Chicagoland Vacant Home Staging – Before and After Pictures
Staging A Vacant in Naperville
One of our most fun projects lately was staging a vacant in Naperville, IL. The lot had been empty for years. Though new builds in Naperville sell well, no-one had imagined how to fit a spacious home on it. Until now. Now we have a beautiful, spacious home, with windows cleverly placed so that each…
Read MoreHome Staging Conundrum
We know this story well in the home staging world. We hear it time and again. An affluent couple buys a house. They make it their own, with their favorite antiques, lighting fixtures and colors. They love it. Then they have to move. They take their furniture and the house looks odd empty, no sense…
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 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 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…
Read MoreEven Naperville home builders need professional staging
While it is true that home buyers often prefer new construction in Lemont, it isn’t necessarily true that that new home smell will always sell itself. Sometimes even home builders need the help of professional staging. Home Builders Utilize Home Staging in Inventory Specs Large Lemont home builders will frequently stage the models in master…
Read MoreWhy we love Naperville and Chicagoland Real Estate Investors!
Naperville and Chicagoland real estate investors are great partners for Chicagoland Home Staging. Because the fix and flip investor understands that it isn’t the money you spend but the money you keep on each real estate transaction, they understand the importance of creating a marketable product that potential buyers will love. Creating a marketable product…
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