Budget-Friendly Home Staging Tips to Maximize Curb Appeal

When is the last time you stood at the curb of your home and studied the property from street view? Is your house’s exterior covered in mildew? Maybe the listing has been dwarfed by overgrown bushes and trees? Or the front door has been faded and chipped by past storms? By spending some time in…

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5 Spring Cleaning Tasks to Get Your Naperville Home Ready for Sale

As warmer weather is upon us and old man winter melts away in the Naperville area, it’s time to assess your cleaning routine. Spring cleaning is the practice of thoroughly cleaning a house in the springtime. Here are five spring cleaning tips to tackle before putting your home on the market.  Schedule Time to Declutter The single most…

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5 Home Staging Tips to Get Ready for the Naperville Spring Real Estate Market

Are you noticing signs of life returning to your yard, neighboring garden or park? As the flowers blossom, it’s a reassuring reminder that new beginnings are around the corner, especially in real estate. The warmer temperatures will have many homeowners flirting with the idea of listing their home on the real estate market, so competition…

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What’s On Trend | How to Choose the Right Seating for Your Home

Time to kick off those shoes and have a seat. But, which would prefer to sit on a couch, accent chair or ottoman? Each has its importance when furnishing a room and can spruce up a conversation area in a living room, family room, master bedroom, even an office. While these items are staples in…

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2017 NAR Home Staging Profile: 4 Noteworthy Statistics for Naperville Home Sellers

The National Association of Realtors® recently released its 2017 Profile of Home Staging surveying nearly 2000 Realtors®. The report suggests that 62-percent of Realtors® have found their new secret weapon when selling homes by utilizing the home staging process. More than half of Realtors® surveyed reveal home staging decreases the amount of time on the market. Why…

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How to Stage an Inviting Kitchen Naperville Homebuyers Will Love

As a home stager one of the obstacles we face is creating a memorable scene that’s emotional enough for a homebuyer to react by making an offer on the property. We create these “emotional connection points” by strategically accessorizing the property based on a buyer’s demographics and psycho-graphics. By researching whom the potential Naperville homebuyer…

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What do speakers Fred Berns, Sabrina Soto and Margaret Gehr have in common?

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://chsdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Margaret-Gehr-RESACON2017-768×846.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] They all walked the stage of the Milan Ballroom at the M Resort in Las Vegas last week sharing their wisdom to over 400 stagers who had traveled around the…

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Naperville Home Staging Summer Project

naperville staging project living room

We recently finished this Naperville Home Staging project – downtown with only two blocks to the Riverwalk and Centernnial beach, 1 block to the park. This is a prime location in Naperville.  The lush perennials plantings and wrap around porch make this home a true “Honey, Stop The Car!” listing. The home’s position on the lot,…

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