What is Home Staging? Home Staging is enhancing your home to show it's best features to the most potential buyers. What is de-cluttering? De-cluttering is removing items from a room that are distracting to a potential buyer. The buyer wants to see the architectural features and general traffic flow of a home. Removing clutter gives a room visual space. Will you use my furniture and accessories? Stage in Style will use your furniture and accessories if possible. It's up to you and your budget. We try to keep the cost as low as we can. We will not ask you to purchase furnishings in order to stage your home, unless you would like to buy pieces you can take to your new home. When needed, we will bring in accessories from our inventory to complete the look for open houses and showings. Also, if needed, we will rent furniture and accessories for you. When should I call a home stager? You can stage your property at any time. If you are not using a Realtor, you should call a Home Stager for a consultation to determine what needs to be done for each room of your home. If you are handy, you can complete the recommendations from the written evaluation list home stagers leave with you. Then, go ahead and market your property. Staging services are not too expensive if you can't complete the list of don't have the time. If you are planning to list your house with a Realtor, the best time to have your house staged is BEFORE the Realtor assess the home. By presenting your house at its best, you may get a higher listing price from a Realtor because they know the house will be easier to market and sell quicker than an unstaged house. If your house is already listed, it's still important to stage it and have new pictures taken for the MLS or FSBO websites. My realtor gave me tips when he viewed my home. Why should I hire a professional stager? Realtors are specialized in helping your market and sell your home, as well as assist with negotiations and paperwork. This is what they are trained in and are good at. We are certified, professional home stagers and have been trained in the art of home staging. When you need to make your home look its absolute best for showings and photographs, call a home stager. What sets Stage in Style apart from other home staging companies? Stage in Style is dedicated to staging a home to showcase the features and create a home that flows through the entire home. Our home evaluations guide you as to what else needs to be done. We do a detailed walk-through of each room, taking photos and creating diagrams, listing repairs, while also listing what furniture pieces and accessories should be removed or added to complete the room. SIS will also take the after photos of the staged home and create a digital portfolio for you or your Realtor to use for marketing your home. We follow up...we don't walk away If your home hasn't sold 30 days after the home has been staged, we will work with you or your Realtor to determine the reasons why it still hasn't sold. Going this extra mile helps insure that your staged home gets the marketing it needs and that the photos on the MLS or FSBO sites maximize the saleability of the home.

E-mail wendy@stageinstyle.ca for all your staging questions.