Joan Inglis' Blog

This beauty has been on the market vacant for 4 months.  It's gotten several showings, but brought yawns from the buyers.  I sparked it up with color today.  I hope it causes jaws to drop in a good way!  I used the same formula that brought a quick sale to the last house that was adorned by these...

STAGED HOME TOUR PLANNED IN LAKE WYLIE TO BENEFIT CLOVER AREA ASSISTANCE CENTER Lake Wylie Home Staging owner Joan Inglis is coordinating a charity home tour to benefit Clover Area Assistance Center (CAAC).   The Good Samaritan House home tour is slated to take place for three weeks this fall.   ...

Wow, did this cute bungalow in Columbia, SC need staged!  I couldn't help but notice all the flaws throughout the house when I priced the house while it was vacant.  Also the empty rooms looked so small!  Now that I've staged the house, buyers can focus on how cute it will look when they move in ...

I just spent all day today showing homes to a couple who is relocating here.  Guess which homes my clients liked - and ultimately made an offer on?  The homes that were staged and ready to sell!  Whether the seller did the staging, the listing agent did the staging, or an Accredited Staging Profe...

This bowling alley of a vacant room was a real challenge especially with the fireplace off center.  And then there's my usual challenge -  staying within budget and making what I have left in inventory work.  Since the room lacked light, I used corner flood lights, which I think turned out really...

This is a recent staging showing how a hedious room has been transformed!  The room was a converted garage.  Now it's a huge family room with incredible light.  To stay within the staging budget, I had to use the accessories that I had on hand - which are an orange/turquoise.  My trendy daughter ...

This is the basement room of a home I recently staged.  To economize, the seller's asked only for painting in this room.  I would've loved to stage it, but the budget didn't allow.  Just painting this floor-to-ceiling, fire engine red room changed the mood of the space and now it certainly won't ...

My best quarter in 2008 was the 4th.  Jan. 2009 was my highest earning month ever.  My phone rings every day with requests for staging bids.  There are quite a few people out there who decide they can't afford my fee and I don't get hired - but I keep going out on the calls and I don't get discou...

Look for the Charlotte International Association of Home Staging Professionals Regional Chapter (CIRC) to Stage the WCNC Charity House in Overlook at Mt. Island Lake this spring.  The home is a High Performance home and we will be incorporating "green" staging techniques to complete this home for...

I recently had the pleasure of completing this traditional vacant home staging in Charlotte, NC.  This huge formal living room was - as usual - a confusing space for buyers.  I could really picture a nice seating area on one end, and a piano on the other end of the room.  It wasn't cost effective...