Absolutely! As a matter of fact, we love using a homeowners furnishings, it's like having a furniture and accessory store at our fingertips. We use your belongings in ways that you may have not thought of. Often time owners get used to having their furniture the same way for years, and like it that way. We come in with a set of fresh eyes and see your house in a different light than you do.
Most of the time home sellers have too much or too little, rarely do I come across a home with the perfect balance of furniture and accessories. When this happens, we edit pieces with the homeowner, and can recommend certain items for the owner to buy, or we can rent accessories. When there has been very little to work with, I have often been known to go to the garage and find some real gems to use that the homeowners thought were useless, or something sentimental, or even wedding gifts, in unusual ways. You may also find me outside looking for greenery or something interesting.
It's like a mini-makeover in a day with a brand new look!
See other questions answered in this series below:
#1 When should I stage my home?
#2 My house has been on the market a while...Is it too late to stage it?
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Owner, Cindy Bryant has earned the RESA-PROTM designation, holding professional home stagers to the highest industry standards, ethics, integrity and proficiency in staging techniques while protecting Homeowners and Real Estate Agents.
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Cindy, it is amazing what staging can accomplish!! An area rug here, a little greenery there..and voila...the perceived value of the home goes up!! I love seeing before and after shots!! Happy staging!
Sonja-You're right, it doesn't have to be elaborate, sometimes it can be one item that makes a great staging.
Cindy ~ just yesterday I staged an occupied home using the sellers' existing furniture and adding some rental piecs for that added "touch." It looked great when we were done and was very cost-effective for the sellers!