Home Staging Blog

The Kris Berger Group sold this home for 2.6 Mil under contract within 30 days after we were through with it! The homebuyers and REALTOR brought the Chicagoland Home Staging designers in to create a space that every home seeker could see themselves living in. Here’s what we did to transform this space to show that "luxury can be lived in".

Today’s real estate market is highly competitive, making it more important than ever, that every listing utilizes home staging to have a winning edge while selling for top dollar. Chicagoland Home Staging provides that edge with our vacant staging services, allowing us to attract buyers interested in presenting our client’s with the biggest return on…

As home staging professionals, much of what we do depends on what’s happening in the Chicagoland real estate market. Right now we are seeing a lot of new home construction, which makes for exciting designs that push the boundaries of what we’ve done before. An estimated 811,000 new homes were sold in 2020 and new homes are expected to continue trending for most of 2021.

Now more than ever, we need to love the space we call home– as we continue to utilize our house as an escape from the dangers of the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. A fresh perspective can be just what the doctor ordered to fall in love with your home again after being stuck inside spending the…

Our year-end review of top staging tips for 2020 was so interesting that we decided to do another one, this time with our most-engaging content from online. We were humbled to see that many of our top posts were ones featuring our wonderful team and their achievements. Of course, a few of our standout designs got a lot of love too!

At Chicagoland Home Staging we come across all different properties the can benefit from home staging. Every property we prepare for sale has a unique set of circumstances including a recent house we staged on Grove Avenue in Western Springs. This new construction property complete with 6-bedrooms and 5.5-baths has 3-levels of custom finishes just…

One of the biggest questions people are asking today is, "why use home staging in such a hot market?" In 2020, 41% of sellers who used a real estate agent found their agents through a referral by friends or family (National Association of Realtors). As a listing agent, successful REALTORS have the advantage when it comes to word of mouth referrals who have built their brand and referral network.

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…

We’ve reached the end of a pivotal year not only in our home staging business, but the entire world has underwent a transformation — altering life as we knew it. The word “home” took on a whole new meaning during lockdown, as we were forced to find room in our homes for offices, school lessons,…