Home Staging Tips for Home Sellers - Creative Home Staging Show

Is this going to be the last Christmas in your home? Are you selling it next year? Home selling can be stressful but you don’t have to do it alone. When your house is staged and looks move-in ready, buyers will flock to your open house to make an offer so you can move into your next house. Let me share how we can work together to make this process easy on you. Mentioned in this episode: Advent Cal...

Enjoy time with family or friends with a winter bucket list. That’s not to say this will be your last winter, but it’s good to have a list of ideas of what you want to do during the holiday season. Do you want to go snow tubing? Maybe listen to live Christmas music? Then make a list and get out there! Here are some ideas to get the creative thinking juices going for winter activity ideas. Mentione...

A stocking is one of the most recognized symbols for Christmas. Did you know the tradition of hanging stockings started with a nobleman named Nicholas in the third century? However, back then houses had fireplaces because that was the only source of heat for the house! Nowadays, not all houses have a fireplace. What do you do if you don’t have a fireplace or a mantel? Let me share 5 unique places...

Fall is my favorite time of year but that also means we need to do some chores around the house to keep it humming smoothly. That’s why I want to share a few household maintenance tips that you should do this time of year.

Home for the holidays but your home isn’t quite up to its potential with your home decor? And you have guests coming over? Maybe it’s time to up your decor game and add a few finishing touches to make your home a bit homey and “adult” like. That’s why I created a home decor gift guide that you can add to your Christmas list (or buy now) as you get your home ready for the holidays. Mentioned in thi...

You know when you start a DIY project, you look up all the steps you need to take. You watch some videos, you look up blog posts, you basically do your research. But how do you know when it’s time to bring in the pros? When do you let them take over? Let me share my ideas and when I had to call in the reinforcements for my projects. Mentioned in this episode: Home Staging and Decorating Service ww...

Halloween is here and your decorations look fantastic! Some of you took the time to put up a lot while others only put up a few things (if any). For those of you who plan to put away those holiday decorations and save it for next year, I want to share some tips on how to best put them away in this week’s episode.

In this week's episode, Home Stager, Kasia McDaniel, talks about three mistakes empty nesters (or people over 60 years old) should avoid when selling their home. If you have lived in your home for 10+ years and now you are moving to downsize this is a great episode. Or if you have aging parents and they need some advice, listen in to avoid making these three empty nester mistakes when selling...

Do you have a home staging or a home decorating question? Maybe you just need some input and are wondering if someone can help you? I recently had these 3 questions from different people and wanted to share my answers with you in this week’s podcast episode. Here are the questions: 1. Will you tell me or suggest to me if I should put a kitchen nook in or use my kitchen space as a dining area also...

If you are selling your house soon and you want to show off all those wonderful renovations you put into your home, you want to listen in to this episode. Over time we made changes to the house whether it was a new concrete parking pad, a new firepit area, a new barn etc. In this week’s episode, I’m going to share what you need to consider tracking and hunting down if you are selling your house so...

Fall is my FAVORITE time of year. The weather is cooler, I can wear my favorite boots, the leaves turn such beautiful colors and my favorite holiday is Halloween. So naturally we go all out for Halloween decorations, food, and favorite things to do in the Fall. I wanted to share a few of my favorite Fall things that will hopefully inspire you to enjoy this cooler weather. Mentioned in this episode...

I recently noticed my very dirty stove and oven and was disgusted by all the baked-on stuff left behind. I don't have a house cleaner...I AM the house cleaner (and mom, after-school activity driver, home stager, scheduler etc). You get the idea. So cleaning is barely done and normally only by me. So when is the last time you cleaned anything? Like really cleaned? This is something you need to...

Bathroom showers have been trending with some interesting ideas that I want to discuss in this week's episode. We can spend a lot of time in the bathroom and the bathroom shower is one of those areas that you just want to feel calming and rejuvenating. If you are remodeling your master bathroom soon, then these are some bathroom shower trends you might want to incorporate into your design. Men...

It’s officially September so I can talk about Halloween! I know you’ve seen some Halloween decor in the stores and with Fall right around the corner, I know you are itching to decorate! My favorite part of Halloween is actually having a Halloween party. That is our family get together with the neighbors and friends. But how do you get started, how big do you even want this to be? Let me share my H...

Home staging can make a great positive impact on selling your home quickly and for top dollar. Some of you may not want to sell it quickly while others want to get more money for your home. Home staging is a way to show off your home to wow buyers and get them to make an offer. Let me share the benefits of home staging in the Moore County, NC area. Mentioned in this episode: Staging Snapshot https...

I recently moved my oldest child into her first apartment. She is a sophomore in college and dorms are not guaranteed after freshman year. So she had to go looking for an apartment off campus and ended up rooming with 3 other girls. To get her ready, I came up with a list of things she should probably need for her first apartment and wanted to share that experience with you in this week’s episode....

Bathroom leaks in the shower can lead to a disaster with black mold under the floor and tile. All the old tile had to be ripped up and now you need to find new tile to replace because you don’t have enough spare pieces and of course, you can’t find the same kind of tile. What do you do? Let me share some steps you need to take when replacing bathroom tile. Mentioned in this episode: Bathroom tile...

Home staging is a marketing tool to help you show off your home and is a great way to get buyers to fall in love with your home. Real estate agents know that home staging will help them get their listings sold faster too. So who should pay for the home staging? Let’s cover some scenarios where home staging was done by different parties and who paid for home staging. Mentioned in this episode: Movi...

Pinehurst, NC is called the Home of American Golf and is known for hosting a number of prestigious golf tournaments including three U.S. Open Championships, one U.S. Women's Open, three U.S. Amateur Championships, one PGA Championship, and the Ryder Cup. A lot of people end up visiting and then moving to this beautiful area. If you are currently living in Pinehurst, NC and selling your home so...

Homeowners are skeptical when it comes to doing something a little bit differently when selling your home. If you've lived in your home for over 10 years, then you may not be aware of home staging as a "thing". Sure you may have seen it on TV or you may have heard others talk about it. But when it comes time to sell your own house, you may wonder, does home staging really work to sel...

You may have heard from realtors that kitchens and baths sell a home. Well, what do we do when our kitchen is not quite up to snuff? Maybe it could use some sprucing up or maybe your kitchen feels small and dark. Let me share 7 things you can do to update your kitchen without spending a fortune. In fact, I’ll give you 7 things that cost under $100 each and you can do over a weekend. Mentioned in t...

Do realtors believe home staging can help their clients? That’s a question I ask when meeting realtors to get their sense when selling a home. And I want to share what I’ve learned over the past few years as I stage homes for both clients and realtors. Mentioned in this episode: PCS Moving Checklist Binder www.etsy.com/shop/willowbrookprintable National Association of Realtors https://www.nar.real...

When selling a home, you expect to see several things. You expect the home to look neat and taken care of. You expect to either see furniture or an empty house. You expect to be able to walk around and see if the flow is right or if it checks all the boxes you need to fit your family. But you may not expect something like virtual staging when looking at online photos. Let’s get into what is virtua...

Moving season is upon us and what better way to get organized than with moving checklists. I am the checklist queen because every one of my moves required a checklist to get organized. It seemed that I created a checklist for each military move but in reality I was repeating the same steps every few years. Some moves had the same lists while other moves had a few extra steps. So I created a PCS mo...

Last week I talked about wall art sources that I use to stage houses and I focused on actual artwork. This week, I want to talk about things to hang on your walls that aren’t framed art or prints. I have 18 items to share so let’s get started. Mentioned in this episode: Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/WillowBrookPrintable Gray wall color...the new beige https://bluediamondstaginganddesign.com/...