Tips for Preparing Your Home For Sale
The Art and Science Behind Home Staging a Naperville Property
Staging a home can be a crucial selling point when it comes to marketing a property. But, it’s more than just a pretty photo representing the home that makes it marketable. In fact, home staging is NOT about the “pretty photo” at all, it’s a combination of art, science, creativity, and psychology that connects the home…
Read MoreHow to Stage a Property During the Winter Market
Here in the Chicago area winter can be brutal, especially when it comes to buying and selling real estate. While this is considered the slow season for the market, it can be a crucial time for a home seller to sell quickly. According to an article from Realtor.com, “in the winter, there are fewer homes…
Read MoreHow 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 MoreMixing Patterns Helps Showcase a Naperville Home
To begin using patterned elements inside a room it’s important to start small. Rather than utilizing bold, graphic, eye-catching prints that can be a bit overwhelming in a property for sale, here at Chicagoland Home Staging we pair designs with similar colors to set the tone of the room. When pulling inventory for a staging day,…
Read More4 Ways to Stage an Office Space in Your Naperville Home
The number of people who want to work from home or remotely has grown significantly in the last few years, making an office space inside the property an important room to highlight in a home for sale. In a recent report from FlexJobs, there are now 3.9 million Americans or 2.9% of the total US workforce who…
Read MoreBudget-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…
Read More5 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…
Read More5 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…
Read MoreHow 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…
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…
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