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White Plains, NY, Townhouse Staging
This 1,600-square-foot, 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath, White Plains, NY, townhouse sells in just three days, with at least six offers, leading to a final all-cash sale of $10k over the asking price of $450k.From time to time, we have the pleasure of hearing about a home staging...
Hawthorne Inherited Home Staging
Hawthorne inherited home staging leads to 31 offers within days of listing and a final sale price of more than $60k over asking.Go big or go home is not always the best advice when it comes to staging owner-occupied and inherited homes. Achieving outstanding results...
Goldens Bridge Home Staging: Nothing Short of Genius
“Thank you so much for staging our house, Susan! I think the work you did is nothing short of genius!” Before AfterA tight-knit family of five, seizing on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to relocate to Europe, needs to sell quickly. We have only one...
Estate Staging: Good Enough to Keep
Estate Staging that makes this inherited home feel good enough to keep. Before AfterA year has passed since this Heritage Hills home was last occupied. It’s now time to sell. The family has pulled out the items of sentimental value, leaving the home...
White Plains Home Staging: Call in the Cavalry
With only three days to stage this 4,200-square-foot White Plains home, we call in the Cavalry—in the form of Shelley Wells of Altered Interiors in Bedford, NY—to help finish the job she began.This project starts almost five months prior to AtWell Staged Home’s...
Empty Nesters Stage to Sell
Many home owners who become empty nesters stage to sell when trading larger homes for smaller abodes.“The time to have the map is before you enter the woods.” This is a reminder that road maps exist for just about every journey we can imagine. And even after 14 years...
Home Staging: With a Little Help from a Pro
Can you stage your own home?Sure. Just like you can sell your own home, cut your own hair, do your own taxes, diagnose your own illness, and represent yourself in a court of law. Now, if you’re thinking that some, or even all, of those things might be better done with...
Great Editing: The Secret to Home Staging
The secret to home staging is great editing.You have a choice. Write an article for your local paper OR edit one you have already written. You have one hour. I’m a huge fan of collaboration. I’m also all about efficiency. Given the challenge above, I choose editing...
Mohegan Lake Home Staging
Mohegan Lake home staging leads to a quick sale after a slow start due to the impending statewide shutdown.We’re ready to stage. Furniture delivery is set for Monday, and it’s looking like the state may shut down as early as that following Friday, so we have to make a...
Home Staging: You Had Me at Hello
Home staging has this home buyer at hello with a full-asking-price offer accepted prior to listing.Let’s begin with what executor Kirsten has to say about staging her friend’s Heritage Hills, Somers, NY, condo.What a pleasure to work with Susan! I was the executor of...
Our Most Popular Articles
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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