We had the opportunity to stage a property recently which had a bad case of the blues. I mean literally...blue carpet, blue floors, blue counter tops, blue curtains, blue light fixtures. Ouch on the eyes! In our current market, Location, Location, Price, Price are often key ingredients to a sale
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08/06/2008
I received a call from one of my favorite Realtors and she just listed this great property which has lingered on the market for many months. The exterior and bones of the property were quite impressive but once you got inside...you forgot you were in a $1.5 million property. I worked with the ho
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03/27/2008
With Loads of vacant, quick delivery, and new construction homes to choose from you need something to make your property stand out from the rest. Staging can be the difference between sold and not sold. Buyers (and agents/stagers) visit many homes during their search and soon they all start to l
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03/11/2008
Wow what a week! I met with a Chicago Builder last Friday night that decided to stage a vacant home that is going to draw traffic from the Chicago Luxury Home Tour... yes the one that started yesterday. He has a absolutely gorgeous house on the tour. He challenged me to pull together one of his v
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02/21/2008
At Re-Arrange It Interiors our specialty is quickly becoming quick turnaround. For years if a builder wanted a model or a showcase property they had to hire a expensive designer, buy loads of furniture they didn't want, and wait months for delivery. While they are usually beautiful they are not
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02/21/2008
This is another project we finished a week or so ago. The condo was purchased 2 years ago in the preconstruction phase and the owner decided to sell instead of moving in__and with the current market condition it has not increased in value. It's a very small 780 sq ft open concept Kitchen/Dining
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12/07/2007
I had the wonderful opportunity to be apart of the SIF meeting in Chicago last month and was invited to participate on a advisory board with several other esteemed colleague's (HELLO) by a local furniture rental company. I met an amazing group of very talented stagers, many of whom I felt like I
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12/06/2007
This builder says buyers are saying the bedrooms are too small. Will adding furniture help? YES! Just by adding a few pieces of furniture and accents the rooms looked huge. "Too small" is no longer an objection to the sell. Do you stage kids rooms with a theme?Here are a couple before and afters-
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09/08/2007
Wow what a week! I met with a Chicago Builder last Friday night that decided to stage a vacant home that is going to draw traffic from the Chicago Luxury Home Tour... yes the one that started yesterday. He has a absolutely gorgeous house on the tour. He challenged me to pull together one of his v
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09/08/2007