Home Staging Tips

Do you have plants in your home? If you do or maybe you were thinking about using a few plants to stage your home, then we need to talk about how to use them for maximum impact. In this week's episode, I talk about why you should use plants, the types of plants to use and how many you should have in each room to stage your home. Mentioned in this episode: Top 10 home staging tips bit.ly/top10homestagingtips Facebook facebook.com/bluediamondstaginganddesign Instagram instagram.com/bluediamondstaginganddesign

If your home is over 4,000 square feet and priced above $500-600K (in our NC market), then it basically qualifies as a luxury home. When it comes to staging a luxury home, is it different than staging a home priced at $300K? Let's go over that in this week's episode. Mentioned in this episode: Top 10 home staging tips to sell your home faster bit.ly/top10homestagingtips Facebook www.facebook.com/bluediamondstaginganddesign Instagram www.instagram.com/bluediamondstaginganddesign

It's week 4 and the final episode on my international move. This will be the last episode and then we'll be back to staging and home decor episodes.

Week 3 of our international move! We have some last few things to take care of like cleaning, packing luggage and a new wrinkle in our move. Listen in! Mentioned in this podcast: Top 10 home staging tips bit.ly/top10homestagingtips

It's week 2 of getting our house ready to move and we have done a lot to get ready for our international move back to the US. Listen in on what issues we ran into and get tips on what you can do to get your house ready to sell soon too. Mentioned in this podcast: Top 10 Home Staging Tips to Sell Your Home Faster bit.ly/top10homestagingtips

Moving overseas is different than a move from one state to another. Let me share our initial out-processing bumps and walk you through some of the crazy rules and extra steps that we have to go through just to move across the ocean.  Mentioned in this episode: Top 10 home staging tips   bit.ly/top10homestagingtips

Is your property not selling and you don't know why? There may be several factors especially since the market is hot. Let's dive into a concern that a homeowner has with her property not selling. Mentioned in this podcast: Top 10 home staging tips bit.ly/top10homestagingtips $1M houses need staging too https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-home-podcast-home-staging-decorating-tips/id1336337570?mt=2 10 Reasons Why empty houses take longer to sell  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-home-podcast-home-staging-decorating-tips/id1336337570?mt=2  Instagram www.instagram.com/bluediamondstaginganddesign Facebook www.facebook.com/bluediamondstaginganddesign

Updating a condo or a home before selling it can baffle some homeowners. Once you start one room, the rest of the rooms don't look as good. So what is a homeowner to do? Let me share these 2 stories one of a condo owner and the other a homeowner looking to sell in 2 years. Mentioned in this podcast: Top 10 home staging tips bit.ly/top10homestagingtips

We all dream about living in those million dollar homes. You know the ones with the beautifully manicured lawn, the huge kitchen island, the multiple walk in closets and beautiful blue pool. These luxury homes take a bit of work but did you know that those million dollar houses need to be staged too? You may not think so because they look so beautiful. But take a listen to houses that were staged and those that weren't staged that were listed at $1M. Mentioned in this podcast: top 10 home staging tips bit.ly/top10homestagingtips

When we lived in our house in VA, we had 2 dining areas: 1 formal dining room and 1 eat in kitchen. Both had full sized tables for our growing family of 5. We didn't normally eat in our formal dining room except for Sundays which I made a rule to do that otherwise it seemed like a waste of space. It didn't matter what the meal was since we normally ate as a family (which nowadays can be difficult to do!). But when we moved to NC and had to build a house, we had to decide whether we wanted to dining areas again. Which then got me thinking about whether buyers want to see dining rooms or not. So I posed the question to some real estate agents and you wouldn't believe what they said. Listen in! Mentioned in this podcast: Top10 home staging tips to sell your home quickly bit.ly/top10homestagingtips

Growing up, I used to LOVE Tinkerbell and her fairy world. There is something about those fairies and magic that makes you feel comfortable and happy. Well, it seems those little girls in us haven't quite grown out of it because there has a been a trend of "fairy bedrooms for adults". Even my graduating senior is looking for decor to bring to her college dorm room and one of the items on her must have list: twinkle lights. So let's get into this trend and talk about what makes a fairy bedroom for adults and what decor you can use to create this space. Mentioned in this podcast How to stage your home with accessories - https://bluediamondstaginganddesign.com/stagingtoolkit/ wunderwallmural.com

Recently, a listener asked me about staging an empty house and whether you really need it in this type of market. I shared a few episodes where I discussed staging empty houses, but it really got me thinking that I had not devoted an in depth episode on it. So here it is. Thanks Heidi for your questions! So I'm going to share 10 reasons why empty houses take longer to sell and if you have questions you want me to cover in a podcast episode, let me know via DM on Facebook or Instagram. Mentioned in this podcast: 4 best living room wall colors - bit.ly/4bestwallcolors Facebook - www.facebook.com/bluediamondstaginganddesign Instagram - www.instagram.com/bluediamondstaginganddesign

Spring decor can be fun to bring out and my favorite way to decorate is with a spring tablescape. Mainly because it doesn't take too much effort and you can use things that are around the house already. Some years I find some little treasures to add around the house, but I try to keep them simple and change out the spring tablescape whenever I can. Let me share some ideas on how you can create a simple Spring tablescape for your dining area. Mentioned in this podcast: 4 best living room wall colors bit.ly/4bestwallcolors

My youngest daughter LOVES to change up her room every few months. She is actually very neat and like things set up just so. Do you have a child that does this? Well I am lucky to have one who does this and I'm sure she is a budding creative artist. But one of the things she always asks is, how can I make my room better and grow up with me? I shared those ideas with her and now I'm sharing it with you on this podcast to update a kids bedroom without breaking the bank. Mentioned in this episode: Old podcast episodes https://bluediamondstaginganddesign.com/creative-home-podcast-series/ 4 best wall colors bit.ly/4bestwallcolors

I have a lot of realtor friends who bend over backward to help homeowners sell their house. They know their market, know what sells and will sometimes help get the house ready. Some real estate agents will take the extra step and help stage a home. Real estate agents know that a staged home sells faster and will help them close on their property listings. But sometimes, homeowners are not willing to stage their home because they are afraid it will cost a lot of money or they just don't need to do it. Today I want to talk about how you as the real estate agent can read the signs on whether your client is willing to stage their home so that you can sell it faster. Mentioned in this podcast: 4 best living room wall colors bit.ly/4bestwallcolors Staging consultation https://bluediamondstaginganddesign.com/online-staging-consult/

Master bedrooms are one of the first rooms that buyers look at when deciding on buying a home. Is it big enough? Can it fit my bed and all the other furniture I have? But that's not the only things they look at. Listen in as I talk about what 3 mistakes homeowners make in the master bedroom when staging a home. Mentioned in this podcast: 4 most important rooms  bit.ly/4importantrooms Staging 1 room https://bluediamondstaginganddesign.com/staging-snapshot/ Staging whole house https://bluediamondstaginganddesign.com/online-staging-consult/

Interior Home Color. Some of you LOVE to add color to your home, while others like to keep it neutral. Some of you may be afraid to add color because you don't want to mess it up. But I am here to tell you that I've tried several interior home wall colors in my houses and most of the time I get it right. There are some colors that I get talked into and then regret it, but we can make it work around that color too. Specifically I am changing our bedroom color when we get back to our house in North Carolina. My husband picked a goldenrod wall color and while I was ok with it, now after 6+ years I want to change it. The goldenrod color was difficult to work with when it came to coordinating bed covers and in my mind I had a different color palette. So let's get into what color I am thinking of changing our interior home color in the master bedroom and talk about the 2022 color trends that you can choose to update your home. Mentioned in this episode: 4 important rooms to stage bit.ly/4importantrooms Sherwin Wil

When selling my house in Virginia, I had a strange request from the buyer. They wanted to buy the curtains of my house and wondered if I would sell them. I had never been asked that question before but after talking to my realtor, I figured out a way to do this and make some cash on the side. Listen to what I did when negotiating the sale of my home in this week's episode. Mentioned in this episode: 4 Most Important Rooms to Stage bit.ly/4importantrooms

When it comes time to selling your home, you may wonder if the hassle of doing all the work and then living in it is worth it? It's hard to keep up with the clean house especially if you have little kids (or even big kids) or pets that make it feel impossible to keep up with the "show ready home". Well let's dive into this episode where I talk about whether you should move out of your house to sell it or not. Mentioned in this podcast: 4 most important rooms to stage bit.ly/4importantrooms

Have you heard of slow-decorating? I have not but slow-decorating is another trend that has been coming up. But I find that I've been doing that myself over the years. I take my time to find the pieces that finish the room rather than rush to get the set and be done with it. This can be hard if you have empty rooms or empty walls and you just want to be done. but if you take the time to get the room like you want it, this may take some time. So let's talk about the slow-decorating trend you can use in your new home in this episode. Mentioned in this episode: 4 most important rooms to stage webinar bit.ly/4importantrooms