I was called in to help stage a home by a Realtor in Passaic County. The home was in very good shape, the home sellers had already did an excellent job of de-cluttering the home. The home was in a very desirable school district.

My main two concerns after viewing the home was that it was recently painted (about a year ago) and most of the walls were now beige and would buyers remember this home.  Both the Realtor and home sellers were fantastic to work with and implemented every suggestion in my report and also had me back to provide a few hours of "hands-on" staging to perfect the home.

The home had its first Open Houses scheduled for mid-December.  Due to bad weather, no one showed up on Saturday.  On Sunday, several interested buyers viewed the home.

I received a call from the Realtor on Monday (one day later), "We already have an offer!"

Here are some pictures of the home:

Kate's Home Staging and Redesign added the chair rail molding (mid-level on the wall) and the four inch casing molding around the bow window.  The home sellers painted the bottom portion of the wall to create more interest on my suggestion.  The pillows and chenille throws were also added for more color.

Here, we carried over the maroon color scheme and installed the drapes.  The home sellers removed the table cloth and bought my candle centerpieces. A green plant was added in the left corner of the Dining Room.  The Kitchen was basically perfect already and all we did was add a glass bowl of apples and lemons for some additional color.

We carried the maroon color scheme into the bedroom as well.  The lamp shades were updated to the new color scheme to tie it all together.  A piece of furniture was removed and a green plant was added to this room.  All the decorative pillows were also bought per the Home Staging Action Report, which contains itemized lists of what should be purchased for each room.

The home sellers brought in professionals painters and had the dark paneling on their walls painted.  The furniture was re-arranged to showcase the fireplace and one additional chair was brought into the room for balance. 

If you would like to see "before pictures" please send me an email and I will forward the pictures over to you.

According to Home Gain's latest survey of 1,000 Realtors (November 2009), home staging now has a 586% return on investment for home owners.  

In this economy, there are three things that will always sell a home: 

1.    Price - Your Realtor needs to price the home correctly!

2.    Location.  Unfortunately this cannot be changed.

3.    Presentation.  This is where a professional home stager comes in!

Kate's Home Staging and Redesign would love the opportunity to prepare your home for sale and is highly trained in what changes are required to attract the largest potential buyer audiences.  Home staging is knowing when to stop accessorizing, even when you are using very tasteful pieces. Accessories need to be placed at various levels to attract buyers ~ eye level, floor level, and mid level. The proportion and scale of your accessories are also important so the desired result in achieved.

Good luck with your next home staging project and remember to always call in a professional home stager to achieve the most desired results.

Kate

Kate's Home Staging and Redesign serves the Rockland County and Orange County area of New York, Bergen County and Passaic County of New Jersey. Kate is an affiliate member of the Passaic County of Realtors. Kate's Home Staging and Redesign is now offering Full Digital Services to sell your home quickly. In other words, we will bring in the accessories, we will stage your home, we will re-take all the digital pictures, and then we will load these pictures into a virtual show to help sell your home.

Contact Kate today to see how a home staging consultation can help sell your home, for more information please visit http://www.kateshomestaging.com or call 845-538-3623. A staged home will sell for up to 10% more.