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Naperville Home Staging Success Tips #250-255
This large, (5,055 sq. ft.) house in the affluent, Chicago suburb of Naperville, ILL is a grand home. With 5 bedrooms and 5 1/2 baths the 1992 construction offers a lot of space, with airy rooms and beautiful “park-like” views. It’s a relatively young house, and was in good condition when we arrived to stage it for…
Read MoreStaged Downers Grove Home Sold in 1 Day!
We recently staged a newly constructed home in Downers Grove. We like the community of Downers Grove. Everybody does. Located a mere 22 miles west of Chicago, it’s a thriving suburb that has been ranked – #8 in America’s Friendliest Towns (Forbes Magazine) #5 in its Best Places for a Healthy Retirement list (CNN) #2…
Read MoreAppreciating What You’ve Got!
The most compelling reason to own a home has always been the appreciation. As in asset appreciation. But when you’re dealing with an older home, there are other assets – architecture, character, other initially incomprehensible renovations – to appreciate. When you go to sell this home, you will want not only appreciate all of those quirks…
Read MoreHappy Home Staging Results in Wheaton, IL
After 210 days on the market without an offer, the homeowners called in Chicagoland Home Staging to work their magic. Within 5 days of the completed staging, there was an offer and the property closed 38 days later. Problem solved. This is a small house that was a complete rehab by one of our regular…
Read MoreHome Staging Chicago’s Western Suburbs – A Single Color Palette
At Chicagoland Home Staging we tend to use a single color palette for the whole house. This design tactic unifies the space, making a statement that is cohesive. It affords a sense of connectedness and order that most buyers dream of having in their next home. A single color palette, by being less interruptive, tends…
Read MoreSold in 5 days! Staged Naperville townhome races off the market!
Following staging, this Naperville townhome sold in 5 days. Home staging in Chicago’s Western suburbs often produces terrific results. Why would a staging design make such a difference? It is not that the occupant had done anything wrong with their design. They had a nice, solid,wood table, white chairs by the window, allowing for good light,…
Read MoreHome Staging Demonstrates Highest and Best Use
Of the many statistically proven reasons to stage your home for sale, the most compelling is a fundamental real estate principle – highest and best use. How you live in your home may be comfortable and practical, but that does not always sync up with the target buyer’s dream home, and how they see themselves…
Read MoreOccupied home staging by Chicagoland turns everyday into GOTTA HAVE!
When we talk to people about our home staging business here in Chicagoland, everyone always thinks that it’s just about vacant homes. Occupied homes need love (and help) too. By bringing in one of our professionals, we are able to turn an average home into one that is a showstopper, often for less than you…
Read MoreWhat you’ve got only better. Home Staging in Chicagoland.
When you are ready to put your home on the market, in order to maximize your return on investment it is best to consult a professional home stager, like us at Chicagoland Home Staging. In one of our recent projects, the seller had a large home that was occupied. While some of the pieces in…
Read MoreHome Staging Tips: Furniture doesn’t belong shoved up against the walls.
As a professional Chicagoland Home Stager, it always amuses me that buyers have a difficult time understanding that furniture “floating” in the room can be a great option for open concept floor plans. Never the less, in many, if not most, cases while buyers say that they love the open concept homes, they just don’t…
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