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Staging a Historic Home: Preserving Charm While Highlighting Modern Amenities
Staging a historic home poses a unique challenge of blending its timeless charm with the desire for modern amenities. It’s essential to strike a delicate balance that preserves the historical character while showcasing the convenience and comfort of contemporary living. Here at Chicagoland Home Staging we recently had the opportunity to stage one of Geneva’s…
Read More5 Ways to Create a Luxe Look for Less
Here at Chicagoland Home Staging, our responsibility is to create a luxurious space that will fit the lifestyle of the home buyer, while still being budget-friendly for our clients, the home seller. There is a delicate balance to showcasing a luxe look for less, here are five ways to add some luxury to your everyday…
Read MoreHow to Stage a Small Space for Big Impact
At Chicagoland Home Staging we come across all different properties the can benefit from home staging. Every property we prepare for sale has a unique set of circumstances including this property we staged on Grove Avenue in Western Springs. This was a new construction property complete with 6-bedrooms and 5.5-baths has 3-levels of custom finishes…
Read More3 Home Staging Tips for a Contemporary Home
When it comes time to stage a contemporary home, this style evolves based on the trends that are here and now. This unique home staging style can borrow from several periods, which makes it appear upscale, timeless and classy. Today’s contemporary design relies on neutral colors, simplicity, and sleekness. Materials like metal and glass are…
Read MoreWhat are you selling anyway? This is prime real estate.
When it comes to kitchens, sellers are often confused when we tell them to take down objects that are over the cabinets. Usually they consist of fake plants, bits of pottery, or collections – all of which are typically covered in layers of dust. Even when they are clean, exceptionally interesting or beautiful they often…
Read MoreHow to Streamline a Property When Selling
When it comes time to sell a property, it’s important to plan ahead and take the time you need to make smart decisions that will leave you feeling less stressed on the market. A major part of that decision making is “what items will stay and what items will go in the home” to create…
Read MoreA Hamptons Styled Home Comes to Hinsdale on Cleveland Road
Settled on a quiet cul-de-sac on almost a half-acre, this sophisticated shingle-style residence was built by award-winning Tiburon Homes in 2009. This 6-bedroom, 7-bath property is over 8,000 square feet situated on a four-level floor plan that facilitates contemporary family living with incredible accessibility to the outdoors. When placing a luxury property on the market,…
Read MoreCoffee Table Decor Ideas to Refresh Your Space
A coffee table is a central element in both the living room and family room design. This is where you have to opportunity to add interest, texture and set a mood. A coffee table allows a home stager to define exactly who the target buyer is for the home by utilizing personable accessories that make…
Read MoreChicagoland Home Staging Tip: Update Light Fixtures
When preparing a Chicagoland home for sale, one of our home staging professionals may recommend that you change out light fixtures. If the fixtures are brass, very old, in poor condition, or overly personal swapping them out for more modern fixtures can instantly transform a space. Often times we’ll hear the excuse of how expensive…
Read More5 Must-Do Summer Home Staging Tips to Sell Your Home
Summer is here, and of course can be a hectic few months — schools out, vacations are scheduled and many just want to enjoy the great outdoors, rather than maintaining a property for sale on the market. Despite busy schedules, now is the time to take advantage of the market before it shifts by hiring…
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