Staged by Design Blog

I was interviewed by Joe Doman of Re/Max Gateway, on the benefits of Home
Staging. This video is second in a series of three.

http://youtu.be/DQFyDlmDqn4 

My company stages homes throughout Northern Virginia. It is not uncommon to encounter the same floor plan time and again. What is uncommon is to stage almost the same floor plan with almost identical home owner situations.

My company staged a lovely single family home in Selma Estates in Leesburg last year. I initially provided the home owners with a staging consultation as they had lovely furniture, very little artwork on the walls. Their Living Room was also empty, and their Master Bedroom sitting area was in need of a few occasional tables. The owners would be living in the home while it was on the market. The plan we created included de-cluttering and minor re-arranging, (such as moving a cream colored couch from the basement to the Living Room) as well as proposal to stage the home with furniture for the Living Room and Master Sitting Room and artwork and accessories throughout.

The second home was located in Ashburn, Virginia in the Villages of Waxpool. The situation was eerily similar. I provided an initial staging consultation as the owners intended to remain in the home while it was on the market. They ultimately decided to move out prior to listing, and the staging plan from the consultation indicated what furniture should stay and what should go. However, they still had an empty Living Room and empty Master Bedroom sitting room, along with no artwork and very little accessories. Again, we provided a proposal for bringing furniture, artwork and accessories.

The photos below show the same floor plan and both home’s before and after photos.

Living Room:

Leesburg Living Room Before

Leesburg Living Room After

Ashburn Living Room Before

Ashburn Living Room After

1029 Cup Leaf Holly Court
Great Falls, VA
Rolling Holly

Staged by Design is pleased to report that this wonderful home has sold in less than three weeks! It received 48 showings in 20 days, which indicates that the Staging did exactly what it was intended to; create interest online to entice buyers to view the home, and encourage multiple offers, which is exactly what happened. Read More

Our team recently completed Staging this amazing home in McLean, Virginia and it has just been listed! We had a huge crew of 4 movers and 5 Stagers to assist this home owner in preparing her home for sale, as well as downsizing for the upcoming move. Working amongst the most luxurious of furnishings, this project was a complete pleasure from start to finish.

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Such a comfortable space.

Staged by Design recently Staged this lovely vacant town home in Reston. We made recommendations for upgrading fixtures and lighting prior to Staging to create a more current look. We utilized rental furniture, but provided all the accessories, artwork and linens. Knowing that the home would appeal to first time home buyers, we used transitional to contemporary furnishings to really make this property shine. We are pleased to report that this home had a ratified contract after only 5 days. Staging works! Read More