Jenny Loos's (jennyt69) Blog

My latest home staging effort is complete.  The home seller only wanted the living room done which I don't normally do but I have a good relationship with the realtor so I did it for her. The room was white, white and then more white so I added espresso furniture with splashes of blue. I also mad...

Wall color is a major factor in staging for the majority of buyers.  No buyer wants to have to paint as soon as they've completed a long, hard move. Let's work with an example of a little girl's bedroom. Your daughter loves the color purple so you have painted her room purple, she has a purple be...

Furniture Rental  Furniture rental is one of the best money saving solutions during the Home Staging process.  If you have distressed, outdated furniture but can't afford to replace it you have the option to RENT IT!  There is top of the line, quality furniture you can rent for one room or for th...

I'm going to throw a statistic at you that will show why Home Staging is critical in this tough selling market. 80% of potential home buyers look at a home's pictures on the internet before they ask their agent for a showing. So let's talk about how this impacts the sale of your home.  If a buyer...

De-Personalize:  BEWARE!!!!  Some home stagers tell you to remove all personal items.  I agree with this...to a point.  Yes, remove family pictures, childrens art from the fridge, etc.  But don't fall into the trap of having the room look stark.  The goal of staging it to appeal to the most buyer...