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How to Stage a Bookcase Like a Pro
While built-in bookcases, shelves and storage can be a highlight of a room, these surfaces can easily accumulate clutter overtime, leaving a homebuyer feeling overwhelmed when touring the property. Here at Chicagoland Home Staging, we don’t want the homebuyer caught up looking at what’s displayed on the shelves, rather we want them to feel comfortable…
Read More[Before + After] Cottage Style Home Staged in Burr Ridge
We recently had the opportunity to stage an affordable Burr Ridge Illinois home for our client, who needed an amazing home staging transformation to show off the property’s value. Here at Chicagoland Home Staging we were excited to highlight the positive features of the home, including it’s amazing views looking out over a valley of trees and…
Read MoreNaperville Home Staging Summer Project
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,…
Read MoreDesigner Lighting Impacts Renovation With Great Reward!
For years, we have been assuring home owners that a key upgrade when competing with new construction is designer lighting. Once you have recessed “pots” (they’re called by the pros) you have a hidden advantage: the overall ability to see what’s in each room is greatly enhanced. Plus,it is one of the many big differentiators of…
Read MoreDowners Grove Home With “Scenic View of Airstrip”
You see RVs in peoples’ driveway. Boats, too. Why not a private plane? Especially when you live on a private airstrip, your plane is your car? We could have taken the airplane motif and played it out with airplane accessories and art, but as they say in the Midwest, that would be like “Clown Pants”. Instead, we focused on…
Read MoreMaple MakeOver Needed A More General Personal Style
Sometimes a home is nice, with all the basics covered, but it may not photograph well. Since we all reach for Google when starting any kind of search today, every house listed for sale needs a personality and a warm welcome to stand out. This might seem a conundrum: stagers are always telling home owners to remove…
Read MoreHome Staging Before And After Photos From West Chicago
When I need design inspiration I go to Home Staging Before And After Photos. I love seeing the magic my fellow staging professionals can create. And so, in that spirit, I’m going to share a recent project in West Chicago. We wanted to bring out the brick fireplace and yet suggest Spring. The blue teal accents…
Read MoreSt. Charles Staging Pulls Together Eclectic Decor
You can tell this going to be a cheerful house. The exterior is reminiscent of Storybook style, or as it’s often known Hollywood Whimsy, where the curved, steep gables evoke a Hansel and Gretel feel. Usually these houses are mostly Tudor but with a couple of idiosyncratic, fun other elements. When we were invited to stage the…
Read MoreNaperville Home Staging Gig Goes Younger and Brighter
This Naperville home staging project was a house we knew well. We had staged it when the owner still lived there, and once they moved out, we came back in with our own furniture and accessories. It is a large house, located in a part of downtown Naperville where the lots tend to be smaller. The…
Read More2015 NAR Home Staging Profile
The National Association of Realtors released its 2015 Profile of Home Staging recently. 2300 realtors participated from throughout the United States. The results have caused some home stagers to be thrilled and others to scratch their heads. Here are the results we thought were the most interesting. The full report can found here. Most people…
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