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Yes, professional home staging is an important investment for home sellers. There are plenty of statistics and testimonials that tell of its financial benefits. It is a very practical business decision. But that's not all it is! Professional home staging is a gift homeowners can give themselves ...
12/09/2008
Yes, folks, this is the same room. Gloria Home Staging, Inc. in Winter Springs, FL transformed this teenager’s bedroom into a home office. Quite a difference, if I do say so myself!                            
12/05/2008
12/03/2008
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              The average home here in the Orlando, Florida, region is on the market for 111 days before it sells. That means that the average home seller goes through nearly 3 months of showings and stress before someone finally buys the home. But why be average? Why not be one who sells your ho...
11/16/2008
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I admit it. It’s true. We home stagers do very often express frustration that so few people seem to really “get” the idea of home staging. We write blog after blog trying to explain the benefits of staging, and discussing how hard it is to get Realtors and home sellers to see how practical and be...
11/11/2008
            Being a professional home stager, I often speak with realtors about staging their listings. Something I hear regularly is that they will call me when they have the "right house" to stage. As a stager, I of course think that every house could benefit from staging at whatever level the ...
10/17/2008
My poor friend! She loved her home. She and her husband had built it, and she had finally gotten it decorated the way they wanted it. It was lovely and colorful, and reflected her and her family's personalities beautifully. She loved their community and the children's school. Then they decided to...
10/08/2008
Yesterday I was talking with a friend about how my home staging business, Gloria Home Staging, Inc., is going. I told her that my partner and I had done a proposal to stage a lovely vacant home in Winter Park, Florida, and that the owner was deciding about it. He is considering trying to sell it ...
09/22/2008
A realtor responded quickly to a marketing email my partner sent out recently for our home staging business. He is at least the second listing agent for a vacant home that has been on the market for months and months, and he was eager to talk to his client about having us stage the home. Unfortun...
08/14/2008
Getting a home ready to sell is a process. But how do you tell when it is really ready? The basic wisdom is that the stuff (many call it clutter) must be put away. Pack away what you don't need. Clean it up! This living room is plainly not ready to be shown to buyers!   Most people know this much...
07/21/2008
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Laurie Calhoun

Seminole County FL Home Stager
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