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As a professional home stager, I visit the mls on a regular basis to see what's out there on the market. Many times the main living areas look nice and maybe even professionally done. Then the photo tour goes to the leftover rooms, the spare or the "no one knows what to do with" room. Here the vi...
12/09/2011
This post by Ginger Faust of Oakhurst, Ca really hits the mark! Our local MLS photos are full of homes that supposedly don't need staging. They are clean, neat and BORING. Or they might be overly decorated for the target market. Agents and sellers take heed! Ginger speaks the truth. Even my hous...
11/18/2011
These pictures from a stager in Oregon say it all. Our local mls is full of homes that look like the "before", elegant, but taste specific to the owner. The furnishings are lovely to some, outdated to others. Staging gave the home a neutral, but warm feel and a BUYER. The times of sticking a sign...
10/24/2011
In real estate staging, or home staging, we stagers see things we shouldn't see (and really don't want to see.) Real estate agents and prospective home buyers also see all kinds of things that they wish they hadn't. Since many, many a great blog has been shared about this on Active Rain, I will l...
10/21/2011
Halloween is almost here. Christmas decorating time is near! Let Selling By Design-Staging give you a hand this year. Selling By Design-Staging will: Help you unpack your seasonal decorati...
10/20/2011
It’s nearly time to Deck The Halls! ItDoes that thought fill you with joy the world or make you cringe at the thought of all that work? “Didn’t we just take down the decorations last week? Take heart! You’re not alone. Selling By De...
10/14/2011
Once again, under the catagory of I couldn't have said it better, I am reblogging a post by another home stager. This time the staging expert is from Texas and has some valuable information for all involved in real estate. Recommending a Home Stager ~ What is in it for the Realtor? I know, I...
10/14/2011
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This a great post by another stager. Since the info is so critical in today's market I am re blogging it. Please take a few minutes to read and think about it if you are trying to sell a vacant property. How costly is vacant staging? As owner of Abella Home Staging & Redesign, I get ask that ques...
10/10/2011
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Last week I posted pictures of a home that was staged by Selling By Design-Staging in which we used the owner's furniture and our accessories. This time I am showing the three bedrooms before and after staging. The master bedroom had only a large dresser and a painting. To save both time and mone...
10/10/2011
The house was beautiful, the pool, one of a kind. Everything was clean and fresh. So what was the problem? No bling, no pizazz, no wow factor because there was no home staging, that is until Selling By Design-Staging of Fresno CA. stepped in. The real estate agent wanted the house warmed up a li...
10/07/2011