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HomeGain 2012 Survey Home Staging

Wow, just read HomeGain's findings/results regarding the status of the Home Staging industry and how real estate agents feel about recommending professional home staging services. It would be interesting to know what criteria was used to determine...

Posted to StagedRight Home Staging Blog by StageRight Home Staging on Sun, Apr 29 2012
I would rather turn you down …Than Let You Down because staging shouldn’t be your 1st choice.

What do you make of a professional home stager that advises some of their clients not to stage? Well, I certainly want to continue growing my business which may sound odd from someone saying they advise some clients that it is not in their best interest...

Posted to Home Matters Staging and Re-Design Blog by Linda Barnett on Thu, Dec 1 2011
Getting to Zero: World AIDS Day 2011

December 1st, as today is World AIDS Day . The theme for World AIDS Day 2011 is "Getting to Zero." After 30 years of the global fight against HIV/AIDS, this year the focus is on achieving 3 targets: Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination...

Posted to Recent Stager Blogs by StTroy on Thu, Dec 1 2011
Inside the House, How to Prepare a Home for Market

How to Effectively Prepare a Home for Market A Market-Ready Series: Inside the House In "How does the Home look from the Street?" you were instructed to begin taking a look, a serious, in-depth look, at the house you either currently have on...

Posted to Recent Stager Blogs by StTroy on Mon, Nov 28 2011
From the Front Door, How to prepare a Home for Market

How to Effectively Prepare a Home for Market A Market-Ready Series: From the Front Door In Preparing a Home for Market, Home Staging and Real Estate Part 1 you were instructed to begin taking a look, a serious, in-depth look, at the house you either currently...

Posted to Recent Stager Blogs by StTroy on Mon, Nov 28 2011
Really Take a Look, How to prepare a home for sale.

How to Effectively Prepare a Home for Market A Market-Ready Series, Really Take a Look I'll be presenting a complete series of aspects to assist you in effectively preparing a home for market. The first few Parts will be Questions to ask about the...

Posted to Recent Stager Blogs by StTroy on Mon, Nov 28 2011
The Objective, It's Not Your House!

Working with home sellers, the first step is to teach a seller, "It's not 'Your' House!" Color Sells!, Sometimes it just requires a change in the furnishings to make the color work. Working with home sellers can be a challenge, especially...

Posted to Recent Stager Blogs by StTroy on Mon, Nov 28 2011
Holiday Decorating and Home Staging, Tips for doing it Right.

Holiday Decorating and Home Staging, Tips for doing it Right. We all want to enjoy the holidays, even when we have a house up for sale. The holiday season (October through January) is a great time to add a bit of color and life to a home. But there are...

Posted to Recent Stager Blogs by StTroy on Mon, Nov 28 2011
The Next Generation of Real Estate Staging – Target Staging and Lifestyle Merchandising

Staging = Staging …. Are you sure? Staging is a relatively young industry and as other industries are evolving, also the home staging industry is changing. The blanket approach of mass marketing lies in the past of the marketing world. Home staging...

Posted to Birgit Anich Staging & Interiors Blog by Birgit Anich on Thu, Nov 17 2011
TARGET HOME STAGING AND LIFESTYLE MERCHANDISING KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK

Preparing your largest personal investment for this correcting real estate market is challenging. Professional home stagers know how to market your property to the target buyer . Professional, full time, home stagers know that demeographics play an instrumental...

Posted to StagedRight Home Staging Blog by StageRight Home Staging on Sun, Oct 23 2011
Home Staging Arcadia - A Remodeled House Comes to Life

This past week this newly remodeled Arcadia, CA home received some staging expertise. After sitting on the market for nearly a year on and off, we were glad the seller decided to stage. Even though the home had been remodeled, buyers were still wondering...

Posted to Staging the Essentials Blog by Michelle Drewry on Wed, Sep 28 2011
Home Staging Pasadena - A Contemporary Townhouse

We went to work home staging this Contemporary Tri-level Townhouse in Pasadena last week. The owners had just completed the painting and cleaning as we stepped foot in the door to now make these vacant rooms come to life. We set about placing furniture...

Posted to Staging the Essentials Blog by Michelle Drewry on Mon, Sep 19 2011
Area Rugs: Tips for Purchasing and Placement

When I am staging a home for sale, area rugs serve many functions in a room: Defining the area, for example, a seating or dining area in a large room Adding pops of color to an otherwise neutral room Toning down a room that has strong and bright colored...

Posted to Donna Dazzo Home Staging Blog by Donna Dazzo on Sun, Sep 11 2011
I met the buyer and he said my staging was a big reason he bought his house!

As a home stager , I work with agents and sellers and never meet the buyers. Well, last week changed that! I pulled up to my 1800's staged house in New Paltz NY with my movers to remove the furniture and there was a towering white-haired gentleman...

Posted to New York Home Staging Blog by Linda Esposito on Mon, Aug 29 2011
Home Staging Los Angeles: A Beautiful Contemporary La Canada Flintridge, CA Estate

Michelle Drewry, owner and principal designer of Staging The Essentials was hired to stage this contemporary La Canada Flintridge, CA home. We were under a tight deadline to stage this 5 bedroom, 5 bath house in one day. This house had been staged the...

Posted to Staging the Essentials Blog by Michelle Drewry on Sat, Aug 27 2011
Home Staging Company Shows Buyers What They Can Do With A Large Room

Many buyers would be confused as to how to arrange their furniture in one large room such as this one. Los Angeles area home staging company, Staging The Essentials - located in the San Gabriel Valley - was hired to stage this beautiful contemporary,...

Posted to Staging the Essentials Blog by Michelle Drewry on Mon, Aug 15 2011
The 5 Biggest Mistakes When Selling a Vacant House

There are many reasons why a home might be vacant when being sold – various reasons include: new construction relocation property seller has already moved into their new home it was a rental property that is now for sale In all these cases the bottom...

Posted to Birgit Anich Staging & Interiors Blog by Birgit Anich on Mon, Aug 15 2011
HOME STAGING: ARE YOU IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND?

We have been busy. Thank you to the agents and home owners who continue to request our services throughout southwest Michigan. We do many verbal consultations for home staging but the other day we had a unique experience. The homeowner did not like any...

Posted to StagedRight Home Staging Blog by StageRight Home Staging on Thu, Aug 11 2011
Lessons Learned from "Reality" TV

Who knew remodeling, staging, and selling real estate would be such hot subjects for reality TV? Whether you're intrigued by the makeovers on "Designed to Sell," "Flip This House," or "Sell This House," or the surreal...

Posted to Jill Banks Home Staging Blog by Jill Banks on Wed, Aug 10 2011
What Home Buyers are Looking for: A Home in Move In Condition Along with Lifestyle Choices.

Buyers Don’t Want to Buy a Project: According to a recent survey conducted by Coldwell Banker, 87 percent of consumers who purchased their first home in the last year said finding a home that was move-in ready was important to them. Considering...

Posted to Nickian Home Staging Blog by Gary Sefferman on Tue, Aug 9 2011
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Posted to Donna Dazzo Home Staging Blog by Harish42 on Tue, Jul 26 2011
Get and Give Free Stuff with the FreeCycle Network

Is it time for you to do some de-cluttering? Here's a great way to get rid of stuff you no longer want or need! Check out your local Freecycle network. It's a non-profit group of millions of people giving and getting all kinds of stuff for FREE...

Posted to Ready2Sellin30Days Staging Blog by Ready2Sellin30Days on Fri, Jul 15 2011
The Psychology of Clutter

We're not going to have the room in our lives for what we DO want until we let go of the things we have in our lives that we DON'T want . I heard these simple yet life-altering words recently and felt compelled to share them because - de-cluttering...

Posted to Ready2Sellin30Days Staging Blog by Ready2Sellin30Days on Thu, Jun 23 2011
Talk About Overlooking the Obvious!

A little while ago, I received an alert about a seller question from one of the real estate advice sites that I monitor. The question was from a local home seller who hadn't gotten much interest in her home. After a recent price reduction, she felt...

Posted to Jill Banks Home Staging Blog by Jill Banks on Tue, May 31 2011
How High Should Artwork Be Hung and Other Tips on Hanging Artwork

Many of us like to be surrounded by photos of our family and beautiful pieces of artwork, but are afraid we are going to "make a mistake" when hanging them on the wall. Or worse, some of us don't even know that the pictures are not hung...

Posted to Donna Dazzo Home Staging Blog by Donna Dazzo on Mon, May 30 2011

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