This is why sometimes it is better to place a table at an angle
Home staging tip: Sometimes placing furniture at an angle create more space within a room. For this staging, we considered four things: how easy was the access to the patio door, how much space there was between the table and the kitchen counter, how easy was the access to the fireplace and, most importantly, the […]
A heating vent in the middle of the kitchen floor?
This house sold in 5 days for $12,000 over asking price Home staging tip: Home staging not only makes a house look cozier but also makes some flaws of the house look less evident. In this kitchen, for example, the heating vent was installed right in the middle of the breakfast nook, however, after we […]
What’s missing in this staging?
Home staging tip: What’s missing in this staging? The answer is the chairs around the kitchen table. Why? It could be for many reasons: the seller’s limited budget, the unavailability of the furniture, or simply a design choice. Whatever the reason, sometimes it is ok to stage the table without using the chairs around it. The […]
The dilemma of remodeling before selling
My client had a limited budget to remodel his house, and he knew that it wouldn’t have been beneficial to put it on the market without freshen it up at least a little bit. The kitchen was the area that needed more attention. He was surprised when I told him that in my opinion the cabinets didn’t need […]
Staging a newly remodeled home
Staging tip: “I’m against over-staging as a personal principle, but even more when it comes to either new constructions or newly remodeled homes. Keep the staging light and let the details talk”. Photos by: Francesca Tosolini Listing by: Jonathan Jones Remodel by: Scottcraft Construction, Woodinville, WA
It’s all about feelings
Even though “It’s all about feelings” really sounds like a love song, I picked this title by thinking at the reaction one can get by looking at these two before and after photos. It’s unquestionable that the feeling you get from the two images above triggers two completely different responses: chaos and stress the […]
