Atlanta Georgia Home Staging : Georgia: Marietta

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 Before & After Pictures

Home Staging in Atlanta

As I shared on my Atlanta Staging Information blog site, there are several reasons why home staging is so effective. One of the greatest benefits is that it can help define the purpose of the room.

Case in point - here are two sets of before and after pictures of the home we staged on Monday in Marietta, Georgia. As you walked in the front door, there were two rooms; one on the left and the other on the right.  As it turns out the room on the left, which I had thought was a formal living room, turned out to be the dining room. If I was confused, I knew the prospective buyers would be confused.

My job as a professional home stager in Atlanta is to:

  • Bring in the warmth thru the furniture and accessories and make the home feel like it "welcomes them home."
  • Showcase the homes' features as well as space
  • Eliminate the confusion that may exist as to the purpose of the room.

Here's what the living room looked like before:

Home Staging Atlanta Before Picture

Here's the after picture:

Home Staging Atlanta After Picture

Here's the room that I thought was the formal living room:

Home Staging Atlanta Before Picture

Now here are two "after" pictures of the room:

Home Staging Atlanta After Picture

 

Home Staging Atlanta After Picture

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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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Why Beautiful Kitchens Help Sell Homes

Why Beautiful Kitchens Help Sell Homes

 

Kitchens are like magnets; they simply have this way of drawing everyone in and are viewed by many as the heart-of-the-home.  Buyers know and understand that they'll be spending a great deal of time in the kitchen and therefore, pay close attention to this particular room.  As a seller, it's important to further engage the buyer by creating a space that welcomes them.

Here's a before and after picture of a home we staged this week in Atlanta. Oh, and the comment from the homeowner: "I should have done this 10 months ago."

Before:  

 

Atlanta Home Staging Before Picture

Here's the after picture: By design, we simplified the amount of accessories used.  My objective is to compliment what the builder has created and not to overwhelm the space.

Atlanta Home Stager Before Picture

 

Here's a close-up picture of one of the florals and apples (my signature staging accessory):

Atlanta Home Staging

Floral:

Home Staging Atlanta

For more tips and information on having your home professionally staged, visit our Atlanta Home Staging Information blog at AtlantaHomeStagerInfo.com

 

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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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How to Arrange a Living Room When Selling Your Home

How to arrange a living room when selling your home.

 

A common challenge for most sellers is understanding what actions to take in each of the rooms.  Given that we live amongst our things, we end up being familiar and perhaps even comfortable with the current arrangement.  However, there are some extremely easy and very effective changes that will work in almost every living room out there.  

Here's a collage I created of an occupied home we had staged:

 

Atlanta Home Staging Company Collage

 

Visit our Atlanta Home Staging Information blog for the step-by-step process.  These changes were done in less than a day and made a significant impact on how the buyers viewed 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

 

 

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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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Atlanta Home Staging - Trifecta

Three Staged Homes - Three Now Under Contract

I'm calling this my Atlanta Home Staging Trifecta.  I was notified on Tuesday that three of the homes I had staged are now under contract.  Happy Day! The sellers are thrilled, their agents are ecstatic and I couldn't be happier.  

 

Here they are, along with a little history:

 

Atlanta Georgia Home Stager After Picture 

Home Staging East Point Georgia

 

This home is owned by an investor.  We had the home staged and within days it went under contract.  One day prior to the closing, we de-staged.  Closing came and the financing for the buyer fell through.  So, we re-staged.  Two weeks later, we're scheduling another de-stage as the house is once again under contract.

 

This coming week, I'll be staging a 2nd property for this same investor.  I'm calling this new property "the rainbow home."  I'll be posting before pictures soon in another post so be on the look-out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta Home Stager After Picture

 

 

 

Home Staging Midtown Atlanta Georgia

 

This is a town home located that we staged 3 months ago.  Prior to being staged, this home had been on the market for over 1 year.

 

The homeowner was thrilled with how the staging look and beyond thrilled with the results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta Home Stager After Picture

 

 

 

 

Home Staging Mableton Georgia

 

This home, priced higher than most in the neighborhood given its' finished basement, had lingered on the market for 8 months.

Staged and under contract 6 weeks later.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take note - all of this inventory is coming back in and is ready for YOUR home.  Contact us today for your free in-home evaluation.  We'll preview your home, whether vacant or occupied, and provide you with a home staging proposal.

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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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Bedroom Transformation Before & After Pictures - Home Staging Marietta, Georgia

A Before & After Bedroom Transformation - Home Staging Marietta, GA

Okay, I admit it, I love to make my home staging clients squeal.  

In this particular home staging, the homeowner clapped; the agent squealed and the agents' mom wants to fly me to Connecticut to decorate her home.  And while pleasing my clients is always nice, the real objective behind home staging is to ensure the home appeals to the prospective buyers.  

The opportunity to enhance the visual aspect of the home is exactly what home staging is about.  And at HomeStagingAtlanta.com, we aim to do just that.

Here's an example of  home we just finished last week.  Here's the "before" picture of the master bedroom:

 

Bedroom Picture before being home staged


Now here's the same bedroom after being staged by Atlanta's premier home staging company:

Picture of a bedroom after being home staged


 

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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How to Add Visual Energy (Interest) to Your Home When Selling

How to add visual energy to your home when selling:

 

 

One of the greatest opportunities a home seller can do is to ensure their home has "visual energy."  

What is "visual energy" you ask?  It's the energy a room generates visually to a prospective buyer.

Visual energy can be:

  •  Features within the home.  For example, crown molding can actually add visual energy to a room.
  • Furniture and accessories.  Yes, the pieces that reside within the home can and do add visual energy.  One without the other, however, may seem out of place.  Here's an example:

 


Room before staging

As you can see in the above picture, we have a combination of some furniture pieces (coffee table and TV) and a few scattered accessories (floor plant, candles and mirror on the mantel and rug).  While there's some degree of visual energy within the home, the missing pieces (i.e., sofa) are really throwing the energy off Not good for prospective buyers.

Now here's the same room with all of the right components (furniture and accessories).


Home Staging Atlanta After Picture
Can you feel the difference?  The energy comes from not only the pieces added but how they are laid out.

Now let's get to the "how":

If the home is vacant - consider bringing in furniture and accessories.  Yes, I meant to underline the word "and".  Furniture alone isn't going to get us the same level of visual energy needed when selling.  As for how the room should be laid out - let's use the after picture as an example.  I snapped this picture from the front entrance.  With the TV being on the wall to the right, that left us with two options for the sofa 1) facing the fireplace or 2) on the wall on the left.  Given that this house is on the market and we're selling the REAL ESTATE (said another way, square footage the home has to offer), the best solution is the wall on the left. In placing the sofa on that wall, we have a ton more "visual space."  

If the home is occupied - considering paring down on the number of furniture items. Your objective is to add as much "visual space" as possible. Be careful with the accessories.  A common mistake made by many (and you can see it in the "before" picture above) is to place a mirror on the mantel.  While it may look appealing, the reflection may not.  In this case, it was reflecting the balcony railings on the 2nd floor.  The best rule of thumb when it comes to accessories is to find the right balance.  Start by taking all of the items out of the room and adding in a few at a time.

And if in doubt.... always contact a professional home stager.  Whether the home is vacant or occupied, they'll share sound advice and are pros at creating the right "visual energy" needed to help sell a home more quickly.

©2009 Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC

Here's a close-up of the orchids on the table.  The home pictured, by the way, was professionally home staged by Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC.

Picture of Orchids used in a home staging



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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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Solutions for Selling Part I - Home Appeal

Solutions for Selling Part I - Home Appeal

 

As a professional home stager in Atlanta, Georgia, I'm often asked for solutions that will help grab the attention of the prospective buyers.  And with reason; the more "appealing" we make a home, the more it will stand out from the others on the market.  

 

In the case of this home, we had a spare room (located to the left of the entrance as you walked in) that lacked purpose.  If left as-is, it surely would have left many a prospective buyers wondering how they could use this room.

 

Here's the "before" picture (see below).  As you can see, the room already has a perfect neutral color for the wall; an incredible rug and a gorgeous built-in bookshelf.  However, the room lacks appeal.

 

 

Home Stager in Atlanta Georgia Before Picture

 

Here's the "after" picture.  The solution for this room, given the built-in bookshelf, was to turn this into a home office.  Perfect for the homeowners as the wife works from home.

 

Atlanta Georgia Home Stager After Picture

(photo taken by: icatch360)

 

 

I'll be posting more "solutions for selling" ideas so be sure to subscribe to my blog.

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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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How Different Does Your Home or Listing Look on the Internet?

I met with one of my partner Realtor's this morning over at a home that I'll be staging this Thursday.  As we waited the arrival of the builder, we spoke of the condo that had just sold and how the pictures drew this buyer into the home.  As mentioned in a previous blog, the buyer first began looking at 3 bedroom condos.  However, once she saw the staged 2 bedroom condo, she fell in love and the rest, shall we say, is history.

While I always knew of the importance/benefits of having great "after" shots of the homes I stage, there's another important component that needs to be factored in.  One of the challenges many sellers have with their vacant homes is that their 4 walls appear no different than the next four walls.  Here's an example:

Formal Living Room of Home A:

Before Picture of a Home Staged by Georgia Interior Solutions

Formal Living Room of Home B:

Before Picture of a Home Staged by Georgia Interior Solutions

As a prospective buyer, there are two things that are strikingly different; one has carpet, the other hardwood; one has white trim where the other has black (which ended up getting painted white).

Here's what each of these rooms looked like "after" the homes were staged:

Home A:  NOTE:  This home went under contract before the listing could even be put into MLS.  After having been on the market for 2 years, the home owner was beyond thrilled.

After Picture of a Home Staged by Georgia Interior Solutions

Home B:  This home was just staged last Thursday.After Picture of a Home Staged by Georgia Interior Solutions

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Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC, offers affordable Home Staging Atlanta.com Logosolutions in getting your home ready for the market.  Serving home sellers, agents, builders and investors, they have the experience, skills and inventory to help make your home and/or listing stand-out from the others on the market.

With their extensive portfolio, you'll quickly learn that they have the expertise and knowledge on what it takes to make a home shine.  Need furniture and accessories?  No problem.  Their specialties are with vacant homes and model home staging.

For a free no-obligation appointment, contact them today.

 

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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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How Vacant Home Stagers Have Helped Changed the Definition of Staging

 

Home Staging Atlanta After Picture

As a home stager, I can attest to the value of de-cluttering and the impact it can have on a home.  And yes, removing personal collectibles can help avoid buyer distractions.  The definition of staging, or so it seemed, was almost always tied to occupied homes.

However, with the amount of homes on the market with many sitting vacant, professional home stagers are making incredible headway with respect to getting homes sold more quickly.  Not only do we understand the importance of a great first-impression but we strive to make it one the buyers will remember.

To stand out a home must be made as attractive as possible.  Builders have relied on this marketing strategy for years.  Why?  Because they understood the importance of having the buyer emotionally connect with the home.  An eat-in kitchen set with simple dishes and a spring bouquet can help buyers envision themselves living in the home.  If left vacant, it's much harder to evoke that same emotion.

The good news for home sellers is that home staging professionals have made it an affordable solution for almost any vacant home on the market. 

 

 

To all home stagers everywhere - my hats go off to you for having helped so many!  

 

Home Staging Atlanta After Picture

The home pictured above was professionally staged by Kathy Nielsen, Owner & Founder of Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC.  Serving the Atlanta area - we make the process of preparing your home for the market easy and affordable.

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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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An Agent & A Home Stager - A Quick 5 Question Interview

Months ago I had received a phone call from an agent by the name of Kirsten Conover with Prudential Georgia.  She had just acquired the listing she mentions below, which as she states, was on the market for 2 years.  Kirsten wanted to have me see the home first-hand to gain insight on what changes the homeowner could make to assist the buyers.  With the bid accepted, we forged ahead with the staging and had the house under contract in two weeks! 

So, without further delay, here's the quick interview:

1)  How long have you been a Realtor?  Going into my third full-time year 

2)  How often have you used a professional staging company to stage one of your listings?  Not often enough--I'm now using one whenever I have a vacant house and/or when a non-vacant house requires it.

3)  In your selection of a staging professional, what criteria did you use?  A good recommendation came first of course, and Kathy Nielsen came highly recommended  by several agents in my office.  After that, once I start working with someone, communication and a quick response to emails and/or phone calls (within reason, of course) is key, and I know I'll have that with Kathy.

4)  How best would you describe the impact home staging can have on a vacant property?  I think the feedback I got on one of my vacant new home listings says it best.  The buyer's agent has shown the buyer several new homes that day, and she had said:  another new home with lots of rooms, nice features, beige walls...they're all starting to run together in my head".    I think staging gives the home a warmth and personality impossible in a vacant home, makes it appear more high-end than it actually may be, and helps the buyers imagine themselves in the home.  We all know that vacant homes sell for 8-10% less than furnished homes, and the case in point was my listing that had been on sale for two years with another agent--once we staged it, we had an offer the first day it went onto FMLS and it was under contract 2 weeks later.

 5)  After staging, did the feedback you received on the showings differ?  If so, how?  Like night and day...just like a show on HGTV, people who've seen the home before staging feel like it's a different house once it's staged. 

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Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC, offers affordable Home Staging Atlanta.com Logosolutions in getting your home ready for the market.  Serving home sellers, agents, builders and investors, they have the experience, skills and inventory to help make your home and/or listing stand-out from the others on the market.

With their extensive portfolio, you'll quickly learn that they have the expertise and knowledge on what it takes to make a home shine.  Need furniture and accessories?  No problem.  Their specialties are with vacant homes and model home staging.

For a free no-obligation appointment, contact them today.

 

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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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