Atlanta Georgia Home Staging

This Atlanta Home Staging Company, Georgia Interior Solutions, has the expertise and experience to help showcase your home and/or listing so that it stands out from the others on the market. With years of experience and a massive inventory designed to compliment any style home, we implement solutions that draw the buyer in and allow them to emotionally connect with the home.

Tips for Preparing Your Home For the Market

It's likely that most sellers know of the importance of the three C's (clutter, clean and curb appeal) when preparing their home for the market.  These three things will always play an important role when it comes to getting a house show-ready.

However, there are three R's (re-arrange, resist and refresh) that you can help take your efforts a notch up and truly help set your home apart from the others on the market.

As a professional home stager in Atlanta, here are a few things I share with my occupied homeowners I work with:

  • Rearrange - Showcase the features as well as the "real estate" the room has to offer. Arrange the furniture so that it helps draw the buyers eye to the features. When rearranging, consider what pieces could either be removed entirely or moved so that it creates more visual real estate.
  • Resist - Resist the urge to show-off the collectibles. When selling a home, it's not about the treasures you've collected. In fact, leaving collectibles can actually be a distraction.
  • Refresh - Minor changes with big rewards. Here are a few: change the knobs in the kitchen; change the faucets in the bathroom, recaulk around the bathtubs and change out the toilet seat.

The biggest challenge most homeowners have to contend with is figuring out how best to re-arrange the furniture. My advice, try a bunch of different scenarios, but keep in mind that you want to open up as much space as possible without looking too minimal.

If you need the advice of a professional home staging company in Atlanta, feel free to contact us to arrange an appointment.

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Kathy Nielsen RESA National Board Member of the Year

 

 

About the Author: Kathy Nielsen, a RESA 2010 Home Stager of the Year Finalists is  a nationally recognized leader within the home staging industry, offers affordable home staging solutions to help sell your home more quickly.  Kathy can be reached via email at info@homestagingatlanta.com or by phone at 678 522 8392.  Their Atlanta Home Staging services offer a variety of options to accommodate all budgets. To view examples of their before and after pictures, visit their portfolio at Home Staging Atlanta Gallery.

 

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9 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • January 19 2010 07:35AM

Cheap and Easy Tips to Showcase Your Kitchen

 

Cheap and Easy Tips To Showcase Your Kitchen -  Brought to you by your friendly Atlanta Home Stager!


How important is the kitchen when selling your home? Ask any buyer and you're bound to hear that the kitchen is one of the most important rooms. Why? Buyers know that they will be spending a considerable amount of time in the kitchen; whether it's cooking the meals or entertaining, the kitchen will no doubt get a lot of activity.

The good news is that there are some very affordable to no-cost solutions that any seller can implement.


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Tip #1: If you don't use it, lose it.  Counter top space is important to a buyer. As a result, you want to create as much 'visual real estate' as possible.  An easy solution is to remove those items that are NOT used on a daily basis.  Mixers are a great example.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip #2: Add some light.  

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Well sure, you could add a lamp shade to your head but... not quite sure how effective that will be. Instead, try placing a small lamp to your counter top as it will help warm up the space.

 

 

 

 

Cleaning supplies  Tip #3:  Clean. And then clean some more.

 

  It's simply amazing how a little cleaning can go such a long way. Not only will the kitchen shine

  it will smell clean as well.  Yup, another simple tasks that anyone can implement.

  P.S. Those are scouring pads and not pieces of coal. Just sayin (smile).

 

 

 

 

Tip #4: Organize your cupboards. Trust me, buyers will be opening your cupboards and with reason.  A neat and organized cabinet will allow the prospective buyers to see how much space they'll have.

Tip #5: Give your cabinets an instant facelift with new knobs and drawer pulls. You're going to be amazed at how big a transformation this will have on your kitchen.  Now... do yourself a favor and shop around for the best price. Check the internet, flyers, etc... to find any sales.

 

If you missed my previous post on How to Showcase Your Bathroom for Less than $100.00 just click on that link and you'll be taken directly there.

 

 

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Kathy Nielsen RESA National Board Member of the Year

 

 

About the Author: Kathy Nielsen, a RESA 2010 Home Stager of the Year Finalists is  a nationally recognized leader within the home staging industry, offers affordable home staging solutions to help sell your home more quickly.  Kathy can be reached via email at info@homestagingatlanta.com or by phone at 678 522 8392.  Their Atlanta Home Staging services offer a variety of options to accommodate all budgets. To view examples of their before and after pictures, visit their portfolio at Home Staging Atlanta Gallery.

 

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18 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • November 10 2009 06:25PM

How to Transform a House into a Home

How to Transform a House into a Home

Back in January, I had an opportunity to partner with an investor.  Little did I know at the time, I was one of 5 stagers being interviewed. This investor was looking for a partner; someone that he could seek additional insight into the changes he should make to each of his flips.  Although he was a prospect, I willingly gave him advice as to what changes would provide the biggest return. In other words (and these are his words, not mine), I treated him as a customer before he even signed on the dotted line.  The end result - I secured his business.  

In March he called me in again on a new home he had just purchased in Kennesaw, Georgia. By the way, the first home we did together sold in 6 days. As for the home in Kennesaw -  it was another investment property and the house needed some work.  Here's what I had the pleasure of helping him with:

 

  • Color of the hardwood flooring
  • Color for the walls throughout the home
  • Selection of the countertop for the kitchen
  • Color of the exterior of the home (including shutters)
As you can see in the before & after pictures below, the changes made a big difference.

 

Here is the before & after picture of the kitchen.  

Home Staging Before & After Pictures

Here is the living room (before & after):

 

Home Staging Before & After Pictures

Transforming a house into a home can be easily accomplished with a well thought out plan.  Here are some suggestions:

 

  • Flooring - Consider using hardwood flooring when possible as it can add instant warmth. 
  • Wall color - Don't go white as it can be too stark.  Instead, choose a color that has a beige tint.
  • Countertops - Based on the wall color, you've got a perfect opportunity to add more warmth by selecting a pattern with some earth tones.  In this case, we made the decision to keep the existing cupboards, matched up the hardwood and chose a countertop that would compliment both.

 

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Georgia Interior Solutions (GIS), LLC is Atlanta Georgia's Premier Home Staging Provider.  Owner and Real Estate Staging Expert, Kathy Nielsen has appeared on the pages of Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Home Improvement; Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.  You can also see one of her staged homes on HGTV's hit show Sleep On It.

With their extensive home staging portfolio, you'll quickly learn that they have the experience and knowledge on what it takes to make your home and/or listing appeal to the prospective buyers.  Contact them today for your free no-obligation appointment:  678 522 8392

 

 

 

 

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Kathy Nielsen RESA National Board Member of the Year

 

 

About the Author: Kathy Nielsen, a RESA 2010 Home Stager of the Year Finalists is  a nationally recognized leader within the home staging industry, offers affordable home staging solutions to help sell your home more quickly.  Kathy can be reached via email at info@homestagingatlanta.com or by phone at 678 522 8392.  Their Atlanta Home Staging services offer a variety of options to accommodate all budgets. To view examples of their before and after pictures, visit their portfolio at Home Staging Atlanta Gallery.

 

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14 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • June 01 2009 10:03AM