To sell fast; tempt Id, and satisfy Superego

A little over a year ago, you could price a property, call in your stager, then up the price a little more. It would be snatched up. Now the game has changed.
The real estate market is currently like the end of season sale at the mall. Buyers are savvy, picky and looking for the [...]

Why Hire a Home Stager? Part 10

This Walnut Creek property
already had fabulous built-ins, beautiful hardwood floors, a Staging
SafeTM
color palette on the walls and nice dining room furniture.

We showcased the property by
adding a rug and accessories to anchor the table and chairs and bring
the color scheme together.

Chic Home Interiors does Home Staging, Interior Redesign and Training
in Staging, Color and [...]

Why Hire a Home Stager? Part 9

Simply angling the existing dining set, de-cluttering, adding art and
accessories, and upgrading the dated light fixture were all that was
needed to change this Walnut Creek dining room from drab to fab!

To draw buyers’ attention to
the spectacular backyard (more on this
in the Curb Appeal section) we added a relaxing chaise lounge seating
area that draws the eye [...]

Why Hire a Home Stager? Part 8

 
This formal dining room in the
Blackhawk section of Danville had not ever really been fully furnished
by the owners. 
 
We brought in a beautiful
dining set to support the asking price of this fabulous home in one of
the most sought after locations in the San Francisco Bay
Area.  Furniture, art and accessory placement, along with
removal of the outdoor tent [...]

Why Hire a Home Stager? Part 7

This adorable small cottager in
Oakland, CA needed a complete facelift and got
it.. 
 
The homeowner gave
it a complete face lift as part of the staging process, with
luxurious suede paint effect and beautiful hardwood floors. 
 
To showcase this beautiful
setting and create that buyer excitement we added simple but elegant
furnishings, using a round glass table to keep the feeling of
spaciousness, and large, serene [...]

Why Hire a Home Stager? Part 6

This open concept Montclair
home in the hills area of Oakland, CA needed de-cluttering of course.

But more than that we needed
to, and did, create a dramatic, elegant dining area that buyers in this
upscale community are looking for – even in smaller properties. The
addition of a luscious live palm, furnishings that support the sale
price of the [...]

Why Hire a Home Stager? Part 5

This Lafayette,
CA dining room
area was cut off by heavy living room furniture disrupting the flow.

By changing the living room
furniture to two seating areas with the larger furniture enhancing the
fireplace (the new living room area that was featured in Home Staging
for Dummies will be featured in Part 6 of this series) we were able to
open [...]

Clean up CANADA ,time to get ORGANIZED

Haven’t seen those favorite pair of white pants for months, no doubt because they’re buried under a mountain of clothes in the closet. Your car hasn’t seen the inside of the too-stuffed garage. And good luck finding you favorite spice in the kitchen, pay-stub in the office or school library book anywhere . 
Sound familiar,  Don’t [...]

Certified Staging Professionals: Helping Hands in Tough Economic Times

As a Certified Staging Professionals trainer, I am always truly impressed with the amazing transformations our trainees create on Day Three of our staging training program. Although we all pride ourselves in the incomparable learning experience CSP offers our trainees during our three-day, intensive staging training “boot camp,” we are also equally proud of the [...]

Green for St. Patti’s Day?

78% of a potential homebuyer’s decision about a house is made before actually seeing the interior – based on location and size; Many potential homebuyer’s make up their mind about a house before even entering it! For this reason alone it becomes crucial to step outside the box and view a house as a potential [...]

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