Harmonize Homes Staging and Redesign

Over the weekend I wrote a a blog about a  house that was for sale which had no curb appeal.  Although the house was cute, it lacked that slow the car down and check out this house.  Your yard believe it or not has to impress potential buyers...its the first impression.   Here are some tips for s...

In one of my recent blogs titled "baby boomers staging their parent's homes" part 4 of 5 I used this mirror which generated many positive comments.   Staging  with mirrors is a great way of generating light which can totally transform a room. The room that I had staged lacked light, even though t...

Well, I had a lot of feed back from many knowledgeable people both in home staging and ...along with some that felt compelled to voice an opinion..which I just love.   I will list the suggestions in order of most received  advise. Paint the front door The crooked Mail box Accent the front porch P...

Baby Baby Boomers that are staging their parents homes for sale should remember to keep it simple.   You can change the entire look of a home simply by taking down the wall decorations, applying a fresh new coat of paint and hanging a mirror....below is one of the simplest staging processes which...

I have been looking at this house for almost two years sitting on the market.  Now, the owners did some major renovations, the house is on a very nice street with a river view ...so what is wrong with this house?  Yes, I know all about the market, but look at it .....what do you see wrong?  I can...

  In part three I will be going over the importance of updating your parents homes to reflect the consumer market of 2010.  As I had mentioned in a prior blog, this particular home is a raised ranch built in the 1960's.  I removed the rugs, exposing beautiful hardwood floors.  I changed the windo...

The carpets have been removed and the painter has completed the entire house including the closets.  It is now time to clean up those hardwood floors, if they are in good shape, a simple washing and waxing with butchers wax will do the job.  You will have to assess the conditions; in today's mark...

I recently wrote a blog about Staging Yards.....I had a lot of feed back and people were asking what about Town Houses and Condos....Well, here was a blog that was written some weeks ago, that address some of those issues.  Living and working in NYC is like no other place in the world -   New Yor...

This may seem very basic to most...but you would be surprised that sellers do not see the grim and the potential detriment. 1.  Cleaning - you home must be spotless - make sure the city grim is off of the window and window sills. You want a crystal clear view regardless of your views or lack of. ...

STAGING A HOME WITH CHILDREN As a Home Stager this is a challenge that must be handle in order to achieve the goals of reducing listing time and obtaining 10-15% more than an un-staged house.  Some of the challenges is just dealing with the children's schedules of meals, naps and bed time with sh...