Home Staging Blog

Despite the chill in the air, the real estate market continues to heat up in the Greater Chicago area, and in fact across the country. Residential sales and prices in our area saw big gains last month with the biggest spike in home sales since September 2013, according to data from trade group Illinois Realtors…

Interested to see what it takes to sell a $3.2 million dollar home in just 10 days? Here's a look at our recent Hinsdale vacant home staged with modern white furnishings for a simplistic design.

Most homes sell faster and for more money when they are marketed properly. Every successful product has a marketing strategy behind its visibility, so why not your house, too?  It’s a way bigger transaction than let’s say buying a Coke and their marketing budget for 2019 was over $4 billion! When you consider selling a…

The Chicagoland Home Staging team had the pleasure of staging two homes presented in this year's Cavalcade of Homes tour in the Chicago area. The first is a modern theme in the Kings Court of Naperville and the second is a softer setting in the Riteway Builders of Glen Ellyn.

If you’re planning on selling your home this fall, you’re in the perfect position to get over asking, that is if you stage first! According to a recent housing market report, Chicago home prices are on the rise due to a very tight supply from the coronavirus crisis and a recent rise in showings. More…

Behr, an exclusive paint line at Home Depot, recently announced its color trends palette for next year — hues ready to evoke emotion. From warm-toned neutrals to bright, cheerful hues, this palette was composed to “elevate comfort” into each room of your home. The paint company took note that people are spending more time at…

Especially in these stressful times, buyers are looking to create a soothing space for themselves. As fall 2020 approaches, homebuyers are looking to find their quiet place to "cocoon" this winter. Buyers are looking for properties they can visualize to fits their needs in response to health concerns and as working from home extends. Here's our insight into how we'll create a mood of respite and relaxation within your property that brings out the imagination of the homebuyer this fall 2020.

That's why we always prefer our staged homes be set at a clean slate - completely vacant of all furniture. This gives us to canvas to design each room and maximize the selling point of each space. We then sculpt areas in the room with significant focal points and buyer walking traffic, while minimizing less desirable attributes, and enhancing show-stopping features. As a demonstration in the live market today, here are two before and afters of beautifully vacant staged rooms we crafted for maximized results. We'll show you how these vacant homes went from listed to sold quickly when paired with our science of design staging.

As you are looking to attract buyers to your space, have you considered the latest trends of green interior design colors? According to 1stdibs's annual interior designer trends survey, which polled more than 700 interior designers around the globe, people are craving greens right now!