When it comes to staging kids rooms, sometimes it's okay to break the rules. The changes that come with moving are often difficult for children, especially young children. It's important to balance the emotional impact of changing a child's room with the benefits of preparing a home for sale. While it is [...]
More often than not, newly built homes have open floor plans. However, as much as home buyers love that spacious feel, it raises concerns about furniture placement. In the room below, there is only one solid wall to work with. There is no wall separating the kitchen and living room, one wall [...]
According to the 2015 Profile of Home Staging by the National Association of Realtors, the most important rooms to be staged for buyers AND sellers are the living room, the kitchen, and the master bedroom in that order. Since most people spend the majority of their time at home in the kitchen [...]
The two biggest misconceptions about staging are that it's expensive and that it's only for high-end homes. In a lot of cases, much of what the seller already has can be used to stage their home. During my consultations I provide instructions for homeowners on how to do the staging on [...]
It is not always possible to replace an owner's furniture with all new pieces when staging a home. We often try to work with client's existing furniture and that is just what we did here. We interspersed some furniture pieces from Act Two Home Staging's inventory, brought in accessories and artwork [...]
