Does Staging Your Home Work?

2012/05/16 By

It’s a fair question. As a professional home stager in Atlanta for almost 7 years, I’ve seen first-hand the benefits of staging can provide. Whether your home is occupied (meaning you’re living in the home while it’s on the market) or vacant (meaning the home is void of furniture and accessories), preparing your home for the market is a must. Click on the following link to view our Atlanta Home Staging Occupied Homes.

The challenge for occupied home sellers is knowing where to begin. That’s where we can help. We understand what buyers are looking for in a home and we know what changes to make to better showcase the amount of “real estate” the home has to offer. We also help prioritize the list by concentrating on what’s important to the potential buyer.

The challenge for home sellers selling their home when vacant is that the “home” appears more like a “house.” In other words, there’s no warmth. As a result, it come across as less inviting. Staging vacant homes in Atlanta is our specialty. Throughout our 7 years, we’ve acquired a massive inventory to ensure we provide the home with exactly what it needs. Click on the following link to see more of our  before and after pictures of our Atlanta vacant home stagings.

Here’s one of our latest vacant home stagings in Morningside, Georgia.

Morningside Vacant Living Room

Home staging after picture

Home staging before picture

Home Staging After Picture

Home Staging Before Picture

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home staging before picture

home staging after picture

home staging before picture

home staging after pictures

 

 

 

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Home Staging Atlanta Before & After Pictures for an Atlanta Investor

2012/05/09 By

We are fortunate to have been chosen as the official home stager in Atlanta for several different investors. It’s exciting to be part of the investor team as we can to see the progress from start to finish on their flipped properties. We’ve also assist them in getting a contract quickly on a home thereby reducing the holding costs.

As you’ll see, this home has someone wonderful features. However, without the furniture and accessories, it just doesn’t feel the same.

For example, here’s the living room before home staging:

Flipped home gets professionally home staged in Mableton Georgia

Here’s the living room after we staged it:

Mableton flipped property gets home staged

Here’s a close-up. All photos, including this one were taken by Iran Watson – an Atlanta real estate photographer.

Atlanta Home Stager Kathy Nielsen

To see more examples of the homes we’ve staged throughout metro-Atlanta, click on Vacant Home Stagings Before and After Pictures.

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Lots of Lookers But No Takers On Your Home?

2012/05/06 By

This town home we had staged for an investor in Smyrna didn’t lack for lookers. In fact, according to the listing agent, the home received LOTS of people in from the Internet and into the home. Unfortunately, no one was interested enough to make an offer. All that changed after it was professionally home staged.

Here’s why. The majority of the prospective buyers are just like us – they rely on “visual aids” to help them connect. One of the biggest challenges when selling a home that is vacant is that it’s difficult to get the buyers to connect with the home on an emotional level. Let’s face it, they’re looking at walls, floors and a ceiling and maybe a window or two.

Here’s an example of what the master bedroom looked like when vacant:

House staging in Smyrna Georgia

Here’s the master bedroom after home staging:

House staging in Smyrna Georgia

Here’s a close-up:

House Staging by Kathy Nielsen in Smyrna

Here’s the dining room:

Smyrna Home Staging by Kathy Nielsen

House stagging in Smyrna

Kitchen before:

Smryna Georgia House stagger Kathy Nielsen

Atlanta Home Stager

We provided the after photos to the agent who uploaded them to the listing – the results, an increase in the amount of potential buyers. More importantly, an offer for exactly what they were asking.

 

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Virginia Highland Home Gets A Staging and a Contract for Full Asking Price Days Later

2012/05/04 By

We staged this home Virginia Highland home on a Tuesday – it was listed on a Thursday and under contract on Monday. In fact, there were multiple contract. I’ve also been told that the buyer wants to simply bring his tooth brush and move in. In other words, he wants everything used in the staging. For me, that’s one of the best compliments ever. With every home staging we do in Atlanta, our goal is to allow the prospective buyers to envision living in the home.

Here are a few of the after pictures.

 

Staging a Home in Virginia Highland

Dining room after home staging

Kitchen from a Virginia Highland home

The seller is beyond thrilled, as is the agent.

If you have a home in Virginia Highland, we’re here to assist you in getting your home ready for the market. With the staging above, we brought in the furniture and accessories to ensure we maximized the appeal and to showcase the rooms. Staging vacant homes is our specialty.

 

 

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The Top 5 Reasons to Stage Your Atlanta Home

2012/04/30 By

While there are several advantages to having your Atlanta home professionally staged by Georgia Interior Solutions, I’ve narrowed it down to the top 5 reasons:

  • You want to crush the competing homes in and around your neighborhood
  • You want to avoid low-ball offers
  • You’re anxious to move to a new home
  • You want buyers to fall in love with your home
  • You know that staging is different than decorating

Our statistics this year, as it relates to how quickly the home receives a contract after having it professionally staged, have been phenomenal. Here are a few examples:

Virginia Highland – Vacant home staged on a Tuesday, under contract Monday – 6 days
Morningside – Vacant home staged on a Thursday, listed on Friday, under contract Saturday – 2 days
Decatur – Vacant home staged on a Wednesday, under contract the same day – 0 days
Decatur – Vacant home staged on a Tuesday, under contract on Wednesday – 1 day
Austell – Vacant home staged on a Monday, under contract on Saturday – 5 days

And there’s more.

While no stager, including us, can guarantee the same result, with each of our stagings, we strive to do our very best to ensure your home and/or listing stands out!

In fact, our stagings have had such great success that we are scheduled to de-stage 7 homes in the month of May.

For more insight into what we offer, visit our Atlanta Home Staging Services page.

Vacant home stagings in Atlanta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Getting Your Kitchen Ready For A Showing

2012/04/24 By

Ah, the heart of the home – clearly a room that buyers will be focusing on when they are searching for their next home.

Getting your kitchen ready for a showing

Getting your kitchen ready for a showing is an important step.

Here are a few tips to help guide you through the process:

  • Empty the trash and hide the can. You can place it under the sink (if small enough) or in the garage for the showing.
  • Remove the dish drainer as it simply eats up counter space.
  • Create a fresh smelling kitchen by slicing lemons and placing them in the garbage disposal.
  • Have granite counter tops? Ensure they’re clean. You may even want to consider giving them a shine with a product called Granite Gold.
  • Ensure all stainless steel appliances are sparkling clean.

As for the decorative touches – use wisely and aim for a balanced cohesive look.

 

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The Difference Between Decorating and Home Staging

2012/04/20 By

One of the biggest misnomers when it comes to preparing your home for the market is that staging is a lot like decorating. The truth of the matter is that while there are some things that are similar, there are some huge differences between the two.

Let’s first review the similarities between decorating and staging:

  • Both require furniture and accessories
  • You shop for both (stagings and decorating) at the same stores.
  • Both aim for the home to look nice

Here are the differences:

  • When decorating, you’re striving to achieve a look that YOU like. When staging, it’s NOT about you. Instead, it’s all about the potential buyer.
  • When staging, it’s all about selling the “real estate” the home has to offer. For example, the extra chair in the living room, which may look great in a decorated home, may just be eating up too much space if the home is placed on the market.
  • Decorating is very personal. Staging is the exact opposite. In our Atlanta home stagings, we minimize the personal touches (e.g., family photos, mementos, etc.).

As you can see, the difference between decorating and home staging is huge. Here at AtlantaHomeStaging.net, we understand the differences and apply them when staging a vacant home. We focus on highlighting the features, maximizing the amount of visual real estate the home has to offer, and target the demographic of the buyer.

Here’s a collage of some of our Atlanta home staging after pictures:

Atlanta House Stagger serving metro Atlanta

 

 

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Vacant Home Staging in Morningside Georgia

2012/04/17 By

We acquired a new investor last week who flips homes throughout metro Atlanta. This was our first project for this investor and based on his reaction when he saw the home after we staged it, there will be many more.

Here are the before and after pictures of the dining room and living room. These are the first two rooms that a buyer sees when they enter the home and therefore, become “key” rooms to a buyer as it establishes the ever-so-important first impression.

Dining room before picture:

Dining room before home staging

Dining room after home staging:

Dining room after being professionally home staged

Living room before home staging:

Living room before home staging

Living room after home staging by Kathy Nielsen

close-up of accessories used in an Atlanta Home Staging

Whether you’re an investor or a homeowner or an agent, we’re here to assist you in getting your home under contract.

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Why Is Home Staging So Effective in Atlanta?

2012/03/31 By Leave a Comment

Whether you call the process “house staging“, or “using a home stagger” or “home staging” it’s an effective method in helping you to secure a contract on your home more quickly.

Here’s why home staging is effective:

  • The use of furniture and accessories creates a warm and inviting home
  • Compared to a vacant home, a properly staged home stands out
  • Most people are visual and respond to a home that looks beautiful

The process of preparing a home to capture the buyers isn’t a new concept. For years, builders, when building out a sub-division, would have a “model home” placed at the front. The decorated model, as most would call it, helped buyers to envision living within that home. It was, and is, an effective method.

Home stagers apply the same method. Whether it’s an investment property getting flipped or for a homeowner, the vacant home is transformed into a home that becomes desirable to the prospective buyers visiting the home.

To see examples of the homes staging we’ve done, in and around Atlanta, visit our vacant home staging gallery.

House stagger in Atlanta Georgia

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How To Use Accessories When Preparing Your Home For the Market

2012/03/22 By Leave a Comment

As a professional home stager in Atlanta, Georgia, I’ve acquired a massive inventory for use in my staging projects. From throw pillows to floral, to wine glasses, the list goes on.

As a homeowner, you obviously won’t need a “massive” amount. In fact, just the opposite is true. You need to minimize and choose wisely.

 

Accessories used by home stager in Atlanta

Images from home stagings in metro Atlanta. Photos taken by Kathy Nielsen.

Accessories range from floral to greenery to vases to lamps, art, etc. and can truly help showcase a room.

Here are some tips when making your selection.

Living room: Concentrate on the coffee table, end tables, and fireplace mantel (assuming your home has one). Lamps are an absolute must-have. A simple arrangement for the coffee table and perhaps candle sticks will help showcase your room.

Dining room: Allow the prospective buyer to envision meals within your home by setting the table. Add a centerpiece to help balance the look.

Master bedroom:  Bedding, lamps, a few touches of greenery, a small clock and art will work wonders.

Master bathroom: Use fluffy towels, clear glass containers and soaps. You can also refer to this blog post: Tips for your Bathrooms When Selling.

If your home or listing is vacant and you’re in the metro Atlanta area, feel free to schedule an appointment by calling us at 678-522-8392 as we’d be glad to assist.

 

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