Staging

Consultation - To determine your goals, perform a needs assessment, and decide which package you prefer.

• Do It Yourself - This package includes a thorough tour of your home, and comprehensive do it yourself instructions which you carry out.
• The Whole Shebang - This includes a tour of your home, a detailed report, color consultation, and shared resources (painters, handyman, donation, storage).  We will carry out all details of the plan, including repositioning furniture and artwork, and share resources (such as names of painters, handyman, storage facilities, etc.)  

To stage or not to stage?
How does staging my home help me sell it?

It's impossible for most people to see their home with a fresh eye.  We become assustomed to our surrounding and cannot visualize the possibilties.  A professional stager knows how to highlight your home's best architectural features, create inviting vinettes, and improve flow and spaceousness. Statistics show that staged homes sell faster and for more money. Conversely, for homes that are not staged, the first price reduction will far outweigh the cost you would incurr investing in professional staging.  

Why stage your home if you've done a nice job decorating?
While you live in your home it is organized and decorated to suit your needs and preferences.  After your home is on the market your objectives change. Your home has one chance to excite potential buyers and help them see themselves living there.  First impressions mean a lot.  Staging can mean the difference between a solid offer and another walk through.

When a room is slightly crowded or a closet is jammed, potential buyers think the space is too small.  After living in a home for a while things begin to collect.  It takes someone with a fresh eye to hone in on the items that will create the best impression and make recommendations for the rest.

Often we can reposition items in the home to create inviting spaces potential buyers connect with, or we can make some low cost additions. Buyers shouldn't need to work very hard to imagine living in your home.  They should be excited by the prospect.  In short, staging involves "wowing" potential buyers.

Staging includes:

• Removing clutter
• Highlighting arhitectural features
• Furniture, lighting, and art placement 
• Improve "traffic" flow
• Color recommendation
• and, generally, creating a beautiful, inviting space.

Because it's a buyers market, many realtors recommend that their clients invest in home staging.  It's the best way to compete with, and exceed, the impression similar homes are making.

The spill-over benefit of staging and de-cluttering is that it begins the preparation process for your move.  While staging your home is intended to reduce time on the market and result in higher sales, de-cluttering saves money in moving expenses. Why pay a moving company to pack and move your belongings only to find you have no room for them at the other end. Organizing your home prior to the move ensures that you will be surrounding yourself with only the things you love.  It's a great start to your new life.