To Stage or Not To Stage

Vacant homes....let us think about those words for a moment.  The word vacant means empty, void, blank.  If you are a buyer looking on line for homes you want to go see, is a vacant home something that may appeal to you? NO, the home that will appeal to you is something that has style, it grabs your attention through its features and details it has and how it is presented to you.

Staging a vacant home can not only grab the buyers attention, but will sell the home faster. 

Here are a few before and after photos of a recent vacant staging we did in Hampton, NH.
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As you can see by adding furniture and some accessories to a vacant home it helps to add style and warmth to the space.  This helps the buyer to visualize living in the home, helps them fall in love with different features that by staging has brought to their attention. 

This is a wonderful cape style home for sale in Hampton, NH about 3 miles from Hampton Beach.  It has an open floor plan with a spacious kitchen that has a corner gas fireplace for cozy family dinners.

  

                                                                   

Olioboard Heaven

Have you used Olioboards yet?  Well what are you waiting for!  If you are a Interior Decorator, Redesigner, Home Stager or just someone who loves decorating their home or their friends and family's spaces then http://www.olioboards.com/  is the place for you! 

What are Olioboards you ask? Great question...

Olioboards are mood boards that you can create on their website for free.  Yep you heard it right, for free!  It is perfect for Designers who put proposals together for clients or anyone who loves interior decorating. Once you create an account you then create a profile for yourself or your company.  They also have community boards where you can see what others are creating and you can follow your favorites. 

Click create Olioboard and that is when the fun begins! The boards are created by dragging and dropping your selections on to your Olioboard. You can upload your own photos of furniture, rugs and accessories if you want or choose from the large library of items they have available. The accessories, lighting, furniture, rugs and much more also have links to the store where the item is sold.  I usually begin with what space I'm working with for example let's say a dining room, I find my 3D set for my background and start finding my furniture and accessories.  Here is an example of a dining room Olioboard I did..

                               

Here are a few more I've done for clients, fun or Olioboard contests they run.

                                 

                                

This one was for a contest for a nursery, isn't it cute!  It almost makes me wish I had a baby again...

                                   

                                    

So if you haven't tried Olioboards yet give it a try and have fun decorating!