Home Staging Tips by Tori

On the east coast we learned earlier this week that the groundhog didn't see it's shadow (Yay!), but with spring well on it's way are you prepared for the upcoming real estate market? As a home staging expert, it's my job to share with home sellers, my knowledge so they can implement crucial chan...

I've been away from Activerain for a few months, but stopped in today and came across this blog post from an Indiana real estate agent. Larry Johnston talks about "10 Reasons why I won't sell your home and I don't do windows!!!!"  This straight forward approach has him wasting no time when sellin...

SOLD WITHIN 2 WEEKS! 45 Sunset Rd. Massapequa, NY -- This family home was inherited by the homeowner, who rented it for a period a time before putting it on the market. With no luck she changed agents, who referred our services. After making minor repairs like painting the living room and redoing...

We have three offers in just one week since you staged the space, a recent homeowner shouted with excitement over the phone. Their Realtor believes the newly staged photos of the home, which led dozens of potential buyers to the open house, started the bidding war. The homeowner, who was eagerly ...

A room squeezed in between a living room and bedroom became a catch all for the current homeowners, part home office, part master closet and all parts cluttered, the room was a problem area for buyers and a big turn off when trying to sell the 1-bedroom pre-war co-op. The home sat on the market n...

The front door opens I’m greeted by a disengaged homeowner weary of the home staging process. As I began to walk through the home and make subtle suggestions about improving the space the seller plays defense, providing excuses and reasoning behind their current lifestyle choices. In this scenari...

When the winter blues overtake my mood and it's hard to find a clear patch in the grey sky above, I look to my front yard flowerbeds to find a spot of sunshine from my grandfather’s newly budding daffodils. Every spring, despite his passing sixteen years ago, my grandfather comes to visit like cl...

Have a listing that’s pet-friendly? How about one that’s so private the homeowner can walk around naked? Maybe your listing is located in the heart of a fabulous party scene or has a unique selling feature like a luxurious soaking tub, culinary kitchen or indoor pool? As the saying goes, sex sell...

Here what one Realtor thinks of the work we did on his listing.   What are Realtors saying about home staging? Stylish Stagers, Inc. came to the rescue of Elliman Agent Ed Hardesty and his clients after the listing he was representing spent nearly six months on the market with no buyer interest. ...

It’s amazing what you can get done in a weekend. See how we took a cue from a spindle thread holder to get more organized with our home staging tools. Superstorm Sandy destroyed our office at Stylish Stagers, Inc. so we began to rebuild we wanted to make sure we gave every square inch of footage ...