Atlanta Home Staging Company: Georgia: Decatur

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.

Home Staging an Atlanta Home - Before and After Pictures Included

Home Staging an Atlanta Home - Before and After Pictures Included

I love what I do and this past week, I did it three times. I staged a condo in Atlanta, a house in Decatur, and an Atlanta investor property in Atlanta, all in three days. Yes, it was a lot of work but at the same time, exhilarating. 

Here's one of the homes we staged.

This is the living room before picture

LR before home staging

 

Living room after picture:

LR after home staging

Master bedroom before:

Master Bedroom before home staging

 

Master bedroom after:

Master bedroom after home staging

And while Iran Watson (a real estate photographer here in Atlanta) will be taking after pictures of this home, here are two close-ups that I had taken:

Close-up of accessories used in home staging

Close-up of accessories used in home staging

 

Home Staging Atlanta - Kathy Nielsen - 678 522 8392

RESA Professional Stager of the Year - Southern Region 2011

Whether your home is vacant or occupied, this Atlanta Georgia Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen, understands what it takes to sell a home quickly. Her homes have graced the pages of several publications, appeared in TV commercials as well as on HGTV's hit program Sleep On it.

With years of experience and a massive inventory - Kathy makes the perfect choice.

 

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Selling a House is Hard. Selling a Home is Easier

Selling a House is Hard. Selling a Home is Easier

Last month, our Atlanta home staging company de-staged 6 homes and staged 6 new ones. All 12 had one thing in common - they were all vacant homes that were either on the market for a while or were getting ready to list. 

Unfortunately, a vacant listing doesn't always come across as a "home."

Here's why:

 

  • They lack warmth
  • The walls, windows, flooring and ceiling are all that are left to engage the buyer.
  • Buyers have a more difficult time connecting with the home on an emotional level 

 

Here are examples of a home we staged last week:

Living room before being professionally home staged:

Home Staging Atlanta LR Before Home Staging

 

Living room after picture:

Living room after home staging

 

Dining room before home staging:

dining room before home staging

Dining room after:

dining room after home staging

Master bedroom before:

master bedroom before home staging

Master bedroom after

master bedroom after home staging

Close-ups:

Dining room table close-up

Close-up

 

 

Home Staging Atlanta - Kathy Nielsen - 678 522 8392

RESA Professional Stager of the Year - Southern Region 2011

Whether your home is vacant or occupied, this Atlanta Georgia Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen, understands what it takes to sell a home quickly. Her homes have graced the pages of several publications, appeared in TV commercials as well as on HGTV's hit program Sleep On it.

With years of experience and a massive inventory - Kathy makes the perfect choice.

 

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Home Staging Website:  Home Staging Atlanta

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Email:  Kathy@HomeStagingAtlanta.com  

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The Home Staging Process - Before and After Pictures Included

As a professional home stager in Atlanta, Georgia, I'm frequently asked what the home staging process is like. The questions range from "how long does it take?" to, "how do you select the furniture and accessories?." Fair questions, for sure. Before I elaborate on these two questions, it's important to understand that the process will vary by stager. The best advice I can offer is to ensure you ask these questions of the stagers you've reach out to.

As for my answers:

  • How long does it takes to stage? We do it in a day. We typically arrive in the a.m. and leave when the home is completely staged. The amount of hours will depend on the size of the home. 
  • How do you select the furniture and accessories? I gain insight into the demographics of the buyer. Knowing whether they will be young, old, with kids or without kids is important. Next, I match the selection based on the style of the home. A contemporary home will get more contemporary pieces. A traditional home will be matched with traditional furniture and accessories.

The selection of the furniture and accessories is absolutely my favorite part. After deciding on the furniture, and the day before the staging, I'm physically inside my warehouse and hand selecting each of the items. When I make those decision on the accessories, I've also visualized exactly where that piece will go and pack-up, by room. I've found that it makes the physical staging so much easier.

So without further ado, here's my latest Atlanta Home Staging Before and After Pictures:

Here's what the living room looked like as we began the staging process. 

Living room before being professionally home staged

The finished product.

Living room after home staging

Different angle:

Living room after home staging

Kitchen eat-in after being professionally home staged:

Eat-in Kitchen After Home Staging

Kitchen after home staging - By design, we kept this simple.

Kitchen after home staging

A close-up:

Close-up of Atlanta Home Staging Accessory

Home Staging Atlanta - Kathy Nielsen - 678 522 8392

RESA Professional Stager of the Year - Southern Region 2011

Whether your home is vacant or occupied, this Atlanta Georgia Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen, understands what it takes to sell a home quickly. Her homes have graced the pages of several publications, appeared in TV commercials as well as on HGTV's hit program Sleep On it.

With years of experience and a massive inventory - Kathy makes the perfect choice.

 

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Home Staging Website:  Home Staging Atlanta

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Email:  Kathy@HomeStagingAtlanta.com  

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Vacant Home Staging Atlanta - Before & After Pictures

Home Staging Atlanta - Before & After Pictures

A couple of months ago, one of our Atlanta investors that we've been working with for the past 2 years called on us to see three homes he had recently purchased. Two months later, one is still under construction and is going thru some major renovations. The other we staged two weeks ago and received multiple contracts and is under contract. The third home is a home we staged today in Decatur, GA.

As you'll see, the home was vacant and went thru a pretty dramatic change.

Here's the before picture:

Misty Valley Before 2 

Here's the after picture:

Misty Valley After 2 

Another angle:

Misty Valley Before 1 

After Picture:

Misty Valley After 1 

And of course, a close-up for our Home Staging Atlanta website:

Misty Valley Close-up 

Home Staging Atlanta - Kathy Nielsen - 678 522 8392

RESA Professional Stager of the Year - Southern Region 2011

Whether your home is vacant or occupied, this Atlanta Georgia Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen, understands what it takes to sell a home quickly. Her homes have graced the pages of several publications, appeared in TV commercials as well as on HGTV's hit program Sleep On it.

With years of experience and a massive inventory - Kathy makes the perfect choice.

 

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Home Staging Website:  Home Staging Atlanta

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Email:  Kathy@HomeStagingAtlanta.com  

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The Effectiveness of Home Staging

The Effectiveness of Home Staging

I read an interesting blog post this morning written by a Broker/Realtor by the name of Loreena Yeo. In it, she describes a home in Texas that would have a much easier time of getting their desired price if they would only seek the advice of a professional home stager and an agent that believes in the value of staging. You can read the entire post here.  As a professional home stager in Atlanta, Georgia, I couldn't agree more. I've had the great privilege of working with many home sellers and have not only helped them obtain their desired price but also have helped them sell more quickly. 

Case in point, this town home, pictured below, had sat on the market for 2 years. The frustration the homeowners had experienced had reached an all time high. With reason. Two years is an incredibly long time for a home to sit. The agent who had this listing had used us in the past and had recommended that they have the home professionally staged. 

In the initial visit, I entered the home using the buyers-eye. My objective is to try and emulate the same experience the potential buyers were experiencing. In this particular home, I simply wasn't connecting with the home on an emotional level. The home was empty; void of anything that would allow me to envision living here.

After we staged the home, I remember locking the door behind me and knowing with all the certainty in the world that we'd be de-staging this home soon. I was right. The home went under contract in less than 8 weeks after we staged it.

Here's how the home looked before and after:

 

Living Room professionally home staged

 

Vacant Living Room

 

 

   This is what the potential buyers were seeing when they toured the home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

Home Staging Atlanta - Kathy Nielsen - 678 522 8392

RESA Professional Stager of the Year - Southern Region 2011

Whether your home is vacant or occupied, this Atlanta Georgia Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen, understands what it takes to sell a home quickly. Her homes have graced the pages of several publications, appeared in TV commercials as well as on HGTV's hit program Sleep On it.

With years of experience and a massive inventory - Kathy makes the perfect choice.

 

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Home Staging Website:  Home Staging Atlanta

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Email:  Kathy@HomeStagingAtlanta.com  

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Why I said NO to Staging This Listing

For the record, I'm not use to saying NO. Having staged hundreds of homes and millions of dollars in real estate throughout the Atlanta area, I know how beneficial staging can be. 

The truth of the matter is that I've only said NO to two; both happened this year.

The first time was via the phone when the seller had informed me that he only needed the staging for a day. He explained that he was attempting to trick the potential lender in believing that he lived in the home.  The conversation ended quickly.  

The second time happened recently with an investment property I was asked to see. The investors live in California and had purchased three investment properties here in Atlanta.

Having passed the phone interview, I was on my way to see the first of the three properties.

NOTE:  The home pictured is NOT the home but it's close. The home is part of a collection of photos taken by Kevin Bauman Photography. Kevin is an incredible photographer who has an incredible eye. To see more of his photos, visit his site at Kevin Bauman Photography.

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I secured the keys from the agents' office and hit the driveway with a lot of trepidation.

The lawn, recently mowed, lay covered in hay. Appears the last time it was mowed had been months prior.

The car port was leaning. Not slightly leaning, mind you. This puppy looked ready to topple over.

Let me cut to the chase - the keys wouldn't work so I never did get to see the interior.  No worries. I knew looking at the exterior that their investment dollars allocated to staging would be better served with repairs, landscaping and painting.

Now I had the difficult task of telling the homeowner that I wouldn't be putting a bid in to stage their home.

Again, I'm not use to saying no.

After a lengthy conversation, I ended up being thanked for my professionalism.

As for the agent - well now that's another story. Appears she didn't like the fact that I said no.  Her response: Fine, I'll find another stager who WILL stage the home. I wished her the very best.












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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.


Home Staging Atlanta - Kathy Nielsen - 678 522 8392

RESA Professional Stager of the Year - Southern Region 2011

Whether your home is vacant or occupied, this Atlanta Georgia Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen, understands what it takes to sell a home quickly. Her homes have graced the pages of several publications, appeared in TV commercials as well as on HGTV's hit program Sleep On it.

With years of experience and a massive inventory - Kathy makes the perfect choice.

 

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Home Staging Website:  Home Staging Atlanta

Before and After Pictures: Atlanta Home Staging Portfolio:

Email:  Kathy@HomeStagingAtlanta.com  

Blog: Atlanta Home Staging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From Occupied, To Vacant To Staged! The Reveal

The scenario:  The homeowner is transferring from Atlanta to San Francisco for a job transfer (lucky man). 

When I first saw the home, the owner had received a recommendation from their agent to remove the wallpaper in the kitchen. Given how wallpaper can be a very personal decision, it made sense to remove it.  Fortunately, the owner had a selection of paint colors from which to select.

Here's the picture of the home (with the wallpaper).

Atlanta Home Staging Before Picture

Here's a picture of how the kitchen looks with the wallpaper removed.  The homeowner has also made the move to San Francisco.  As you can see, we chose a nice neutral color (beyond white or cream).

Atlanta Home Staging Vacant Home Picture

Here's the kitchen "after" staging:

Atlanta Home Staging After Staging Picture

The homeowner decided to place the home on the market "after" staging to leverage the momentum gained with a new listing.  We're all hoping for a quick sale! 

Kathy Nielsen, owner and founder of Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC, and nominated for Professional Home Stager of the Year 2007, is here to assist you with getting your home ready for the market.  Whether vacant or occupied, we have the experience and expertise to help showcase the features of your home or listing.  To see more examples of our work, visit our web site at HomeStagingAtlanta.com.  We offer free no-obligation appointments.  Contact us today at 678 522 8392 to schedule.

Home Staging Atlanta - Kathy Nielsen - 678 522 8392

RESA Professional Stager of the Year - Southern Region 2011

Whether your home is vacant or occupied, this Atlanta Georgia Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen, understands what it takes to sell a home quickly. Her homes have graced the pages of several publications, appeared in TV commercials as well as on HGTV's hit program Sleep On it.

With years of experience and a massive inventory - Kathy makes the perfect choice.

 

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Home Staging Website:  Home Staging Atlanta

Before and After Pictures: Atlanta Home Staging Portfolio:

Email:  Kathy@HomeStagingAtlanta.com  

Blog: Atlanta Home Staging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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