Selling By Design-Staging, Fresno, CA

Like most home stagers I love touring houses, old, new, vacant, or furnished. So one of the sights that I was determined to see on my first trip to South Carolina was a plantation. I was very excited to hear that there was an unrestored one on the Ashley River near Charlstown. Loved Charlstown, e...

   Yesterday, while taking a break from home staging, I saw a new piece of Fall decor, new to me anyway, a cloth pumpkin. Upon inspection I found that it was made from cloth, a stick and a roll of toilet paper. So simple and so cute. I have to tinker with mine a little more to make them exactly t...

    During the past year many local real estate agents in the Fresno/Clovis area, as part of their marketing programs, have begun providing their clients home staging walk through consultations from Selling By Design-Staging. The home stager and the client walk through the home while the staging ...

  At Selling By Design- Staging we specialize in creating an atmosphere in a client's homes that will make potential buyers say, ” Wow. This is it. This is the one I want.” Over the past several years our home staging has given the “Wow Factor” to countless homes, large, small, vacant or furnishe...

  About once a year I take a break from my usual home staging tasks at Selling By Design-Staging in Fresno, CA to address the issue of  photographs on the MLS or multiple listing service. Many home stagers have echoed my sentiments (or maybe I am echoing theirs) about the plethora of  really bad ...

Here are some follow up statistics to a previous post on staging underwater properties. Thanks to Melissa Morrow, real estate agent and home staging professional.Home Staging Infographic - A follow up to Underwater Staging   Thanks to Tori Toth, I have figured out how to create a home staging inf...

Here it is Fresno/Clovis agents and sellers a clear,no nonsense look at the INVESTMENT of Home Staging. Many people think staging a home is a cost. NO! Think investment. Here's why...........I hear all the time that sellers and Realtors believe that home staging just isn't worth the investment in...

This post by Melissa Marro, a home staging expert and real estate agent in Florida should answer the question about replacing old carpet before listing a home rather than giving an allowance. Old dirty carpet is a huge turnoff for potential buyers as well as a money losing idea for sellers. Fresn...

  As a professional home staging expert I try to gently explain to clients that nobody wants someone else's old wallpaper and coordinating drapes even if they are/were very expensive. Home buyers today want fresh and new. NO DIY!   I have reblogged a post from East Coast home staging professional...

A few weeks ago Selling By Design-Staging was contacted by a real estate agent who had a client who was trying to sell a vacant property. The home, a duplex in an upscale neighborhood, within walking distance of some great restaurants and shops was fairly priced, but had been on the market for ov...