In my own way I've been staging for a number of years. I've been a Home Furnishings Consultant for a large furniture company for quite some time. I've worked on sales worth $40,000 to stage and sell upscale beach houses at the Jersey shore. I've worked with any number of stagers and decorators, many who I feel have come to greatly value my input over the years. I love helping young couples building their first home together find their style, select what will work for them space and budget wise.
So now after all these years I took a leap of faith and attended a wonderful class and got my staging certification. One of the things I enjoyed the most in this course was the hands on experience it gave us. We staged four homes, two high-end listings and two properties that would be wonderful starter homes. In the one I'm speaking of in particular we cleared A LOT of clutter away, rearranged the furniture and added some plants. Most of what we used were things we "shopped" the rest of the house for. There were 4 in our group and I felt myself to be a strong presence in the group.
Imagine how excited we were to learn that 2 days after our staging they had yet another showing... but this time an OFFER!!
I can't wait to do it again!
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