by Karen Van Nort | Mar 25, 2019 | Home Staging
How long will it take to find a buyer? Is it really worth the expense and trouble of staging a home to boost its desirability with buyers? “YES!” is the answer to that last question, according to an overwhelming number of buyer’s agents polled for a...
by Karen Van Nort | Feb 21, 2019 | Home Staging
Up here in Michigan where I live, winters are long and cold. So besides cross country skiing, snow shoeing and other outdoor activities, people ask me “what do you do?” Organized my junk drawer I tend to get a spell of cabin fever that makes me start organizing my...
by Karen Van Nort | Feb 5, 2019 | Home Staging
This 30 year old armoire got repainted with several different colors of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. To start, applied a coat of Old Grey, then waxed it. Next coat is Old White and Paris Grey diluted 50/50 with a little water added to make it go on easier. This coat was...
by Karen Van Nort | Jan 23, 2019 | Home Staging
Are you thinking about listing your home for sale this Spring? If so, there are some important steps to take to get it ready. As a home stager, I’ve seen lots of homes and one thing that everyone has a lot of our family photos on walls and other...
by Raquel Jackson | Apr 4, 2016 | About Home Staging, Home Staging, repurposing, why do I want to stage my home?
“Give yourself permission to move furniture, artwork and accessories among rooms on a whim. Just because you bought that armchair for the living room doesn’t mean it won’t look great anchoring a sitting area in your bedroom. And try perching a...
by Raquel Jackson | Dec 15, 2015 | About Home Staging, Home Projects & Maintenance, Home Staging, Leelanau County, Project Management, Updating & Remodeling, why do I want to stage my home?
Staged homes—those deliberately decorated with an eye toward enticing buyers—tend to sell in half the time that non-staged properties do.* With the home-selling season months away, now’s a good time to plan for those home improvement projects and talk with a...
