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Must-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…
Read MoreStaged and Sold for Over $15k in Westmont
The team at Chicagoland Home Staging did it again, as their staging plan helps get a listing staged and sold for more money. This 5-bedroom property situated on Scott Court in Westmont, sold for $865,000, exactly $16,000 above asking price! We’re thrilled to see our clients receive such a spectacular return on their investment,…
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…
Read MoreHome Staging Works: Nearly 1-Million Dollar Home Sold in 1 Day
This Georgian style home in Hinsdale needed a more sophisticated, light and bright upgrade that only the Chicagoland Home Staging team could provide. The red brick home on Ravine Road blends original details with contemporary interior design. Our team came up with a plan to combine the two styles with chic, neutral furnishings that…
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