Atlanta Georgia Home Staging : Georgia: Smyrna

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.

Why Stage An Already Decorated Home?

Why Stage An Already Decorated Home?

 

In minutes from now, I'll be heading out the door to stage a home in Smyrna, Georgia that has appeared in multiple magazines. Yes, the home that beautiful. From the outside in, it is a home I haven't stopped "gushing" about. This home has some of most incredible pieces of furniture and accessories that it simply blows me away.

So, why has my company, HomeStagingAtlanta.com been called in to home stage this home? Because it absolutely needs it and needs me. Yes, you read that correctly. The seller knows it's a must as well. 

Here's a list of the challenges we face:

  • There are so many accessories that none of the true features of the home are standing out
  • The furniture, in its' current arrangement, is perfect for living. However, for selling - not so good
  • The furniture pieces in this home tend to lean towards the "large" size. As a result, we need to pare it down as the items are consuming the real estate the room has to offer
I'm also super anxious about today because I had been asked to arrange for a real estate agent to see the home as well.  In other words, he asked if I knew of any good real estate agents that I could recommend. I have the perfect agent who is meeting us at the home at 10:00 this morning. I can't wait for her to see it and even more anxious to have her see it when we've completed the staging.

Stay tuned....   I hope to be able to post some before and after pictures as early as this weekend.

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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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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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17 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • October 02 2009 08:12AM

The Art of Staging

As any experienced home stager will tell you, the "art of home staging" is quite different for an occupied home versus a vacant home.  With a vacant home, we define what we use in the form of furniture and accessories; whereas with an occupied, we're typically dealing with what the homeowners already own.

While the process is different, the desired objective is the exact same.  The goal in home staging for both occupied and vacant is to showcase the features of the home as well as the space.

Here's insight into the planning that occurred for this occupied home:

In this before picture of the office, we have the typical office clutter.  Let me quickly add that my office looks extremely similar.  The opportunity here is to showcase this in a much more organized fashion.

Home Staging Atlanta Before Picture

Now here's what we did:

The concept of the black and white photos against the red brick was right on the money; so more were added.  Printer was moved to the right of the desk, and pictures added to the wall (on the left) which created more of a balance in the room.  The items on the shelves were simply moved around for a more appealing look.  NOTE:  All AFTER pictures were taken by a professional photographer.

After Picture: 

Home Staging Atlanta After Picture

Here's the before picture of the family room:  Note:  The photo was taken as you enter the room. As you can see, the position of the sofas limited the size of the room.  FYI - The sheet was placed in front of the office door to prohibit the cats from entering that room.

Home Staging Atlanta Before Picture

And the "after" picture:  By placing the sofas on both sides of the room, you gain a better perspective as to the size of the room.  Matching lamps were added again to provide balance as were sister prints on the right wall.

Atlanta Home Staging After Picture

Another angle, same room:  As you can see, there's a pub table in the far right hand corner of the room.  This was actually the third table set in the home and one that was not used frequently enough to warrant keeping it there.

Home Staging Georgia Before Picture

The simple changes such as a single picture above the side table, and the addition of the chaise lounge provides for a more relaxed look. 

Home Staging Georgia Before Picture

 

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Serving home sellers, agents, builders and investors, we have the experience, skills and inventory to help make your home and/or listing stand-out from the others on the market.

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With their extensive portfolio, you'll quickly learn that they have the expertise and knowledge on what it takes to make your home appealing to the prospective buyers.  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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21 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • July 10 2008 08:45PM

You Can Decorate. But... Can You Stage?

I had the good fortune of staging the most adorable home on Friday of last week in Smyrna, Georgia.  The home was filled with wonderful accessories; great lamps and awesome furniture.  The couple, Jeff & Tracey, had hired me a year ago to stage an investment home that they had rennovated.  It was a great move as they had two offers during their open house and the house had closed in just 2.5 weeks. 

The reason why I was there on Friday is that they were now putting their own home on the market.  They had made some great decisions with respect to the changes they thought would be important to a buyer.  Here's what they decided upon:

  • Remodeled their master bathroom with a wonderful tile (shower and flooring).
  • Painted molding and walls throughout most of the home
  • Had the Home Staged

So why was the third item (home staged) such an important decision?  While it was obvious that she was comfortable with decorating, she was unsure as to what changes they needed to make to further showcase their home.

Here are a few of the changes we made:

  • Re-arranged the living room to highlight the amount of space.
  • Removed most of the personal pictures. 
  • Removed a pub table located in the sun-room
  • Removed an over-size dresser in their bedroom as it made the room appear smaller.

Understanding what changes need to be made can sometimes be a challenge for homeowners.  The best advice is to seek out a professional who understands what needs to be removed; added and/or changed.

We have a professional photographer coming in this week so, when I receive the after pictures, I'll be sure to provide an update to this post.

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Home Staging Atlanta 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 of 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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14 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • June 02 2008 02:18PM

Setting the Stage for A Pretty Picture

In celebration of my 100th blog on Active Rain (which is so hard to believe), I'd like to thank the folks at Active Rain that have given me a platform from which to share my work, exchange ideas and perhaps more importantly, learn and share with others.  This I know for certain, I'm forever appreciative.

And because what would a Kathy blog be without a picture? I share the following.

This is an occupied home I had the great pleasure of staging last week.  Prior to staging, this dining room contained a sofa, chair and boxes.  In the consultation, I made a recommendation that we take it back to what it was originally designed for.  In this case, the homeowners, who definitely wanted and needed a dining room set went out and made a new purchase.

Here's the "after" picture:

Home Staging Atlanta After Picture

As you can see, I've captured the ceiling in this picture so that potential buyers viewing the home on the internet will see this great feature.

Atlanta's Premier Home Staging Company,  Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC, takes great pride in helping homeowners, builders and investors with figuring out exactly what type of changes would have the most impact.  Our experience and expertise in home staging can help separate your home or listing.   Visit our web site for more examples of our work at HomeStagingAtlanta.com.

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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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23 comments • Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager • January 19 2008 03:07PM