The “Art” of Home Staging
The “Art” of Home Staging A professionally designed home needs a little art and gentle touch to bring back its designer charm. A professionally designed home needs a little art and gentle touch to bring back its designer charm. When Kevin purchases his 5,500...
Making-It-Real Home Staging
Making-It-Real Home Staging A few deals drop along the way, but in the end two buyers fight over this very “real” property. It sure does take longer to sell than anyone would have expected, but this is the reality of the real estate market. Fresh paint, wallpaper...
Labor of Love Home Staging
Two weeks of preparing a home for sale leads to an over-asking price. Just after our engagement, I ask John if he would like to stay in his current home or move to another. A few weeks later and out of the blue, he makes the surprise announcement, “Maybe we should...
Stamford Real Estate Prices…Going Down?
Price is king, and when this home’s price finally hits the sweet spot, multiple offers are made. When the price is right, and a home is staged properly, it will sell. But as I always tell my clients, there is no amount of staging that can make up for a home that is...
Bedford Home Staging: Good, Better, Best
A Bedford home is good when they buy it, better when they decorate, and at its best when made ready for sale. This young couple loves their home, and it shows. It’s still a work in progress when a job opportunity forces a move. Knowing they wish to sell quickly and...Our Most Popular Articles
Stage It! Sell It!
See how you don’t need to do “big” things to get “big” results when decorating your home to sell (or dwell).
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Selling an Inherited Home: What You Need to Know
Having purchased, staged, and viewed so many homes and estates over the years, I’ve compiled a few lessons learned to help you when selling an inherited home.
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Decorating Your Home to Dwell or to Sell
Can a home be decorated to either dwell or sell in just a day? The answer is, start with what you already have.
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The Science of Home Staging: Solid Proof that Will Help You Sell Faster
So when I first heard that staged homes sell faster than unstaged homes, it seemed to make sense, but I still wondered, How do they really know?
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How Home Staging Can Help You Avoid a Price Reduction
Home staging will transform your home into the one that buyers can’t resist. For a competitive advantage, stage your home to sell
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Adopt the “Big Bang Theory” of Home Staging
It is always better to delay the listing of your home than try to trickle out fixes and updates while the home is on the market.
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An Inconvenient Truth about Selling Your Home
4 tips to minimize the stress and inconvenience that comes with selling your home.
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How Much Does Home Staging Cost?
First let’s answer the fundamental question, Can Home Staging help me sell my home faster and for more money?
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Everything I Know About Home Staging I Learned From My Mother
Learn how my mom’s approach to home decorating can work for you too.
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New Year’s Resolution: Commit to Home Improvement
If you had to sell your home tomorrow, would you be ready?
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It All Boyles Down to This: Looks Count
Singer Susan Boyle proves that first impressions and looks count—probably more than we like to admit.
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Solid Science Proves Staged Homes Sell Faster
Even if you haven’t staged your vacant or occupied home yet, that’s OK because evidence shows that it’s never too late to stage.
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Why Staging Your Home to Sell Is Like Training for the Olympics
Selling your home is a competition, but it doesn’t have to be as challenging as the Olympics if you employ these 5 simple steps.
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