Archive for August, 2008
Big Wall, Small Picture: A Marin Home Stager’s Solution
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008It’s a common challenge, both in home staging and at home. You have a wall that needs artwork, but the surface area is just too large for one standard-sized picture (say, 2′x3′). If a picture is too small (visually) for the space, it doesn’t look right just “floating” there.
What are the solutions? The most obvious is to buy [...]
Marin Home Staging Blog Rises to #1
Monday, August 25th, 2008 For Immediate Release
Marin Home Staging Blog Rises to #1
August 25, 2008 Novato, CA – The official website of Picture it SOLD! Home Staging has now become Marin County’s number one source for information about real estate staging. Launched just last month, www.pictureitsold.biz has filled a niche in the Marin County real estate industry by creating [...]
A Marin Home Stager’s Guide to Choosing Room Colors
Thursday, August 21st, 2008If you’re trying to design a room and are stumped by what colors to use, here’s some advice: find an object you really like and it let it serve as the building block of your room. This object could be a throw pillow, a rug, a tapestry, a painting, etc. Something colorful is best. Then, [...]
Even “Pretty” Houses Need Home Staging
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008From time to time, I hear Realtors and homeowners rule out hiring a home stager on a particular home because, as they say, “It’s such a pretty house, it doesn’t need staging!”
While on the surface this may seem logical (buyers like pretty houses), it is a flawed theory. Just because a house is pretty [...]
7 Home Staging FAQs
Sunday, August 17th, 2008When should I call a home stager?
The best time to call us is the day you decide to sell your house. By bringing us in at the beginning of the sales process, we can tell you exactly what your house needs to be market-ready. This may include advice about paint, landscaping, bathroom/kitchen updates, de-cluttering, etc. We [...]
Top Reasons Your House Isn’t Selling
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Top Reasons Yor House Isn’t Selling… and FOUR Things You Can Do About It
In much of the Bay Area right now, it is a Buyer’s Market. In real estate terms, this means that less than 25% of all homes for sale are in escrow. Put a different way, at least 75% of all homes for [...]
Trends To Watch in Home Design
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Before I talk about trends in home design, let’s distinguish a trend from a fad. While a fad is short-lived, a trend is not. A trend is said to last 10-30 years. This is important because if you’re investing in a remodel of your house, you want to base your choices on design concepts with some staying [...]
Baskets as Wall Art - A Home Staging Trick
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008When you have a large, blank wall, filling it with a picture is great, but it can be expensive to buy a big piece of art. A clever alternative is to hang baskets in a display. It’s relatively inexpensive and creates a great focal point in any room.
I used this idea in a recent home staging project. The [...]
Home Stager’s Guide to Clearing Clutter
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
A large part of my job as a home stager is to help clients conquer clutter in their homes. Clutter creeps in to our homes one piece at a time and eventually closes in on us. A cluttered home chews up energy and is stressful! It’s not the kind of environment to which you want [...]
Home Stager’s Guide to “Money Making” Closets
Friday, August 1st, 2008
When I give a home staging consultation, most sellers are aware that the process involves addressing the main living areas, bedrooms, bathrooms, and often the oustide. But one less obvious - and certainly important - area is the closets.
Today’s buyers crave storage space. If they come to your house and see closets crammed with [...]