Posts Tagged Staging
9 Decor Trends to Skip
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Home Sellers, Real Estate on June 13, 2010
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From [the nest] and re-printed on msn.com, here are nine home decorating trends that you should consider skipping:
If you would like to see the discussion on msn.com click here. |
Affordable Ways to Make a Home Look Expensive
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Home Sellers on June 3, 2010
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Stephanie Decker, a professional property stager in Mill Valley, California, recently published and article in NAR’s Styled, Staged & Sold internet magazine that presents five ways to affordably bring expensive to any staging project. Stephanie’s ideas include:
If you like to see the complete article please follow this link. |
5 Signs a Home Has Potential
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Home Buyers, Real Estate on April 13, 2010
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The line between a great real estate opportunity and a money pit is sometimes thin. REALTOR® Magazine offers their five tips for seeing the potential in a great deal.
You can see the entire article from REALTOR® Magazine by following this link. |
5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Home Stager
Posted by Kathy Landstra in General Info on March 24, 2010
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A professional stager can help you get your home ready to show and sell. The stager can also help your house stand out. Here are a few questions from REALTOR Magazine that you should consider before hiring your professional stager.
You can access the complete article by clicking this link. |
5 ‘Hip’ Ideas for Do-it-Yourself Staging
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Home Sellers on March 3, 2010
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The website Styled, Staged & Sold by REALTOR Magazine presents five “Hip Tipz” from professional stager Charlene Storozuk of DEZINGERDIGZ. Take a look. Some of these offer interesting ideas for a spring DIY project — no need to stage for a move! |
A preview of Charlene’s ideas:
You can view the complete report and the last two ideas by visiting the online article here. |
Staging Your Home for the Holidays
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Home Sellers on December 13, 2009
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Helpful ideas from HGTV’s FrontDoor website for listing, staging and selling your home during the holidays. Here’s a summary of their seven ideas, but visit the FrontDoor website to see the full slideshow and narrative.
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Staging Tips for your Walls
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Home Sellers on December 6, 2009
It’s not often that you see information on how to dress up your walls, but Styled, Staged and Sold offers Five Rules for Tackling Walls, from staging professional Debra Gould, President of Toronto-based Six Elements, Inc.
Here are Debra’s five tips:
- Remove personal pictures.
- Pay attention to the condition of the walls.
- Hang mirrors.
- Get some art.
- Stay in proportion.
You can see the complete Five Rules article here. Or, visit Ms. Gould’s Six Elements website here.
Front Door Eye Candy
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Home Sellers on November 27, 2009
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Front doors are a perfect place to set that “first impression” and the holiday season gives us a tremendous opportunity to create a unique entry for our homes. Styled Staged & Sold has created a short list of pictorial exmaples that are interesting and may inspire you this holiday season. The use of color, decoration and setting helps to create a different appeal in each example.
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The Staging Diva’s Top Staging Tips
Posted by Kathy Landstra in General Info, Home Sellers on October 21, 2009
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If you’re hoping to sell fast, these home staging tips from Debra Gould of StagingDiva.com will help buyers fall in love with your home:
You can see Debra’s entire article by visiting HGTV’s FrontDoor website. |
20 Home Design Challenges
Posted by Kathy Landstra in General Info, Home Sellers on September 23, 2009
“Pepto Bismol” pink tile, high gloss walls and dark painted trim top this list of “Biggest Losers: 20 Home Design Features That Send Buyers Running.”
The top five from the list:
- Dated and excessively bold or dark paint and tile colors, such as “Pepto Bismol” pink, avocado green, deep plum, or jet black.
- Lacquered or high-gloss painted walls that are expensive to repaint and show all defects.
- Painted trim that’s very dark-and costly to remove.
- Wallpaper, which is a lot of work (and potentially expensive) to remove.
- Kitchens that lack any dining space.
You can find the remaining list of 20 design challenges by following this link to Styled, Staged and Sold.
What is a Home Warranty?
A home warranty is a service contract, normally for one year, which helps protect home owners against the cost of unexpected covered repairs or replacement on their major systems and appliances that break down due to normal wear and tear. Coverage is for systems and appliances in good working order at the start of the contract.
What is a Short Sale?
If a home is being sold for below what the current seller owes on the property—and the seller does not have other funds to make up the difference at closing—the sale is considered a short sale. A short sale is different from a foreclosure, which is when the seller's lender has taken title of the home and is selling it directly. Homeowners often try to accomplish a short sale in order to avoid foreclosure.
