A couple of years ago, I did a staging consult in a client’s home who was getting their house ready to sell. We walked around the house going from room to room where I pointed out personal items that they need to remove & furniture they needed to store in order to make their house…
Updated April 25, 2020 Hardwood floors is one of the most sought after amenities people want when buying a home. It ranks very high on their list. Hardwood flooring is an investment that will last you a life time and add more value to your home. It is seen as being more luxurious than laminate….
Are Parquet Floors in Style? Updated April 23, 2020 If you think of parquet floors, what do you think of? Orange looking parquet floors from the 70’s and 80’s? Parquet floors are actually making a comeback. But as with any trend that makes a comeback, it comes back bigger & better and parquet floors are…
Why you need to stage an empty house Condos or even houses, can become empty for a variety of reasons at the time that it is being put on the market for sale. So if the condo is empty, why bother go to all the hassle of staging it with furniture? Why ? You…
One house I staged many years ago was a delight to stage. The homeowners had spent alot of money updating their home in order to sell it for maximum dollars. They had wonderful design tastes and made the home trendy and very inviting. They hired someone to do the difficult renovations like the kitchen and…
Updated: November 25, 2020 You’re selling your home over the Christmas holidays, your house is staged and looks amazing but you’re not sure if you should add some Christmas or holidays decorations to the house or not. On one hand, the house will look more festive, especially since everyone, houses, stores, offices etc now decorate…
Updated: November 3, 2020 Should I Replace my Builder Brass Door Knobs to Sell my House? What is the first thing you touch when you walk into a home? It’s the door knob. What does a cheap brass doorknob say? ” I’m not fancy. May a low offer.” What does a pitted, tarnished door knob…
Updated: October 1, 2020 I was looking at potential “fixer uppers” to flip. There was one home that had a lot of “potential” – meaning it needed a lot of work. It looked like someone had already been fixing up this particular house but ran out of money and decided to list it. One of…
Updated September 24, 2020 How to hide a support beam in your basement? Do you have ugly metal poles in your basement wondering what to do with them? Maybe you want to knock down a wall on the main floor but not sure what to do with a support beam. Those unsightly support beams or…
Updated September 1, 2020 Granite counter tops! Safe or hazardous to your health??? It used to be that everyone longed for granite counter tops in their kitchen. Having a granite counter top was the equivalent of having a BMW or Mercedes in your driveway. But with recent reports of radon or radiation emitting from granite, are granite…
Let’s face it. Selling your house can be challenging in regular times. But when the real estate market is slower, and its downright hard AND stressful. BUT it doesn’t have to be. Selling during these times means you need to prepare your house to stand out from your competition in order to earn top dollar…
Are your light switches & wall plates up to date? Updated: August 3, 2020 Small details like light switches can make a big difference to the value of your home. When a potential buyer walks into a home, the light switches are very visible. They are one item that can set the “tone” for the…