home staging: HOME STAGING SWEETER SALES!
- 02/13/13 03:37 PM
HOME STAGING SWEETER SALES
PROFESSIONAL HOME STAGING IS A SUCCESSFUL HOME SALES MARKETING TOOL.
A professional home stager showcases a home in preparation for the sale to enhance the move in ready appeal to prospective buyers.
Often a home seller may think that their immaculate, tastefully appointed home needs no preparation to sell or staging; yet a professional home stager will be able to make suggestions that will create emotional appeal and impact to prospective buyers.
Buyers can't help themselves. They have emotions!
In a recent tour of homes, one home was cozily furnished, very … (4 comments)
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home staging: THREE STAGING MISTAKES OWNERS MAKE!
- 11/19/12 01:21 PM
THREE STAGING MISTAKES OWNERS MAKE!
#1 MISTAKE IS SIMPLY HAVING TOO MUCH STUFF IN THE HOUSE!
EVEN USEFUL STUFF IS STILL STUFF, EVEN EXPENSIVE STUFF IS STILL STUFF!
STUFF GETS IN THE WAY OF SPACE. THE ONLY THING THAT WILL MAKE A SELLER MORE MONEY IS TO SHOW THE BUYER MORE SPACE AND LOTS OF IT!
MOST HOMEOWNERS SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH ABOUT 1/3 MORE STUFF THAN THEY ACTUALLY EVER USE. STUFF IS LITTLE ITEMS, BIG ITEMS, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
FOR STAGING TAKE AWAY 1/3 TO 1/2 OF FURNISHINGS IN THE HOUSE. I HEAR YOU GASPING NOW!
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home staging: How do you Stage a dining room?
- 11/15/12 01:59 PM
How do you Stage a dining room?
To create a dining room, the obvious focal point is going to be the dining table.
Even if the dining room has been used for something else such as a home office, play room or exercise room, by the previous owner, when it comes time to sell a house, it is best to convert the room back to being a dining room.
Staging makes it easy to convert the room back to dining. Remove everything out of the room except for a dining table and chairs. This is to help … (7 comments)
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home staging: VACANT DOESN'T MAKE IT!
- 11/03/12 05:49 PM
Recently, I was told that the house is staged but when I look at the photos on the MLS, the rooms are still VACANT!
STAGING THE KITCHEN COUNTER IS BETTER THAN NO STAGING, BUT FOR MAX APPEAL, KEY LIVING SPACES NEED COMPLETE STAGING!
STAGING IS MORE THAN SOME DECOR ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER AND TOWELS IN THE BATHROOM.
A PROFESSIONALLY STAGED ROOM SHOULD LOOK "MOVE-IN" ready.
A properly staged room tells a story about purpose, and function, and lifestyle. A dining room NEEDS a dining room table! A dining room is hard pressed to portray the ambiance of family entertaining if the dining room table … (4 comments)
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home staging: What if the Sellers don't want to Stage their Home?
- 11/02/12 05:02 PM
What if the Sellers don't want to Stage their Home?
This was a question asked by a fellow active rain member to one of my staging blogs.
This is an excellent question.
First, I welcome the opportunity to better educate the seller. Staging is simply marketing. The seller might not want a sign in their yard, and that is their right as the owner. However, without a marketing strategy or with something as simple as a sign in the yard, it is more difficult to get the word out and sell the home. The owner has the right … (6 comments)
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home staging: Stage It to Sell in Haskell Texas, #2
- 11/02/12 12:47 PM
Stage It to Sell in Haskell, Texas.
I helped a fellow Realtor stage the family dining/kitchen of her listing. This large spacious kitchen and dining also makes a great casual living space
Here is the before of the family kitchen:
Here is the AFTER of the FAMILY KITCHEN!
View of Family Dining Seating Group in the same large room.
Kitchen Close up!
Staging is showcasing space to enhance the room's purpose, furniture arrangement, and buyer appeal to create desire to make an offer.
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home staging: 1738 Alamo Ct. Staged and has contract in 30 days!
- 05/29/12 01:31 PM
1738 Alamo Ct. Staged and has contract in 30 days! This charming 2 story 4 bedroom has a best kept secret - an upstairs balcony off the MASTER BEDROOM!
Staging of this unique feature such as this storybook charmer of a balcony was very easy. Add a cozy bistro, and green plants.
More charm was the vintage tub in the Master bath. Now, I can tell you a secret. The wallpaper was taken down, removed, pulled down, stripped, taken away and WAS forever NO MORE!!!
Staging is all about adding in ALL THE … (3 comments)
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home staging: BIG HOUSE PLUS STAGING DECOR EQUALS CLOSED!
- 03/16/12 03:45 PM
BIG HOUSE PLUS STAGING DECOR EQUALS CLOSED.
THIS WAS A STORYBOOK CHARM OF A TWO STORY HOUSE, THAT I DID A DECOR PACKAGE PLUS A BREAKFAST TABLE AND SOME PATIO STAGING. Three weeks later - wallah, it is S O L D !!!
BEFORE BREAKFAST AREA.
AFTER
Living Bookcase and Fireplace.
Master Bath and Sitting Room.
and on the patio, a patio table and chairs!
and by the pool a pop of 2 lawn chairs!!
Staging Decor is used to maximize appeal … (4 comments)
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home staging: It snowed today in Abilene while hostessing an Open House.
- 02/12/12 04:49 PM
It snowed today in Abilene at my Open House.
Fortunately the house was warm and cozy. I was so happy that I had already done a little extra staging for Valentine Showings. Below is 2509 Minter Lane which I have staged the interior.
The snowflakes add a surreal touch, don't you think?
To help the romantic ambiance of the Master Bath, I lit three of the tub candles - the "rose petals" are silk.
Nothing says welcome more than candy and flowers by the sign in sheet.
When staging a … (1 comments)
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home staging: WHY SHOULD I GET A STAGING CONSULTATION?
- 02/01/12 04:02 PM
WHY SHOULD I GET A STAGING CONSULTATION?
When you are ready to sell your home there are many steps to take to get readybefore the sign can go in the yard. Now, you may be thinking where to start?
Do I really need to stage or not?
Should I paint the kid's bedroom? Do I need to replace the carpet?
Should I take the pool table out of the dining room?
These are all good questions and a home staging consultation can answer these questions and more.
What exactly is home staging? After all you may think, my … (4 comments)
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home staging: Staging Decor Adds Pop & Spirit to Patio Home!
- 12/09/11 05:38 PM
Here are the photos of decor added to this patio home to add some pop and spirt to the fireplace, kitchen, and baths,
Fireplace and Living Before:
and AFTER STAGING DECOR TO FIRE PLACE.
Kitchen Before:
KITCHEN AFTER ADDING A LITTLE DECOR.
CLOSE UP OF BEVERAGE SINK AND COUNTER WITH PASS THROUGH TO LIVING - GREAT FOR ENTERTAINING!
MASTER BATH BEFORE
MASTER BATH WITH SOME SPA ACCESSORIES.
AND THE HALL BATH
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home staging: Even the Cat Knows to Stage the Refrig!
- 09/24/11 05:06 PM
EVEN THE CAT KNOWS TO STAGE THE REFRIGERATOR.
EVEN THE CAT KNOWS TO CLEAR THE MAGNETS OFF THE FRONT OF THE FRIG BEFORE SHOWING YOUR HOUSE TO SELL!
In this photo below, the cat is making the staging plan to clear this refrigerator of its door magnets!
NEXT the cat's staging PLAN is put into ACTION! That magnet is COMING DOWN!!!!
OH, VICTORY IS SO OH SWEE EE TT!!! ONE DOWN FOR SURE! This is ONE magnet OFF the … (23 comments)
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home staging: SIMPLE COUNTER STAGING.
- 09/14/11 04:05 PM
This is a rattan tray, plate, pitcher with 2 pear candles
and some greenery to round the corner of the kitchen counters.
WITH PLATE
WITHOUT PLATE
SIMPLEST OF ALL. GREENERY AND 2 PEARS AND PITCHER.. OF COURSE FRESH FRUIT WOULD BE NICE, BUT DOESN'T WORK FOR A VACANT HOUSE. THE PITCHER WOULD BE NICE WITH A FEW FRESH FLOWERS,
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home staging: DIFFERENT AS NIGHT AND DAY! STAGING APTS ENHANCES RENTER APPEAL!
- 03/21/11 11:05 AM
iT'S THE DIFFERENCE between night and day in this apt between vacant and NOW STAGED.
A prospective tenant just walked through THIS APT and upon arriving at the bedroom ecitedly exclaimed,
"Oh, this is so pretty," and I have to agree with her!
HERE"S the Living Room before: Although freshly painted ,it is still hard to see where to place furnishings.
NOW HERE'S THE SAME ROOM WITH WINDOW PANELS AND A SITTING AREA.
HERE'S THE BEDROOM BEFORE STAGING AND BEFORE FRESH PAINT
BEDROOM AFTER … (10 comments)
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home staging: Before and After Photos Help Sellers Stage and Sell!
- 02/09/11 01:02 PM
BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS HELP SELLERS STAGE AND SELL!
This is a BEFORE shot reduced in size to protect privacy of personal items.
PHOTOS are so important to help the seller visualize the marketing impact of home staging. Photos are the visual aid that people need to see how a home can be transformed.
WHEN you live in a house, you get used to the way things are. Until you get ready to sell, it is really no one else's business how your furniture is arranged or what you have on your bookshelves. or even … (3 comments)
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home staging: My Favorite Before and After Staging Photo From 2010!!!!
- 01/14/11 12:25 PM
SUNROOM BEFORE STAGING!!!
and
now
AFTER!!!!
AFTER STAGING
This sunroom was painted a neutral color, the exercise equipment removed, and the wall mounted television removed by the owners. Then the stager added neutral panels to the east windows and a casual style sitting conversation furniture group was arranged on the east side. Opposite this conversation group, a round breakfast table with four chairs was set for casual dining and entertaining. (not shown in this photo)
This house is SOLD and staging helped make it happen in 2010.
For any question about … (3 comments)
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home staging: Is Home Staging Boring?
- 01/03/11 04:33 PM
Is HOME STAGING Boring?
If you have been at a Toastmaster meeting, you may have learned that the worst thing you can do as a speaker is to be boring. But if you have heard some of my speeches, well some times I am BORING. At my best, I am witty and funny and charming, okay I am getting carried away with my self. I'll need to go in for an EGO adjustment soon along with my other therapies.
Back to topic: Is HOME STAGING Boring?
YES! Here's why! Staging is not DECORATING. Decorating is one person's taste, one person's idea of how their surroundings should look. Decorating … (5 comments)
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home staging: Before and After Bedroom
- 09/15/10 01:42 AM
Staging the bedroom is really all about the bed as the bed is the obvious focal point.
Think hotel room look when you stage a bedroom. When your house is on the market you are now in the hospitality and guest industry. Most persons would be aghast if one entered their hotel suite and somebody's else's family picutres and half squeezed toothpaste, and a wet towel hanging on a hook were still inside the hotel suite.
Clean It, Clear It, Make it Beautiful. Add extra guest comfort, warmth, panache.
"STAGE IT" IS THE HOME STAGING PART OF MY REAL … (5 comments)
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home staging: Vacant Doesn't MAKE IT!
- 09/14/10 04:24 PM
This is my latest staging project.
VACANT - so Sad! BEFORE LIVING ROOM This home at 1126 Lawyers Lane sat on the market for about two months, when a friend of mine referred my name and number to the owner and the owner called me to come stage the house. How cool is that?
BEFORE!
Living/Dining AFTER!!!
More Dining/Kitchen AFTER!
Well that's it folks, my computer refuses to load any more active rain photos for some reason. I'm sure someone has blogged about uploading photos. Good thing it is easier to stage than … (18 comments)
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home staging: HAPPY SATURDAY AND HOME STAGING!
- 08/14/10 07:04 AM
Anybody that has been out in the afternoon of Abilene, TX lately knows why it is the dog days of August or is that the dog days of Texas? Anyway it has been hovering near a 100 for days now or is that weeks now??? I know why it is called the dog days, because the dogs I see at Rose Park are panting. Even my cat not wanting to be left out pants in this heat.
All these hot days are good for are curling up on the couch with a good read.. Oh, wait, that's my excuse in the winter! … (1 comments)
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