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Staging to Sell, The Art of furniture placement
Posted on August 25, 2011 by pamstages in Design, Home Staging, Home Staging to sell, Interior design, Real Estate, Seattle Staging.Staging is not just pulling grandma’s couch out of the basement and putting it in the living room so the room isn’t empty. “Of course, I know that” you say, but it’s surprising how many times I have been called to look at a home that has been on the market for 30 days or […]
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Staging
Posted on August 23, 2011 by pamstages in Design, Home Staging, Home Staging to sell, Interior design, Real Estate, Seattle Staging.I just woke up from a dream that I had to write a story (probably because day after tomorrow I am getting new videos made and I went to bed without writing the scripts). In the dream I was given the basic details, it was a fantasy with fairies who lived in beautiful woods. I was given the […]
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The Glamour of Staging LOL!
Posted on August 11, 2011 by pamstages in Design, Home Staging, Home Staging to sell, Interior design, Real Estate, Seattle Staging.Here’s the scenario: I’m in Target, it’s 8:30 they close in a half an hour and I need 12 bed pillows, bedding for a queen bed that will go with the artwork and lamps I have in the warehouse, towels for 3 bathrooms, rugs oh and I’m out of faux fruit. I’m figuring out how […]
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ABC’s of Staging, Starting with A
Posted on August 8, 2011 by pamstages in Design, Home Staging, Home Staging to sell, Interior design, Real Estate, Seattle Staging.When preparing your home to go on the market, or when starting any project really, it’s always best to start with “A” for analyze. Stand across the street from your home and take a good hard look. Now the point of this exercise is not to put yourself into a giant case of the shoulds, you know “woh, […]
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When Staging to Sell, C is for Color
Posted on July 27, 2011 by pamstages in Design, Home Staging, Home Staging to sell, Interior design, Real Estate, Seattle Staging.I was going to blog about how to choose a color for the outside of your home but all I can think about is that it’s supposed to be summer here in Seattle and I’m still wearing jeans!! Okay I think I have that out of my system now. With our gray Seattle days I […]
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Home Staging Tips to Sell! B is for Bathrooms
Posted on June 29, 2011 by pamstages in Design, Home Staging, Home Staging to sell, Interior design, Real Estate, Seattle Staging, Social Networking, Uncategorized.Nothing sends a buyer packing faster than a dirty, outdated bathroom. Well, almost nothing, you can beat a dirty bathroom with a home that wafts an aroma of stale cigarette smoke or animal urine, but a bathroom that isn’t spotlessly clean will turn them off every time. I’ve heard stories of buyers that love a […]
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If it smells, it won’t sell!
Posted on November 16, 2010 by pamstages in Design, Home Staging, Home Staging to sell, Real Estate, Seattle Staging, Social Networking, Uncategorized.When you walk in a home that’s for sale and you get knocked in the face with the smell of cat pee, if you’re like most people you turn around and walk out. As my mentor, Barb Schwarz with Stagedhomes.com would say “If you can smell it you can’t sell it!” Even if you don’t have […]
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Staging Tips for Kitchens
Posted on October 19, 2010 by pamstages in Design, Home Staging, Home Staging to sell, Interior design, Real Estate, Seattle Staging, Social Networking.It’s so tempting to put something, ANYTHING on top of the kitchen cabinets when there is space between the top of the cabinet and the ceiling. My tip this week is – don’t go there! We all know that the way we live in our homes and the way we market and sell our homes […]
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Top Tips for Staging to Sell in Seattle-Entry Ways
Posted on October 19, 2010 by pamstages in Design, Home Staging, Home Staging to sell, Interior design, Real Estate, Seattle Staging, Social Networking.Last post I talked about the top tips for poilishing the outside of the home. This week I’ll give you five tips to create an elegant and welcoming entry way for your home. The entry way is a critical area as it’s the first thing the buyer will see when they walk in the door, […]
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5 Tips for Keeping your home Show Ready!
Posted on July 12, 2010 by pamstages in Uncategorized.Reward yourself for your hard work by buying yourself fresh flowers weekly. As a stager I use a lot of silk stems and plants, but nothing beats fresh flowers to brighten the dining room table, your dresser or your bathroom counter!
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