blog and featured at: LATE NIGHT - EARLY MORNING AT ACTIVERAIN

Thanks for the feature Robert!

No problem my friend, it's a very good blog!

Justin, it does make a huge difference. The only thing that I do not like about this staging is in the living, the two chairs do not match the wall/room very well.

DEC

2008

Huiting -- I never noticed that until now. I think the stager felt that the material in the chairs would match the the little statues on the mantel. But who knows. Thanks for stopping by.

Justin: You can see lots of before and after staging photos in the groups Stage It Forward and Staging Before and After Pics . Congrats on taking the plunge and hiring a professional home stager. It looks like it was well worth the money.

Michelle -- Thanks for the links to these staging groups. I'm very pleased with the work our stager did. I had no idea it would make such a difference.

DEC

2008

Looks beautiful. Happy Selling and good luck :)

DEC

2008

Katie -- I was really impressed with how well the staging turned out. I hope it sells quick.

Looks great did a wonderful job. Price seemed to be right to.

Connie -- Thanks. We always try to price are listing below market value. We feel this makes good sense from a numbers standpoint.

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