: September 2009

What Do You Look For When Hiring a Home Stager?

Hiring a professional home stager can be overwhelming, confusing and a tough decision.

As a home seller what is most important to you?

As a real estate professional what is most important to you?

Here are some guidelines to use:

Price
Quality of work
What you get for the money
Portfolio photos
Experience
Statistics of DOM of home they have staged
How many homes they have staged
Referrals of past clients
Training
Insured
Services offered
Free Consultations
Full-time vs. hobbyist

Please pick what you think is MOST important, then in order of importantance. You don't have to list all, just what you think is important.

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RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

3 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 27 2009 08:03PM

Horn Chic?

I have seen more horns in home decor lately, am I'm not just talking about Texas homes. All kinds of homes, on the East and West Coast. There seems to be a trend in horn decor. I don't mean the kind with the whole head attached as in a trophy. Just the horns. I've seen them in the stores to be used as decor pieces, some made out of real horns some not. These have been used in living rooms, bedrooms and even baths. Horns...not just for the office or gameroom anymore!

*I'm not advising that you should use these for home staging! Decorating, yes, if it's your taste, but not for staging.

Balsawood deer via Domino

Domino

Miles Redd

Crystal covered horns from Vivre

horn lamp

New York's Distant Origin.

Well Dressed Home Horn Objet,

Plantation Kudu Antelope Horn Statues

Plantation Tyrol Horn Centerpiece

Elle Decor

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Levine

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RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

13 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 27 2009 07:47PM

White Rooms...Some Favorites

I love the streamlined white, off-white, neutral look. Very liveable, pretty, clean and classy. All elements I love, even down to the carrera marble in the kitchen. I also love the hints of black. These are most definetley inspirational rooms. Beautiful designs from all around the country, are always a canvas for our own designs. These are divine...oogle away!

Veranda -Photo Roger Davies

Thomas Pheasant

Photo Credit: Colleen Duffley Metropolitan Home

Elle Decor

images via Living Etc

eliware

Lisa Eply home

jules

Amy Morris

RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

12 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 26 2009 02:04PM

20 Simple Centerpieces

Centerpieces always add that special touch to a house. Anyone can make these for little to nothing. They can be used for parties, seasonal times of the year, or just for decorating or staging. I'm always using natural elements from outside for centerpieces, especially living on the Gulf Coast, I have access to a lot of tropical plants.

Most of these are using things you already have and using fresh flowers or fruit. Very creative cute ideas!

Here are some photos of some centerpieces. Enjoy!!

For all of the centerpieces click here.

Anita Calero

James Baigrie

David Prince

Maura McEvoy

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RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

26 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 26 2009 12:11PM

So You Want to be a Home Stager? Here's a Letter just for You ...

This is a very informative post from Maureen Bray, owner of Room Solutions Staging in Portland, OR about becoming a Home Stager.

I will add that to become "legal" with the State of Texas it is $300 alone to form a business, and that does not include your filing fee. Yes, you have to pay taxes, and pay a Business Franchise Tax on top of your taxes.

Via Maureen Bray ~ Home Stager Portland OR ~ Room Solutions Staging (Staging that Sells Portland Homes):

Many of us regularly receive emails or calls from "wannabe" stagers .... I've had so many that I came up with a letter to send them. They deserve to know the "reality" of the staging business and not just hear about how "easy" it is (as shown on TV and by some staging training companies) ....

Dear Wannabe Stager,

Thank you for inquiring about the home staging business. I’m often contacted by people who’d like to know more about staging and how to get started. One of the most important things to consider is that professional stagers should be committed to running a business which is so much more than “decorating” someone’s home. There are a lot of costs to consider, such as:

Inventory and props – even if you plan to rent some of the furnishings, you’ll still need to invest a substantial amount of money into accessories, rugs, wall décor, linens, plants, etc. The cost of these items adds up much quicker than you might imagine.

Storage space – once you’ve accumulated accessories and small furnishings you’ll soon find that you need more than just your garage or spare bedroom to store them. Public storage or warehouse space will add to your expenses.

Special insurance to cover your staging company for liability in the event you or your helpers damage something in the client’s home, and also to cover your staging inventory whether it’s in transit, in the client’s home, in storage, or in your own home.

Legal help – you’ll need a good business attorney who can help you develop a staging contract for occupied & vacant homes; this is very important as you’ll find that being in other people’s home exposes you to liability you may not have thought about, or what happens to your rented staging inventory in the event of non-payment, etc. It’s best to seek help even if you have a “template” contract, to make sure everything in it applies in your state.

A good accountant who can help with taxes and what requirements your city & county have for small business owners.

Labor help with packing, loading & unloading, transport, and the actual staging and de-staging.

Register your business with the city and county you’re in and get the proper instructions on your responsibilities; get a TAX ID number.

A domain name for your website & a reputable host for it; SEO help to get your site noticed.

A great blogging platform to help your business grow (Active Rain)

A portfolio and website with photos of your own work (not the work of your training company or stock photos off the internet!).

A reliable vehicle that can carry your many staging props to each job.

Office space with a good computer, printer & supplies ~ and good computer skills.

Marketing advice on the look of your company logo, letterhead stationery, flyers, etc.

Investment in advertising & marketing to potential clients in your area.

Cost of joining local professional organizations to network and get support from others in the industry

Sources for purchasing your inventory and for local furniture rental if needed.

The ability to give presentations to Realtors and Homeowners

These are just a few of the things to consider when thinking about setting up a staging company. The best advice I can give someone interested in staging as a career ~ and not just a hobby ~ is to take one of the professional foundation staging training courses that are available (some are better than others so be sure to get recommendations from established stagers). Continuing education in this field is vitally important. It’s also just as important to maintain contact with other local stagers for support and to further our common goals. We have a lot of work to do to educate real estate agents and homeowners about the powerful benefits of staging their properties.

If you’re truly committed to starting a professional staging company then I hope this advice has been of help to you. Home staging is an extremely rewarding career ~ but please don't quit your current job just yet until you've really considered all the facts. You may also want to read this blog post about running a staging company. Best of luck to you as you move forward with meeting your goals!

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Maureen Bray is a fulltime professional home stager in Portland Oregon.
       Staging that sells Portland homes!

RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

4 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 21 2009 02:47PM

Home Staging Consultations Get Your Home Sold

Summer is over, and your house is still for sale. What is your next plan of action? A price reduction? How many have you taken already? Can you really afford to take another one? If you're like most sellers probably not.

Ask yourself these questions:

Is your house still on the market?
Is it getting any activity?
Have you reduced the price?
Do you have to move soon?
Are you paying two mortgages?
Are you getting negative feedback?
Are you competing against new homes?

Most home sellers can answer yes to one or most all of these questions. If you have heard of staging, but are still on the fence about it, or have tried to do as much as you can do, maybe it's time for another opinion. Home sellers should always called us first, before listing a property, you want your property to be in tip-top shape and in buyer ready.

As a professional home stager, I can honestly say that every home can use some home staging techniques, from $100K to multi-million dollar homes. We've consulted and staged hundreds of homes in and around Houston.

When you are in this season and your house is still for sale you either have to drop the price, or change your marketing plan. Why not try staging?

Call Redesign Etc. for an objective view of your home, it will be the best investment you make in your home. And it doesn't cost a fortune. Contact us today for a Home Staging Consultation, and get your house "Sold"!

RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

2 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 20 2009 11:56PM

Knack for decorating and "fluffing"-NOT!

Terry Lynn Fisher, a Realtor from CA wrote this post about the realities of being a professional stager vs. a hobbyist. It's so much more than most people wanting to get into staging think.

Via Terrylynn Fisher, Realtor, CRS,CSP,SRES, EcoBroker,LGLS CP,RCS-Divorce,DRE#615420 (Diablo Realty - BuyStageSell.com):

Knack for decorating and Fluffing-NOT!

You've heard of home staging which has been around for years and embraced by some Realtors as a marketing tool and is now almost a household word. However, the fluffing of 8 years ago, has evolved into a systematic and sophisticated marketing tool, taking a home, and reinventing it as a product with the lifestyle and target buyer demographic utilitized as the starting point. The putting a chair cover on a plastic chair or table and greenery on every surface is no longer utilized by the professional home stager of 2009. The successful home stager of today is no longer the hobbyist who has a "knack" for decorating.

In addition, most professional home stagers can no longer utilize their garage or spare room to house their inventory. The ability to accommodate a large variety of property styles and buyer demographics means that they will have some or all of these - a helper, crew, truck and storage and/or warehouse and/or affiliations with furniture rental companies in order to bring the right furniture and accessories, not just the furniture and accessories leftover in their garage.

The before and after portfolio is the stager's own work, showing a variety of styles, not the same furniture and accessories shown in different rooms and arrangements because it is what they have in the garage.

If you have encountered a professional home stager, you get all this and more. You owe it to yourself to try a stager of this caliber for your listings. You'll be amazed at the differences in your staged listing, the speed of the sale and the BUSINESS home staging has become. Realtors, A home staging professional can double your effectiveness and impact on your listed properties and the sale. Your clients will respect and appreciate the professionalism that enhances your "team" image and the knowledge that the professional home stager brings to the transaction. (Color, focal points, emphasis, staging excellence, demographics, architecture and sooo much more) Your clients will see the difference and so will you.

DRE # 615420

Terrylynn Fisher, Realtor
CRS, GRI, CSP, LGLS, CP, SRES, Eco-Broker, Luxury Home Institute Member

cell 925.876.0966
fax 925.887.6614
Email Terrylynn

Owner of StagersLISTExpo.com

Terrylynn has been a Realtor in Contra Costa County for over 30 years.

RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

3 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 20 2009 12:18AM

Houston's Messiest Apartment

I came across this article and couldn't believe someone could actually live here. It's pretty easy to see that they liked fast food, smoked, and had cats. And if you look at the links of the photos below you will see they actually had some cleaning supplies sitting around and an ironing board! I can't even imagine the rodents, roaches and ants in this place. Seriously, if you are the queasy type don't look at the second set of photos, especially the bathroom! I can't believe what I'm seeing here! These are shocking and very sad at the same time. Where are those TV Cleaning Ladies from "How Clean Is Your House? when you need them?

Everything else aside, this is a very sad situation for whomever lived there.

To See Houston's Messiest Apartment Click Here and if those weren't bad enough...

Here are more photos of Houston's Messiest Apartment.

These are just a preview! Living Room of Messy Apartment in North Houston

Bedroom of Messy Apartment in North Houston

Interior of Messy Apartment in North Houston

Photos: Houston-Imports Forum user Avex Hype. Swamplot

RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

21 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 16 2009 11:42PM

Dear Mr. Seller, I TRIED to Help You, but ...

Maureen Bray from Portland wrote on the subject of price reductions vs. home staging. What she had proposed to do would have cost the home seller pennies compared to price reductions they took.

If you're thinking about selling your home or still have a home on the market this is a must read!

Via Maureen Bray ~ Home Stager Portland OR ~ Room Solutions Staging (Staging that Sells Portland Homes):

Dear Mr. Seller,

You contacted my company 3 months ago and requested a staging proposal for your home. It's in a premier Portland neighborhood and you said you knew it needed some help before listing. You'd already bought another home and were packing up your things to move out in a few days.

When I arrived to view your home, it was surprising to see a huge pool table in your dining room! We laughed together about that and also the long heavy dark velvet drapes! Your home needed major cleaning and packing up of many small items. I knew we could help you!

We'd be able to work with most of your furniture that you'd be leaving behind, and we'd provide the necessary missing pieces as well as accessories, art, trees & plants, etc. as needed. We discussed that if we were going to work together, I'd give you a detailed list that would include which furniture pieces to leave behind as well as some easy cosmetic improvements that you could do yourself.

You told me that your listing agent did not believe in home staging. I was surprised to hear this, because I thought that your home was one of the better candidates for staging that I've seen this year, but I kept my opinion to myself. I told you that our company keeps track of our staging statistics, and we're proud of them. I knew we could help you!

Later that day I emailed you a very cost-effective proposal that included staging your home using your furniture and providing accessories and other items from our inventory. We'd stage your home to make it appealing to your target buyer. Our proposal also included quality digital photos for the online listing ... critical in today's challenging market. I knew we could help you!

Later, I was disappointed that you decided not to stage your home. Looking at the online listing, it was a shock to see the photos of your home! They're dark, out of focus, crooked, and don't even show the best features of your home. I won't show them here because that wouldn't be discreet, but I noticed the heavy velvet drapes are still there, and your furniture is not in the right position to showcase the space. The photos are about the worst I've ever seen. I knew we could have helped you!

After 6 weeks on the market I noticed that you took a $30,000 price reduction! After another 4 weeks, I saw that your price had now dropped $50,000!   Hmmm ... your agent discouraged you from staging (even though you would have paid for it) but has no problem recommending that you drop your price by $50K?

Wow! Staging your home with a professional staging company would have cost a tiny fraction of your first price reduction -- but you decided to drop your price by $50,000 instead.   How does that make sense from a financial viewpoint?

The sad thing is, today I drove by your home again on my way to staging one of your neighbor's homes, and saw the new sign addition now hanging from your "For Sale" sign ...

Mr. Seller ~ We really did try to help you! I wish we could have.

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For help making sure your home shines for potential buyers, contact Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR to learn more about our home staging services. We work with Homeowners, Banks, Realtors, and Investors to prepare homes to SELL. Give us a call at 503-246-1800 for more information. Room Solutions ~ Staging that Sells Portland Homes.
       Staging that sells Portland homes!

RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

6 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 15 2009 08:24PM

Home Staging Package Special for Houston Inner Loop Areas

We have 2 packages left for the inner loop and downtown areas of Houston. Our contemporary "Urban" package includes furniture and accessories for a foyer, living area, breakfast or dining area, kitchen, master bedroom, master bath and study.

We are only offering these packages while we are making changes to our building. We only have 2 packages at these special prices.

The price is all-inclusive and for 3 months.

Call or email for details. Certain restrictions and areas apply.

RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

0 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 06 2009 11:08PM

Do You Need a Home Stager?

Home Stagers provide many services from home staging consultations, rearranging your furnishings, providing furniture and accessories for a vacant home and even shopping services.

Home Stagers can provide advice to maximize your homes selling potential.

Here are some things we do:

Help turn your negative feedback into positive.
Advise you on minimizing clutter or what to keep and what to get rid of.
Help with advice on lighting, and where it is best needed.
Help on where to hang artwork and mirrors.
How to arrange home decor items that compliment your house.
Help to make paint color choices.
Help with updating a home that buyers will love.
Help accentuate the positive features of your home.
Make a home feel warm and inviting.
Help with unconventional or unusual floor plans or rooms.
Helps your home show better, much like that of a model home.
Doesn't leave the home buyer to wonder what their furnishings would look like.
Will go room-by-room giving you an unbiased opinion on how potential buyers will view your property.
Point out problem areas that need to be addressed.
Will show you how to have a co-hesive look that will appeal to buyers.
Cost effective tips and ideas to update your home.
Where you should make changes getting the biggest bang for the buck.
Will help with the scale and proporation of furniture for rooms.
Help with curb appeal.
Shop for items to finish the look of your home.

If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, it is well worth it to hire a home stager.

There are many services that some home stagers offer, make sure when hiring a stager, they offer the services you are interested in.

RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

7 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 06 2009 10:23PM

Bay Oaks Home Staging in Houston

If you are reading this you are probably interested or have heard of home staging and live in or around the Bay Oaks area of Houston, Texas.

No matter how big, or expensive or beautiful a home may be, every home can benefit from a home staging consultation. Most every homeseller is emotionally attached to their homes and don't understand why others may not feel the same way. That's understandable, it's your home and you live there because you love it!

Do you have a home in Bay Oaks that is not selling? Has it been sitting on the market all or most of the summer, with little or no traffic? Are there several houses for sale in your neighborhood, or on the same street? Are you paying two mortgages, insurance, maintenance, and other dues? Have you moved on and your home is now vacant?

If so, we are here to help. We offer an unbiased opinion of your home and what can be done to help get it sold. Our home stagers will go from the curb to the back fence giving you recommendations and suggestions, advice and cost effective ideas in areas that may need to be addressed. We also include paint and color consultations with a home staging consultation.

If you are in need of other services we can help you there too. We are a full-service home staging company and offer a complete line of furniture and accessory rentals for vacant homes.

90% of buyers coming through you're house can't visualize themselves living there. 87% of people start their search of home buying on the Internet. How does your home look? Does it lack that "wow" factor?

Maybe it's time to give us a try, instead of reducing your homes price again.

For more information and to schedule a home staging consultation contact us at:

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RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

0 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 06 2009 09:07PM

Makeover Shows on TV...What's Your Take?

How do you rate the shows on TV that do makeovers, redesigns, renovations, and redecorating other peoples homes all in 30 minutes, or it would appear on TV. Some actually do give a real time frame, and I think that's important for viewers to know. These aren't for homeowners that have huge budgets, but people that are usually DIY'ers.

Got a favorite? Reality? Informative? Confusion? What's your opinion? Better yet, do you watch any of these shows?

1) HGTV Sensible Chic - Premise spend a little for a beautiful look.

2) HGTV reDesign - Premise to live beautifully and have a designer doing the work.

3) TLC Holmes on Homes - Premise is to fix a major problem in a house.

4) ABC Extreme Makeover:Home Edition - Premise is a deserving family receives a fully furnished new home and usually a new vehicle.

5) HGTV Myles of Style - Premise is a designer trys to tackle one room going from drab to fab.

6) TLC Trading Spaces - Premise is where two couples exchange homes and redecorate a space in each others house.

7) HGTV Get Color - Premise is to show you how to use color from a color wheel with examples of actual items to see what you're drawn to.

8) Style Network: Dress My Nest with Thom - Premise is to use upscale homes and create sophisticated rooms in 2 to 4 days.

9) TLC Stager Invasion - Premise is a team of stagers completely redo a room in 8 hours.

10) HGTV Get It Sold- Premise is you can stage a home yourself, or with the help of a stager, for under $1500.

11) HGTV Design on a Dime - Premise for a $1000 budget you can makeover a space that will look like you spent much more.

RESA-PRO Designation

Redesign Etc. of Houston is a Full-Service real estate staging company. We stage vacant, occupied, builders specs, condos, townhomes, vacation rentals and commercial property. We offer furniture & accessory rentals at competitive rates. Insured & Incorporated with the State of TX.

Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PRO^TM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.

Please visit our portfolio of before and afters and website for more information. Check out our profile page too! Check out our sister sites for the Houston Bay Area League City Home Staging and Galveston Home Staging. Please contact Cindy Bryant for more information or call 281-748-2170.

Areas Served: Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire, Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial, Downtown, Museum District, West University, Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Kingwood. And all areas down to Galveston Island.

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

7 comments • Cindy Bryant Home Staging & Home Stager Houston~Redesign Etc.~RESA-PRO~RVP RESA • September 01 2009 12:02AM

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