One is often advised to "stage" ones home when putting it on the market to sell. This involves making your property appeal to as many prospective buyers as possible rather than just leaving it how one usually lives. For example this can involve tidying away ornaments etc to make the space look less cluttered, repainting colourful walls in a neutral colour, displaying fresh flowers or using brighter light bulbs amongst other things. The benefit of this work is to hopefully sell the property quicker and at a better price.
Some benefits of staging your home include:
Home staging can be difficult to achieve. You are more focused at what other people will like, instead of your own taste. Here is a website with great tips on home staging. Good luck! http://www.hgtv.com/real-estate/30-cant-miss-staging-tips/index.html
If you are serious about careers in the home decor business, consider some college courses first. These will give you a strong background. Then your choices might be interior design, home staging, party staging, painting and wall papering.
Home Staging is a unregulated field, so Home Staging "schools" can not be accredited. See an News Article on my website regarding this, http://www.alldecorhs.com/article_buyers_beware.html I am a CSP (Certified Staging Professional) and I highly recommend CSP, they offer a great course and on-going support. As with any large purchase, I would do some research and speak to graduates of the Home Staging program you are interested in taking (may it be Haverhill, or any other program). GOOD LUCK Nancy Hoag ALLDECOR Home Staging, Toronto
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Carolyn May of Bella Designs Home Staging and Home Enhancement, www.bella-design.net, says "I am not sure how many home stagers are in Orange County but I do know that my company, Bella Designs offers professional home staging services, as well as education programs on home staging. Please visit my website at www.bella-design.net. Thanks." Carolyn May
One might contact their local college/community college for information regarding the availability of home staging courses. One might also talk to local realtors for information regarding home staging courses.
Haverhill is a company that offered an accredited home staging course in an unregulated field. This means that once you complete the course, you can show that you did in fact take home staging training however it might not mean very much.Currently there are a number of different institutions (and I use the term loosely) as well as individuals who offer home staging courses. Most of the time, as with the CSP and ASP organizations, students are trained by professionals with vast amounts of experience in the home staging field. In regards to Haverhill, having known a few people who took the course with mixed results and then not being hired afterwards - this course is, in my opinion, given way too much hype.Home Staging is a unregulated field, so Home Staging "schools" can not be accredited. See an News Article on my website regarding this, http://www.alldecorhs.com/article_buyers_beware.html I am a CSP (Certified Staging Professional) and I highly recommend CSP, they offer a great course and on-going support. As with any large purchase, I would do some research and speak to graduates of the Home Staging program you are interested in taking (may it be Haverhill, or any other program). GOOD LUCK Nancy HoagALLDECOR Home Staging, Toronto
One of the best resources you have when you are buying or selling a home is your realtor. If you are staging a home for video, you may want to ask your realtor for local references.
Canadian Staging Professional have Home Staging training courses throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. The next course in New York is January 9, 2010. Here is a list of their training dates.www.canadianstagingprofessionals.com/t_dates.php Good Luck! Nancy from ALLDECOR Home Staging, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Before we start giving you the best tips and tricks to home staging, letโs discuss what it is first. Home staging is rearranging your home so that potential buyers can imagine themselves living in it. Good home staging should also create a โmoodโ so that potential buyers can see their day-to-day life the way they want to live it take place. If you home stage successfully, you can even increase the asking price by 5% or more, getting back as much or more than you put in into the staging itself. Home staging essentially hides all of the flaws in the home and accentuates all of the best features. It also ensures that the home looks great in photos, as many people are looking at homes virtually before going into them, thanks to the pandemic. Remember, the key is to create a mood that makes people feel as though theyโre home. It can also turn oddly shaped rooms or other design flaws into something that appears useable, making it seem like a bonus to the buyer. Some people do this by hiring companies to stage homes for them, whilst other people take on the project themselves. Ready to sell your house for cash today? Call us today at 901-250-0100.
Virtual Staging is a process of taking a picture or photo of an empty room or rooms and digitally enhancing the picture by placing images of furniture and accessories in the picture. Some Virtual Staging companies will also enhance the picture by fixing bad walls, floors, etc. but this practice is not condoned by most real estate professionals.
Some of the benefits of adding French doors to your home include increased value and a better appearance. They are a great option.