Atlanta Home Staging Company: Georgia: Roswell

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.

Should You Change the Purpose of a Room When Selling?

Should You Change the Purpose of a Room When Selling?

As a home stager in Atlanta, this happens to be one of the most frequently asked questions I'm asked. So... here's my advice.

The short answer - yes.

The long answer is that there are variables that play into that decision. Here are a few:

 

  • Understand the demographics of the buyer. Young, old, with kids or without kids helps guide you.
  • Does the function of the room today fit across a broad base of prospective buyers?

 

What always makes sense is to ensure the room is displayed properly. In other words, if you have a bedroom that you're using for a storage room, now is the time to take and purge, redistribute and/or donate. 

Here's an example of a room that definitely served it's purpose for the homeowner when they were living in the home. Given that they had moved out, we were able to convert the room to a bedroom from a nursery.

Here's the before picture:

Bedroom before picture

Here's the after picture:

After Picture Bedroom

Home was on the market for almost 2 years without an offer. Converting this room and all the others in this home and the owner had a binding contract in 2 weeks.

 

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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26 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • January 20 2011 09:54AM

Home Staging Atlanta - Before and After Pictures Included

Home Staging Atlanta - Before and After Pictures Included

At Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC, Atlanta's premier home staging company, we take on projects of all sizes. Whether the home is large or small, it makes no difference. Each home we stage will get exactly what it needs to help sell it quickly. 

In the case of this home, I had made the recommendation to change out the furniture. Costly? Well... in comparison to other home stagings we've done in Atlanta, the cost was higher in light of the fact that we took everything out. However, once the existing furniture was out, it was no different than staging a vacant. And oh, by the way, they had interviewed two additional stagers. Our price, combined with a clear and concise contract, made us the perfect choice for staging.

Here's how the room looked before home staging:

 

 

Home Staging Atlanta LR Before 

Now here's how the room looked after staging:

Home Staging Atlanta LR After 

Did it make a difference? In more ways than one. The new room arrangement showcases how large the room actually is. In the before picture, you can see that the location of the sofa made the room appear much smaller. In addition, the TV was actually a focal point. A common mistake by sellers is that they overlook the features that their home has to offer. A TV is NOT a feature. The fireplace is. 

The results: After 10 months on the market without a single offer, the homeowners, within 2 weeks of staging, received two competitive offers. The house is now sold. 

 

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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26 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • August 04 2010 08:32AM

Is Your Home Capturing the Buyers Off the Internet?

Is Your Home Capturing the Buyers Off the Internet?

In the case of this home (see before picture below), we have a completely vanilla kitchen (minus my bin of accessories, of course). The cabinets are white. The appliances are white and we have a light-color countertop. If left empty, it's likely the buyers, when searching the Internet, would likely find nothing appealing about this kitchen.  

If you're selling your home, your objective should be to make the "short list." The short list is comprised of the homes they've viewed off the Internet that are "worthy" of seeing first-hand.

Once a buyer settles on a location, price and size of the home (for example, quantity of bedrooms), they will next look for those that are most appealing. Herein lies the greatest opportunity for a seller. If your home is vacant, dress it up. Trust me. As a professional home stager in Atlanta, I've had the good fortune in having helped hundreds throughout metro Atlanta to help sell their home quickly.

Here's an example of a home we staged last week in Roswell, Georgia:

Kitchen Before Home Staging:

Home Staging Atlanta Before Picture Kitchen

 

Here's how the home now looks on the Internet:

 

Home Staging Atlanta After Picture Kitchen

Staging your home, whether your hire a professional or do it yourself, will absolutely make a difference as it relates to capturing the buyers off the Internet.

 

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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14 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • July 28 2010 09:15AM

How to Dress-up Your Master Bathroom


One of the easiest changes a homeowner can make, when preparing their home for the market, is to "dress-up" their master bathroom.

What's needed?

As you'll see, a few accessories will do the trick.

  • Begin the process by removing everything out of your master bathroom
  • Next, start with the towels. A new fresh set of towels placed on the counter or on the side of the bathtub allows the buyer to envision actually bathing.
  • Use matching accessories to bring in consistency. In the case of this home, which was professionally home staged by Home Staging Atlanta, Georgia Interior Solutions, we used a consistent color in the soap dispenser as well as the containers that would house Q-tips, cotton balls, etc.  Using multiple colors breaks up the space. In other words, your eye will stop at each new color.

Here are two after pictures of a home we staged in Roswell, Georgia:

Bathroom Home Staging Atlanta Bathroom Home Staging Atlanta 

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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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13 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • April 20 2010 08:00AM

Tips on How to Showcase The Features of Your Home - Master Bedroom

Tips on How to Showcase The Features of Your Home - Master Bedroom

In the first of the series, I shared tips on how to showcase your dining room. In this post, I'll be sharing insight into how to prepare your master bedroom. From a buyers' perspective, the master bedroom is a key room within the home. Therefore, it's critically important that the room look its' absolute best. 

If the home is occupied (meaning you're living in the home when it is on the market):

  • Ensure the room is picked-up daily. Each morning, make sure clothes are put away and the bed is made.
  • Keep items on the dresser and night stands to a minimum. A good rule of thumb is that it's not a decorative item, then put it away.
  • Stay consistent. In other words, keep the same style throughout the room as this will help to visually make the room appear larger.

If the home is vacant:

  • Brining in furniture (as was the case in this home pictured below) will make the room visually appealing.
  • Use nice bedding. Treat the mattress as though it were a big blank canvas. Warm and inviting bedding allows the buyer to envision sleeping in this room.
  • Bring in a touch of greenery. 
Whether vacant or occupied, find the features in the room and draw the buyers eye to those features thru proper scale and placement of furniture.

Home Staging Atlanta Roswell Master 1 

Home Staging Atlanta Master Bedroom After

A close-up shared in one of my most recent posts titled: 189 Pictures later - Close -up shots of this beautiful home we home staged in Roswell, Georgia.

Home Staging Atlanta Sitting Room After

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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10 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • April 12 2010 07:37AM

189 Pictures Later...

189 Pictures Later.... and I ended up getting a few close-ups that I like.  It happens.  I've learned, over the years, that while the shot may look good in the view finder, it may not be exactly what you were hoping after you've uploaded them. The only investment in taking this many photos (of course, this is after the purchase of the camera) is your time. 

Here are three, out of the 189, from a home we staged this past Tuesday.  The home is located in Roswell, Georgia and was professionally staged by Home Staging Atlanta - Georgia Interior Solutions.

Master Sitting Room

Home Staging Atlanta After Picture

Master Bedroom:

 

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Kitchen Eat-in

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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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21 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • April 10 2010 03:36PM