What You Should Have on Your Nightstand When Selling Your Home
Our life can get very cluttered and sometimes we don't even notice it until it is time to sell your home. One area to look at is the bedroom nightstand and how much stuff we actually accumulate over time. A nightstand is very functional but since it is a flat surface...
Are Your Home Staging Costs Realistic?
What are typical home staging costs when selling a home? As a home stager, I get this question a lot. Homeowners worry they have to spend thousands of dollars to get their home ready. There are a few things to consider and some tips you can do yourself to cut down the...
Confession of an Interior Decorator
As a home stager, I move furniture around or rearrange items and often hear clients say, “Why didn’t I think of that? Of course that looks better over there!” One of the reasons is because you see your room every day. When a fresh set of eyes comes in, they are...
5 easy tips on how to stage your house with kids
Moving and kids are probably two of the most stressful words in the English language. Put the two together and you may have World War III on your hands. I know because I had to endure that stress. You would think the world was coming to an end because we were moving...
Towels are not the only answer to vacant home staging
As a home stager, I sometimes have to cringe at the advice homeowners get from people on how to make their vacant home more appealing. A vacant home can be tough to sell for so many reasons which I covered in another blog article. However, one real estate agent told a...
Decluttering is the foundation needed to start staging a home
What is clutter? When a real estate agent or a home stager says, you need to do some decluttering. What does that mean exactly? Well it can mean a lot of different things to different people. Clutter is “a collection of things lying about in an untidy mass.” As a...
Ready to knock out your front door?
Shut the front door The front door comes in so many options. Color, size, window, no window etc. It can also make or break an entrance. Your budget will dictate whether it is a fiberglass, wood or steel door. However, if you are thinking about replacing your front...
How does a home stager get inspired?
As a home stager, I get this question a lot. While a home stager tends to stay away from trends, you want the home to appeal to the target buyer whether it is a home for a family of kids, a retired couple or a single person. Each home is unique and you want to show...
Holiday Home Staging Secrets
Staging your home for the holidays Is your home on the market during the holiday season? Are you tempted to decorate the home one last time before you have to move? This is totally normal and of course you want to make one last memory in your home before you move out....
Home remodeling design tips
Wish you can take a page out of a lessons learned book on home remodeling? Some lessons are hard to learn and can be costly when you are remodeling. If you are remodeling a whole home or just a room, there are a few design tips to keep in mind to save your...
Summer staging secrets for outdoor spaces
Summer time is the biggest moving season for the military. If your home is on the market, your buyers will be looking for a home to settle into before the school year starts up again. Your outdoor spaces can get a leg up on the competition so keep them tidy and...
How to pick the right lamp
Let there be light! Lighting in a room can sometimes be challenging. There are 3 types of lighting you need in each room; general, task and decorative. We are going to cover task lighting and learn how to choose the right kind of lamp for the task at hand. Whether you...