2 Sofas - Down to 1

It's so tempting to want to try to use all your furniture when you stage your home.  But look how spacious this living room becomes when the 2nd sofa is removed!  This home sold in just a matter of days!

Mirrors

A Wall of Mirrors

Mirrors are a great way to expand and add light to a room.  However,  this huge room had a very large wall completely covered in mirrors, which was a little overwhelming.  The homeowner called a glass company and within 30 minutes all the mirrors were off the wall!  That's a great tip...don't take down large mirrors by yourself, call a professional.

Empty just doesn't sell

Unless you have the unique ability to "look beyond" the emptiness of a vacant home, it is very difficult to determine the actual size of a room.  Furniture can actually make a room seem larger and definitely draws you into the room.  With furniture and accessories, your eyes have a place to focus on, rather than just an expansive space.

No Confusion

When you stage your home, be sure there are absolutely no questions when it comes to the purpose of each room.  Even though you may use your dining room as an office, all future buyers will want to see your dining room set up as a dining room.  Causing confusion to potential buyers is the last thing you want to do as they step into your home.

To Color or Not to Color?

I love color. In fact, I think my favorite color is probably red. I find myself wanting to use it in every room! The hard part about color is that it is so taste specific. The color you love, may or may not be the color a potential buyer loves.

The hardest part about putting your home on the market is making those difficult decisions to neutralize your home. For those who love color, they feel it makes their home feel blah. But when a potential buyer walks into a home that has a neutral color, the current owner's taste is not imposing. This is a much easier way of helping buyers see themselves in a home. Rule #1 in preparing your home for sale; take yourself personally out of your home and begin to see it as property for sale.

One year later- Almost!

I can't believe it's been almost a whole year since I've posted! How fast time flies!

b&b HomeStaging has a fantastic 2010, and Lord willing, 2011 will be even better!

Staging is so worth it...this house sold very quickly once it got staged!

We're on page 14 of Woman's Day Magazine!

Last August we received a phone call from one of the writers for Woman's Day Magazine. She said she was doing an article on helping women get their homes ready when company decides to stop by unexpectedly. She told us to gather our thoughts and she would call us back in about a week to do a telephone interview. A week later we spent about 20 minutes or so on the phone giving as much information as possible, knowing they would have to edit. We were initially told that the article would be published in December 2008, but later got a call from the editor and was told it would be February 2009. What an exciting day it was when we got the call from a friend who said she saw the article in the February issue! Judy and I both ran to the grocery store and bought several copies!

We are so thankful for the opportunity Woman's Day gave us. A once in a life-time chance to be written up in a National magazine. Thank you Woman's Day!