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The Power of Color in Vacant Staging: How to Create a Cohesive Look
Vacant home staging is an essential aspect of the home selling process particularly in the Chicagoland area. This service that our team provides helps potential buyers envision themselves living in the space, as well as, helps them understand the property’s layout and potential. Our vacant home staging process develops an emotional connection between the buyer…
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 More5 Home Staging Questions Real Estate Agents Always Ask
Home staging has become an essential part of the real estate process, as it can help to sell a property more quickly and for a higher price. Real estate agents are at the forefront of the home selling process and are often the ones who recommend staging to their clients, but many times, have questions…
Read MoreMust-Do Home Staging Tips from Our Experts
At Chicagoland Home Staging we view home staging as the art of preparing a property for sale by highlighting its best features and create a lifestyle that will appeal to potential buyers. Whether you’re selling a small apartment or a luxurious mansion, home staging can make a huge difference in how quickly you sell and…
Read More5 Mistakes That Make Your Home Look Cluttered
Before putting a property on the market, oftentimes Chicagoland home staging will recommend decluttering the home, removing nearly 80-percent of a home seller’s belongings to ensure a clean, organized space prior to listing. Our team explains to sellers it’s important to start packing up belongings not needed or in-use while the home is on the…
Read MoreBest of 2022 Home Staging Tips from Chicagoland Home Staging
As we countdown to a new year, our team here at Chicagoland Home Staging wanted to share some of our best home staging tips when preparing a property for sale. We take pride in producing valuable content to help real estate agents and home sellers understand how to get the maximum return on their investment…
Read MoreAvoid Distracting Home Buyers This Holiday Season
It’s that time of year again, when your neighborhood, maybe even your home turns into a festive display of holiday décor, but there is a fine line between tasteful and cluttered. Greeting buyers to a home for sale covered in holiday decor with a life-size bloody Frankenstein, bats flying above and a dreary cemetery in…
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 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…
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