by Kasia McDaniel | Home staging tips
Rental properties need home staging too In the Washington DC metro area, you may notice a few more “For Rent” signs than “For Sale” signs. In fact, “1 in 3 homes is a rental” according to a 2013 American Housing Survey. It can be due to any number of reasons; a person...
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Are open floor plans here to stay? Homes have changed significantly in the last 50+ years. The average home size in 1950 was less than 1000 square feet. In 2004, it grew to more than 2,300 square feet according to the National Association of Home Builders. Families...
by Kasia McDaniel | Home staging tips
Are you ready to sell your home? As you prepare your home for the market, you need to do a little work before your open house. Here are some quick tips to keep in mind when preparing your home to sell. 1. Curb appeal – First impressions are everything. Buyers...
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How can you use gray in your home? How many pink princess bedrooms have you seen? Probably too many to count but when it comes time to paint over it, what color do you choose? Try a more neutral color such as gray. A gray wall color is the new beige and can be used...
by Kasia McDaniel | Home staging tips
First Time Home Buyers Do you remember being a first time home buyer? If you did, then you may remember wondering if you should even take this big step and being responsible for something so huge. Who are you going to call when the dishwasher breaks or a bathroom...
by Kasia McDaniel | How to
Tips on how to make a small room seem bigger Some homes will have small rooms and when you are trying to stage it to sell you don’t want to make the room seem even smaller. You want to open up the space in a small room and make it look bigger than it is. In addition...
by Kasia McDaniel | Home staging tips
Did you know that empty homes actually take longer to sell than staged homes? It’s so much easier to keep it clean when it’s empty, right? There is nothing to put away, clean up or even hide. But I found through personal experience that empty homes, while...
by Kasia McDaniel | How to
Linen closet essentials I see this everywhere and even had it in my own linen closet for the longest time. How do you accumulate so many things in the linen closet? I cringed every time I used to open mine because I knew that whatever I was looking for would take me...
by Kasia McDaniel | How to
Tips on how to stage a child’s bedroom A child’s bedroom seems to attract the “messy bug” 30 seconds after you cleaned it up. When it comes time to sell your home, it is even harder to keep it clean when you have to keep the home show ready. Keep in mind that how you...
by Kasia McDaniel | How to
There are many ways to find a contractor to do work around your house. There is the church flyer, the newspaper ads, the postcards in the mail and even your Aunt Edna’s handyman. But if you really want to find a quality person you have to do some digging of your own....
