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Home staging tips, tools, & transformationsThe Best Home Seller Tips Volume 1
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Make Moving Easier: Pack It Up – Don’t Pack It In
If you could make thousands on the sale of your home, simply by packing away personal possessions for a few months, would it be worth it? Committing to a move means sooner or later you will have to pack up all your belongings. Choosing sooner, will make moving easier...
A Spirit of Volunteering: Making a House a Home
Church volunteers share their time, efforts, and talent to welcome a new pastor to her first house. A new pastor triggers a whole house update. To save money, volunteers sand, prime, paint, and clean this 2,500 square-foot 1930s Cape. Below is just one example of this...
Bedroom Staging: Name that Room
Bedroom staging reclaims child’s room for intended purpose at minimal cost. As a general rule, a home with four bedrooms should have at least three staged as bedrooms. The fourth can be staged as an office, gym, or hobby room. In this Mahopac, NY, home, the third...
Who Pays for Home Staging?
Who pays for home staging? It's a good question and one asked by both Realtors and home sellers. Here we suggest five options. Option 1 – Home Seller Pays Home sellers who understand the value of home staging will gladly make the investment. For the past decade,...
“As Seen on TV” DIY Home Decorating Tip that Really Works
For less than five dollars, a can of black matte spray paint turns a light fixture from drab to fab. DIY home decorating at its best.BeforeAfterPunch up your decorating by adding a touch of black to any space.Before: This beige fixture is lost in a sea of beige walls....
One Day Decorating Leads to One Day Home Sale
Home staged on advice of agent sells on first listing day. The sellers are not convinced home staging will make a difference in their home sale. A two income family with three young children does not have a lot of time, money, or energy to prepare their home for sale....
Home Staging Unifies Spaces Separated by Time
Home staging expert Susan Atwell makes a May-December romance in home styles engaging. Most home owners have plans to fully renovate their home before selling. But sometimes, a home needs to be sold before all updates are complete. The challenge: Use home staging to...
What Lies Beneath: How Home Staging Reveals Hidden Assets
Are you hiding your room’s biggest assets? Every room has one, and once identified, home staging by AtWell Staged Home ensures it’s the first thing buyers see upon entering. It wasn’t in the budget to replace the early 90’s dusty rose carpeting, but it didn’t mean...
Home Staging Creates “Free” Flowing Spaces that Bring in Big Offers
With home staging, you do not have to buy or rent all new furniture and accessories to sell quickly and for top dollar. Even if your furniture is 50 years old – as shown below – have no fear. Furniture placement, to show off a home’s best features, is what really...
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