Featured Home Staging Question Ask A Question Question: I want to Stage my home but I have NO money.  What can I do? Answer: Clean, De-Clutter and De-Personalize! Having a clean,  bright and clutter-free environment makes a great impression on anyone entering  your home.  Make sure that all the light bulbs are working, and that the kitchen, bathrooms and windows are sparkling clean.  Arrange the furniture to allow for comfortable traffic flow. If you have a lot of  furniture, collectibles, personal photos or memorabilia, pack it and store it in the garage or a closet.  If you are going to move, you have to pack anyway, so get a head start. It will make a big difference in how well your home shows!

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Free Home Staging Tips

Try looking at your house through the buyer’s eyes, as though you’ve never seen it or been there before.  Any time or money invested on the following items will bring back more money in return, and hopefully a faster sale.

 Inside:

1. Clear all unnecessary objects from furniture throughout the house.  Keep decorative objects on the furniture restricted to groups of 1, 3, or 5 items.
2. Clear all  unnecessary objects from kitchen countertops, tubs, shower stalls and commode tops.  Keep only your most needed cosmetics, brushes, perfumes etc., in one small group on the counter.  Coordinate towels to one or two colors only.
3. Rearrange or remove some of the furniture if necessary.  As owners, many times we have too much furniture in a room.  This is wonderful for our own personal enjoyment, but when it comes to selling we need to thin out as much as possible to make rooms appear larger.
4. Take down or rearrange certain pictures or objects on walls.  Patch and paint if necessary.
5. Review the inside of the house room by room, and
6. Paint any room needing paint.
7. Clean carpets or drapes that need it.
8. Clean Windows.
9. If you need room to store extra possessions use the garage or rent a storage unit. 
10. Leave on certain lights during the day.  During “showings” turn on all lights and lamps.
11. Have the stereo FM on during the day for all viewings.

 Outside:

1. Go around the perimeter of the house and move all garbage cans, discarded wood scraps, extra building materials, etc., into the garage.
2. Check gutters for roof moss and dry rot.  Make sure they are swept and cleaned.
3. Look at all plants...prune bushes and trees.  Keep plants from blocking windows.  You can’t sell a house if you can’t see it! Plants are like children—they grow so fast!
4. Weed and then mulch all planting areas.  Keep the lawn freshly cut and fertilized.  Remove dead plants or shrubs.
5. Clear patios or decks of all small items, such as small planters, flower pots, charcoal, barbecues, toys etc. (Put them in the garage or a storage unit.)
6. Check the paint condition of the house—especially the front door and trim.  Curb appeal really works!

~Courtesy of StagedHomes.com

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Tele-Coaching

Is Staging Your Home Making You Frazzled?

We’ve had requests for assistance from homeowners and real estate agents who are either located outside the Los Angeles area, or who just have some Home Staging questions.  In response, we’ve established a Home Staging Tele-Coach service.  Tele-Coaching is a very cost-effective option for the true do-it-yourselfers. Fees start as low as $75! Here’s how it works:

1. Submit a brief description of your project by completing the form shown below.
2. We’ll respond as quickly as possible, and address your project via telephone and e-mail. We may also ask you to e-mail photos of the area(s) you want to Stage.
3. After reviewing your photos, we can provide you with a fee estimate for completing the Tele-Coaching consultation.

Get the Home Staging advice you need to make selling your home a breeze.
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